The record-union., 1896-06-28


Louis did not a>..uuoll any of the tenets
of its ancient political faith, nor did IL
announce any new doctrine. 1t STANDS
to-day, as shown by its platform, where
it stood from 1861. all along the shin
ing pathway it has journeyed.
Bear in mind that it was the Repub-
lican party which enacted the law au-
thorizing the issue of the greenback dol
lar, and proclaimed it as the solemn
purpose of the Government that the
greenback should be demand upon the
treasury for dollar as good as dol
lar Of the best and richest country on
earth. 1t was the Republicans which
redeemed that promise and gave dol
lar in gold to the holders of each dollar
of other money.
The silver question, now so soon to
be national issue between the men OF
sound money ideas and the Populistic
fifty-cent dollar advocates, is a con-
venient mark to hide behind. The party
which came into power in 1893 pro-
ceeded to destroy the industries Of
the country and plunge the Treasury
into insolvency That is the real issue
of this campaign. The answer to this
people. The people always settle the
real issues. The people have decreed
that we shall raise money sufficient to
maintain our Treasury, and that We
shall not borrow it from Europe"
Hon. James H. Hoyt of Cleveland fol-
lowed General Grosvenor. His speech
was the most humorous of the day and
was heartily applauded.
Charles Emory Smith was most
heartily greeted when the Chairman in
troduced him as the friend of Blaine,
Garfield, Harrison and Mckinley.
Mr.. Smith, among ether things, said:
Il congratulate you upon the supreme
honor which comes to the man whom
you in your love and faith have given to
public life, and / congratulate him upon
the personal devotion and long and loyal
support of such people as l see before
me. No man can hold the continued
fidelity of such a people without being
worthy of the broadest trust. This
earnest and high-rninded community
represents and reflects the intelligence,
Judgment and patriotism of the great
American people. To preserve the full
and constantly growing confidence Of
I
the highest standard, and is itself the
pathway and the title to the confidence
of the whole country The rulers of the
republic have, for the most part, sprung
from such communities. The Lincolns,
the Grants, the Garfields, the Blaines,
the Harrisons, have me, the highest de-
mands of the Nation because they have
grown up with the flavor of the soil and
in close touch with the plain people. To
this immortal roll of peoples leaders,
Major Mckinley comes by the right Of
a popular choice and anointment un-
surpassed in all our history.
The future years will look back to
the convention of 1896 with admiration
and gratitude for its courage, its high
spirit and its unfiinching action. 1t
was the bravest of all conventions in the
history of the party and the truest in
its direct reflection Of the peoples vii" !"
The last speaker, save Mckinley, was
the brilliant young orator who has sue
ceeded him in Congress, Hon. Robert w.
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor declared that the
Democrats are trying to direct attention
from the real issue by talk about an i'm
aginary one. We mad, he maintained,
the same currency and currency legisla-
ton in 1890, 1891 and 1892, and we were
prosperous then. Mckinley represents
the antithesis of all the legislation and
principle the people complain of. He
is the peoples candidate.
A glee club sang a campaign song,
and before the song was finished Major
Mckinley came upon the platform. In
a moment there was an outburst of ap-
plause and cheering, and when he rose
| to speak, the noise was deafening
Major Mckinley looked well, and his
voice was strong. He said:
MY Fellow Citizens: / thank you
for this ma gnificent demonstration 1
think l know just what it means 1t is in
no sense personal-but it is the assur-
ance of the interest which you feel in
| the great questions which are to be con-
sidered in the great campaign and which
are TO be settled by the American peo-
pie at the ensuing election. 1t means,
my fellow citizens, that you are attached
| by every tie of fealty and affection to
| the fundamental doctrines of the Re
| publican party. Republican principles
do not perish; they have not suffered by
defeat: they have not suffered by their
| temporary rejection by the people They
| are brighter and more glorious to-day
] than they have ever been before. (Cries
of That's right.D They are endeared to
every American citizen and enshrined
! in every American heart cloud ap-
plause) And, my fellow citizens, those
principles are to be tried before you this
year What will your answer be in
| November? CA voice-'The election of
/ Mckinley and loud cheering which
lasted several moments before the Gov
ernor could resume his specify
What are those principles, my coun-
trymen? A protective tariff that takes
care of every American interest and Sc
cures the highest good Of American
labor (great cheerlng): a principle that
| insists that our work shall be done at
home and not abroad Cloud yelling and
applause); a reciprocity that, while
seeking out the worlds markets for our
surplus products will never yield up a
single days work that belongs to the
American workingman. (Vociferous
cheering.) And then, sound dollar as
sound as the Government and as unfair
nished as its flag Cloud cheering): a
| dollar that is good, not only ait home
| but good wherever trade goes: a dollar
/ that is as good in the hands of the far
n1er and workingman as in the hands of
the manufacturer or the capitalist
| (Cheers)
"These great principles, emblazoned as
| they will be upon the banners of the
| Republican party, are bound to bring
| triumph in November and, as / firmly
believe. will carry messages of sweet
ness and of happiness to each American
| home and every American fireside.
! Continuous applause.)
II thank you, my countrymen, for