The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
TO HOLMES COUNTY VOTERS.
Major McIkinIey's Address to Visitors
from His Old District.


When the Holmes county delegation ar
rived at noon local committees took charge
of it. The sturdy farmers and workingmen
of which it was composed marched in a
body to the Mckinley residence, where Dr.
Bingham, of Millersburg, delivered a con-
gratulatory address. Major Mckinley re-
piled as follows:
MY Fellow-citizens-It gives nle very
great pleasure to welcome to my home
the citizens of Holmes county. / recall,
with special satisfaction, that in 1880, just
six years ago, by the act of the Legisia-
ture your county became a part of the
candidate on the Republican ticket. / re-
member the campaign that | made in your
fonnty finn With, WITH speG pleasure and gratiica
your words of good cheer; recall the en-
couragement which you gave me at every
turn, and although an Overwhelmingly
Democratic county, as you have always
been, it was pleasant to me in studying the
returns to observe that with your aid and
that of some of your Democratic neighbors
the result showed Republican gain. (Ap-
plause)
THAT was the year when the prophet
was abroad IN the land. The campaign
was one of prediction and prevarication;
the tin peddier was abroad in Homes
county His marvellous tales startled the
community. daughter and applause and
beating of tin buckets.) Tin never was so
high before or since. We had only just en-
acted the protective law OF $780, and we
had determined in that law that would
establish in the United States factories
that would make tin plate for the use of
our own people (applause) and we have
done it. Great cheering.) And the people
of Holmes county, will recall to-day that
not single prophecy, not single pre-
diction made in 1890 respecting the price
OF tin has been verified ca voice, Not
one9, "a and d: this year as IN 1890, we are
Of promises. Six years ago free trade, as
your spokesman has said, was to be a cure
for all ills; the panaceaL for all our
enjoyed partial free trade in the United
States, more especially in wool. daughter
and tremendous applause.) And what
effect has it had upon the wool growers
of Holmes county and other wool-growing
plause.) You know better than 1 can tell
you:
plause.) My fellow-citizens, it does not
make any difference how free silver is in
its coinage in the United States. you viii
something for it, loud applause and cries
of That's right!3 If we had mints in every
every State, and the silver of the world
was brought to those mints is proposed
by our political opponents. silver would not
be any freer for you than it is now. (Tre-
mendous cheering and cries of You are
right. Major!) Then, besides, in this coun-
try we do not propose to have a dishonest
dollar. Continuous applause) We pro-
pose to have the best of everything that
is going. (Applause) We have the best
propose
to continue to have the best money. "a
voice, That's what We are going to dot)
THE QUESTION OF HONESTY
There is another thing. my fellow-citi-
zens: This year the people mean to put at
rest the question of their honesty, which
was never doubted either at home or
abroad until put into controversy by the
allied parties in this political contest.
say allied parties-the one a new party,
assuming old name the other little
older and falsely claiming to be the Peo-
pies party. 1t is to the credit of the coun-
try that the time-honored leaders of one
of the parties have Indignantly repudiated
those who have assumed TO question the
pubic honor in the name of Democracy.
(Cries of Good and applause.) The peo-
party of the combination for assuming the
role of dishonor in their sacred narle.
Great appause) The people have no pa
tienee with those who would violate the
piighted faith of the Nation and stamp its
obligations with dishonor. Tremendous ap-
plause) They Will not tolerate reputation
of public law or private dealings. They
viii not countenance the clipping of the
coins of the country, and will never con-
sent to clipping the currency in any form
which may be proposed. Continuous cheer
ing) The contest should be so settled this
year that no party hereafter can alarm the
business world and shake public confidence
by proposition to scale our debts, either
public or private. applause and cries of
You are right!o We cannot afford to