The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-13
DOLLARS, SAYS M'KINLEY, HAVE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO MAKE
WORKER
IDLE MEN AND IDLE MONEY.
A COMBINATION CERTAIN TO RE-
SUIT In SUFFERING AND
DISTRESS
EASY DAY FOR MAJOR M,kINLEY.
Only Two Delegations sDropped Into
Canton to Pay Their Respects
to the Nominee.

CANTON, O., Oct 1.-THE two dele
cations announced for today came in
the special train of eleven coaches
which reached here shortly before
O'Clock. The party came from Roscoe
and the Monongahela valley. of Penn
syivania, and was made up Of citizens
representing the various interests of
that locality. They were very enthusi-
7astic and organized into marching
clubs neatly uniformed. Several bands
and colored glee club furnished the
music. Owing to rain, the delegation
was taken to the Tabernacle, where
MAJ. Mckinley responded to the intro
oactory address of the venerable
george V. Lawrence, ex-member of
congress and an octogenarian.
MI. Mckinley, in his response. after
local reference to the home of his
visitors as the birthplace of Blaine and
OF Albert Gallatin, secretary of the
treasury under Thomas Jefferson said
For three years and a half the government
mas been borrowing money to live upon. and
'na people have been doing likewise very
Iat gety' we want, my Fellow citizens. some
people We may not be able to do it at once
Hhen we are sick, 1t takes long time to re-
coter our normal vitality. But there ought
10 De no question that it rests upon the Amer
lcan people and those in charge of public
anairs, to adopt some policy and that right
speedily. which will provide enough money
70 run the government of the United States
we ought not to resort to the issuing of bonds
IN tlme OF peace, except to preserve the credit
ana honor of the government That opens up
s sne question as to what policy will save us
from that; "a voice. "A protection policy. >
adopt the suggestion. do not know of
anything that will do it better than protee-
tlon, for 1t is a proud fact, in American his
D fhe
most part, under which we have had
protective tariff we have always had
ample revenues to conduct the expenses of the
Soseannent. NOW, that policy wisely and
the nrst and most important acts for the
people to perform. They cannot perform If
however, without Republican congress and
republican administration.
The only power that can make a nrotectiva
taf1H-congress-reside in the American neo-
PIE, and the only power that can make pro-
t 1919 Larln administration resides in the
american people By your ballots, three
weeks from tomorrow, you In coniunction
with your fellow citizens in EVERY mart of rho
eouuntry, VIII determine whether or not that
POucy snail prevail for the next four years
what Will your answer be- men of PenngvI-
van1a? (Cries Of For Mckinley and protec-
tion')
Ny fellow citizens I am in favor of that
policy for another reason While II provides
adequate revenue for the government If en-
courages the Industries and occupations nj
the American people. Your old valley to
whlch your spokesman has referred So
eIoquently, as far back as in the DAYS of
Henry Clay, was pointed to as typifyine fine
m ma blessings of protective tariff.
All TINS splendid and remarkable deyelon-
ment has been the result first as Mr. TaT
renee has said, Of the blessings of Proyi-
uence, ana then of that policy which has en-
eo Od ,;u me energy and activity and genius
ana Skill OF the American people to devotion
these great treasures of wealth which 1nat,,re
has SO bountifully provided -. :, - 80
Lnere Is notion, in some quarters. that
Wnat we need to bring about prosperity Is
Iree silver l do not believe it would he
any Ireer under free coinage to Won than II
Is now. There would be just one way for
the Worklngman to get it and that would he
to earn 1t. There would be lust one wav for
the farmer to get it and that would be Ia
sell his products. There would be lust one
Wa Way LOT tne merchant to get 1.-THE good
cio-tasnloned way-which would be to sell
MS goods over his counter and give some
tn1ng 1or the money. That Is the only way
you could get 1t il we coined all the silver
of the world. Besides, did it ever occur tc
you that money does not make work? There
is just as much money in this country TODAY
as there was from 1870 to $780, and more
ne work')
Yes. no work. It is work that puts money
INTO INTO circulation. Money does not want to be
Idle any more than labor wants tn be idle
me man who has money wants that money
70 be earning something, and the only reason
ne does not put it out now is because he
- dAIaiu ne Will never get II back or get
it back in a deprecated currency And
when ne does not put 1t out and 1t does not
circulate, then there is no work. When you
have idle men and idle money, distress and
suffering will prevail. Now I do not know
what you think about it, but think you
cannot have money too good. When a miner
has performed full weeks work. do not
know how long 1t has been since he has per
performed full weeks work-when the miner
in the mines, the glass blower in the glass
works and the workingmen In any occupation
has performed his weeks work and has mis-
weeks pay that weeks pay represents the
value OF his labor for six days does il not
tCries of Yes, yes.''} Well. now, does he
not want the money so received to be the
best In the world? Great applause and cries
OF Sure, sure.') Does he not want that
weeks pay to have much purchasing power
as anywhere? And you have received dollars
worth 100 cents In purchasing power You
want to know that they will not lose, but
keep that 100 cents worth of purchasine
power. That is the kind Of money we have
now, and that is the kind OF money we pro-
pose to continue to have. The money that
will buy the most is the money you want and
what you want now is an opportunity to earn
it. Yu canot earn 1t through the minis
but through the mills. Mines, factories and
by honest toll.
We can only do the best we know how In
this world. We can only follow the lighi
as God gives US to see the light / believe
that with returning confidenee-and con-
hdence is half the capital Of the world-meney
viii come out from its hiding place. be in
vested in enterprises all over the country and
put idle men to work, and so believing.
stand for that policy which will most surely