New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
MAJOR WKINLETS SPEECHES.

Every new speech which Major Mckinley
makes is received with greater favor by those
who look to him for leading in the present con-
troyersy, without being his partisans Not. as
they themselves confess, that they have had any
doubt before that he represented adequately
the demand for sound money. His speech to the
visitors from Knoxville. Penn. rings no trucr
than did his first speech to the committee which
came from St Louis to tell him OF his nOnlina-
ton. But those who worked themselves into
panic of suspicion ut the thought of his nom
nation found it difficult to realize that the
doubts about his soundness which they them
selves had created were without foundation. and
they seemed TO think it necessary to read his
early speeches after the nomination In the light
of their assumption that he was coquctting with
the subject. But speech after speech Is de-
llverpd each one dealing with the tariff or the
finances as the occasion and the audience may
require and all full of the same declarations OF
unmistakablc frankness in behalf Of an honest
currency, every dollar the equal Of every other
in every part Of the world, they have found 1t
increasingly easier to forget old prejudice and
discover in his sentences echoes of their own
feelings and opinions.
Major Mcliinlcy's speech TO the men Of Knox
vile was in every respect admirable. 1t was
speech to them. made with clear understand
ing of the things in which they were Interested
and it was also speech to the country. Our
currency to-day is good he said-'all of 1t as
good rs gold-and It Is the unfalterng deter
animation of the Republican party TO so keep
"and maintain it forever" And after this fol
lowed other ringing sentences against debase
mcnt and reputation which will command the
apprOyal OF every sound money man and be
quoted at every stage OF the campaign They
were no sounder or more unmstakable than
previous utterances. but they were tersely put
with force that VIII arrest attention and fix
them firmly in the memory.
Passing from the financial TO the tariff ques
ton. Mr.. Mckinley gave expression to some
conservative and sensible views. to which even
the most advanced Free Traders who have
come to his support will not object, for it Is
to be remembered, as THE NewYork Evening
Post" says, that If thc Bryan ticket is to be
beaten in this campaign, 1t must be beaten
mainly by Republican votes, and that the kind
"of campaign necessary 10 hold those votes to-
"gether and make them conducive to success
must he made The Republican leaders ought
ito know best what kind of a campaign is need
led to secure this part OF the common result"
regard tariff talk as futile twadde." will be
glad to hear it made by Republican leaders who
know what kind Of n campaign is needed to
hold all Republicans together for the sake Of
that supreme issue Of National honesty for
which they are willing to hold in allegiance tar
If views. Major Mckinley is emphatically one
of those leaders. He told the Pennsylvanians.
who felt that their prosperity was as much
hiatt f,.
in having honest dollars. how the Republicans
believed in lcvying sufficient revenue TO run
the Government and avoid bond issues which
give an excuse for attacks on the currency pol
ley. and in levyng that revenue with Il view
to helping rather than TO hurting home indus
tries What he said was moderate In It's tone,
noffensive even to those who do not believe in
Protective tariff and convincing to all who
see the Governments efforts to supplement in
sufficient income turned into demago-lc argyll
ments for ffty-cent dollars