The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-23
THE GREAT CONTENTION,
Mckinley Reviews the Five Great
Issues at Stake.

In his address to the delegations from
Belmont, Guernsey and Noble counties,
Ohio. the Ex-Governor said:
My Fellow w-citizens-This call on the part
of the citizens of Belmont Guernsey and
Noble counties is greatly appreciated by
me. 1t seems lik, old times to hear your
shouts again, and, as I an not this year
coming to see you, it is most gracious on
your part to come to see me.
Briefly stated, my fellow-citizens, what
is this great contention about that is en-
gaging the attention of seventy millions
of people to the exclusion of everything
else? What is it about? First shall We
rave an honest dollar worth one hundred
cents. or shall we adopt as our standard a
dollar worth only 81 cents? Secondly. shall
as we have always paid them-in the high
est form of money known to the civilized
the issuance of a deprecated paper money
as proposed by the Chicago Democratic
platform? Fourthly. shall this government
by law be sustained under the law and
through the courts created by law? Fifth
ly, shall we continue the partial free-trade
policy which was inaugurated by the cleo
tions of 1892, or shall we restore that grand
PROTECTIVE policy under which for more
great iHfe tse dnd A. ba nad son such
about me (at least these who can hear nv
veice) are opposed 70 debasing the money
or the country Every man, whether he
has much money or little wants it good
lie wants a money stable in value. uncor-
be worth one hundred cents on everv dollar
whether he keeps it or parts with it.
WHelner ne receives 1t in payment for labor
Or LOT IarrIl products or pays it to the ner-
chant or the banker.
:! take 1t that no man in Ohio wants tne
ooi1gat:ons of the United States dishon-
ored to the extent of single farthing
We have fought this battle over and over
agaAn. The Democratic party or one WING
at least, once declared that we must res
pud1ate the bonds of the United States
but the Republicans said: NO, these bonds
were issued to save the flag of the country
ana every dollar must be paid in as good
currency as the world knows And we
pald on under that policy more than two
thlrds or the greas national debt
is there man in this audience who
wants the currency of this government de-
baSed! is there man who wants to CON
t1nue the policy inaugurated four wears
ago! You do not want a policy that makes
1t necessary to borrow money in times of
peace In order to run the expenses of tha
government. You want a policy that viii
pay all the expenses of the goyernment
ana nave surplus to pay the debt Won
want policy that will give work to the
laboring man that gives American wapas
TO american Workingmen; that gives the
wool merchant a fair price for his wool.
that produces an American market for the
American farmer and defends the Ameri
can workshop against the worksho of the
world. This is what the Republican partv
STANDS Tor. and what hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats stand for who are 90
ing to vote for honest money this veor
Now, these great questions are to be tried
before the jury of the American people a
week from next Tuesday What will
Guernsey, Noble and Belmont counties do
then?" w