Evening star., 1896-09-11

patriotic democrats of the dear old COM
monwealth unite with nearly $4,000 of her
republican voters in declaring for financial
honor, the rule of law, the safety OF re-
publican institutions and for William. 91c-
Kinley of Ohio their choice for Presi-
dent. While We proud to place The
tribute of Vermont upon khe brow Of honor,
acknowledge just pride In the ovefwhelm-
ing verdict Of last Tuesday. we can. If
needs must be- say for Vermont Lowell
said of her sister commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts: -
But of old deeds she need not brag-
How she broke sword and fetter;
Fling up again the dear old flag,
She'll do yet more and better
Major McKinley'a Response.
Major Mckinley spoke as follows:
Ar Chairman and My Fellow Citizens:
: give you welcome, generous welcome,
from an overf1owing heart, to my state. my
city and my home. L would be unjust to
my own feelings and irresponsive TO the
kind sentiments uttered by your spokes-
man II i permitted to pass unobserved the
fact that in the preliminary contest for the
nomination of President the state of Ver-
mont gave to me her united vote. (Ap-
piauseO The green mountain state Is en-
deared to US all by tradition and history in
song and story but above all in good work
manifest in glorious results. Whether in
the days of the revolution. when her hardy
mountaineers repulsed the best soldiers Of
Europe; in the days Of the rebellion, when
courage at Big Bethel, Crampton's Gap
Savage's station or Gettysburg, or In no
less important and decisive conflicts in
civil life. the people of Vermont have
always been true to the best ideal and
highest obligations of duty and ac-
tive. distinguished and useful in every
great emergency. No one will deny to
them a glorious part in achieving the in
dependence of the colonies None will
question that they did much to check the
aggressions of human. slavery and in the
nnaI triumph of the Union in the hour of
Its greatest peril. (ApplauseD
Nor in our later trials win any doubt
that the example and the voice of Vermont
nave always been most potential on the
side OF justice, honor and right. (Cheers)
Some of the newspapers have asked me to
interpret the result of elections in Vermont
on September /, but it seems to me that
they are their own best interpreter. ZAP
pIause)
They have simply declared what every
student of Your history must already have
discovered. that your thoughtful and pa
trtotic citizens are as true as ever-aye
truer than ever to the tenets of good NOR
ais. good politics and good government
(Applause-) They have shown by their
ballots. by a greater preponderance than
ever. that they are more devoted to the
honor OF the government, to the mainte-
nance of law and order. and the restoration
or that sound. wise and economic system
Which has always been our chief pride and
source of strength. than at any previous
period in our eventful history. (Applause)
The value of your example is certainly
greater than ever In the past. the is
sues en- which your victory was won are
the same as those which now engage the
attention Of the entire country
The free silver orators and organs of
Ferm ont lily concealed, if they did not
positively assert. what is being proclaimed
everywhere. that their solicitude is for the
relief of those who might temporarily profit
Dy degraded currency. 30 matter at what
sacrifices of the plainest precepts of good
morals In ho case and at no point DO
they propose a system to pay our national
and private obligations on the plain old
Fashioned principles ( good faith and hon
esty. whicn have always heretofore distin-
guished the American people. tApplause)
Practically. admitting that the effect of the
free, unlimited and independent coinage of
SILVER would be an immense loss to the saw
ings and resources of our people, and tha;
its adoption would reduce the plane of
their social and industrial condition, they
yet seriously propose that We shall risk
this hazardous experiment Vermont has
said In tones that cannot be misunderstood
that she will have nothing 10 do with that
1atal experiment Great applause and
cries of Good good.)
Indeed. they are urging us to attempt
by legislation to make fifty cents worth of
silver to pass current as legal tender one
huHdred-CeDt dollar, good for all public and
private obligations. The mere statement of
the proposition ought to lead to its instant
rejection We cannot by law make every
honest, but We certainly will never
honest (Applause)
Free Trade and Free Silver.
ITO me the question Of free trade is
question of humanity. the voice of labor
pleading for its own: ard the question of
free silver question OF public morality.
honor and good faith, and it's success would
be a blot on OUT hitherto spotless national
credit. (Applause) Obscure the real issues
and 1t finally resolves itself into that: but
will il PTevail2 No. 1 answer, forever
(Cheers) The American people as a ma
ton. like those of the state of Vermont,
are entirely atol unworthy an imputa-
tion. Applause)
Americans Not Repudintors.
"A people that could, as a weak and
struggling confederacy of less than 5.OOO,o0O
Inhabitants. emerge from an eight years
war of blight and destruction, and proceed
Immediately to gather, up and pay off it's
enormous revolutionary debt. including the
independent debt of all the states, aggre-
eating Sl3J,Wp.oCO, OF SIT per capita at the
time of Its assumption, will not falter at
the present temptation. Cheers and cries
of That's right.'O
"A people who could tax themselves most
heavily TO equip and maintain the armies
and navies of the Union and continue the
most extensive and expensive war in his
tory, Will net turn their backs upon the
soldiers OF that war, nor seek to pay their
pensions In dollars worth only half their
lace value. Great cheering and cries ef
"Good.'D
people who emerged from that war
with an interest-bearing debt of S23s2.-
Wo,vu. or $40 per capita for our entire
popul1tion in 1865. will not now, after hay-
ing honestly paid three-fourths of that
great debt. ever look directly or Indirectly
TO repudiate one dollar of it or cheapen the
com OF payment (Applause) A people l
say, Who proceeded In good faith to nav
on that debt with such Unparalleled randi
n.y. which 1t was estimated in 1883 nm to
that time, they had paid $123 for ayerv
minute Of every day of every year from
leto TO lSss. will not now palter. bargain
or scheIne to defraud any creditor of the
government whoever or wherever he NAV
De; tremendous applause and cries for
Hurrah for McKinley.')
people who had the satisfaction of
seeing that debt reduced to Sts5 mn ~,
March j. lS't' a the close of the snIendiJ
administration of President Harrison lan-
piause) VIII readily and quickly meet bofh
the remainder of the old debt and ali tb,t
=. .as peeL made since Gaughter), and paw
II on the principal and interest in the
pest money of the world and Recognized bv
me civilized nations to be the best at m.
time OF payment, just as President Lack
soH paid on the last of the reyolutionarv
ueot sixty years or more after the first
OF II mad been contracted
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