The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-30
FOR THE COMMON VEAL.
Patriotic Men of All Parties Handed
Together This Year

Major Mckinley's response to addresses
by Judge L. d. Haggerty, Dr. c. B. Taylor
ana f. .. Purcell on behalf of the Charles
l.. hurtz Republican Club of Columbus.
and the counties of Vinton, Fairfield.
Athens and Jackson, Ohio. is as follows:
MY Feliow-citizens-I bid heartyand sin
c Cl welcome to all my fellow-citizens of
ONO here assembled in my city and home.
1 am more than honored that the Charles
l.. Kurtz Republican Club of Columbus
should pay me the commitment of this 90 n
L DO not forget that the gentleman whose
name you bear Is now at the head of the
EepuDl1can organization in Ohio fighting
the battles of the State and assisting in a
glorious triumph in November I beg Won
VIII convey to him my assurances of good
VIII ana appreciation for the splendid ser
vice he has performed for the State and
country. am glad too, to welcome my
fellow-citizens of the Hooking valley from
the counties of Fairfield, Athens. Logan.
V1nton and Jackson, who have done me the
honor to travel so long distance that they
untalterlng support. / welcome also my
fellow-ctizens of Huron county who are in
this asSemblage to-day.
You are all here because there is q conn
mon sentiment in your hearts. a sentiment
Ior the maintenance of sound money, for
public honor and supremacy of law You
come because you are personally and deep
ly interested in the campaign now almost
at an end. This is not a year of mere
sense Of the term between the Republican
and Democratic parties. This is a year
Wnen the patrlot1c men of all parties are
banded together for the common veal
This is a year when men have broken away
from their party organization because they
Delleve therein turks danger and peril to the
country they love SO much.
Next Tuesday will be the battle of the
ballots; next Tuesday seventy millions of
people, through their legal electors, will de-
termine the national policies for the next
four years TO come. What will it be? Will
i BE f Sau 6ef e ~ it / for cr paD
honor? Will it be for the restoration of
that splendid tariff policy under which for
third of a century we made the mightiest
progress of any nation in human history ?
(Cries of Yes, yest)
You are here from the mines. shops and
farms. and all you want is that We shall
adopt that policy that will give the widest
opportunity for the employment of labor:
able us to do work at home with Our
own labor, rather than abroad by the labor
OF other countries: policy that protects
every American interest, whether of farm
factory or mine; in q word we want to get
back to the splendid prosperity of 1892 from
which we ran away, and which we over
turned by our votes four years ago.
i am glad to be assured that old Frank
will give the splendid Republican cause this
year the unprecedented majority of three
thousand. L am glad to be assured also
that the old capital district which was two
years ago put into the Republican column
will this year return to Congress that
splendid Republican representative Ameri-
can, Hon. David X. Watson, who richly de-
serves such Endorsement at your hands.
you a safe return to yours, and hope that
the time is not far distant when every man
in this country who wants to work shall
have an opportunity to do it. and cheer.
contentment and happiness drive out the
despair that three years ago settled upon
so many American homes