The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24
WON'T CURE OUR ILLS.
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wanted a change of policy. It is
their right: it is their privilege, the proud
privilege or the people of the United States.
to inaugurete any public policy which they
believe is best for them. They have tried
TINS policy and they are called upon. or
their Judgment upon that change. What
will the vote of Armstrong county be? Wo-
ciferous shouts Of For Mckinley. 5000 ma
1or1ty! followed by cheering lasting sev>
eral minutes.)
Your county presents within it's own
borders the best possible evidences of what
a protective tariff will do. Twenty-six
years ago we did not manufacture any
plate glass in the United States. 1t was
all manufactured in some other country.
There were people who said we never
could manufacture plate glass in the United
States; that there was something about
the atmosphere that prevented us from
manufacturing plate glass. And yet in
tWenty-six years we have become almost
glass of any in the world. The price OF
plate glass has been constantly falling, SO
mass of the people in this country-a thing
we never believed possible twenty-six wears
ago. We have demonstrated. and you have
demonstrated in your own county, thai we
can manufacture tin plate in the United
States. They said we could not do that:
we said We could, and we did. The fact
is, there is nothing that the people of the
United States cannot do if you give them
half a chance. Now, what we want to do
years ago. Whether we can get back to
that high-water mark or not 1 do not know.
But the only way to approach it is to
overturn the policy that led us away from
Some people seem to think that the way
to return to prosperity is through the minis
of the United States. Some people seem to
think that the way to keep up prices is
to dilute the money of the country in which
prices are paid. Some people seem TO think
that whenever the prices of a product go
down then the value of the money ought to
go down, and that whenever the prices of
wheat fall then the value OF the dollar
must fall. Thew seem 20 think that WHOM
ever a change of price or the cost of pro-
duction in this country lead to lower prices
do not believe any such thing. If you lower
the value of money as you have lowered
the price of plate glass in the United States
what would the value of your money be to-
ing standard of value. We want an honest
dollar for honest labor. All we ask in this
country is an opportunity to earn honest
My fellow-citizens. another delegation is
oming. Much as l would like to speak te
you at greater length, [ cannot detain you
any longer. L only want to express the
great qualification / have had by the fire.
quent calls from your great State of phe>
nomenal Republican majorittes. If every
man in Pennsylvania who has visited me
in the last two months will vote the Re
publican ticket we will have a larger ma
jority than you gave even to General Has
tings two years ago. j want 70 thank Mr..
Maysmith and the men of your great glass
works for this beautiful gift, a specimen
of their handiwork. which they have
brought me to-day.
Il esteem it the greatest honor that could
come TO me to have the confidence of the
men who toll in my own country. l appre-
ciate the confidence they have given and
the sympathy they have expressed for me,
and the assurances of support they have
given to me, more than | find words to
worthily and adequately express / thank
YOU all from the bottom of my heart for
this visit. j wish you a pleasant stay In
the city of Canton and a safe return to
yoar homes. (Three vociferous cheers.)