The herald., 1896-09-23
Misguided Democrats Patronize
Free Excursions 7 if q
FOR HEALTH OR PLEASURE
And Incidentally TO Escaps the Loss Of
Job sos ssA .0oii
Mckinley Makes the Usual Promise of
Prosperity to Follow the Re-enact- ~
ment Of High Tariff Laws NJi',

delegations had appointments with Nc
Kinley today. The first, which arrived
at noon, consisted Of Republicans and
friends Of Mckinley from Holmes
county, Ohio, one of the strongest Dem
ocratic sections in the country. An ad-
dress was made by D. Bingham of Mil
lersburg, which was responded to by
Major Mckinley as follows.
My Fellow Citizens:-It gives ME
very great pleasure to wel.:2me to my
home the citizens of Holmes county. l
recall with special satisfaction ;hut in
1890, by the act of the legs azure. your
county became a part of :he congress
sional district in which was il canii
date on the Republican ticket. re-
member the campaign that Imade in
your county with special pleasure.
l recall your words of good cheer;
recall the encouragement which you
gave me at every turn and although
an overwhelming Democratic county, as
you have always been, it was pleasant
to me in studying the returns to OBJ
serve that by your aid and that of some
of your Democratic neighbors, the re-
suit showed a Republican gain. Gap
plause). This was the year 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 marvel-
GUS 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 that we
would establish in the United States fac
tories that would make tin plate for
the uses Of our own people. (Applause).
And we have done it. (Great cheering).
And the people of Holmes county will
recall today that not single prophecy
not single prediction made in 1890 re-
specting the price of tin has been veri-
fed
This year, as in 1890, we are engaged
in campaign which is fruitful of prom
ises. Six years ago, free trade, as your
spokesman has said, was to be a cure
for all ills; the panacea for all troubles.
Well, we have now, for four years, en-
joyed partial free trade in the United
States, more especially in WOOL Gaugh-
ter and tremendous cheering) And
what effect has 1t had upon the wool
grower Of Holmes county and other
weDl growing counties in Ohio and the
country? (Applause). You know bet
ter than I can tell you. Now, it is free
silver; silver is going to cure all our
ills. (Laughter) My fellow citizens. If
does not make any difference how free
silver - in its coinage in the United
States, you will not get dollar Of 1t
unless you give something for it. ZAP
plause) If we had minis in every
state in the union and every county
of every state, and the silver of the world
was brought to those minis as Is pro-
posed by our political opponent, sill
yer would not be any freer for you than
it is now. tremendous cheering),
Then, besides, in this country, we do
not propose to have a dishonest dollar.
Continued applause). We propose to
have the best of everything that is
going Applause). We have the best
country and the best men and we pro-
pose to have the best money.
There is another thing, my fellow citi-
zens; the people mean to put at rest the
question of their honesty which was
never doubted by the allied parties in
this political contest. I say allied par
ties-the one assuming an old name,
the other little older and also claim
ing to be the Peoples party. 1t is to
the credit Of the country that time
honored leaders of one Of the parties
have Indignantly repudiated those who
have assumed to question the ublic
honor in the name of Democracy. Cap
plause). The people in November will
repudiate the other party of the COM
bination for assuming the role Of dis
honor in their sacred name. Great
applause). The people have no patience
with those who would violate the
piighted faith Of the nation and stamp
its obligations with dishonor. They
will not tolerate reputation Of public
law or private dealings. They will not
countenance the clipping of the coins of
the country and will never consent to
clipping the currency in any form which
may be proposed. (Cheers).
The contest should be so settled this
year that no party hereafter can alarm
the business world and shake public
confidence by proposition to scale
our debts, either public or private. We
cannot afford to have the question
raised every four years whether the
nation will pay or repudiate its debts
in whole or in part. (Applause).
This is the year, my fellow citizens,
for Holmes county to close that question
forever. 1t can be- SO determined this
year that 1t will never present itself
again in your lifetime or mine. A sweep
ing and impressive majority against
the combined opposition will do 1t, and
nothing else will. (Applause). Placing
the party OF national honor in control
of every branch of the government will
do 1t. Anything short of 1t will leave
the question open to further dispute.
Let us settle once for all that this gov
eminent is one of honor and of law and
that neither the seeds of Reputation
nor lawlessness can find roots in our
soil or live beneath our flag. (Cheers).
In this contest, all the banner we want
is the American flag. That represents
all our aims, all our politics, all our
purposes. 1t is the banner of every
patriot. It is, thank God. to-day the
flag Of every section Of our country,
No flag ever triumphed over It. (Ap-I
plause). 1t was never degraded nor de-
patriotic men are guarding it than ever
feated and will not now be when more
before in our history. CONTINUED apr
plause). 7a
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