The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-23

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 22.-Three dele
cations called on Major Mckinley to-
day and he addressed them all. Despite
a drizzling rain that continued through
out the morning and a strong north
west wind that blew cold during the
afternoon, the enthusiasm that has
characterized the pilgrimages was I'M
abated. The Holmes county farmers
were the first to arrive. Major McKin-
ley spoke to them in part as follows:
Six years ago free trade was to be
the cure for all our ills-free trade was
70 be the panacea for all our troubles
| wen, we have now for four years en-
joyed partial free trade in the United
States, especially in wool, and what eff
feet has it had upon the wool growers
| OF Holmes county and other wool grow
] ing counties? You know better than I
can tell you
NOV 1T IS FREE SILVER.
Free silver is going to cure ali our
Ills. Laughter) Why, my felloW-citi-
zens, 1t don't make any difference how
free silver is to be coined in the Unit
| ed States, you will not get one dollar
| OF II unless you give something for it.
| "a voice: That's right" and applause)
If We had minis in every state of the
Union and in every county and in ev-
| cry city and the silver of the world
was brought to these minis, as is pro-
posed by our political opponents, silver
would not be any easier for you to get
than 1t is now. "a voice: That's
right.'O And besides in. this country
We don't propose to have a dishonest
dollar. Great applause.) We propose
TO have the best of everything that's
going. We've got the best country and
the best men, and we propose to con-
tinue to have the best money Great
apDlause)
There is another thing, my fellow
citizens; this year the people mean to
put at rest the question of their hon
esty, which was never doubted either
at home or abroad until put in contro-
versy by the allied parties in this DO
| lltical contest. L say allied parties
the one a Democratic party assuming
an old name, the other a little older and
falsely claiming to be the Peoples
party. 1t is 70
THE CREDIT OF THE COUNTRY
that many of the tfme-honored leaders
Of one of the parties have Indignantly
repudiated those who have assumed to
question the public honor in the name
of Democracy. (Applause) The people
/ in November will repudiate the other
part of the combination for assuming
: the role of dishonor in their sacred
name. (Applause.) The people have no
patience with those who would violate
the piighted faith of the nation and
stamp its obligations with dishonor.
They will not tolerate Reputation OF
public order or private dealing. They
will not cOuntenance the clipping of the
coins of the country, and they will never
consent to clipping the currency in any
form it may be proposed. (Applause.)
The contest should be settled this year
that no party hereafter can alarm the
business world and shake public conf
dence by the proposition to
SCALE OUR DEBTS,
either public or private" (Applause.)
About 2 o'clock q delegation to the
number Of LOCO from Cataragus and
Chautauqua counties, New York ar
rived by a special train of fifteen coach
es. They were met by the Canton
mounted troops and a reception comm t
tee of citizens and escorted to the Nc
Kinley residence. Among the towns
represented was Jamestown, Carroll.
Randolph. Frewsburg, Lakewood, Watts
Flats and Panama.
The candidate, bowling his acknowl-
? edgements, then addressed the crowd
as follows:
My fellow citizens: 1t is especially
gratifying to me to welcome to my city
and my home citizens of the great en-
pire state Of New York. It is a proud
thing to be &. citizen of the first and
/ greatest state in the Union, but it is
prouder still to be a citizen of the
mighty American nation. Great cheer
ing) Your call at any time would have
/ been most welcome, but your coming so
far on such an inclement day to tes-
tify your devotion to Republican prin-
ciples is, indeed, a most impressive and
+ significant act.
I'VE have heard a. great deal i'm this
| campaign about the doctrines Of the
fathers. Hamilton favored both gold
! and silver as money. though he pre-
/ ferred gold alone himself, and the
: government Of the United States
/ entered upon the use of BOTH Hamil-
j ton announced the great fundamental
: principle when he said: There can
hardly be a better rule for amy coun-
try for a legal tender than the market
! ratio
I'm other words, every coin should
/ contain enough metal so that, when
! melted, it will be worth just as much
as when it is stamped as money, the
/ bullion or market value always TO be
| the same as its legal or money value
| Great applause and cries Of He was
right.O This was the doctrine Of
! Hamilton and Jefferson. This has
been the undertaking policy of the
/ government under every adminEstra-
| ton, and has been the settled policy OF
| all great parties of the country from
| the beginning of the government By
| the act of July, 1890, commonly known
as the Sherman law we insisted upon
putting into law the doctrine of HaInil-
/ ton-the parity of the two metals must
always be sacredly maintained. (Ap-
plause.) The Republicans wrote into
! that law, for both branches Of con-
gress and the president were in the
| hands of the Republican party, a.
solemn pledge, which is as binding am
agreement between che governmenH
and the people as was ever made.
Here is the language: 1t is the estab-
| Iiej,ad xoolicv off the limited States. til