Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-03
Mr.. Mckinley Not Idle in the Good Work.

Mr.. Mckinley Not Idle in the Good Work.
Mr.. Mckinley is by no means idle in
the good work which has begun and Will
not cease until the November election
shall harvest the results. Hardly day
passes but that some delegation, and
not few of them travel many miles
to visit the Republican candidate at his
home in Canton, are received by him
and are favored with an address, usually
in the nature of a talk, but nevertheless
full of wise suggestion and ripe thought
and experience, the Kind of talk which
is assurance that the man who makes
it is safe, conservative. in short a man
to be trusted as the chief executive of
this great nation, even in times OF stress
like that Of the present. Friday an
enthusiastic delegation of farmers.
tant part of the state called upon him
and their spokesman was the pastor of
tiIt L i's7bS - lt'ii 'illti' u ~ '''' -
from whence they came. Graspng
MI McKinley's hand there was emotion
in his voice as he said: Il know of no
man who has done more to elevate and
dignity labor than you. | know of no
man who has put a brighter crown of
glory on the brow of honest toll than
yourself" And we believe there are
very many from among the toilers of
the land who will say amen
The previous day there was dele
CATION. 800 strong. from Pennsylvania,
and We are sure our readers will like
to read what he had to say To them.
THAT which we call money. my fcl
W-citizcnS, and with which values are
measured and settlements made. must
be as true as the buShel which meas
urcS the grain of the farmer, and as
honest as the hours Of labor which the
man who tolls is required TO give.
cloud applausc)
The one must be as full and complete
and as honest as the other. fApplauSe)
Our currency today is good-all Of IT
as good as gold it is The unfaltcr-
ing determination OF the Republican
party to 50 keep and maintain it for
ever. tCheersD it is the duty of the
people OF this country to stand united
ly against every effort To degrade our
currency or debase our credit. lCries
of They Wiu,D
They must unite now, as they have
4, f,. -.4gst
great crisis Of our country's history
When the country seemed wildly bent
on initiation preceding the resumption
of specie payments the sober sense of
the American people. without regard to
party. united and Stcmmed that threat
ened tide of irredeemahlc paper money
and reputation, and placed and kept
the nation on the rock Of public honor
sound finance and honest currency.
You have rightly stated sir that the
Republican party not only believes in
sound money and the highest public
faith and honor on the part of the gov
eminent of the United States to all its
creditors. but also that it believes in a
tariff which. while raising money
enough to conduct the government eco
nomically administered, Will serve the
highest and best interests Of American
labor, American agriculture. American
commerce and American citizenship.
Great APPLAUSE Some of our politi-
cal opponents are given to saying that
the tariff question is settled. If we are
not wrong in Interpreting their mean
ing. we think they are right-Oaughter)
and thank them for the confession.
CApplause)
We believe that the tariff question is
settled in the minds ana hearts
of the American people and settled on
the side of protection.
But. however firmly it may be settled
in the public mind. it is not yet settled
in public law. What is in the hearts
and conscicnCes of the people touching
any public question is not effective un-
til it is written in public statute ana
this can only be done through the cXcr-
else of the elective franchise in the
choice of a Congress of the United
states. which makes our public laws.
No one, | take it, will regard the pres
cnt tariff law as a last and final settle
ment of the question. Whatever may
be our differences about the economical
principle upon which tariff legislation
should be made, all agree that the pres
ent tariff law is a failure even as a
revenue measure.
SO without discussing the principle of
free trade or protcction.eVerybody must
appreciate that no law is settlement
which creates every month 4 deficiency
in the public treasury. loud applause }
The people of this country are not
satisfied with such an enactment, and
Will not be satisfied until a public law
shall express the public will in a statute
which will provide adequate revenue
for the needs of the government. fun
security FORTS credit and ample protec-
ton to the labor capital and energy of
the American people" tApplauseD
Ten persons have been arrested thus
Tar i'll ThomaSton for using dynamite car
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