New-York tribune., 1896-10-08
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Carton Ohio, Oct. 7.-Majcr Mckinley had $50
visitors to-day and made four speeches. The
weather was dsagreeable A sharp wind from the
north chilled the air and made people shiver The
inclemency OF the weather had no effect upon the
size of the delegations. however the visitors from
Geauga County. Ohio. numbering $500; from Ash
land County, 400; from Parkersburg and oth,r
points In West Virginia 600 and from Indiana 100
The big delegation from Geauga County and the
from Ashland were composed Of farmers. They
brought their wives and children with them and
there were more than two hundred women In
line when the delegations paraded In the streets
Whole families have gone into politics this year.
and whole families came TO Canton to see and hear
Major Mckinley.
The days work began when the first Mckinley
club organized in Indiana arrived here at o'clock
this morning having been on the since yester.
day An hour after reaching Canton the
members of the club called Major Mckinley. A.
B. Jenkins of Goodand the town from which the
Indiana visitors came, made short address intro
ducing the club TO Major Mckinley. The morning
was raw and sharp wind from the northeast was
blowing and whirling the leaves across the McKin-
ley lawn. but the Indianans cheered in manner
which indicated that the temperature In no wise
affected their enthusiasm. After Major McKineys
speech glee club sang number Of humorous
campaign songs
MAJOR MKINLEYs ADDRESS
Major Mckinley spoke follows:
Ny Fellow-ctizens: 1t gives me very great
pleasure to meet you here at my home this
morning 1t is always distinction to have q
political organization adopt ones name. 1t 10
especially gratifying to me to be assured that X
you were not the first club in the United States
to give that honor. you We're certainly the first
| in the State Of Indiana. and thank you fer It,
We are engaged this year in a great National
contest. the result Of which will determine for
| years to come the public policies that shall gov
ern this country. Government is llways an in
terestng study. There Is good deal OF mJun-
derstanding as to how Government ,ets ito
money and as to how il pays IL out. There CD
some people who seem to believe tt. t the way
| the Government gets its money Is to make II.
! The Government gets its money by taxation.
! and can get it in no other way. There are three
| or four sources from which the United States
| gets money. The chief source of revenue are
| through tariffs and internal taxation. Then the
! Government gets some money from the sale OF
! its public lands and from its postal service ana
| from these several sources there comes the
| money that is annually required to meet ana
| discharge public expenses. II takes about S43u..
| 100000 year to conduct Ills Government one
million and one third every day are required to
| keep its wheels in operation.
| Now, II the Government had power 10 make
| money. as some people believe, or had the power
to double the value Of thing bv stamp or nat.
it would not need to resort to taxatioa: II would
| simply set its mints to work and make the neces.
! sary money to pay It's running ex' rses. IL
could have paid off the National debt long year:
ago this way. There is another thing ! wou.d
| have you all know that the Government cam
| not get gold or silver except through the custom
! house or the internal revenue Office or from the
|
| for IT, Just as you and have to give something
for IT, If we want gold silver or paper money.
Now. how does the Government distribute TINS
! money? Somebody asked me that question the
other day. How does the Government distribute
the money? The Government distributes its
receipts. its annual receipts: by an apvfopria-
| tion Of Congress to it's creditors. That Is W.
way the money Of the Government is distributed
1t is distributed in payment OF the Army the
| Navy. public improvements. river an harDo,s. .n
| the great postal service of the country. FOR the
expenses Of Cor gress the judiciary. the interest,"
on the public debt. and the principal OF the Gov
| ernment bonds and the pensions OF sofa RS anu
| 10 the other creditors Of the Government ana
| there is no other way for the Government 10
distribute any money it has except to the people
it owes. There is no such thine as sene.a, Ia
distribution Of money by the Government OF ths
United States
GOVERNMENT CANNOT CREATE WEALTH.
The point | want to make In the little talk
| give you this morning Is that the Govern'nehe
does not create money, cannot create money
| and whatever money it needs II mas got 10 soi. @
( lect from taxes on its people, either by SysseH
OF direct taxation. or by a sy stem OF lndrcc'
taxation know n as the tariff And II the Govern.
ment wants TO have any gold or silver minsed
for it's own use. 1t has got to pay for that sold
and that silver. just as YOU and nave 70 Fay
. for il II we want it for our purposes. CAppiause
and a voice: Nothing without labor,) Inc
idea that the Government can create wealth. Is
mere myth. There is nothing that can create
wealth but labor. my friend puts IL mere on
my right that is the foundation OF ai-Iapor.
Now as to the better way TO get this money -
one Of the serious questions in this campaign.
How Is IL easiest for us 10 raise the money 70
run this Government the Si:Ooo'Uo anruallyF
Is IL easier to raise it by putting a tax upon the
foreign products that come into this country 70
seek market in the United states: "a voice:
That's right And that is The policy ana rur-
pose Of the Republican party. They peneve
that the bulk of the money required to pay the
EXPENSES of this Government should be raised
by putting tax on foreign products that come
into this country to compete with nome prod.
ucts (Cheers) Why, If we could Great" money
by merely starting our mints Ia running. then
there would be no use of taxes
Now there is another thing. We want our
money good. Npplause) | don't care what em-
ployment we may have. whether we are Work.
ing in the shops or on the farm, or In the rro-
fessions we want every dollar we have In cir.
culation as good as our flag iapplaus9. ard as
unuuestioned as the currency of any country
i'm the world And that's the purpose or the Re
publican party to-day; and We intend 20 support
This Government by taxes upon foreign imports
and the internal revenue we nave now rot ana
we intend to have enough revenue, II the people
give US the power-we intend 10 nave enough
revenue i'm the public treasury to pay our bills.
ApnIause) The Government Ia tust like an In
dividual When he has not got enough income
10 nav his expenses. he has got To give his note
and raise some money to do It, or quit business;
and when the Government OF the United states
has not got enough money 20 nay It's Current
expenses the only way to get II Is to do just
what the citizen does go ont and borrow II, ara
that Is what we have been doing for the last
three years and half and mat ,s what we pro-
pose to stop Npplause) I thank You. my fel.
iow-ctiZens for this CALL and Il Will give me
very great pleasure 10 meet and greet each one
OF you. (Applause)
TO OLD FRIENDS FROM ASHLAND.
Major Mckinley spoke in the Tabernacle this
afternoon His utterances were full Of patriotism,