The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02

terest and to the immense Importance to
them of the issues of the present cam
paign as they affect their material welfare
in every business calling and occupation
that can be named.
PATRIOTISM NOW PARAMOUNT.
Your interests as a people no longer run
on sectional lines. (Cheers.) Thank God,
the last lingering estrangement between
the North and South are being forever eff
faced great applause). and the appeal for
the restoration of the American system OF
protection and the continuance of a sound
system of finance is infinitely more impor-
tsnt TO West Virginia than any other potit-
ical question that could engage their atten-
ticn. (Applause.) Sectional questions are
no lenger discussed. Patriotism is para
mount, and the peoples welfare and the
country's honor are the supreme and over
mastering issues commanding the attention
OF both North and South. Great appiadse)
Under the beneticent operations OF the
Republican industrial policy your state mas
in a brief period practically doubled It's
population and ~quadrupled its wealth, and
If you continue to advance in the next
twenty years as you advanced from 1870 to
1850. you can only hope TO do ii under a
system which encourages home industry
ana gives steady employment TO wiling
hands at remunerative wages. Tremendous
cheering and cries Of 'Hurrah for Mchfn-
ley.) Your development and prosperity
under u wise system of tariff will give
you better towns. better farms, better
houses, better schools, better homes and
udPpASA pcOplt' "NAppIduSe anu CIlSS VI
That's right.)
Take the powders out of the stream of
progress; do not shut the door Of oppor-
tuniCy in the face of your future and that
OF your children. On the contrary, open
wide your gates; invite new people and new
capital to come in, but remember YOU can
do this only by a restoration of confidence.
You can never do it if you destroy conf
dence. ,OGreat applause( Strive for a full
q greater and more profitable home mar
ket for the products of your farms; ad-
vance always that prosperity which en-
ables the employer to pay the highest
scale of wages to the workingmen of Amer
lea, not the least. (Cheers.) Exalt the
character of your labor. Never degrade it.
Promote that comfort and contentment at
home, which conduces TO good citizenship,
good morals and good order. Stand up tor
you. Great applause and cries of 'Hurrah
for Mckinley.) Restore the principle in our
of That's right.)
Keep the credit of the government I'M
furnished above all else; (Applause;)
ard of civilized nations. (Renewed APP
plause.) No nation of the world must have
better money than we have and no nation
Of the world has better money than we
have. Great cheering.) And it is no re-
fecrion either upon our honor or independ-
ence that We refuse to adopt. the financial
policy of China or Mexico. CRenewed
cheering.)
Let Us have neither free trade nor free
silver. (Cries OF We won't!) Work and
wages nave been cut in two and we spurn
the same experiment On the money in
which they are paid. loud applause.) We
want the same good money in the future
that we have had since Jan. l, 1878, and
that we intend to have. (Cries of That's
right!D We want honest dollars. Our
great need now is a chance to earn these
honest dollars by honest work at home
(~applause), and let us do our work in the
United States (renewed APPLAUSE, and
then there will not be an idle man beneath
our flag. Continued applause and cries of
Hurrah for McAinleyiD Such is the pol
icy, newspaper men and friends, that L
bid you most Zealously urge for the great
good of the people of West Virginia and
(Checrs.)
Il thank you for the courtesy and
cordiality of this call. / thank your elo-
quent spokesman for the message of sup
port and good will which he brings to me
from the Republican press of your State,
and | assure you it will give me great
pleasure to meet each one of you person.
ally Great applause and cries of "Hur-
rah for Mckinleyi'