The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-20

the arrival about noon OF several car
loads Of people from sewlckley, Pa.
1ngthc party were number OF ladies
andsthe Mckinley and Hobart "sound
Money Club, OF that city.
They were escorted to Tho Mckinley
home here BY drum corps coming
with them, and gave Major Mckinley
three rouslng cheers when he appeared
upon the porch. The visitors were
happily introduced by Attorney George
Il. Wallace. After the address, Mrs.
Mckinley received the ladies and the
whole party was photographed, with
Major Mckinley In the center OF the
group. s55j'
1.-THE regular afternoon train on the
Cleveland, Canton & Southern road
brought to Canton party OF friends
and admirers OF Major McKinley's, OF
whose visit no announcement had been
made. They were cordially received
upon the lawn and were introduced by
State Representative F. W. Myers. n.
81 Following Is the speech Of Major Nc
kinlcy TO the sewlckley. Pa. delega-}
ton: = 4
Ladies' and Gentlemen:-I am very
much honored to receive this visit from
my fellow citizens OF a neishborlng
state and from a village so we'll known
to me and 50 near to my. own city.
I am glad to have the assurances OF
your spokesman that In this crisis OF
our history you are standing for ma
tional honor and for our free institu-i
!tions THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
HAS ALWAYS OCCUPIED A POST
OF GREAT HONOR. FROM THE
TINE OF IT'S ORGANIZATION
DOWN TO THE PRESENT MOMENT.
IT HAS BEEN THE LEADER OF
ALL THAT Is BEST IN GOVERN
MENT. 1t was born in the interest of
liberty and the rights of humanity. 1t
has never struck 4 blow that has not
been for freedom and our glorious flag.
And, in every great emergency, that
party. uo-so old as some nther parties
In this country, has led for the right,
for Justice. for good morals and for
public honesty 1t never had a high
- Io.h ~ aio4tot tbsttA ~ 4iao SS-uuS
Glorious as the past has been 1t new
er carried 4 flag which Involved more
to the institutions of our country, and
to Its good name, as the flag which 1t
carries to-day. And, Z I am glad to-
know that. from one end OF this coun-
try to the other, the Intelligence and
Judgment. and conscience Of the Amer
lean people are not appealed to In vain.
Some people seem to have the notion
that the Republican party has made q
new departure; that 1t occupies diff
ferent position to-day. from that which
1t ever occupied In the past, That is a
mistake. WE STAND WHERE WE
ALWAYS STOOD NOT ONLY. UPON
THE MONEY QUESTION: BUT ON
THE TARIFF QUEST1ON.An And I
want to call your attention to what
may have escaped you. ~ 3
N When the war closed the great prob
lem before tie American people after
the reconstruction OF the Union was
what should be done with the great
debt that had been occasloned by the
war. and what should be done by way
OF maintaining a sound currency in the
United States. In 1865, the great SOL
der OF the war, who had led the might
lest armies that were ever engaged IN
sustaining a cause, General y. s,
Grant was nominated for President.
Let me read you two planks Of the
platform upon which he stood and you
can see then whether the Republican
purity has changed.
GrnMts Platform. IA
I'VE dcnounce all forms of repudia-
ton rs a national crime and the ma
:tbnai honor requires the payment OF
the public debt In the utmost faith to
all creditors at home and abroad, not
only according to the letter. but the
spirit of the law under which 1t was
contracted.
That was when we had that enor-
nous war. debt OF over two billions OF
dollars and the country seemed to be
Staggering under 1t. but the Republican
party stood UP, as 1t always has, and
insisted that every dollar of that debt
must be paid In the best currency or
the world; and under that policy we
have paid OF more than stwo-thirds Of
that great national debt and paid every
dollarb OF lt,with honor and In the best
currency! Then let me read You an
other plank In that platform. which SO
well applies to our situation 20 day: I}-
THAT the best policy 10 diminish our
burdens OF debt Is 10 so improve our
credit that the capitalist will seek 10
loan us money ut lower rates Of inter-
cut than we now pay and must contn-
ue To pay, 50 long MS repudiat!on,. par
tlal orstotal, open or covert is threaten
ed or suspected. d 4! IA n "
This Is the Republican Nay 10 re-
store confidence, and TIE WAY no
GET TCAPITALfTOJ OJNVESTS AT Low
| IsR E RATES q OF INTEIREST"SIS s TO
NII&CoNFJD ENC Il TO THE BtISI-
NESS OF; THE, COUNTRY NOT by
1iEPUD!stTlNG THE K DEBTS OF
THE COUNTRY AND BY pISCRE.D-
THING ITS fCuRRENCY,S3iStlE by.
L1rrING ZIP BOTH CRED1a't !ANIS
CURRENCY2ANDE THUS COMMAND.
ING ~ HE CONFIDENCE z OE''ssi1T! HE
WORLD. 5,t !. ,.2l I. X. I,si