The herald., 1896-09-19
49, 1890

discussion of the currency question, con
sidering at length each of the issues
raised in the present contest.
M'K1NLEY TALKS.
To Governor Hastings and the Amer
icus club Of Pittsburg today, when they
presented their greetings. Major McKin
ley recalled the fact that for governor
General Hastings had received the larg-
est majority that was ever given to
any candidate for Office in the history
of Pennsylvania. He added that If Gov
ernor Hastings could secure for the Re
| publican national ticket another such
majority as he secured for himself this
| people of Ohio would be satisfied
| tremendous applause.) Every man in
| ley also expressed qualification that the
| Americas and the Bozeman, who stood
| behind them, should have turned aside
far from their usual occupations to as
sist in the opening of the campaign.
In responding to the greetings of the
daughter and applause.) Major McKin-
lumbus, Major Mckinley said in part:
Your spokesman has well said that
there are two great questions of supreme
moment to the American people-the
one is work and the other is pay. Our
trouble today in this country is that we
have not got enough work. And all of
US, no matter to what political party we
have belonged in the past, are go
ing to vote for that party which gives to
the American workingman more work.
Great cheering) We have lost a great
deal of work in the past four years and
we want to get it back and then when we
get 1t back (Cries of 1--WE want to keep
it.") Yes, we want to keep it and when
we get it back we propose that that
work shall be paid in the best dollars
known to the commercial world We
do not propose to vote in favor of a
money, the value of which we have got
to ascertain every morning by con-
sulting the market columns in the news
papers. We have had no such money as
that in the past and we do not propose
to enter upon such an experiment just
now. We have had since 1879 gold, silver
and paper-every dollar the equal of the
best and the best equal to the best in the
world. And we propose to keep all of
our money that way. And we propose
another thing, my fellow citizens, no
matter what may be our vocations in
life; we propose to Indignantly repel the
idea of classes in the United States.
tremendous applause.) Every man in
this country is as good as any other man.
Great cheering.) Every man in this
country has an equal opportunity and
equal privileges. And. my fellow citi-
zens, the man or the party that would
seek to array labor against capital and
capital against labor is an enemy d
both.
The delegations from Fairfield town
ship, Columbiana county, called at the
Mckinley home and were addressed by
Major Mckinley, who recalled the fact
that his first political speech was made
in Columbiana. In the course of his
remarks he said:
We are battling this year for the same
cause we have battled for during the
last twenty years. We have the same
principles to contend for now as we
had then. The Republican party stands
this year os it has always stood, for
the country and the country's honor.
Great cheering.) 1t is opposed to ma
tional dishonor and reputation in what
ever form it may come and from what
ever quarter it may come. 1t believes in
good, sound, honest dollars, dollars that
you know just what they are worth
every day of the week and every week
of the year. Dollars which are not only
good in our country but good wherever
trade goes. The Republican party stands,
too, this year as it has stood in the past
for anAmerican protective systema sys-
tenn that serves our own people rather
than the interests of the alien and the
stranger who lives beyond our shores
Great applause) 1t stands for policy
that gives to American citizenship the
widest and broadcast opportunity to work
at American wages and to the farmers
the best home market that can be found
anywhere in the world. but, my fellow
citizens, this is not my day to make
speech. There are ora tors here who will
speak to you and l only come now that
/ may make suitable recognition of
this friendly call on the part of my old
friends and constituents who have so
many years manifested their devotion
to the Republican cause and to me per-
sonally. (Applause)