The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31
A GREAT DAY AT CANTON
Mckinley Speaks In His Best Form
TO Visiting Multitudes.
Ridicuics the Charges ot Coercion and
Intimidation and Champions the
Cause OF American Work
ingmcn.

Saturday, October "a. was one of the
greatest days at Canton, Maj. Mckin
jey's home. that has been seen since the
opening Of the presidential campaign.
The republican nominee spoke ii times
during the day, each time 10 n fresh In
fiux of enthusiastic visitors.
One OF the largest audiences of the
day was made up chiefly of railroad
mcn In the employ of the Chicago, Rock
Island g. Pnciiic road, coming from Hor-
ton, Kan, Eidon, Ia, Trenton, Mo-, and
Fort Wayne, Ind, the latter party in
Guiding representatives OF other roads.
The introductory address was made by
Mai. T. j. Anderson, general ticket and
passenger agent OF the road. Among
other things Maj. Mckinley said in
part:
You are here. my follow-cltizens. be-
cause some how you feel and deeply seel.
That things have been going wrong with us
for nearly four years. You are here be-
cause IN your hearts you want 10 right thai
wrong II possible. We may differ about
low 10 right Il; we may differ about minor
policies OF government and about Internal
affairs, but we do not differ about the great
vital question that this country il suffering
and some remedy IS required that Will
speedily bring back 10 us the prosperity
from which we foolshly ran away four
years ago.
Some people seem TO think the way 20
bring back this prosperity ia 20 dcbase the
currency OF the country. Some people
seem 20 think we can bring back work and
wages. traffic and transportation by cali
ms 80 cents worth OF silver dollar. Does
anybody in this audience believe ,nat2
Tremendous shouts OF NO no. never.'l
"Thoy say. too. that coercion IS going
on. The only coercion that is operating
IN tho United States to-day IS that OF rea-
son, conscience and experience.
This - the mighty force that leads, but
never drives. and all this talk about coco
cion comes from a source that four years
ago deceived YOU Is not that so, my fell
low-citizens? ICries: Yes, sir; that's
rirht1
'If they want TO strike a balance with
us, this democratic party, we are willing
10 do II. We are willing 10 take the 80
years OF republican control OF this govern
mcnt, when we ran it under q protective
tariff policy and on n sound money basis.
ana ascertain what those two policies had
done for the American people, for you. for
the men on the railroads. tho mon IN the
factories ana I'm the mines. and contrast
IL with what the free trade policy has
done for the American people in the last
three years ana a half, for tho balance Is
bound TO be In our favor. If they want us
10 bcliove this remedy OF 52-ccnt dollar
viii be cure FOR all our Ills, insist they
shall make up the loss they put upon as
during tho last three years and n half.
'Cocrcionl Why, you would have 20
coerce men from thinking, reading and
feeling TO keep them away from the cause
OF country ana public honor this year. You
would have TO make them inscnslblo 10
what they have experienced IN their own
lives under this policy.
what we are I'm favor OF Is getting back
confidence. which lies az the foundation OF
all business and without which IL Is stag
mated. We have had little or no confidence
during tho last three years and a half and.
as though partial free trade and business
paralysis were not enough, they now raise
as their shlbboleth that what we want in
this country il TO adopt the Mexican or
Chinese system OF finance.
mo, / answer: forever. no. We want
that confidence that viii lead the business
man TO trust In the future and make plans
Tor his years work. We want that conf
dcnce that VIII induce the mon OF capital
TO put their money out having faith that
IL will be paid back TO them in as good coin
as they loan, principal and interest. and
until you get that you viii have no per-
manent prosperity or business activity.
We have la this country to-day the best
money In the world, but the trouble Is We
do not get enough OF Il individually, and
the reason OF that "a because we have not
work. The thing the people OF tho country
are looking for this year 10 the lost lob, and
you can't get back the lost Job by destroy
Ing business. You destroy business when
you destroy confidence. and you destroy
confidence when you denantly propose TO
pay off debts. public and private, I'm q de-
prociated currency
I'VE must get back TO that policy OF con-
| fdoncc-conndence I'm each other, conf.
dence I'm the future, confidence In our coun-
try-and spurn that doctrine that would ar
ray class against class. the rich against the
poor or employees against employers.
when you support such doctrines then
there is chaos and business paralysis.
would rather teach tho doctrine OF the
| common brotherhood OF man.
I'VE are all equal, equal under the law,
| equal In privilege beneath that starry ban
ncr OF the free; equal in possibilities and
| equal In opportunity. II the older mon Ia
| this audience have not realized all they
| hoped for Ia their own lives, they have boys
and girls for whom they want TO realize
them In the future / beg you shut not the
door OF opportunity IN their young faces
| Encourage their ambitions; inspire them
\ TO struggle TO the front Under our form
OF government they can get the highest
title which IL Is possible 10 achieve, that
| of being Americans. You are proud OF your
states, and you justly have a right TO be
/ proud OF them; but you arc prouder still
Go be citizens Of the greatest government
In the world"
Members OF the Hard Wood Lumber
Exchange and the Builders and Trad
ers' Exchange of Chicago were intro
duccd by Harvey S. Hoydcn. In re
Spouse Maj. Mckinley said, among other
things:
"What we all want. whether we be dem
! ocrats or republicans. this year IS q return
4 OF conndence-confldence that VIII start
/ the wheels OF Industry, confidence that will
bring the money out from those strong
boxes to which your spokesman has re-
| ferred and invest Il I'm productive enter
nriscs that VIII give employment to labor
, wages 10 workingmen. and prosperity e
all our people. We know that at one time
| We had this confidence: we know when W.
lost ~, and we know how we lost IL. W.
know also. how TO get II back again.
I'VE cannot get confidence back agar
by threatening reputation. We canno