The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

me of an old man who said he would get
out Of debt if he had to borrow money to
pay his debts. The American people DO
law that will raise enough revenue to paw
the expenses of the government and leave
These Bryan Democrats and Popu.i lists say
that we cannot keep up the gold reserve
Well, my answer is this: If you think you
can't do it just turn it over to us: We
know how. When John Sherman was 60
ing 10 commence the resumption OF specie
payments he sold only s90000.0O0 in bones
TO get gold: yet, by the time he wanted
to commence the gold had been coming
nels Of the custom house and Internal
Revenue Department until it was increased
De- 10 OYER T, es Vas never less At
one time in 1890. the gold reserve went Up
TO over 1921, eco, 600, and even on June ~
1898. three months after Cleveland enter 1ad
the White House, there was stlil SiSS.cVUVn
in the treasury. But for the deficiency N
the revenue and the fear of results from
Democratic legislation there would have
been no trouble about the gold reserve.
Congress at its last session endeavored to
help the situation and passed bill in the
lower house to increase the revenues IN
order that we might have enough to met
borrowing. but when this bill got to the
Senate the silver Senator's stood up and
give US free coinage of silver thus orter-
ing q menace to the prosperity OF the
United States, and now there remains put
one remedy, and that is to sweep az these ,1st
silver forces out OF existence politically,
and place William Mckinley in the White 9i,1
House and the Republican party in full
power in the Nation. CApplause.)
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES.
When they elected Grover Cleveland they
told us that tariff for revenue only would
bring prosperity. We did not belive them
then. and we certainly do not believe them
now. Adversely has come instead Of pros
perity, but now they come around with
new remedy You know how these patent
medicine n medicine
that will cure anything, from consumption
down to horse collie and our Democratic
was tariff for revenue. but now they have
changed the sign; they have taken a white
and now it reads Free coinage for silver
but it is the same old patent-medlclne
wagon. They fooled the people in 1892. but
we will not give them chance to do it
again. (Applause.) Who was not satisfied
in 1892? The merchant was prosperous, the
farmer was getting fair prices for the
products of his farm and every laboring
man had job at good wages We did not
have free coinage of silver. and we do not
need it now. Since then we have stepped
down from prosperity to adversely 1t is
not the want of free coinage Of silver, but
too much rule of Democracy.
But a few words about the candidates.
| have told you some things about Mr..
Bryan. He voted for free WOOL he. said the
farmer was not entitled to tariff protec-
ton on his wool He voted for the Wilson
bill, and helped to carry William l.. Wilson
around over the House. rejoicing the
passage of the bill, and in 1894 he and his
people went before the country and said
that if we had the original Wilson bill.
without the Senate amendments would
have just what was neeoed. Now, they
keep quiet about the Wilson bill and tariff
for revenue. but say that we need free
coinage of silver. We do not want to eX-
pertinent with any such financiers as
William j. Bryan, the BOY Orator of the
The Republican party did not make any
n non ton Away back two years ago,
all over the land, from every farm, from
every workshop from every forge. from
the cry Give us William Mckinley for
President" The Republican party when it
met AT st. Louis just recorded the nomina-
ton which the people had made What had
he done? He had served his country long
and in many capacities. In 1861 he Shout
and helped save the Nation; he served the
people OF his State as Governor and many
son, our beloved Hoosier citizen who gave
US the best administration the country ever
had; was President of the. United States
William Mckinley sat at the head of the
ways and means committee in the House of
Repre- sentatives. When he went to write
Il tariff law he did not close the door and
say, II will write a tariff law for revenue
only, but he said that he would write a
tarin law that would, while bringing in am
pie revenue, give full protection to all of
the industries and labor of the United
States against unjust foreign competition
said: Come and tell me how much tariff
you need on the products of the farm to
pro lScl you from the importation OF foreign
products. He said to the manufacturer:
Come and tell me how much tariff you
need on the products of the factory to pro-
tect you against the cheap products of
Europe He said to the laboring organi-
cations: Come and tell me how much
tariff you need on the products of your la
Dor to protect you against the cheap labor
of Europe. And when he had heard them
all ne wrote a law in the interest of the
American workmen. manufacturers and
farmers. and they loved it well that
they gave it his name and called it the Nc
Kinley law. 1t has made his name loved
all over this land and hated in foreign
lands. and that is the reason the people of
the United States nominated William Nc
Kinley for President, and that is the reason
they will elect him the Sd day of November