The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-23
Major McKinIey,s RepIy.

When Major Mckinley mounted a chair
on his stoop to respond to the sentiments
of Colonel Jackson. calliopes cannon. bands
and thousands of human voices rent the
air. When order had been restored. Mr..
Mckinley said:
"Mr. Jackson and nay Feilow-citizens of
Lawrence county, Pennsylvania-It gives
me very great pleasure to welcome the
citizens of a neighboring State to my city
and to my home. 1 note with great salts
faction the message which your eloquent
spokesman brings me, that the people of
Pennsylvania have lost none Of their de-
votion to the great principles of the Re-
publican party and that this year they
will give to the Republican national
ticket an unrivaled Republican majority.
Nor am / surprised, my fellow citizens,
that this is We have had three years
of bitter experience under a policy which
the Republican party has always opposed;
and there has been nothing in that ex-
perience to win US to that policy but
everything TO increase our devotion to the
old policy Of protection. which stands op-
Il was glad to meet my distinguished
friend, Colonel Jackson. with whom |
States, and to again hear his eloquent
voice as | have often heard IL i'm the halls
of the national House, speaking for the
doctrines. the success of which involve the
highest prosperity and welfare of the
American people; (Cheers)
THE earnest thought of the people this
year is directed to tn. present condition
of the country and how best to improve
II. This is the thought of every mind and
the prayer OF every soul. Nobody is sat-
isiied with our unfortunate business con-
dition, and the great body of the people
want and mean to have change. What
shall the change be? Shall il be the con-
tinuanCe 10
under another leadership? (cries of No
no)-a leadership advocating all the poll
been injurious TO the American peoDle ,
Great cheering and cries of No, no.D
The wing of the Democratic party which
as much in favor of free trade as the wing
of the Democratic party in control of the
nStonSl nr,es @f ba1 +, Applause and
prominent in that convention were con-
spicuous leaders in the assaults upon our
industries and labor made by the Fifty
third Congress. They are devoted to this
un-American and destructive policy. and
were chiefly instrumental in putting uDon
the statute books tariff legislation which
has destroyed American manufacturing
checked our foreign trade and reduced the
demand for the labor of the American
rightD 1t stands opposed to reciprocity,
too. the splendid results of which were so
signally manifest during the administrator
of President Harrison !Applausel The
the policies of this party in these particu-
lars in every election since 1892 IAN
plause and cries OF That's soO Tbev
are only waiting now fer n chance to reg.
lister again. and all along the line will
uni,edly register their opposition to this
free-trade heresy in the general election
of next November. (Applause and cries
We can hardly wait till the election
Mator.)
ANOTHER ISSUE BESIDES TARIFF.
IF there was. therefore. but one ques-
tion-that Of protection against free trade
we have it just sharply drawn as dis
tinctly presented through the Chicago
convention wing OF the Democratic party
as we had 1t through the united party in
1892. and triumph this year for the Chi
cago platform would be a signal victorv
for free trade and for the continuance OF
free-trade legislation. which has already
resulted disastrously TO the American
people and entailed upon the government
deficient revenues, upon the people dimin-