The record-union., 1896-10-17
There Is One Way TO Restore Confidence
Among People Of This Country.
That is to Have a Settled Policy
Relating to the Tariff
Manufacturers Want to Know What
Their Competition is Abroad, That
They May be Prepared to Meet It
Then This Country Wants Sound
CurrenCV
Currency.

Currency.
CANTON. Oct. 16.-The first delega
ton to call on Major Mckinley this
morning was a party of business men,
farmers and miners from Pennsylvania.
They represented Bradford, Easton,
Carbon, Northampton, Lucerne, Lehigh
and Wyoming. Congressman J. H. Cod
ding of Towanda acted as spokesman.
In response Major Mckinley spoke at
some length upon the advantages to
miners of a settled tariff policy, backed
up by a sound and stable currency.
These conditions, together with the re-
turn of confidence to the business world,
he said, would restore the prosperity to
the country that had been destroyed by
the enactment of the Wilson tariff bill.
The way to restore confidence" he
continued, lis to have a settled tariff
policy that will enable the manufactur-
erS of this country to know just what
their competition will be abroad, and
then prepare for it. Then, more than
that, we want to have a currency in this
country that is Interchangeable in value
and equal to the best money in the
world. We want everybody in and out
of this country to know that we are
not nation of repudiators (applause),
and that We do not mean either to cheat
ourselves by a short dollar or anybody
else. Great applause) Our dollars
hereafter, as now, as ever since 1879,
shall continue to be worth 100 cents each
an gold and not only at home but wher-
ever trade goes. What you want is the
dollar that you have now, and the only
trouble that you are not getting
enough of them is because you have not
work enough.
Now, whatever will put our people
to work is the true, patriotic and Ameri-
can policy, and the one which by your
votes on the Sd day of November you
can determine upon, for nobody deter
mines anything for the American people
but the American people themselves"
West Virginia sent a fine delegation
of 700 voters to Canton They came
from the oil producing town of Sisters
Vile and the counties of Wetzel and
Tyler The Elkins Invincibles, march
ing club 400 strong, wearing Old gold
hats and coats, were with the delega-
tion. and formed an important part Of it.
II. T. Moore and P. A. Shaner made
short, spirited addresses to Major Nc
TAIllIcy III 10 tHSiI Itlildl hS
Major Mckinley made one of the most
exhaustive speeches to Southern voters
that he has delivered this campaign. 1t
was received with marked demonstra-
tions of approval. He said:
The policy of protection to Ameri
can farms, industries, enterprise and
labor is broad national policy. It has
not a tinge of sectionalism in it; it is
sound in truth and wholesome in prac-
tice; it is wide in it's blessings. and it's
benefits, always promoting industrial
growth, serving national ends, reward
ing individual efforts and advancing the
just aspirations and hopes of the Amer
lean people. 1t is the doctrine of true
patriotism; the welfare of our country
first; our home and our families first,
and our great and sincere Americanism
that loves our flag, and that would
rather subserve our own interests than
any other people or of any other ma
1ion of the world. 1t is not the plea Of
one State against another, or one group
or section of States against another;
but it is for the benefit of ala policy
that Injuries no American interests, but
promotes them all.
1T is only perfect when universal,
and it is only under this principle that
The Republican party advocates its res
toration. Some of your orators
used to talk to you as if the tariff
was a good thing for the Ohio farmer
and laborer. but positive detriment to
the West; as if il could benefit the
miner of Pennsylvania, but injure the
miner OF West Virginia: as if the wheat
producer of Nebraska would grow rich
by it's operations, and the cotton and
sugar planters of Texas and Louisiana
become impoverished under It. Time
and again you have heard them declare
that while protection might be a good
thing for New England, it was a curse
to the West and the South. You know
better now, after having had three and
one-half years experience under partial
free trade.
IN vain did Republican speakers and
papers demonstrate against this mad
ness, but of no avail, and so the people
gave it a trial. With what result? Is
It not true that partial free trade has
injured US one and all? Is it not true
that partial free trade has injured every
interest and every industry in West
Virginia? Have not the people and the
Government grown steadily poorer un-
der its destructive operations! Have
not both producer and consumer been
injured? The Southern, in common with
ali the other States. steadily advanced
under the protective system If there
was difference between them and the
Northern States. it was In their favor
every year simply because their re-
sources We're greater and their devel-
opment greater and more rapid"
Saturday promises to be the liveliest
day of this vivacious campaign in Can
ton. Thirty delegations are scheduled
to arrive here tomorrow. and the Wis
itors Will begin to come as early as >
O'Clock in the morning. The indica
tions are that more than 2J,0OO people
will come to Canton tomorrow, and
that Major Mckinley will have to make
no fewer than twenty-five speeches.
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