The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
TWO DELEGATIONS FROM THE
KEYSTONE STATE VISIT
MAI. M'KINLEY.
COAL MINERS md OIL PRODUCERS.
Composed the Bulk of the Delegations.
Some Had Heretofore Voted the
Democratic Ticket-McKinley Adj
dresses Them at His Home.

tend greetings TO MAJ. Mckinley. One
came as the Westmoreland county dele
CATION, utilizing four special trains of
eleven coaches each. This was distinct
lively representative of the mining indus
coke making interests.
TIL Oil City delegation was thor
oughly representative body from all
branches of the oil producing industry
1t includes retiners, dealers in supplies
tank manufacturers, merchants in va
rious parts of the oil TERRITORY and work
men employed in the different processes
of oil producing. 1t was claimed by
| those i'll charge of the delegation that it
| included many men who have heretofore
voted the democratic ticket. but who have
this year declared their intention to vote
for Mckinley. Among some who are
prominent in oil-producing circles and
who were with the party today were
Eugene Leibert, an independent refiner:
Eugene and Arthur Seep oil well supply
dealers; Charles Lamberton and Editor
Patrick Boyle of the Oil City Derrick
were also prominent members of the del
egation.
| Mckinley's address to the Westmore-
land county delegation was as follows:
'Col. Huff and My Fellow Citizens of
| Westmoreland County, thank you, one
and all, for the good cheer which you
bring today. 1t gives especial pleasure
to welcome you when reflect on the long
distance you have Travelled and the great
discontinue you must have been sub
Jected to and have come here to testify
to your devotion to the republican cause.
L esteem it in one sense as a personal
greeting but | value it far more highly
as an endorsement of the principles which
| have for the moment the honor to rep
resent-the great and everlasting princi-
pies of the republican party. (Applause.)
PRINCIPLES in such contest are every
thing; they are masterful and everything
else must be subordinate to them.
I'm this contest old party lines are be-
ing more or less effaced and patriotic cit
liens are coming together on one plat
form to sustain the public honor and sup
the United States. This contest, in
some of its aspects, is the old, yet new
and everlasting contest between right
and wrong Seconding the right, as we
believe, for can there be any doubt as
to our standing for national honor and
national credit and national currency and
the supremacy of the law, is standing
for the right! Can there be any doubt
of that, my fellow citizens of Westmore-
land county? Cries of "No, no; never.D
| Lincoln said in one of those great de-
bates against Douglass: 1T is a ques-
ton between right and wrong; that is the
real issue; that is the issue that will con-
tinuc in this country when these poor
tongues of ours are silent
1T is the eternal struggles between
these two principles of right and wrong,
throughout the world. They are princ-
pies that have stood face to face from the
beginning of time and will ever continue
to struggle until the right shall ultimately
triumph. The principles for which Mr.
] Lincoln contended the limitation of slave
territory and the abolition of slavery it.
self, did triumph most gloriOusly to the
satisfaction, and eventually of every
patriotic citizen both north and SOUTH
We are confronted this year with ques-
! ton of not mere partian difference. hui
with a great moral principle. Such n
question, admit, ought never en-. orr into
political discussion. but WIN having
arisen, must be cqurag' ousIv met by the
American peop" and settled once for all
upon III" eternal principles of right, JUS
ticp and honor. And so settled trust the
like of that will never be raised again.
But, fellow citizens what is the propo..
sition gravely presented to us? Both of
the great political parties of this country
have at different times the republican
and democratic, in the most deliberate
and binding manner. placed upon the
statute books of the United States the
expressed declaration that ''All our
money, whether silver gold or paper"
shall be kept equal in value by every re-
source ut the command of the govern
ment. (Chcers.) In opposition to this
legal and binding declaration there are
those who propose to deliberately annul
that solemn contract-by lawful means,
it is true, but without pretense or inten-
ton to make good the loss it would en-
tail upon any citizen or provision what
ever for the great depreciation it would
occasion every holder of our government
securities or just claims of our pensioners
and other honest creditors. The position
they make is. put this country upon a
sole monetary basis and that monetary
basis silver, resting on deprecated and
depreciating coin, a coin fuctuating IN
value from day to day, and what will be
the result. 1t will drive from circulation
or impair the value of all the other money
of the country, for it must be remember
ed that the nations of the world that are
on a silver basis use no gold and the
countries that are on gold basis do use
silver. (Applause.)
1--WE can not afford to trifle about
matter so serious and vital to our stand.
| ing and welfare as people; and | appeal
to you, my fellow citizens of WestmOre-
land and all who love their country and
institutions, to rise in their might and de-
feat this unworthy appeal by such a vast
majority as will put it to rest forever.
You come from the coal regions Of Penn
sylvania, for if | remember Greensburg
is the center of this industry. Aside
from the question of good money and the
maintenance of our national honor the
other issue of this campaign is the resto
ration of our protective policy. A policy
unfortunately in part abandoned fOuI
years ago, but never, ] think, mort
| strongly supported in the hearts of oui
American people than today. Cries of
you are right You may not agree with
me, but | believe that it is good plan
for the American people, so far as pos
sible. to do all their work at home, to
encourage the American market by pro-
tecting the American laborer against the
poorly paid labor of other countries and
protect our markets by a judicious tariff
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