New-York tribune., 1896-10-23

worth 100 cents on every dollar whether ne
keeps it or parts with ii; whether ne eats Iensa or
in payment fOr labor or for 1arn prouu.usS' =.
pays IL to the merchant or the banker. AN g., -
no man In Ohio wants the oblfations oI io t1o
United States dishonored to the extent OF s''s'e
farthing. , Guar
we have fought this battle over and over
again The Democratic party. or one WING '' ~ =, ~
at least. declared that we nlust rypuulnto rptI
The bonds of the United States but the itepupI'-
-an party said: "No, these bonds were lSSutu W
save the flag Of the country. and every doila. '1,
must be paid in as good currency as u w $50
knows" And we "aid off under tha' poiicE I''''
han two-thirds Of that great Natlonal dept'
The GAINESVILLE delegation was closely followed
by n great one from Marietta. OHIO. which IN
cluded some visitors from Morgan County. 1uose
Grove addressed Major Mckinley in behalf oi the
Morgan County people. and j. H. GRAFTON sPohc
for the $500 enthusiasts from Marietta.
HEROES MEMORIES RECALLED.
The Marietta delegation. coming from the hst
settlement In the whole Northwest and county
rich in historical associations and suggestion
caused Major Mckinley to recall some names IN
cidents and occurrences of the past He SAID
My Fellow Citizens: Yesterday we celebrated
what was known as illinois Day. think 10.
day may well be denominated "Ohio Day.
daughter and applauseD ! have beeh dolhs
little else since . o'clock this morning put re-
Cevng and welcoming to my home my ielloW-
citizens and old constituents Of my native state.
This seems TO very appropriate time TO n
dulge in reflections upon the precious mei',oIie9
connected with our Statehood and advanced CIV
ization. These representatives of Marietta re-
call 10 our minds that il was the frst scttIe-
r1ent in this great CommonWealth' ana In,,a nane
thought il might not be untimely to pay some
tribute to the great men, the noble pioneers TO
whom we owe much for our civilization ana
great Commonwealth. for | recall very many
pleasant visits to Marietta end remember with
pride and pleasure my receptions there
Perhaps we are too forgetful of the heroic
part of our noble ancestors. the first settlers or
The Northwestern Territory and the FIVE or six
states erected from its imperial CONAN lor we
will not surrender falr Minnesota, me siea.
wheat and flour State. If part of ii does lie west
Of the Mississippi. your original boundary.
daughter and applause0 For there was tlhie
when YOUR county of Washington was the only
organized county in all that magnificent en-
pire which stretched from Pennsylvania on the
east to the Mississippi on the west. and from
the Ohio the south to the great lakes III the
North--an empire ! say to-day, more majestic
than was presided over by any King or
czar because majestic in the peace and pienty
and prosperity which its citizens may quickly
and readily attain.
WASHINGTON COUNTY'S ROLL OF HONOR.
Washington County may well boast long
line Of eminent and patriotic citizens, for they
are the common pride of the state and coun-
try. 1t requires no effort Of the memory to re-
call such great and honored names as Rufus
Putnam Major Cupper, Commodore Whpple,
Judge Ephraim Cutler Return j. Melgs Or.
Hildreth. Oho's greatest historian; DIR. An
drews of grand old Washington College. that
great organizer of the volunteer army; Cen
eral Buell.. General John II. Eaton. Commissioners
old William p Cutler. and that hero or Sher-
mans great march. General Fearing. and that
other splendid soldier. Colonel Hildebrand dis
tingushed in the battle of shiloh. All these
come to my mind as speak to you but MISS Il
familiar face and regret his unavoidable ab-
sence-that of my old friend the brave and gal
liant commander OF the Iron Brgade-General
Rufus r. Dawes.
1t is such men as these. m" fellow-citizens.
that have made our country great and deserved
ly distinguished above all others l never speak
Washington County audience. l never see
the people from the dear old town of Marietta,
the first settlement of the great West. without
thinking of the boundless blessings these first
settlers perhaps unconsciously. brought TO their
beloved country and TO mankind. 1t is impossi-
BILE to speak TO them without recalling the Slorl-
GUS Ordinance of Freedom that passed the
American Congress on July l3, 1877. with but
one dissenting vote. Well has Bancroft SAID oi
1t: IAN interlude in Congress tDetWeen the per
manent disbanding of the old Confederacy and
the adoption of the new Constitution was snap
ing the character and destiny of the United
States Of America. Sublime and humane and
eventful in the history of mankind as was the
result 1t will not take many words TO tell how
1t was brought about. Wisdom and peace and
justice for the time dwelt among men, and the
great deed. which alone could give continuance
to the Union, came in serenity and stiffness.
Every man that had share in it seemed TO be
moved by invisible hand To do just what
was wanted of him. All that was Wronsfully
undertaken fell by the wayside. Whatever was
needed for the happy completion OF the mighty
work arrived opportuney and just al the right
moment into place.
NOT A PARTISAN CONTEST.
NV fellow-countrymen. may we all be inspired
by the blessed spirit of patriotism that
moved the grand and great men who founded
our Government. We have in the contest now
upon us that which commands the highest
patriotism and noblest aspirations of American
citizenship Our honor is impu6ned; our cur
rency is threatened: our courts are assaulted;
the very fabric of our Gocernnen. Is involved
in the controversy which must settle ono
week from next Tuesday. This is not partisan
/, e mt hull mi M
triotism and looking to genuine Amercanism.
Twas glad 10 hear my young friend, Master
Arbour, representing the Boys Brigade. from
the Congregational Church. What ne said was
we'll said of the necessity of standing by the
country. and want to say to these young men
here that there is nothing half so good in all this
world clean hands. pure hearts and upright.
noble purposes. (ApplauseD No danger can
ever come 10 this Republic so long as we carry
the American flag in our hands and keep it In
our hearts. and ] speak 10 all my felloW-citi-
zens of Ohio when l say that this is the year
when you are 10 determine each for himself
whether not he wants a o2-cent dollar or
100-cent dollar; whether or not he wants a
return to that prosperity from which he ran
away in 1892; and whether or not he wants to
continue that industrial policy which increases
the debts of the Government and the debts Of
the people and want and destituton for all of
us Cries of I'VE want Protection. and I'VE
want McKinley")
The Republican party stands for an honest
dollar: for the maintenance of the public honor:
for sustaining the public faith: for sustaining
tncorrupt!blc the courts OF the country, and for
pr0claiming to all the world that this Is a Gov
ernment of law (applause), and that the law
must be supreme above all. In this great con-
test the Republican party has been designated
10 carry the banner that represents those great
principles "a voice. GLORY TO God'). and men
Of all political parties this year are rallyins
around that banner because ii embraces what
they believe to be the highest good OF the peo-
pie and the glory of the great Republic.
THE TRUE ANlERICANISM.
Not one-third OF the Marietta people had moved
away when a delegation of 200 voters from Gucrn-
sey County marched uP. w. II. McFarlane. of
Cambridge, made ringing address TO Major Nc
Kinley. who IN his turn said