The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
ONE DAY AT CANTON
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others from Rock Island and Moline, Ill,
and Davenport, In. Maj. Mckinney sald:
You come from three states of the
mighticst government of earth. You
come representing diverse occupations
and varied employments, but you come
with single mission; you come with Il
common purpose. and that purpose is TO
manifest your devotion 10 the great prin-
ciples of the Republican party and your
determination 10 see that those princi-
pies shall triumph ON the 3D. day of No
vember.
"You come because, as your spokes-
men have SO well said. you are interested
in the welfare and prosperity of the
country you love, which You believe Will
be best subserved by Republican vic
tory nt the ensuing election, now only n
little more than three weeks away. You
have come because you believe in a pro-
tective tariff. You believe in that great
American policy established AZ the be-
ginning of the government Of the United
States. which had the approval of nearly
all the early statesmen Of the country
and of the first President Of the United
States, George Washington; policy that
has been pursued for more than half the
lifetime of the republic, and during all
the period that il prevailed we enjoyed
the highest prosperity in every enter
prise aud undertaking OF American peo-
pie. You have come here because you
are In favor of the supremacy OF the
law and because YOU mean 10 maintain
n government 10y law and under the law
You are here because YOU believe in pub
lie and private honesty, and because you
do not propose that any part of the pub
lie debt of this country shall be repudi-
ated in whole or in part.
"NOu are here TO declare that every
obligation Of this government is as sa-
cred as its flag, and that obligation shall
be kept and performed. You are here
because you want no depreciating or fluc-
tuating currency with which TO do your
business. You are here because you be-
licve In an honest dollar for an honest
government and for an honest man. You
do not want q dollar that is worth less
than 100 cents, for you were taught in
your childhood in these great states that
an honest dollar had 100 cents i'm il.
MY fellow citizens, the Republican
party is an inspiration and an education.
! wish every man I'M this country might
read the first platform that the Repub-
lican party ever made as a national party
in 1906 In the city Of Philadelphia |
wish that every young man might read
il. and ! wish that every old Repub-
lean might look up the old record and
recall ~. 10 reads today more like an
inspired prophecy than the declaration
OF n political organization. IL declared
for the unity of the states and the indis-
solubilty Of the American Union. IL
declared for free homes. for free lands.
for free speech. and IL declared for n
protective tariff IL decreed that the two
oceans should be united by rail. the At
lantic and the Pacific, and every prom
Use that this great platform made has
been kept. How glorious is Republican
triumph. There Is not page Of Repub-
lican history that has been written I'm the
last thirty-thrcc years that any lover of
humanity. any lover Of liberty, any
patriot would strike from the pages OF
American history today: not one. You
can trust the Republican party, for be-
hind II ~ the great conservative force
of the country; behind II this year, as I'm
the days Of the war, Is the great patri-
otto heart Of the country.
Democrats and Republicans alike. I
thank you. my fellow citizens. for this
call. This Is not n party campaign: II
Is n patriotic campaign. IL Is not n
campaign for men: II Is n campaIgn for
our country. ! thank you n thousand
times for the long journey You have
made that you might testify your dcyo-
ton 90 Republican principles. | bid you
90 back home and say 10 all the people
that Ohio. this splendid old state OF my
birth, will give 20 these great doctrines
of the Republican party an unprecedent-
ed majority this year.