The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
SPEECH TO A MULTITUDE.
Brief Address to Delegations Repre-
sentfng Four States.

br1ef Address to eleEatfOn Repre-
senting Four states.
To consolidated delegations representing
pilgrims from Indiana, Illinois, Pennsyl-
wanna and Ohio Mr.. Mckinley said:
My Fellow-citizens-I must despair of
being able to make myself heard to this
great assemblage of my countrymen. In
TINS vast AUDIENCE there are representa-
tlVeS from the States of Indiana, Penn
sylvania and Illinois and from our own
State Of Ohio. You come from different
states, but with a single purpose, and that
Is to testify your devotion to the principles
OF the great Republican party. You come
not as partiSans' for this year partisanship
In every mans heart and every home be-
meath the flag. You come from different
States, but you carry the same flag in your
hands (voices-'That's the stuff; we carry
the glorious old stars and stripesi) and you
carry the same sacred principles in your
one or you here at my home to-day. L wish
might give every one of you a warm
.n ratifIdsap For You gu have my high regard and
in the triumph of national honor, patriot
ism and protection.
Parties do not make issues-issues make
parties. Men who think alike act together
this vast crowd think alike and propose to
act together on the Sd day of Novemher
Every, heart here is inspired by the same
thought; every soul here is moved by the
same consideration, and that is the we'll
lean Union. We love our institutions be-
cause they are the freest and best in the
Morlu. mere Is no other country beneath
the sun like ours. And it never will be
anybody else's so long as the American
people have patriotism in their hearts. We
nave not only the best country in the world.
but we are the best, and we did have-three
or four years go-th best manufactures
ESTABLISHMENTS in the world, and we did
railroads in the world. We have also more
miles OF railroad than any government i'm
the world; And we furnish the nations of
the world, many of them, with the oil.
which comes principally from the fields of
pennsylvania. We furnish the world with
tools that come from these several States.
we awe not only the best manufactures
and the best railroads., and the most of
them. bat we have the best money in the
world. We have more gold in the Tnitad
States than any other government, except
France and Germany. We have more silver
hin Every dollar we. have-gold, silver.
paper-is worth 100 cents wherever trade
goes and in every mart and market place
Of the world.
Now, what we want to do is to get back
what We lost in 1892 Are you all agreed as
seems to be satisfied with what was done
IN 1897. Those who helped to do it and
those who were against it are alike dissat-
normal prosperity of the United States. We
want to restore confidence. and we want to
S want the INV Wh trai OF INDUSTRY IN motion. We
doubled in the number of their emnloveS
IN carrying the splendid traffic of our in.
ternal Now, when we have done
that, then we want to see to it that the
money of this country shall be preserved
nn,arnisne8 and the honor of this govern
Iient unsuIlied- Then, more than that. we
want the whole world to know that
lnIs IS a government of law and a govern
dnene by law, and that beneath that gov
eminent and around that government stand
seventy millions of free people who love
the laws they helped make.
i thank you for this magnificent demon
L am glad to know that you have
IN. the cause, and | can only say to
you, IN conclusion. write on your ballots
next November what you think is best for
you, for your families. for your fresides.
Tor your wife and for your boys ana girls,
lLpng and enthusiastic cheering.)