Evening star., 1896-06-16
Mckinley MASS MEETING.
Final Demonstration Prior to the
Convention.

Final Demonstration Prior to the
Convention.
A monster Mckinley mass meeting was
held last night in the Music Hall in ST.
Louis, which forms q part Of the Exposi-
ton buildir 6, in which, eight years ago,
Grover Cleveland was nominated. The
audience was made up largely Of visiting
delegates, although local politicians were
In evidence and a number of ladies graced
the function.
Introduced by Mark Hanna, Gov. Bush
Eel of Ohio presided over the meeting On
taking the chair the governor said William
Mckinley was the choice not only of Ohio
but OF the nation, and the audience rose
and howled its acquiescence Like Virginia,
he SAID. Ohio proposed to be the mother
of Presidents" and she WIS ready with
her man for the present occasion.
The remainder of the governors speech
was devoted to the question of protection
He was followed by ex-Congressman Will
liam E. Mason of Chicago, who started out
with the statement that today the republi-
cans of the country would meet to nom-
mate a President of the United States. The
audience sent up terrific shout for the
man from Ohio.
"Why don't you speak about silver?"
inquire ell a voice.
silver" said Mr.. Mason, II response, 'is
a great issue between democrats and
democrats
Mr. Mason csid the party of Lincoln had
always stood for an honest dollar, as con-
startly as 1t had stood for the Monroe doc
trine. No republican Congress ever had
been and never would be fo- the free and
unlimited coinage OF copper, silver, nickel
or gold. OF any other metal, except at its
intrinsic value. 1t had been caid that Aic-
kinley was man of one idea. The hen
headed gentlemen" said Mr.. Mason. who
makes tnis statement never heard Nckin-
ley speak on the doctrire of reciprocity.
the question of huaEce, and certainly could
not have have heard him in his masterful
leadership on the floor of the Hot Sc when
the Fnty-first Congress adopted the Reed
rules. But ass inning. for the sake Of the
argument that these ntellectual giants
are correct and that he is a man OF but one
idea-it Is mighty good idea; 1t is the
republican idea; it is one more idea than
A1r. Cleveland has lad for four years; bet
ter than all that, 1t is en American idea.
1t was the fox, I think, who boosted to
the lion Of her fec rndty and pointing to
her brood berated the lion that she had
but one cub. but 1t IL a hon.' One idea!
Socrates drank the hemlock and faced
death for one idea Lincoln. one idea, pres
ervation of the Union: Grant one idea, the
overthrow of secession; Mckinley one idea
the protection of American Industries. the
employment Of American labor and up-
building Of the American man, and YOU
God-fearing people can so home tonight
duu lhaHA Jcut udheE lNdt tnc EeXt PreS-
ident Of the United States Is to be a man
with one idea"
Congressman Grosvenor Of Ohio said an
attempt was being made to blind the issues
of the campaign by the Introduction of the
silver question. but the American people
were not 70 be deceived. What they want
cd In the American line was the American
dollar. The greenback dollar had no symp-
toms CT debility about 1t, for 1t was worth
its face value In gold. 1t was q republi-
can dollar. fought for. leS!slated for and
won bv the republicans. and what was
wanted was the protection of American In
dustry, represented by Gov. Mckinley,
which would put more Of them in the