The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-08
TRIBUTE TO THE PARTY.
Good Speech by Mckinley to the
GeauGn County Delegation.

TO the delegation from Geauga county,
Ohio. Mr.. Mckinley made a speech arous-
ing the enthusiasm of his hearers. He said:
'Mr. Garfield and my Fellow w-citizens-I
am glad to have at my home the citizens
of my own State from the county of
Geauga- L may be pardoned If I express in
this presence a just pride in the glorious
State to which we belong. and that pride is
increased when / remember that not only
nave the people of the Western Reserve, of
which you are a part, but the people of
every section of the State have met every
crisis Of the country with courage, patriot
ism and fidelity. The people of Ohio have
Improved every opportunity that has been
presented to them to add honor to the
American name and to bring liberty and
county, smallest of the counties of the
State, as your spokesman has said, has
in devotion to the Republican cause And
j am glad to know that this year more
than in former years you are quickened to
the highest effort for the success of that
cause in the pending campaign. This State
in 1860, in the national Republican conven-
ton which met in the city of Chicago, had
two candidates for the presidency. One was
Salmon r. Chase and the other was Rem
jamin Wade-both honored names in Ohio's
1uSter to the glory of our country. (Great
aDplause) When the third ballot was
and had 23l12 votes. He lacked just 1l2
votes of being nominated for the presi-
dency of the United States. 1t was at that
critical moment that an Ohioan-David K.
Carter-Once Representative in Congress
from our State, arose from his place and
transferred four votes from Salmon p
Chase to Abraham Lincoln and made him
the nominee of the Republican party. CTre-
mendous applause) i am glad he did it,
other State probably would have done it,
but the fact remains that Ohio did it, and
heiped to give to the country that immor-
"Ohio has been no laggard in the path
way of our civilization; she has never hesi-
tated in any emergency; she has never fall
tered in any crisis; she has measured up to
the highest opportunity of responsibility
except for human liberty; she has never
had an aim that has not been American,
nor purpose that has not been patriotic.
In the forefront of every battle has been
seen her FURNISHED mail. and in the
gloomy rear OF every retreat has been
age. Ohio this year will neither pause nor
falter, but stand for country and the coun-
try'S honor.
1--WE all take just pride in the Repub-
lican party. Glorious old party! No other
has such matchless history; no other has
achieved such mighty triumphs; no other
has done so much for all the rights of men
as this grand old party to which we be-
long. Continued applause.) With the aid
Of Hundreds of thousanGs Of Democrats it
saved the. Union. 1t erthroned liberty; it
put in the Constitution of the United
States where 1t had never been before,
civil and political equality to every citizen
everywhere. Great cheering) 1t made the
Union stronger than it ever had been be-
fore and it preserved to us and to our pos
terity one flag, and only one-the starry
banner of the free SCheering2 t g2aied 1T maze maze
the soldier on his march as good as gold
and redeemable in gold. cloud applause)
1t resumed specie payments ana mas pre-
served the national honor unsulied 10 TINS
Nation, and has given to this Nation
credit the like of which 1t never had before;
VIII that party now take step backward? :?
VIII the old party lower it's flag? (Cr1es OF
'Neveri never!) 80
this wear for national honor and national
integrity and the preservation OIL puplc
faith? Tremendous applause ana cries OF
Yes, we wild Your spokesman has Wen
said that your county is made up largely
of farmers and agricultural people You
have no factories to speak of; you nave
no great manufacturing establishments,
and what you want is the want of every
agricultural community in the handsome,
body to consume what you produce, ana
the nearer you can draw these. consumers
to you the better off you will be- and Wnen
you want them to pay you for your proc,
ucts in money that will be unquestloned
everywhere in the world. Continuous
cheering) You want a dollar that is worm
a dollar; you do not want a 52-cent dollar.
They say to one audience that our dollars
are too dear and to another audience they
saw the new free coinage silver dollar
will be Just as good as the present silver
dollar. Now, if that is so. It will be Just
Right you are and applause) We want
good money in this country and We want
good morals in this country. tIries o5
private honesty in this country tgreat ap~
plausel, and we do not propose to be a Ma
tion of repudiators. CFremendous applause
Il thank you. my felloW-citizens, for this
call. 1t is an encouragement to the cause
and 1t is an inspiration to every Republic
an / am glad to welcome you to my home.
| shall watch with the deepest interest the
returns from your county to see whether
Judge Cantieid is a. true prophet when he
says you will give the largest Republican
majority this year you eyer gave to me
Pa ofe foeved u6ge 6g 6ree fae
cheers for LIckinley.)