The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-07

The engineer we nesd Ia one who vii
Ing the lumber dealers OF Buffalo and
Tonawanda- This. was distinguished
appearing and thoroughly enthusiastic
delegation. II was composed OF buSl-
ness men connected with the lumber
trade. and according to the statement Of
the spokesman included many former
Democrats. The reception was held In
the tabernacle. rain preventing de-
monstratlOn on the lawn. MIllnrd S.
Burns made the Introductory address.
Shortly after o'clock n special train
OF i've coaches arrived, bearing the Re-
publican clubs OF Syracuse, y. Y. Most
prominent IN this was handsomely
uniformed and well drilled Syracuse es-
coft. an organization effected IN 1864
There were also representatives hf thlr-
teen other clubs, including detachment
OF whselmen. The delegation was Intro
duced BY Daniel CrlchtOn, n business
man
A few minutes after the Syracuse par
ty arrived Il special train OF ten coaches
reached Canton, bringing delegation
named In honor Of Lencwce and organ
lied IN the county OF Adrian, Mich. The
party was made up OF about so per cent
farmers. The delegation In pouring
rnin marched to the Mckinley home to
view the lawn. They then returned to
the tabernacle, where Henry C. Smith
made the Introductory address.
To the New Workers.
Major Mckinley addressed himself 20
the Syracuse. New York. delegation as
follows.
My fellow citizens:-I am very glad TO
know that the weather has no depress-
ing Influence upon the Republicans OF
-tbe- STATE Of New York. nm glad TO
know wha; I have long thought. that in
sunshine or rain, the citizens OF Syracuse
stand faithful to Republican principles
and are unfaltcrIng In their advocacy OF
the cause OF the Republican party. Re-
publican principles are right and eternal.
They have survived every defent and
are brighter and more glorious to-day
IL that be pOsSlblc-than they have ever
been before
In common with Republicans every
where this year You show an ardent In
terest In the campaign. OF which only
four weeks yet remain. The campaign
OF 1894 wns peculiarly n campaign OF the
people when they expressed themselves
fOi the first time AFTER the chang OF 1892.
This verdict was All impressive protest
against the tariff legislation OF Demo-
cratic Congress. Men OF Syracuse, have
you changed your opinion OF that leglsla-
tlon since then? The same question ls
presented now as then, with the added
one which involves the character OF Que
currency and the invlolabIllty OF our
credit. II the free trade policy OF tho
Democratic Congress mrritrd tas |
think. justly the condemnation you
gave II. how much greater must he your
vote to protest md diSapprnvc when it In
coupled with the proposition 10 enter
upon the free and unlimited coinage OF
tho silver OF the world? Tho people Of
New York are naturally most deeply
concerned ns to the outcome of the latter
Issue. possessing, as they do. nearly six
hundred millions IN their savings banks,
$500. 100000 In your Insurance companies
and 500 ,OOO0 600 In the capital and loans
OF your state and national banks, in ad-
dltiOn 10 your other sorts OF property. IN
nil OF which they would sufrcr immense
loss II we should enter upon an era Of
dishonest and deprecated currency
GREATLY AS YOU HAVE SUF-
FERED IN YOUR BUSINESS EN-
TERPRTSES BY THE TARIFF FOIL
CY WHICH HAS PREVAILED FOR
THE PAST I'll HREE YEARS. THE
NEW ISSUE WOULD STILL FUR
THEIR ENTAIL LOSS AND INJURY
AND is a CHANGE, BELIEVE.
THAT DIR PEOPLE WILL NOT
TOLERATE FOR AN INSTANT, AS
THEY VALUE THEIR MATERIAL
INTERESTS AND THE HONOR OF
THIS GREAT NATION.
to all OF them. but I ain fully persuaded
that now, ms go many times in the past,
neither would weigh In the balance with
love Of country. whcncycr, whichever
and however its honors may be nssailcd.
AS the allied parties In opposition are
urging this question II IL not prnposl-
tlon for the free coinage Of both gold
and silver. but practically that Of silver
alone anti not silver by International
agreement, for to that they are opposed,
but sOlrly, exclusively and dciian,ly. II
you please, the free, independent and un-
restricted coinage ur the silver OF the
world regardless of the cOnscducnCns
and despite the certain distress and ruin
In which II would Involve us all. II ian
leap In the dark. for we know from sad
experiences what dcbascd currency
means In nny invested interest. It
means to wages to labor ana property, to
credit nnl to the country Itself.
Their proposition would cnEulf us In 4
system Of absolute silver monnme:nl-
llsm for they are themselves the only
unconditional and unqualified mono-
mctnllISts IN the United States,
THEY SEEK TO DRIVE US TO Sill.
YER ALONE. THIS WE; DECLINE
FOREVER TO DO. THIS Is NOT
THE CHARACTER OF INDEPEND-
ENCE WHICH THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE LOVE AND SUSTAIN, AND
ARE ACCUSTOMED TO ENERCISE
IT IL INDEPENDENCE, WITH
HONOR TO WHICH WE HOLD, NOT
ANY INDEPENDENCE TO WHICH
ATTACHES a TAtNT OF DISHONOR,
WE WOULD NOT WANT THAT DIS
TINCfION AT ANY PRICE.
II is neither dlgnlnel nor justified IN
public debate that we Indulge in harsh
names 1t Is not becoming tn any one
to do II, nor does Il help the cause which
Is nspouscd. prefer to trent my fellow
citizens Hs being honest IN their cnnvic-
tiona and dcsiruus only OF what they be.
ilnve Will promote the publtb welfare,
convinced that II they are wrong th.y
will eventually cspouSc the right when
nj last they see the right. 1t "a their In
telllGCnCc We seek to reach; II IL their
sober judgment We Invoke; 1t Is their
t.,l. 10. a Z. al.