The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-30
And An E4salIy interested In seuna
Money ana Proteesion-He Al
Asesses Vast AuAleaces Froa Dss-
saat states. asa In HIS Voice
TAere IL the Hopeful Ring Of
Certain Victory.


,ne speaking had TO be transferred from
toe porch TO the reviewing stand. Each
.aiser was intent on shaking hands with
she nominee. and 50 far as possible the
opportunity was granted, although II was
nercuiean task AT one time the crowd
became 50 large that ii was impossible to
organize q line for handshaking recep-
ions- buf hundreds In that party lin
eered about the house waiting for the
major TO re-appear. and towards evening
ne came out upon the porch to meet them.
MAJ. Mckinley made nve formal ad-
dresses. the last TO seven car loads of
people coming from Fulton and williams
counties. Ohio. and DE Kalb and other
northwestern counties of Indiana There
were two Introductory addresses. The
nse audiences addressed were composed of
fourteen delegations In which were railroad
men. business men and manufacturers.
farmers. mechanics miners, oil men, glass
workers. iron workers. bankers profess
sionai men. printers. men and women Of
nee employees. coming from four states.
MesfVirginia. Pennsylvania. Indiana ana
Besides the five speeches. MAJ. Mckinley
received large number of individual cali
ers from all over the country. shook hands
with large party OF women stem
oSraphers from Akron. who had a tally
no In the parade. and who were afterward
received by Mai. McKinley's mother He
also spoke Informally In his library TO the
directors and omcers OF the German De-
post bank, Of Pittsburg and made brief
aodress In the same place. responding to
the greetings OF a small party Of business
men and manufacturers Of Pittsburg.
In response to J. B. Templer. Of Swan
ton. o.. and J. C. venir. OF Butler. Ind,
who spoke on behalf Of Fulton and WILL
iams counties. O.. and Northwestern In
diana. MAJ. Mckinley said
Your call upon me this afternoon from
TWO great states Of the American Union
II most gracious ard gratifying We are
fortunate this year that our contention
Is or that character that its discussion is
suitable TO any state OF the country.
What Is good for one pSrt OF the United
states is good for another: what is good
Tor Ohio Is good for Indiana. and what is
good for the North Is good for the South
am glad to note the deep interest the
people OF the country are taking in the
election now but few days of / was
struck by an expression OF your spokes-
man that you were ready for the contest.
believe the people everywhere beneath
our nag are ready for the contest.
Il believe there has been no time in our
history since the war that the people were
so anxious and impatient to vote and so
decided in their conviction as 10 the char
acter OK their votes as they are this year
1895. / believe that on the Sd day OF Mo-
vember the verdict Of the American peo-
pie viii be for good sound money. for pub
lie faith public morals and protection
Applausc)
'It seems almost Incomprehenslble that
the proposition which comes from GER
tain quarter TO debase the standard OF
value In this country. and degrade our
currency, with which we are doing our
aaslness--it seems aimcst incomprehensi-
he. say. that II shoud have any
lcdgment in The hear, OF any American
II there Is any one thing In government
that should be rs liked. staple and un-
varying in value. as the viii oe man can
make IL, IL IS the currency that measures
the exchanges OF the people and Is given
In exchange for their products and labor
We don't want any poor money in the
United States. applause, The expert
encc Of mankind has been that whenever
poor money has been used. the loss has
fallen on the poor people OF the country
If the white-besrded men of this audi
enrc will allow their memories to sweep
back they VIII recall that In the days be-
fore the war. when We had state bank
currency. whenever the farmer sold
his wheat CT the markets and took the
hank notes that were good AT that hour.
the next day he discovered the bank
was broken and the value of his wheat
therefore taken from him. We don't want
any sueh money as that, or anything ap-
oroachinG u. cloud cheersl We want
What We have nov. the best money in the
world every dollar Of II as good as gold
every dollar as good as the best money IN
the civilized nations. A dollar that is not
only good in one state. but good in every
state. not only good in all he states. but
good In all the great nations OF the world.
passing current always for iss face value.
There IS nothing that cheats labor. the
farmer. she producer cr ishor-ng man Ike
IN unstable and fuctuating money. We
want our money 10 be as sound as our
government. and there is no government
N the world any sounder than ours
tChecrs3
Then we want return 10 that Ameri-
can policy Anaugurafed at the very begin
nsng Of the government by the first pres:-
den. OF the United States and the first
congress that assembled under the ccnst.-
uut4cn--the American policy that viii raise
enough money 20 run the government hy
placing tariffs upon imports: and then.
when we are ievysng tariffs. we viii ad-
fust them 20 protect the American work
shop, abe American market and fhe Amer
scan people. We want 20 get away from
the deb:-r.,akfng bonds from which we
have been suffering, ard We want TO get
on a haSis that win eYsah1e the government
20 pay as /; goes. Cheers,
Then we want 10 rut the people on the
same basis. Tor sney nave ucf been upon
81 tcy the las, three and a half years. The
policy we have had the fast four years has
not Only depleted the public treasury. bur
she savings. earnings and incomes OF the
r@cpse We can make this government
lust what we want tt. We have that power
araonx ourselves. The ballot that you next
Tuesday Wi. rat In she box must express
sS,e free will OF the men os me United
States. and that. ] am sssre. WI he on the
side OF good roEey. protection tcheersl.
rec -proca-y. the supremacy % law and or
rc~t saon TO riot and puslsc disorder Great
sppssuse.f
Il believe tho voice OF Indiana and Cas4C
VIII beth be in favo~ of maintaining TIRE
Federal Judiciary OF The country always
fre~orrzlpssssle anc always IN tine Of
trouble our safeguard and cur rsasnstay-
the SulwMrx 81 our liberties I thank you
FOR this call and bid yoa carry back for
rac 20 the fr.essds vou have left at horne
my esSt wishes ard ktnsiess regards"
In hts address 10 tire delegates from
Hancock aad S.ners counties. MAJ Nc
kiEiey said IN part:
Il ara el@1 20 nsect sSsis representative
body. coming frcrn all caalters occaps-
sions ard professions from these two
counties. ard ! ana especially glad fc