The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-23
BROUGHT FRUIT.
McKinIey's Visitors Bring Him
Strawberries and Cream.
Finishing These He Attacks
the Chicago Platform.
HE BECOMES POSITIVE
''Our Honor Impugned, Curren-
cy Threatened"
Very Fabric Of Government In
vOlVed, He Says.
He BECOMES POSITIVE


Canton, o., Oct 23-AIajor Mckinley
had Strawberries and cream with his
speeches yesterday. They came from
the second crop in Belmont county.
Ohio, and the visitors brought plenty
of cream with them. Many visitors
came from points where Mr.. Bryan
spoke on his recent dash through the
state. It was a day of surprises. Only
two delegations were expected; many
more came. The streets were crowded
as on the big Saturday jubilees. The
escort companies had not provided for
such a great crowd but the crowds
We're in good order. Major Mckinley
aptly termed this ohio day as he
could well do from the OutpOuring of
Buckeye people, although Indiana,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania We're
here in good bodies or merged into
some of the big Ohio delegations With
one party We're hundreds of students
from Baldwin university and Wallace
college of Berea who made the Wellin
ring with yells. These people were
from the extreme northern part of the
state
Thousands of people came from the
distant river counties of the state in
company with hundreds of their West
Virginia friends across the river. Val
paratsO, Fort Wayne, Plymouth and
dozen other northern Indiana towns
sWellad the crowd in the evening. Ma
Jor Mckinley gave greetings to the city
council and officials Of New Brighton
Pa, in his library
In his response to Prof. Warner and
the delegation from Berea college Mr..
Mckinley said in part. Prof. Warner
is a good enough Republican for me
this year and he does not stand alone.
for in every state in the union there
are good old-fashioned Democrats who
love their country's honor and esteem
it more highly than they do any pOlit-
zeal party. am glad to meet the
young men from the college of Berea.
I am glad in this political contest we
can submit our principles with conf
dence to the educated men of the Unit
ed States and L rejoice that in every
college of the country east and west
where a poll has been taken lage ma
jOrity has always been found i'm favor
pa financial integrity and the national
honor It is a good thing for young
men to commence right. Dishonesty
never pays, either in national or indf-
Vidual life and if there ever was a
question of honesty involved in DO
Htlcal contest 1t is involved in that Of
May we all be inspired by the same
blessed spirit Of patriotism that moved
the grand and great men who founded
our government and we have in the
contest now upon US that which com
mands the highest patriotisln and no
plest aspirations of American citizen
snip our honor is impugned our cur
rency is threatening- our courts are
assaulted, the very fabric of our gov
eminent is involved in the controversy
which we must settle one week from
next tuesday. This is not a partisan
contest it is a contest built upon gen
ulne patriotism and looking to genuine
Americanism
II speak to all my fellow citizens of
Ohio when say that this is the year
when you are to determine each for
himself, whether or not he wants a re-
turn to that from which he
ue that policy which increases debts
Of the government and debts of the
people and want and restitution for all
Of us. The Republican party stands
for an honest dollar; for the p1afnten-
ance Of the public honor: for sustain
ing the public faith. for sustaining in
eorruptible the courts of the country:
ana Tor proclalmlng to all the world
that it Is a government of the law and
that the law must be supreme over all
In this great contest the Republican
party has been designated to carry the
banner that represents those great
principles, and men Of all political par
ties this year are Tallying around the
banner because it embraces what they
believe to be the highest good of the
people and the glory of the great Re
In. his response to the Cambridge,
Ohio delegation. Mr. Mckinley said:
My fellow Citizens.-I am glad to
greet this third delegation from Guern-
sey county. I am glad to have your
presence testify that YOU have a deep
interest in the pending campaign and
that you want your votes to count on
the right side-the side that will do
most for the country, for home and for
family. I am one Of those who be-
ieVe that the majority Of the citizens i
Of this country, no matter what may
have been their political Affiliations in
the past. are interested in achieving
for the country its highest prosperity
and the we'll being Of the people.
1t IS q question among the people as
to what viii bring about the result.
Honest men may differ but when they
are convinced that a certain policy will
not achieve the highest interests of the
people, I am sure they are willing to
abandon such q principle and unite in
er policy. I assure that all the people 4
are honest, what they want are honest
er policy. I assume that all the people
good many people who four years ago
best thing for this country honestly be-
lieves now it is not the best thing for
this country and being honest when
they voted in 1892. their beliefs they
propose to be equally honest this year
and vote the other way.
II believe there have been a great
many people who honestly believed the
free coinage of the silver of the world
might be a good thing. but after full
investigation Of the subject are satisfied
it would be altogether the wrong thing
The American people want no dishon-
est standards Of values, false measures /
false value or false economies. The
people believe in a protective tariff
high enough to raise money to pay the
expenses of the government and keep
lit out of debt: high enough to keep
American shops open and protect the
wOrkingmen Of America and keep them
employed
Il thank you for your coming and
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