The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24
THE INDIANA DELEG
Editor EliiOt's Presentation and Ma
jOr McINinIey's Response.

LO1tor IreSentaIROn ana MA
Jor McINinIey's Response.
In presenting the Indiana delegation ed
itor Elliot, of New Castle, said in part:
I'VE have travelled from the West to the
East IN search of that which by your as
slstance we hope to find. We looking
head OF all the people, not of classes, but
of the entire Republic of the United States.
(Cheers and applause) We come from that
grand State OF Indiana, the home of the
lllustrious Harrison, and OF our immortal
war Governor, Oliver z. Morton. Great
cheering.) We come from the State OF
such great men bearing our congratu "a ions
to you, Major Mckinley. We also come
to assure you that the bontires of Republic
State, and that she will roll ~ great
majority-the greatest ever given for the
Republican candidates in any year." Gap
plause.)
In response Major Mckinley said:
My Fellow w-citizens-Nothing but a deep
concern for the future of the country would
have induced this body of my countrymen
TO travel all night that they might bring
assurances of support to the great Repub-
lican cause this year, because they believe
est and best interests of our common
country 1 am glad to welcome you to my
home and am glad to have the assurances
of your spokesman that the fire of Repub-
lcanism Is glowing so brightly in the State
of Harrison, that splendid and patriotic
statesman. and the home OF that other
great statesman and war Governor, Oliver
T.. Morton.
II years ago it was said to the people
OF this country, who were under prosperous
and healthy condition, that they were suf-
fering and that free trade would cure all
the supposed ills they had and it would be
a panacea for all their troubles. We did
not have many troubles then-very much
fewer than We have now. But we tried the
prescription they offered us and voted for
lree trade. You men about me know better
the result of that vote by your experiences
OF the ,, last three and half years than
can tell IT TO you. Free trade did not bring
us more trade. 1t did not bring us more
wages 1t did not bring us better prices for
our farm products. did it? Did it bring any
thing but injury and distress to the coun-
try?
Now they propose having got us into
this condition, to get us out OF it by the
free coinage of silver, by coming the silver
of the world and opening our mints TO the
% cents OF silver shall be worth 81 to the
American people and want you to accept
it. And this IS the cure they offer for all
our present ills. How will free silver in
crease the demand for labor? How win it
increase the demand for whes,cy VIII ii in
crease the wages of labor in this country
open new markets for the American farmer
or new avenues of work for the American
laboring man? Why, if you started all the
mintS OF this country working to their full
est capacity and extent you would not in
crease the demand for labor, corn or any
American product, and you would not in
crease wages.
The cry is that we have not enough
money. Now, everybody knows that is not
true. We have never had such prosperous
times as in 1892 and we have just as much
money now we had then, 1t is not a
lack of money that is at fault it is the
difficulty of putting men to work and Gre
atfng markets for our products. You can.
not make 81 cents a dollar and make a
gold dollar worth 100 cents circulate along.
side of il. The gold dollar will go out and
every paper based gold Will go out:
there will be less circulating medium, and
instead of the good money we have now
we shall have poor money.
Can you tel me why the free coinage
of silver Is going to help business? 1t will
not increase the demand for anything but
silver. There will be an increase in the
production of silver. but then down gopz.
the price of silver and then you will have
to consult you paper every morning to see
what silver is worth. "a voice Il have been
in Mexico and know that's SOD We do nor
want such money in the Cnited States
We want dollars worth 100 cents II is
the lost job that is troubling us: it is MOI
money but the lost market that is trou-
bling us. Why, we abolished the reciprocity
treaties after the election of 1852 and the
splendid market opened up by those trea-
ties to the American farmer was cut Off
and then we legiSlated not in the interests
of the American shCp. but of the foreign,
shop. What we want to do Is to start the
idle mills, start the factories and omen the
markets which have been closed. This We
can do by restoring the confidence which
has been lost We do not propose to repn~
date a single dollar of this government s
d@hts; We do not propose to debase our