Evening star., 1896-10-22
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Major Mckinley Makes an Addressto
Farmers.
WANT GOOD CROPS And GOOD MONEY
He Tells Them That Legislation
Cannot Make Values.
LIMITATIONS OF CONGRESS

CANTON, Ohio. October 22.-It was glori-
Canton this morning. A large delegation
of farmers first called at the Mckinley
home. They came from Creston, Ohio.
Major Mckinley responded to MIR. A. L.
Richards. who spoke on behalf of the dele
CATION. as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow-c.ti-
zens: j esteem this call from my old con-
stituents and my neighbors and fellow
citizens as very great compliment and
honor-not to me personally. but to the
principles and policy for which the republi-
can party stands this year. / remember
when the republicans of Creston and
Wayne counties were among the mcst
earnest and enthusiastic of my old con-
gressional district, and 1 see you have not
lost your earnestness and enthusiasm for
the great doctrines of the republican party
We cannot by legislation in this country
make values: We cannot by any legerde-
main of finance make something out of
nothing. The only way to get wealth is by
labor, and anybody who teaches any other
doctrine is a false teacher and not the
friend of American citizenship or of our
American homes. Great applause.)
There Is no such thing as creating
wealth by the mere breath of Congress
Congress can do e good many things but
IL cannot make you rich or the country
rich by deba sing the money Of the coun-
try; and 1t cannot make the country rich
by giving Us dollars that are only worth
62 cents each and stamping them dollars
Great laughter ard applause) Now Con-
gress can help the country, but it must
be b wise legislation caring for the
products. the labor, the farms and the
manufactures of our own people, by pro-
tecting them against the products of people
Ewing in other lands.
What the Farmer Wants
IF You are a farmer what you want
hrst is good crops. Legislation cannot help
you to them. You know In order to get
good crops you have to SOW. and then you
must have Gods sunshine and rain, and
a cheap dollar will never help your crops
any. Tremendous applause.D You have to
toll Just as hard for good as poor crop.
NOW. after you have good crop. then
you want good markat. You have that
In the United States il you are let alcne
but If somebody's product can come III
here and displace yours then your market
Is not SO good. Ism that right loud
shouts of Yes. you are right.'D This is
aH there is of that question 1t IS n 4ues-
lion on which our seventy millions of
American freemen Shoul1, by their ballots.
decree that the legislation of our country
shall protect and defend American inter
ssts and promote American development
against the outside world AppiaLse)
Now. when you have good market and
Sell your wheat or corn You want to be
paid in good money, don't you? (Cries of
Sure" and You bet.')
Wild Cat Bank Money.
You older men around me will remember
the period when you sold your wheat and
we're paid In state bank money, which was
good on the day you received 1t, but just
IS likely as not on the next day you dis
covered that this value had deprecated.
"a voice: Was not worth anything.O And
i was not worth anything, my friend says
ard 50 all your labor was lost. Well, now,
the best thing for the farmer, after his
good crops and his good markets. Is good
money. and when you give full four pecks
for bushel and sell your wheat by the
full bushel you want to be paid in dollars
that are worth fully one hundred cents
each. not only today, but every day and
everywhere. This is what the republican
party stands for this year-those two things
above all others-but the republican party
does not stand alone for them. The great
er part of the democratic party, the great
leaders of the old democratic party are
one with US IN the struggle for national
honor and prosperity. Continuous cheer
ing.l
Il am glad to meet and greet you ALL but
other delegations are coming, and I must
not detain YOU 1t will give me pleasure to
shake the hands of my old friends, men
End women, oEce more
Three rousing cheers were then given for
pie next President of the United States"