Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-01

silver Would he No Freer for
Those Who Toll Than 1t Is Now.
Canton. Ohio. Sept. 22.-Three delegations
had appointments with Mai. Mckinley to-
day. The first arrived over the Valley rail-
road just at II O'Clock, and was scheduled
as the Republicans and friends OF Maj. Nc
kinley from Holmes county. Ohio, one Of
the strongest Democratic sections in the
country. Local committees took charge of
the party and marched IL to the Mckinley
home. where an address was made by DR..
Bingham of Millersburg. and responded to
by Maj. Mckinley, as follows:
1T gives me very great pleasure to well
come to my home citizens of Holmes
county. / recall with special satisfaction
that In 1890. just six years ago, by the act
OF the legislature your county became a
part of the congressional district in which
L was a candidate on the Republican ticket.
l remember the campaign that I made In
your county, with special pleasure and
qualification. l recall your warm welcome;
l recall your words OF good cheer; l recall
the encouragement which you gave me at
every turn. and although an overwhelm-
ingly Democratic county as you have al
ways been, it was pleasant to me In study
Ing the returns to observe that by your
aid and that of some of your Democratic
~neighbors, the result showed a Republican
gain. That was the time when the prophet
was abroad In the land. The campaign
was one of prediction and prevarication:
the tin peddler was abroad In Holmes
county. His marvellous tales startled the
community. daughter and applause.) Tin
never was so high before or since. We had
only just enacted the protective law of
1890, and we had determined in that law
that we would establish I'm the United
States factories that would make tin plate
for the uses OF our own people. And We
have done 1t. Great cheeringl. But the
people of Holmes county Will recall to-
day that not a single prophecy, not a single
prediction made In 1890 respecting the
price OF tin. has been verified. "a voice,
Not one.o And this year, as In 1890, we
are engaged in a campaign which Is fruit
full OF promises. Six years ago free trade,
as your spokesman has said, was to be
a cure for all our ills, the panacea for
all our troubles. Well we have now for
four years enjoyed partial free trade in the
United States, more especially In wool.
daughter and cheering.l And what effect
has 1t had Upon the wool growers Of
Holmes county and other wool growing
counties of Ohio and the country? You
is free silver; free silver Is going to cure
all our ills. Uaughter.)
silver Not Frer.
My fellow citizens, 1t does not make any
difference how free silver is In Its coinage
in the United States, you will not get a dol
lar OF it unless you give something for 1t.
loud applause.l If we han minis In every
state in the Union and IN every county
of every state, and the silver OF the world
was brought to those minis, as Is proposed
by our political opponents. silver would not
be any freer for you than it is now. Gre
mendous cheering.) Then besides. in this
country, we do not propose TO have a dis
honest dollar. Continuous applause) We
propose to have the best OF everything that
Is going. (Applause) We have the best
country and the best men, and we propose
to continue to have the best money. There
Is another thing, my fellow citizens: this
year the people mean to put at rest the
question of their honesty. which was never
doubted, either at home or abroad, until
put into controversy by the allied parties
in this political contest. l say allied parties
the one a new party assuming an old
name: the other a little older and also
claiming TO be the peoples party, 1t is to
the credit of the country that the time
honored leaders of one OF the parties have
Indignantly repudiated those who have as
sumed to question the public honor In the
name Of Democracy. The people In Novem-
Der will repudiate the other party OF the
combination for assuming the role Of dis
honor in their sacred name. The people
have no patience with those who would
violate the plighted faith Of the nation, and
stamp its obligations with d.shonor. They
will not tolerate reputation OF public law
or private dealings. They will not counte-
nance clipping the coins of the country and
will never consent to clipping the currency
in any form which may be proposed. Con
tinuous cheers.l Tho contest should be set
tied this year so that no party hereafter
can alarm the bus ness world and shake
public confidence by a proposition TO scale
our debts, either public Or private.
In annnnt nfArH IN have tho nlnStinn
raised every four years whether the nation
will pay or repudiate its debts in whole or
In part. This Is the year. my fellow citi-
zens Of Holmes county, to close that ques-
ton forever. (Applause.) Ii can be SO de-
termined this year that IL will never present
itself again in Jour life time or mine. A
sweeping and impressive majority against
the combined opposition will do Ii and
nothing else will-not a bare majority, but
a mighty one. Placing the party Of national
honor In control OF every branch Of the gov
, eminent will do 1t. Anything short Of that
will leave the question open to further dis
pute. Let Us settle once for all that this
government Is one of honor and CT law, and
that neither the words OF reputation nor
lawlessness can find root In our soil or live
beneath our flag. In this contest all the
banner we want is the American flag. That
represents all our aims, all our policies, all
our purposes. 1t Is the banner OF every
patriots; it Is. thank God. to-day the flag
of every section Of our common country.
No flag ever triumphed over il. 1t was
never degraded or defeated. and will not
now be when more patriotic men are guard.
ing Ii than ever before In our history. (Con-
tinued applause)
HamiItOn's Policy.
At 2 o'clock a special train OF twelve
coaches brought a large delegation from
Jamestown, n. ", representing Chautau-
qua and Cattaraugus counties. The dele
CATION brought two bands and notices.
At the Mckinley home 4 congratulatory
address was made by Hon. A.. @. Wade of
jamestown. Maj. Mckinley responded as
follows:
1t Is especially gratifying to me to well
come to my city and home citizens of the
great Empire State Of New York. 1t Is a
proud thing to be d citizen OF the first
and greatest state I'm the American Union.
but 1t Is stil, prouder to be a citizen Of the
mighty American nation. Your call at any
time would have been most welcome. but
your coming so far on such an Indictment
day TO testify your devotion 20 Republican,
ism is a most impressive and significant
act. j thank You for 1t on behalf of the
Republican cause and congratulate you and
the great people that you for the tine rep
resent upon the splendid prospects for local
and national success. 1t Is difficult to real
ize-and / sometimes think that the coun-
try does not realize-tnat as immense as
the agricultural resources of rho West