The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-08

ing the crowd was unprecedented in III.
/ annals OF LEGAL political history" che Al
I hauy Journal. referring 10 his speech there
SAYS that IN point al numbers and en-
thussasm the meeting eclpSf-i everything
s within the memory of men, going back be
fore the war Thousands who saw Nc
kinley for the first time We're struck bv
{ his resemblance 10 Daniel Webster. when
I the sage of Marshtield was in the height
of his powsr-a face that betcksned extra
ordinary mental power. nneounded energy
love of humor. the tenderness OF woman
and the courage Of a soldier"
At Omaha. Neh.. the Inter Ocean saws
/ he addressed an audience OF 1S.sse people
and IL IS safe 20 say he was cheered BY
/ over 80 sss people that day"
The results OF this wonderful campaign
are known The tide was turned The
/ Republican party was again triumphant,
and confidence in the future rapidly took
the place Of apathy and distrusT.
Views on Public Questions.
| McKinleys views upon public questions
! have always been frankly expressed and
| without qualification or hesitation. They
/ will be found in his public utterances.
stated with singular distinctness and sus-
1 tanned by vigorous arguments
| Speaking in favor OF pensions for cur
| soldiers. he said: The government has
almost extinguished its debt TO the bond
! holders. stamped out every succeS ton Of
| population and it proposes now TO keep
/ faith with its other sacred cretiitors-the
| soldiers and sailors who saved the ma
| ton" Pensions are less extensive than
| standing armies. and attest the gratitude
/ of a free and generous people
In the famous debate on Reeds plan Of
| counting quorum. Mckinley said. We
| insist that members in their seats shall ha
| counted fer the purpose of making Quor-
| um. and that their refusal 10 respond TO
/ their names upon a call Of the roll. though
| present. shall NOT deprive this house of
| moving in the direction Of great public
| duties. Let us be honest with the country
and with each other. Let us defeat bills
in constitutional way. If We can. or not
| al all"
or civil service ne said: cit is in accord
with the highest and best sentiment Of the
| Republican party: aye. mare. IL is sustain
| ed BY the best sentiment OF the whole
! country. The merit system Is here. and il
! Is. here 70 stay. We may as we'll under
| stand it and accept II now. and give our
| attention 70 correcting abuses. II any ex-
| list, and improving the law wherever ii can
| be done 10 the advantage of the public SER
| vice"
| Mckinley's advocacy of the American
! protective system is known to everybody
| But one or two passages from his speeches
on this subject viii be interesting Speak
| ing against the Mills bill in ISIS he said;
| -NRStibAt AiENAtHt Ni fAfHAf.e Wftltn our
| own borders and among our own citizens
| Is the law OF the republic. Reasonable
taxation and restraint on those without
| is the dictate of enlightened patriotism
| aud the doctrine of the Republican party.
| The foreign producer has no claim or right
| TO an equality with our own. We put a
burden upon his product tons. we discrirn-
| mate against his merchan dise because he
| IS alien 10 us and our interests We do IL
| 10 protect our own, defend our own, pre-
| serve our own. who are always with us. in
| adversely, in prosperity. in sympathy and
! purpose. and. IL necessary, in sacrifice
| This Is the principle which governs us |
| submit 1t is patriotic and a righteous
| one
| In concluding his speech on the McKin-
| ley bill, in 1890. he said: When merchan-
| disc is cheapest men are poorest and the
| most distressing experiences In the history
| OF our country-aye, in all human history
| have been when everything was the low
est and cheapest, measured by gold for
| everything was then the highest and dear
| est measured by labor. We have no wish
| to adopt the conditions of other countries.
| Experience has demonstrated that for us
| and ours. for the present and the future
| the protective system meets our wants
| and conditions, promotes the national de-
| sign and viii work out our DESTINY better
| than any other. With me this position Is a
! deep conviction. not a theory. | believe in
| II and thus warmly advocate II, because
| enveloped in it are my country's develop
| ment and greatest prosperity. Out of II
! come the greatest gain of the people the
| greatest comforts to the masses the wild
| est encouragement for manly aspira tlons.
| with the largest rewards dienifying and
| elevating our citizenship. upon which the
safety. purely and pernanency Of our po-
| litical system depend"
In a speech before the Michigan Club in
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| publican party he said: You have not 10
| guess what IL will do. The whole world
| knows it's purposes: IT has embodied them
| IN law, executed them In administration;
| II has bravelv met every emergency and
| has ever measured up TO every new duty
| 1t is dedicated 10 the people; II stands for
the United states. 1t practices what u
| breaches and fearlessly enforces what Il
! teaches. Its simple code Is home and
| county. Its central idea is the well being
| Of the people. and all the people. II has
! no aim which does not take into account
| the honor of the government and the ma
/ terial advancement of the American peo-
| pie. The Republican party is neither an
| apology nor a reminiscence. II Is proud Of
| It's past. and sees greater and greater use
| fulness In the future
| Mckinley favors shorter hours for labor.
/ In an eloquent address in Cincinnati on
| Labor dav in tSal he said: '''The labor OF
| the country constitutes it's strength and lts
| wealth. and the better that labor IS con
| ditioned the higher its rewards the wider
| its opportunities and the greater its com
| forts and ref1nements, the better Will he
| our civilization. the more sacred will he
| our homes, the more capable our children
and the nohler will he the destiny that
| awaits us. We glory I'm the fact that In
| the dignity and elevation Of labor We md
| our greatest distinction among the nations
| OF the earth
or the Federal election hill called nv its
| enemies the force bill framed 20 secure
| free vote and fair count In every part 81
| the country. Mckinley in the house Of rep
| resentatives in 1880. spoke these eloquent
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