The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-11
Major Mckinley. Response.

After the applause following Mr.. Grif-
fthss address had subsided, Major McKin-
ley spoke follows:
My Fellow-citizenS of Mansfield, O.,
Rochester, n. Y, and Indianapolis Ind.-It
gives me very great pleasure to welcome
the commercial travellers of these three
cities to my city and home. l 90 not know
where there could be found anywhere a
more representative body of American cit
izens than among the commercial trav
possibly better than any other, registers
the depression or prosperity of the country.
Nobody knows sooner than the commercial
traveller whether times are good or bad.
No class of men register the waves of
business as the men VINO stand before me
here to-day. You are interested in your
occupations and in having prosperity eX-
tend from one end of the country to the
other. You are interested in having all of
our workshops running, all our mines in
operation and all workingmen con-
stantly and profitably employed. You are
therefore, this year possibly more than ever
before, interested in the triumph of the polit-
ical principles which envelop the well-peing
and highest prosperity of the American
people. You want to stop unsold goods and
unpaid bills You know better, than any
body else that you cannot sell goods to
your customers. unless your customers can
sell goods to the people.
You know that the people cannot buy
goods unless they have something to do
with which to earn money, that they may
buy them That is what is the matter with
the country to-day. That is the diagnosis
of our condition at this hour. Business has
been stopped. The wheels of industry are
not running; idle men are on the streets
Many or the manufacturing establishments
are closed and you are not doing as well as
you were in 1892. The best thing / can
wish for each and every one of you is a
return to the splendid prosperity of four
years ago.
The money of the country happily is
all right; the Republican party made it all
right and President Cleveland's administra-
tion has kept ii good. We propose to con-
tinue that good, sound, unquestioned un-
depreciating money with which to do the
business of this great country. Great
cheerng.)
What a nation we are! Why in 1860.
when Abraham Lincoln. OF blessed mem
ory-the immortal hero of emancipation
government our entire wealth was sixteen
billions of dollars. When Benjamin Harri-
son went out ii was sixty-three billions of
dollars. and more than two-thirds of the
great war debt had been wiped out. Since
that time we have been doing little else
but making debts for the government and
debts for the people.
Il am greatly honored by this call Too
many delegations are visiting me to-day to
permit my long OBTAINING YOU. | appreciate
this visit. 1t is inspiring to the cause which
represent and will encourage Republican
commercial traveller. When he is against
you, look out. Great laughter and ap-
plause) There is no such recruiting officer
in the United States for political party as
a commercial traveller. They go every
where and they are good takers, as you
have demonstrated by the choice of your
spokesman to-day. / thank you and bid
you all good morning.
We have present with US General
Boutelle. of Maine. and while the delega-
tion is marching up the hill (another dele
cation was then approaching) l am sure
you will be glad to hear voice from the
State of Blaine. that has just given us
nearly $4,000 majority" (Applause and
cheers)
Congressman Boutelle on being presented
to the delegations said:
Gentlemen of the combined bodies of
commercial men from different States-The
Governor has taken u slight advantage
over me in bringing me before you but |
desire to say to you that there is no Re
publican in the State OF Maine who would
deem 1t an honor and privilege to stand
here at the residence cf William Mckinley
and thank YOU for the splendid marifeSta-
tions Of loyalty which you have exhibited
here. We have got through with our iit6ie
piece of work in Maine. We have set the
IT ark 50 600 high for the other States OF tht.
American Union to go by. We want to see
Clio more then double il. We want to see
1rdiana cpr1e up with 60 900 and we are go
ing TO see, my friends. the third day of
November a defeat of free trade. free silver
and Reputation more disastrous than has
ever before ovartaken demagogism in
this country. and now, gentlemen, propose
three hearty cheers for the next President
of the United States" They were given
With a vim.
AT the close of Mr.. Boutelle's address
Mr.. Griffiths presented the bicycle alluded
TO before. The singing by the Bald
headed Glee Club was one of the features
Of the Indiana demonstration.