The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
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any citizen, or without any provision
whatever for the great depreciation 1t
would occasion every holder of our gov
eminent securities or the just claims of
our pensioners and other honest credi-
tors.
The proposition they make is to put
This country upon q sole monetary basis.
and that basis, the silver one, resting
upon a deprecated and depreciating
coin. a coin fluctuating in value from
day to day, and what will the result be !?
II will drive from circulation or impair
the value of all the other money of tie
country. for 1t must be remembered that
The nations of the world which are on
q silver basis use no gold and the ma
tiof1s that are on q gold basis use no sill
yer. (Applause.) If the suggestion is
made that this course involves the good
faith and honor Of the government and
would for the first time cause partial
population Of just obligations, the an
OWer IL made that our creditors should
expect nothing better. that they have
the right to expect nothing better
protest that they have the right to ex-
States; that never repudiated debt 1t
made.
To my mind the question involves the
distinct issue between right and wrong,
between honor and dishonor; and be-
lieve It will, on reflection, be 80 consid-
cred by an overwhelming majority Of
American voters. tremendous ap-
plause,) We cannot afford to trifle
about matter OF so serious and vital
importance Of our standing and welfare
- q people and I appeal to you and to
al who love their country and our in
stitutions to rise in their might and de-
feat this unworthy appeal, by such a
vast majority as will put 1T to rest for
ever.
You came from the coal regions Of
Pennsylvania. Aside from the question
of good money and the maintenance of
our national honor the other issue Of
this campaign is the restoration of our
protective policy, a policy unfortunately
in part abandoned four years ago, but
never, think, more strongly supported
in the hearts Of the Americans than to-
day. (Cries Of you're rightly I be-
lieve 1t is a good plan for the American
people, as far as possible, to do all their
work at home. TO encourage American
work by protecting the American labor
er aginst the poorly paid laborer of for
eign countries; to strengthen American
factories, encourage American enter
prise; to protect our markets by a ju
dicious tariff against the product of
other countries, which we can now pro-
duce and exchange them for goods and
products we cannot produce, or terms
honorable to both. (Applause.) think
1t Is patriotic and profitable for example
to use American coal rather than for
eign coal. I think that to use English
coal, which makes idle miners in the
United States. is q most expensive ex-
pertinent for our people. We must go
back to the policy and conditions Of 1890
to start our factories and increase our
demand for American coal. We must
re-establish the system by which we in
creased, the output of coal from the
mines of the United States from 1000, 900
tons In 1880 to al 600, 600 tons In 1890; that
increased the value of our annual pro-
duct from $95,00O,O0o in 1890 to 100000, 900
in 1890; that increased the number of
persons employed in coal mines from
100000 in 1880 to 2s9, 600 in $780, and that
made profitable an investment In coal
mining ea probably s342,000,000 in 1890
against $261, 100000 in $780,
Most of the development of that period
was in the mines of the south, not in
Pennsylvania and Ohio. But it was a
matter of home competition. 1t was our
own people, owing allegiance to the
same flag, that made this wonderful de-
velopment in this southern section. We
congratulate them, rejoice with them.
1t is foreign competition from which we
must protect ourselves. (Cheering.)
What we want above all is to encourage
both home production and home compe-
tition.
We are especially honored today by
the presence here of Col. Samuel e. Ed
er of Iigonier, Pa, who voted for Gen.
Jackson, and who has been voting ever
since for American development, adj
vancement and honor. Gen. Jackson diff
fered from the Chicago Democratic con-
vention. He was in favor of sound money
and q protective tariff. (Applause.) I
am glad to meet this veteran of seven
teen presidential campaigns today, and
I feel proud of the fact that he Is this
year in favor of the great doctrine of the
Republican party. If we shall but APP
proach the patriotism Of the great men
he supported, If we enter this campaign
with the love and devotion of our country
which characterized Adams, Clay, Har-
rison. Taylor. Scott, Fremont, Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield, Hayes, Arthur, Blaine,
Z and Harrison I am sure we will have
discharged every requirement of good
citizenship and exercised every advan-
tage Of the matchless opportunity Of
voters. (Applause.)
thank him for this visit, and 1 ap-
preciate the splendid tribute you have
presented to the cause represent. After
all that is the final test. This is the mo-
ment of discussion. The solemn, supreme
act Of the citizen will be performed in
your election booths, with none present
but your God and your conscience. l
pray that your ballots, my countrymen,
this year, every year, will be thrown on
the side Of good morals, good politics.
good government, good laws, exalted
patriotism. tremendous applause.)
MI. McKinley's reponse to the Oil City
delegation was as follows:
I shall never forget the picture before
me. and shall cherish in memory this
magnificent assemblage representing
every occupation, every calling in life,