The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-02
coon, soUxD. HONEST MONEY.
sThis II what the Republican Party
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II Canton. Ohio, Sept. 49, Before the parade
to-day dozens Of delegation. headed BY their
bands, marched to Maj. NcKlnley's resi-
dence. Among those to whom be spoke were
the C0lpmbiana people,, tAe Rfttsburg dele
ration, headed By the Americas and Tariff
clubs, and the Columbus Buckeye club. act
II ~ escost to Gov. Bushnell. and Supreme
Judge ShAuck. Maj. Mckinley responded
TO Gov. Hastings and the Americas club Of
Pittsburg q follows:
~ appreciate more than I can md words
IT, express the compliment and honor Of
state. am Siad to give you welcome to
the city Of Canton and to my home. am
glad to give welcome to the governor Of
the State Of Pennsyl vGnia, Gen. Hastings,
and II he can SECURE for the Republican
national ticket AZ large q majority as he
secured for himself we will be entirely sat
lshed here In Ohio. For I believe that he
received the largest majority that was ever
given to, any candidate for any ONCE In
the history OF your state. do not appear.
you. but only to express my personal graft
hcation that the famous Americas club,
and the business men who stand behind
It, should have turned aside from their
usual, occupations to come to our city on
this great opening day Of our Republican
I regard it as a special honor and compli-
ment to me to have you with US to-day"
Sound Money for WOrktnEmen.
To the greetings Of the bul. ng and
trades delegation from Columbus, Maj. Nc
Kinley responded us follows:
81 have been very deeply and profoundly
touched by the message which your spokes-
man brings to me as your representative,
speaking for the great building and trade
occupations Of the capital city. l recall the
four years I spent In your city. and
cherish them among the dearest and pleas
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during my incumbency of the office OF gov
ernoT that did not have the sympathy
and encouragement and friendship OF the
| worklngm:n Of the city Of Columbus Your
spokesman has Will saia that there are
two questions of .up1eme moment to the
American people-the one is work and the
othe- is pay. vur trouble to-day in this
country is that we have not got enough
work, and AL Of "s, no matter to what
political part we have belonged In the past,
are goin to vote for that policy which will
give to the American workingman more
work. We have lost 2ooa deal Of work In
the last four years, and we want 10 get 1t
back, and then when we get 1t back. we
wInt 20 keep 1t, and when we get 1t back
we propose that that work shall be paid IN
the pest dollars known to the commercial
world We do not propose to vote In favor
Of money, the value Of which we have
got to ascertain every morning by consult
ing the market columns in the newspapers.
We nave had no such money as that In the
past and we do not propose to enter upon
had. since 1870. gold, silver and paper
evel.' COLLAR the equal O. the best and the
b. ct equal t, the hes. In the world. And
we -opose to keep all of our money that
way. And we propose another thing. NO
matter what may be our vacations In life,
Of classes in the United States. Every man
in this country is 20 good as any other man.
Every m III IN this country has an equal
opportunity and equai privileges. and, my
fellow citizens, the man or the party that
w,uld seek to array .abor against capita!
and capital against labor, Is IN enemy OF
both.
opposed to National Dishonor.
A delegation from Fairfield township, Col
umbiana county, called at the Mckinley
home and were addressed by the major as
follows:
cit gives me very great pleasure to meet
my old friends of Fairfield township. Col
umblana county. Among my earliest politi-
cal recellections, recall the village of Col.
umbiana. Among the earliest political
speeches ever made was made in your
town. I remember that in the twenty years
I was representative in congress always
had the encouragement and sympathy and
support of the good people Of your town.
ship. We are battling this year for the
same cause that we battled for during the
last twenty years. We have the same prin-
clples to contend for now as we had then.
The Republican party stands this year as
It has always stood-for the country and
the country's honor. 1t is opposed to ma
tional dishenor and reputation II what
ever form It may come, lind from whatever
quarter it may come. It 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
that are not only good in our own country,
but good wherever trade goes. The Repub-
lican party stands, too. this year, as 1t has
stood In the past, for an American protec-
tive system. system that serves our own
people rather than the interests Of the alien
and the stranger who live beyond our
shores.
ut stands for policy that gives to Amer
icanship the widest and broadcast opportu-
nifty to work at American wages, and to
the farmers of the United States 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 orators here who will speak to you, and
only come now that l may make suitable
recognition of this friendly call on the part
OF my old friends and constituents, who
have for SO many years manifested their
devotion to the Republican. cause and to me
personally
During the brief speeches Mai. Mckinley
was repeatedly interrupted by applause, and
at the conclusion of the greetings he was
given an ovation.
FREE TRADE AND FREE SILVER.
The Threats of Both Demoralixe Bus.
fnesx, Says Gov. Hastings,
Gov. Hastings said in part:
''The people of this country who are vot-
ers and are responsible for its future well
fare have now come to the forks Of the
road The sign boards are up and there Is
no installing the way. The one points to
Bryan and free silver and the other to Nc