The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
TWENTY CAR LOADS.
Pennsylvania and michigan Join In Early
TIonors.

Pennsylvania and Michigan Join IN Eariy
Honors.
Twenty ear loads of people from Penn
sylyania and Michigan were the first TO
get Maj MclNinley's attention. Ihey
were AT his door at . o'clock and 20 the
brief addresses of their spokesman Mr..
Mckinley responded by saying:
"YoNr early call is an example of
promptness which l trust viii be fol-
lowed on the 3d Of November in every
part Of our country, The best thing IN
this world next 60 liberty is labor, and
the best thing for labor IL an opportunity
20 work. This is the opportunity for
which we are all striving this year and
which we hope through a change of
policy In the administration OF the gov
eminent Of the United States TO enjoy 10
n larger degree than we have done in
the past three and one-half years. What
we want more than anything else in
order TO give this opportunity 20 labor Is
n restoration Of confidence. With con-
fidence shaken. money seeks its hiding
place and goes out OF the channels of
business and legitimate investment and
away from farming, manufacturing and
mining enterprises. | do not know of
better illustration Of the value Of con
fidence TO the country than is found In
our own experience during the last
twenty years.
some Financial History.
'You will remember that this country
resumed specie payments January 1,
1879. We had outstanding then, ~ we
have now, S3i6,0OOOOO of what is com
monty known as greenback currency.
Every dollar of that from that date was
redeemable in gold upon presentation at
the treasury of the United States So
great was the confidence of the people
IN the ability OF the country that from
1879 10 1913 but I6OOO,OOO of dollars
were presented for redemption, and the
gold was taken out; $iO,0OO,OO0 In four
teen years. and yet in the last three and
half years. since confidence has been
disturbed. more than $200,00O0O0 Of
greenbacks have been presented TO the
treasury Of the United States and the
gold taken ont.
Now. II confidence had existed. If the
holders of these greenbacks had not
been fearful, and they were only made
80 because the treasury Of the United
States was not collecting enough money
60 pay it's bills, that the revenues OF the
treasury were inadequate for public ex-
pcnditurcs. and alarmed, as they were
they would not have sent their green
backs in for redemption The gold re-
serve was encroached upon, and from
time 10 time we have been compelled TO
sustain IL, 10 borrow gold 60 put into the
treasury of the United States Now. the
Republican party believes il is the duty
of the government first TO raise enough
money TO run the government We don't
want any deficiencies In the public treas
nry, and II we have no deficiency we
will have no debts, and IL we have no
debts we will have no bonds. and when
we have no deficiencies everybody will
have confidence in the solvency OF the
treasury of the United States
Necessity for n High TarIn.
''Then, my fellow citizens. we not only
believe In raising enough money 10 run
the government, but we believe I'm having
q tariff upon foreign competing products
high enough 10 protect American labor
and American manufactures. We be-.
lieve IL Is the first duty of the govern.
mcnt Of the United States 10 protect and
defend its citizens. IL n the poorest
policy on the part Of the government TO
give work TO the laborcr OF other ma.
tons while we have idle men i'm the
United States. Now. when we have
once accomplished that. we propose TO
continue the good money we have In this
country We do not want any short