The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

convention wing of the Democratic party
as We had 1t through the united party
In 1892 and a triumph this year for the
Chicago platform would be signal vic
tory for free trade legislation, which has
already resulted so disastrously to tho
American people and entailed upon the
government deficient revenues and upon
the people diminished trade abroad and
starvation wages at home. lCries OF
That's SOL
FREE TRADE AND FREE SILVER
This wing OF the Democratic party be-
lieves not only In free trade, but 1t be-
lieves in free silver at a ratio of III to |.
lCries of "Dowu with free silver."l llav-
ing diminished our business they now seek
To diminish the value of our money.
Having cut wages In two, they want 10
cut the money in which wages are paid
in two and We will not have either the
one or the other. lTr.mendous cheering
and cries of "lIurrah for Mckinley."l
The other wing of the Democratic party
is patriotically standing for the public
honor and is opposed to free silver, De-
cause il believes that such policy woul1
disturb existing values. contract the cur
rency of the country by depriving us Of
the use of gold and put us on silver
basis, thus creating widespread panic and
bringing to every American interest seri-
ous injury.
My fellow citizens. will the people turn
to that party for relief Icries of mo. mol
whose policy has created the conditions
under which we are suffering and from
which they are crying ont to be relieved?
Renewed cries of mo. never."l What
We want now Is business activity and con-
iidence. With business confidence re-
s.tp rad xrrfl tntT In, ,Nrix. .ufn Al
public enterprises, and when so invested
labor viii be well rewarded and the toll
of the husbandman will be fully requited.
Great applause.l Without confidence
money will be boarded and the wheels of
industry stopped and what that means
many of the men before me know. y
voice. I'VE have lived on sunshine too
lOng."l Then the farmer, the merchant,
the manufacturer, the laborer, and those
of other useful occupations alike will
suffer.
Gentlemen, confidence lies at the fOun-
dation of active and successful business
operations. We cannot restore confidence
by proposition to debase the currency
of the government and scale down public
and private obligations Such PROPOSE
tion strikes at the very life of credit AID
business 1t makes it harder to get money
deliberately proposing to pay back what
has been already borrowed in a depreciat- :
ed currency. lcries of "You are right
The people, irrespective of party, will
unite in defeating financial scheme
which viii con.scate the partial earnings
of labor in the savings banks and building
and loan associations and the investments
of the people in insurance companies. and
| do not believe that the American people
will ever consent to have the pensions of
our soldiers repudiated by a single farth-
ing. IGreat cheering and applause.l The
people want neither free trade nor free
silver. lCheers.I The one will degrade
our labor the other our money. lap
plause. We are opposed. unalterably op-
posed, to both of them. We have tried
the one in IA modified form with disastrous
results to every American home, and We
are strongly opposed to making an ex-
pertinent with the other. IApplausel
My fellow citizens, the people have a
chance this year to take the Wilson law
off the statute books and put good
American protective law in its place lem
thusistic cheering and cries Of "They will
do that all right!'l which will provide
adequate revenues for the government and
gladden. the home of every American
workingman. IGreat applause and cries
of "Hurrah for Mckinlcy!"l They have
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not inn,ov. th, ch,n,.o NOV, ,hnr ,,rI IN
moi buy. such ouoth,r oppori,,niiv for
four years
Does the workinsman, the manufacture
er, and the farmer want the Wilson bill 10
remaln on the statute book four years
,ons ',.,, nee',ns anu rr'es VI ~:
wui civ. NO :, fors,.n ,r,rrs, ,o,. o,,,. .n.
bins agricultural ana manufac,ur.I uro-
duets, to remain of the statute books for
four years more? Renewed cries of
% 40; ) , ~ . ,,,,
would compel them to receive for their
wages and products dollars worth less
than 100 cents? lCries of "No!'l These
are questions "hi'h every voter III the
'ou"us nus a"H"t' III n's 'o"s''e1'e
,,.,n shat sh,,u ,Ia ,,,.,n,.r h.., rEr,... ~,
"El,ct Mckinley rolIoyed hv tr.m.nd.
Gus cheering
] thank you most heartily for this call
and for your expression of good will and
ior 'he assurance "hhn Mr' Jachsoh mas
! SN'i' m'e u .o"n "''"''e'iNS suppor' VI
sinrs,n ,Ia,s,,ra n,,,r. ,,,,, ""o'' ~, ,'., a,
every one of Won nrrsonoljy- IAnnla,,sn
and cheering
Major Mckinley was followed by F..
L. Poister, who spoke briefly for the
visitors from Elwuod City and I. A..
Todd. who presented the Major with a
steel-tubed cane. Then there was a
season of hand shaking, and the visit
ors dispersed and speut the remainder
of the day IN looking about the city. A
revolving flower stand of handsome de-
sign was also presented TO Mrs Nc
| Kinley by the delegation.
E.pNrps VIM ~, pr,,U,r,,,
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"'J'r Mchii'le! expects 10 be tln-
''''i'''"h'E p"sS this week. lie viii
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