The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-22
TO THE GARFIELD CLUB.
Tribute from NcIS inIey to the Mar
Tired President.

In response to Hon. S. A N~orthway. who
81 oke on behalf of the Garfield Club. a DEL
egation from the Nineteenth congressional
district Of Ohio, Major Mckinley said:
NJ Northway and my Fellow-citizens-
/ am greatly honored to receive this visit
from the Garfield Clue Of the old Nine
tecnth Ohio district. / understand that ELI
gibility to membership in this club Is that
the citizens shall have voted for General
Garfield for Congress. Under that rule |
am entitled to full membership with the
rest OF you 10 this great club. The first
vote j cast after returning from the great
civil war was to vote 10 send General Gar
Then. besides that. ] was born on the West
ern Reserve. ] belong to you by every tie.
But, greater and stronger than all. is the
tie of devotion to q common country and
the glorious old stars and stripes
If wise c%ounsels We're required on any
OF the questions dividing the country this
year those %counsels can be found in the
teachings and speeches ard the writings
Gear. whether on the question of finance
or of tarif-he Illuminated both by his
powerful logic and mind. | have studied
more Of less the public career of General
Iarheld. he vas an inspiration to me as a
boy. he was my counselor and friend in
Was to single one great act Of his more dis
ttngulshed than any other. / would name
his SPLENDID defense Of the public honor and
est speech he ever made, for [ heard it.
was in the Forty-fifth Congress, when he
vas seeking to prevent the abandonment of
the idea of the resumption of specie pay
ments., He was then occupying perilous
Country over .,af an III" inaagfi reat Of cl tbn r,,r IN the
General Garfield. fearing no consequences
from his act, and knowing that he was
right, declared that there was but one thing
70 do IN honor. and that was to make every
obligation of the national government equal
20 the best dollars kncwn to the CONNER
verse verdict. He came back to this proud
Old constituency. and it returned him by an
increased majority. He then appealed to
that wider feld-this great State-and If
commended him by electing him to the
eeived s the ap seoSaf- Of Thf fifty fin Millions he ref Of
people in his election 20 be the chief exec
ihs nni 9li,cer Of s the government Of
great question of the tariff, he was sound.
Yen will remember his famous speech
and destroy American industries. He said
IN substance: Let Germany look after the
lang look after her welfare; but the Ameri-
can people l~egislate for themselves If he
could speak to us to-day he would tell us
to stand by the public honor and never con-
sent to corrupt or degrade the currency
of the united. States. He would tell us to
protect American labor and developments
against the competition of the old world.
and that Is what we propose to do this
year. We do not mean to lower our FLAG
free saAe uo"h 'hat glorious banner of the
i am glad to meet and greet you: this
Wade. Giddings and Garfield districr-who
nave helped as much as any other like
IoPui any where TO SIOT1Iy the pages of
American history. You helped to make
your mighty leaders great. for you stood
steadily behind them, and for your loyalty
and devotion they brought you honor.
am glad to know that this grand old con-
stltuency this year is enrolled in the same
glorious cause, and that you promise on
the third day of November, one week from
next Tuesday. to give to the Republican
cause. to give to your country. to give to
It's honor. to give to public and private
morals and national honesty. a larger ma
Jority than you have ever given before"
After repeated calls for Garfield" Major
mckinley introduced Hon. James r.. Gar
field. who said:
My Felow-cftiZens-I assure you that it
is not betting that any man should speak
10 this audience after the speech we have
Just heard. / simply wish to thank this
grand body of citizens OF the old Nine
teenth district for the great loyalty and
nnectfcn that you have always shown: and
tnls year, although we are outside of the
OLD confines of that district, i can only
promise that we are still inspired with the
Same devotion and loyalty for the grand
truths of Republicanism that have ever
Inspired the Western Reserve. Further. we
vii 60 forth that November day and vote
our whole Republican vote for the man
VINO stands closest and dearest to all the
american people. He represents no class
or section. when he is President, as he
surely Will be, he will be President of all
the United States. / thank YOU"