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cent. and property OF the assessed valuation of
nearly $4,000, 100000. .
This was the achievement OF twenty years
greater than the parent itsolf. under tho wise
laws enacted anu enforced. or under the policy
those twenty years the protective policy was
steadily pnrsued and our present gold standard aT
Of value was tho basis of all tho money issued,
whether gold, silver, or paper. - ,,
Yet there are those who insist upon declar:
nE teSs sSs sHs sSis We
loo cents in gold every minute of every
is impoyerIshing the West and bankruptinG all
its people. lApplnusel The Mississippi Valley
growth told by the CENSUS hGures, the official
authority, proves the fals'ty and absurdity OF
The new promising States Of North and
south Dakota, Kansas Nebraska. and Mime;
seta arc certainly young gNnts Of the West and
TO 4. 200. 900 in 1880. and wealth of Sl.2s5 oQO-
900 demonstrates to any fair.mnded man that
drouGhts and poor crops, they are still reason-
ably vigorous llaughterl and IN no very
ar of being Dakota hna
from l4,ls1 to bl1.5a7 in population in
,@osS o Ran.s had
400 to 1,427 7.oe0. while her assessed property
gained more than 500 per cent. in popu.
son II aa s'S s sw nSssssns ns
appraised valuation in property of Sls5.ooo, 900.
Minnesota had trebled IN population in tho
same eventtul. period, Increasing from 4a9, 7oe
valuation Of property was s5se, 10000 .ooo..
so might we enumerate all these @ nineteen
All have made remark able progress. ali have
gained Immensely in both people and wenlth,the
older States not SO RAPIDLY us the newer.
pace. and all the time they have been max
ing this progress we, have been under a
and %dp'y cries Of 0 There 'p"Sno
ing the matter With any Of them whether
divisions. whether OF the old slave territory or
the virgin prairies. except that their people
which they formerly, enjoyed.
The great trouble IN thi, country is that
haze ppSs.o Ss onoash sSS to ers. %F Of
this country in 1899 at the best wages
the world. What is the matter now IA voice:
." Why. the Mills are shut down. Iti the same
tho same energy and enterprise ana skin that
we Ind four years ago-what's the matter with
the now M "f cn'in
1T is lack of confidence you all with ono
voice say, and why this lack Of confidence. ask
stance is a restoration of confidence; 50
%ny S5 ,o sh have about Rs ,ns so
ernnent and among the people is for the
to have a revenue policy that will
plause.l You cannot create confidence among
the people If you have no confidence in the pu b
SOUND. and all we want is an opportunity 10 earn
them; Vociferous cheering and cries OF That's
How can this be secured IA voice: ELECT
Well, | do not know what you
may think about il. but believe tho best way
States is to do all your work at home at. the
and des fully
dignifed citizenship. tApplause.
Cincinnati, the Queen City of the West. has
Of the s @ Vev in M maaS any
tnnt contests In the old time her influence
Of OFT the I'VE Vest for @ national money @ and protsctive
In Tho contests before the war; although a
ing, that struggle WAS always firm
sna ps sSs her RsDsheans mo1 %1"es
signal triUmph. and again in 1875 and 1870 her
example was especially cionspsuous for tho
once Hamilton county has saved the State OF
Ohio In the close fights. la voice" We Will
doubt do % not that voice viii be | strong and clear
and smphatcc, this year [applause and cries
49,, You have many men IN Cincinnati of proud
bus mess records. No city anywhere In the
The he great pahics Of 1857 and 1873
ton In this country, and that is now safe and
sound and steadily progressing after the panic of
is':i and 1894. MAJ safely be aepended upon
aiI her neighbors;. tApplause and cries OF
= You're right No city OF the West Is better
better provided with railroads. has u steadier
trade on the river. or, ,posss-scs more
Cincinnati. tApplause.l Her travelling men
have extended her commerce In every direction
mud bdilt upn wholesale trade OF vast propor-
Let them but promulga.s the same safe
and conservative but wise and patriotic prln-
ciples as nctuntc her business men, and
they have done much for the right and
for the country. tConttnuous applause.
Cincinnati. can again lead. and shs owes II to her
you, my fellow citizens. for this call. thank
you for the honor that your great city
as your spokesman has said, the great power OF
the commercial travellers. They are so power
against any interest of the country. tCries of
I'VE % are With viii YOU, MaIIor;"l | .hAnk YOU all
cheers, lasting several minutes
Following closely upon the commercial trav-
si!sr; came car G; delegH,ion Of l,50o from pitts-
sp"kesmen, W. Il; Reed and Percy II F. smith,
were happy in their renarks to Major Mckin-
Pittsburgh:
My FELLOW CITIZENS: hnve already
spoken five or six or soven or eight times to-
day llanGhterl to great DELEGATIONS that
country. To mono do l give warmer well
come than TO the commercial travel
lers Of the city OF Pittsburgh. Applause
and IIurrah for McKinley."l There is no class
of our population that so quickly disccrns bust
ness depression As the commercial travellers OF
the United States. There is no class Of our fell
low citizens who are SO prompt to discover what
is the matter with the country as these
commercial travellers, and II / wanted TO know
exactly what tho condition Uf trade was In any
State Of the Union | would consult tho repre-
sentative travelling men Of that section. They
are very handy crowd. They usually have the
best things that are going. Laughter and ap+
plnuse.
This Ia a very remarkable campaign Things
that are supposed to be settled forever and cter-
naly settled. Ero brought into open contro-
versy. the courts OF the country that have al
ways been held sncred by every American citl-
zen where the scales of Justice have heon
evenly balanced; courts that have been unin-
iucnced by wealth and unmoved by passion,
the tribunal which defends the weak against
the strong have not escapcd attack from
somo OF our political opponents. Law
and order, which lie at tho very foun-
dation OF our political fabric. which
are the very essence Of our public institutions
are also assaled 80 that good men this year,
irrespective of their old affiliations. are break
Ing away and uniting upon one great platform
In n tho nj ional unI ha int rit