The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-01
HE IS OUT IN THE WET.
Mckinley Receives His Visitors In
Torrents of Rain.
TAFFY FOR THE PENNSYLvANIANs.
Tho Major Continues to Tell the People
They Must Have High Protection.
Why Bonds Are Not Bought.

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| last delegation Saturday and with slight
| Interruptions has continued ever since,
| showed no signs OF abatement today. The
| hrSt delegation to see Major Mckinley
| arrived in a special OF nine coaches at
o'clock this morning with rain pouring
| down In torreists. The party was taken
| 70 the tabernacle where. shortly aftef
20 CLOCK, Mckinley went TO receive them.
| The party. organized al Bellefonle and
| represented the iirst PENNSYLVANIA co inty
TO instruct the delegspucs FOR Mckinley.
| Mr. Mckinley said;
| Mr. Gray and My Fellow Citisens: 1t
| gives me very great pleasure 10 meet
ana greet at my homo my fellow c'tisons
has been one Of he Counties irosa I'ensyi.
| vnnia from which Stark county has re-
erutpcd a considerable OF it's population.
| " Is unnecessarily. therefore, Tor Mr.. Cas-
| sidy TO assure me That | was 20 SPEAK to
| an extraordinary badly OF men, knowing
| as do the excellent character OF the Cen
| ter county people who live in stark coun-
| ". tAppiause) am glad 10 address tho
cit,zens OF the county in Pennsylvania
! mat FURNISHED so many distingui shed men
| 10 the public service. 1t was my honor
10 he personally acquainted with he old
| war GOVERNOR. Andrew @. Curtain, with
Whoi' ! served Tor a time IN congress.
! ~ mas ooen my privilege 10 know FOR
| years Governor Beaver rs well as Cow
crnor Hastings. Both OF hem have spoken
from this platform many Times and no
sneakcrs ever came to this city. who have
been more welcome or who have been
favored with larger audiences than these
two distinguished citizens of vour county,
am glad to meet The repro sen tatives
OF tho great republican state OF Inc Amer
lean Union. Wha,cver other states may
nave lone ~ the past. YOUR glorious old
the doctrines of tho republican party
and In every National contest has been
cause visit from Pennsylvania rs al
ways enjoyed 10y me. like that old
state. My ancestors came from It and
have number OF kinsmcn there. |
know the wealth of your State and it's
sp'ondid citi2enship and | am glad 70
this great National contest for public
honor, public and private honesty, for
lhe supremacy OF law and order, for good
government ana good morals your great
state VIII lead a triumphant march for
republican principles
have often wondered IL Pennsyl a'B
powerful influence for conservatism and
prosperity in the Union, and its great
strength und selt-supporung capacity
commonwealth III that Union, wcfo
properly appreciated. Her agriculture,
commerce and manufacturing, while INDIE
pendent IN one, sense. have always been
mutually mterdepondeiN beneficial and
helpful. The whole community has prof
tied 10y each and ull of them This has
been the case ever since It's settlement In
pioneer days, and. under Its wiSc system
of political economy, not created or fos-
tered by the cro'71 OF Missionaries, but that
OF plain practical mcn. IT n more appar-
ent today than over. by the census of
1870 have noted. ns doubtless you nave
noted, that YOU have farm values In
$a55.ro0 200, or an average value of moro
Than SIS per acre TO the whole State. In
your products. more than an average
yiold. in prosperous times Of 50 per acre.
while your manufactures, which benefit
and enrch the farmers, have ult annual
pay roll, or reward of labor, OF Sl3l,WW.uuQ
Which would mean that your farmers
would have from them. N they furnished
mi the brcadaiults ana other farm prod
uCtS That lahorerS consume nearly Sb.O
per acre ,ush, aud every ono of which Is
prosperous when busincHs Is good ana all
are embarrassed when business ~ bad.
No other similar reward To husbandry Is
presented anywhere, and make no apollo
Gcs, my fellow citizens, for your forging
a like policy anywhere or for having al
ways endedvored, to the extent Of my
best efforts, to continue this wise system
under which You have had such spendu
results in the state of Pennsylvania. Can
ii the pennsylvania system, II you VIII,
II only does honor To Pennsylvania and
her craftsmanship for II boneiiis al our
iihorers In all parts of the American
Union. Why should we not do our work
md spctI our wages n, home. giving 10
both farmers and WorlQngmcn the richest
rewards for their labor OF any country
under the sun my fellow citizens? Cap
pnuse and cries. OF Give us protecuon.)
My greatest concern. my chief opJect
In every campaign, h to drive from our
shores distress and want and misery ana
MT UP those who are bowed down ana
bring to those who are III want work ana
prosperity, and / VIII never Yield to
system which has Il different object to-
ward any American citizens anywhere
within the limits of our great republic.
me other question involved in this cam
paign - tho reactionary, policy OF free
tilVtr which | need hardly mention 10 v
Pennsylvania audience to The people III
honest Quaker descent, who love honesty
and practice IT..
mere advocacy of free silver ana which
IS little noticed is that 1t makes 1t harder
to induce many VINO , MGula and nriva en- en-
icrprlses. There H. distrust on every
hand.
which are ondcavorlng 10 sell their bonds
to make public improvements, Many
cites anticipate the collection OF lakes LOT
the purpose OF making public improve
ments The heavy tread OF free silver ~
stopping the sale of city bonds IN every
part of the country. This loss falls With
peculIar force upon iabc rers everywhere
Cities can ordinarily make improvements
II they CAN borrow money; II they can
II they do not make improve
nents hundreds and thousands of labor
ing rntn who depend upon TINS class OF
work for their daily bread are deprived
OF employment. During the hard tines
of tho past three years many OF our cites
have taken care of our unemployed by
engaging Ia such public Improvement but
I his Ia now brought to a sudden STOP ana
Is entaing further loss to laborers ana
adding distress to their homes.
Then. aga.n, men engaged IN greet lro!-
Gets find Il difficult. III mot quite impossi-
BILE In tines like the present 10 secure
enough money to conduct their business.
Men will not part with their money I'M
lcss they have reasonable assurance OF It's
safe return
The trouble Is that dlstrist IS every
where present. Confidence has been dis
placed by faar and apprehension. ina
Whole business world Is waiting the set
Element OF the question OF public and pri-
vate honesty. when that Is rightly set
led ON the side of conscience and good
morals confidence will come again, and
with b. money viii circulate and business
icivbty will appear. Let It be established
mat our monetary standard Is not to be
changed that we are not TO DO put on a
SILVER basis. not TO adopt the Mexican sys-
tem of finance but are TO continue tho
present basis with gold, silver and paper
al equal credit. which In more than half
,f the capital of this country will be re-
nstated. we will once more. An my judy
nont, enter upon a batter era OF pros
Derity. Great applause.)
My fellow -clizens. | thank you for this
coming this morning; appreciate more
han / can tell you this visit on such an
nclement day on the part of the repub-
leans and others TO testify their devotion
o the republican cause and their asssur-
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