The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-09
TALK TO INDIANIANS.
A LARGE DELEGATION VISITS MAJOR
M'klNLEY'S HOME.

M'NiNIer'O TUNE.
The Republican Candidate for the Presi
dency Delivers an Able Address Upon
the Political Issues of the Day to an En-
thusiastic Audience.
To the large delegation from Indiana
which visited him in Canton on Sept
~, Major Mckinley spoke as follows:
ut gives me sincere pleasure to well
come to my home the citizens of In
diana. 1 have had a good many dele
cations visit me in the last three
months, but assure you none of them
has given me more pleasure, or has
received heartier welcome, than give
to you this afternoon. You have a
great state. You have much to be
proud of; you have much to glory In
your material resources and manu-
featuring enterprises, but you have
more glory in the splendid men which
your state has produced. Applause.
81 cannot forget, as I stand in the
presence Of an Indiana audience, that
1t was your state that produced that
splendid soldier and statesman, and IL
lustrious president, Benjamin Har-
administration for four years of the
government of the United States has
few parallels in the history of our
country. Honest, strong, wise, patri-
otto, American-an administration
that never turned its back upon the
glorious stars and stripes and the men
who sustained them during the four
years of civil war. Continuous ap-
plause.1
Prosperity Under Harrison's Helm.
1--WE would all be glad to be back
(Cries of I'VE will be."]-in those four
years under the administration of
President Harrison-years of the high
est and greatest prosperity to the
American people; years that registered
the highest foreign trade this nation
ever had, and registered, too, the larg-
est domestic trade we ever enjoyed.
They were the four years when we
had the largest and the most splendid
prosperity in all our history; when ev-
cry man in this country who wanted
to work could get work; when every
shop was open; when every factory
was running; when every busy, thriv-
ing city of this land was active in it's
enterprises and industries. 1t has not
been so in the last four years. [Cries
of mo, you bet it has not."] We have
had some experience during these
years; we know more now than we
knew then, and we know better how to
vote now than we knew in 1892. lap
plause and cries of 1--WE do that"]
'"You remember that in that year the
campaign was filled with glittering
promises. Everything good was to
come to this country if we would only
turn the Republican party out Of pow
er and put the Democratic party in.
Free trade was to relive us of every i'll
or evil that had ever settled upon this
country; protection was robbery, was
unconstitutional, was a fraud and
ought to be repealed and If that party
was only given power in this country
it would repeal that law and then we
would enter upon an era of prosperity
the like of which we had never known
before. And the people put that party
in power, and the splendid prosperity
we have had since you know all about.
Loud laughter and applause.1
1--WE are not asking too much, my
fellow citizens, when we ask FOR an
American policy that shall protect the
American people in their occupation
and employment, are we? loud cries
Of "No."] We are not asking very
much when we ask the congress of the
United States to protect the American
against the foreign work.
of That's right. land to
give the American shop preference to
the foreign shop. Applause and cries
right."] This is all we ever
asked under a protective tariff; more
we have never contended for and less
we will not have-[tremendous ap-
the American people
have made UP their minds to that.
"Some people say that the tariff ques-
ton is settled. ["Not much" and laugh
ter and applause.] 1t is settled, I
grant you, in the minds of the Ameri-
IAN people, and it is settled on the side
Of a genuine American protective pol
cy. A voice: you bet, every time"]
But settling a question in the minds of
he American people does not settle 1t
N public law until the people have
voted that way and given us a protec-
i've congress. IA voice: "Give us q |
and laughter and applause.J
The people of this country never |
wanted a chance to vote so badly in |
heir lives as now. [Applause] I'm |
Ter our form Of government it will be |
)nly six weeks today until from one |
md of the country to the other we will |
lave that chance, and how will you |
improve it, my fellow citizens? [Cries |
# ELECT McKinley."1
II say it is not very much to ask that |
We restore the American system, for |
his is our country. 1t is nobody else's |
)ut ours, and if we do not make 1t |
what we want 1t it is our fault. I |
hink the true policy of the people of |
his country is to protect the men who |
we allegiance to that flag first
POINTING to the stars and stripes1 and |
Who will nght--aye, die-for IL, If |
iced be to preserve it, Tremendous
heering And so ! think the protec-
i've principle is settled in the way I
ave pointed out; and in the way of |
'utting II into public law--you will
ave chance to settle that next No
ember rs voice: 1--WE will give you a
hance TO settle it," Laughter and ap-
lausel' DO not forget, my fellow-cit-
Gems, that II will require a senate and
house OF representatives to settle It,
A voice: 1--WE will get that, tool
Having settled the question Of the
riff there fs one more uuestfon that fa |