The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-23
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coin TO attest TO its weight and fneoess
II this were ali, we would rof for a moment
oppose their plans. for the coins would
deceive no one and would Immediately
go upon the market as The bullion goes.
at their commercial value The bullion
owners could not force the people of this
country TO accept such collars and such
coinage would not be OF any possible value
TO the mine owners But this is not wha.
they propose. They insist, and the Chi
cago platform declares that. they shall
have the right TO bring all the bullio-. of
an the world, of all low coined and un-
coined in other countries. of all now mined
and of all the vast stores Jet undiscovered
in the mountains, TO our minis and have
ii coined at our expense and returned TO
them. with a law attached compelling the
people of this country 10 accept all dollars
Tins coiped as full legal tender for all
debts. public and private. for ali prod
ucts sold, for all services rendered, for
all labor done, at 100 cents on the dollar
The man of the factory. the mill and the
shop cannot compel the mine owner to
accept his labor at oouble price Why
should the mine owner be given the right
to compel the wage-earners and producers
of the country TO accept their silver prod
ucts at double its market yalue?"
Busy Day for the Candidate
There was another big meeting at
right in the tent. The speakers were
Gov. Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative McCleary, Of Minnesota.
EoIn speakers were enthusiastically re-
ceived.
Maj. Mckinley had an arduous day.
In addition to the task of meeting and
talking briefly with hundreds of peo-
PIE, he has had to shake hands with
thousands, make many speeches, en-
listen to the music of 80 brass bands.
AT 1890 the Americas club of Pitts
burgh, escorting Gen Hastings,
marched up to the Mckinley residence.
Mai. Mckinley came out on the stand
which had been erected just inside the
fence. ". 1. Muslin, president of the
Americas club, introduced Gov. Hast
ings, who made a short speech eulogiz-
ing the major. In response TO the greet
ing Maj Mckinley spoke briefly. He
lad hardly finished before the Building
end Trades council of Columbus came
up the street behind their band As
soon as the Americas club moved away
from the vicinity of the stand the Co.
'umbus delegation took its place John
+. Marion was spokesman. Mai. Nc
kinley again said few words. He
said, among other things:
Questions of Supreme Moment.
Your spokesman has well said that there
are two questions Of supreme moment TO
the American people-the one is work. and
the other pay Our trouble to-day in this
country is that we have not got enough
work. and all of Us. no matter TO what
political party we have belonged in The
e.
VIII give TO the American workingman
more work. We have lost good deal of
work in the last four years, and we want
10 get il back, and then when We get II
back. We want to keep Il, and when We
get ii back We propose that We shall De
paid in the best dollars known TO the
commercial world. We do not propose TO
vote il favor Of q money the value Of
which you have got 70 ascertain every
morning by consulting the market col
unns in the newspapers We have had
no such money as that in the pest, and
we do not propose 10 enter upon such
An experiment just now.
We have HAD since ls79, gold, silver and
paper-every dollar the equal OF the best,
ard the best equal TO the best IN the world,
and We propose TO keep all OF our money
that way. And We propose another thing.
my fellow-citizens. 10 matter what may
be our vacations IN life, We propose TO
Indignantly repel the idea of classes in The
United States. Every man IN this country
Is as good as any other man Every man
in this country has an equal opportunity
and equal privilege And. my fellow-ci--
liens, the man or the party tAEc would
seek to array labor against ceEi-al or
capital against labor, IS an enemy OF
both
Before this delegation left Gov.
Bushnell Was escorted TO the stand and
he was introduced and made a short
speech. Several delegations called 1T
the close Of the afternoon meeting. 1t
was quite dark when the Elkins cadets
and large delegation from Salem, O.,
called. Maj. Mckinley was pretty tired
and had gone TO his room to take
short nap. The bands played six or
eight marches and he gave up the no.
ton of slumber and made two more
speeches Maj Mckinley entertained
Senators Cuilom, Thurston. Gov. Has
tings, Gov. Bushnell, Congressman Nc
Cleary and a dozen Canton friends at
dinner Friday evening.
Harrison to Speak.
Chicago, Sept. 19.-Benjamin Harri-
son viii make some campaign speeches
in October. and the fears of the repub-
IicaE national executive committeeman
at Chicago headquarters were set at
rest Friday by the welcome intelligence.
1t came in the form of personal letter
from the ex-president in the Adiron-
dacks TO Committeeman Durbin, of Indi-
ana. Mr.. Durbin would only say the
letter contained a promise to make,some
speeches. The dates and cities will be
fixed after Mr.. Harrison has communi-
Gated with Mr.. Durbin. and the Indiana
committee viii be ignored in the matter.
One of the speeches viii be in Indianap-
oils. Mr.. Harrison viii go to New YORK
in day or so. TO remain week or ten
days, and the speaking engagements