The morning times., 1896-09-16
M'K|NLEY TO THE FARMERS


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ia pledged 10 maintain uncorrunred the
currency Of the country of whatever form
or kind that has been used by -natioatli
authority.
lit made the old greenback as aoJd as
gold and has kept /; as good as gold ever
since. II has maint .ncd every form OF
American money, whether silver Or paper,
equal To god; anu 1t will not now take any
back ward step. r---
Consider, my fellow citizens, the ad-
yancemcnt we made between 1850 md
1890 and during those years we neither
had free trade nor free silver The mar
yelousprorrcss OF the country between [ eeO
and 1870 is worthy the study or all Amcri-
can citizens IT, is th, t,st answer tn tt,.
oft.renpntrd bpt foIlucinus st.,teu4nt that
m. country has Neon suffering from tb.
effect of Is73 which stopped the free ,.oin-
,,,a Of silver -t-.S
III is am unonsvero,Je arpunent far
the r,,IurtIinu a, :, iIuI,,iII,t Ilrlu ana
the n.aln,rnance OF souud money I'm IssO
IN. cori.al invested in n,,nnfnrturinp in
s,yeui y-liyc of the leading cities of the
TUitcI States was 81 90. s3o 67o In
lSeD IL h,d reached tho enormous Sum nf
50 aouT35 SS1 In 1SSo ,be nun,,,er OF
en,nloyps vas 3ol ass. in IsgO . onI
l3i iuIs.u wopes earned vr,r. \ ,nl
965 77S. in Is9o 81 oplI7oAl4. ar
An incr,l.r of more than 100 nar cont
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had n Drutectiys tariff
"In 1850 tie value Of the product was
S21lI57g s99: in 1880. "a ESQ 2s6-
s3I The mining interests of tie country
nroduced saga az a Ooo worIi, Of ,roouc,s
IN lssO and sSn6 oO0. 600 in Iseo
In 1850 we had 90 eco miles Of ran
road. in lsao 1867 40 miles q cain Of
over 73 600 miles. or nearly so ner cent
rrh,. d.nnsi,s in sayinys bnnl.. ye,ein /. sO
Sslg 600 900 and in IsgO, 81 bEO, O,,;-
UcO Tbnsr fipuras cannn- he n,:,ci ed nv
any government in the world
.tpuriup mes, Yea n, nr ,ynn.,efriiT ,.rov,;n
and phenomenal advancement. unriyaiIed
anywhere. our currency was on a golu
hasis and nur rev,.pu. layislatirp was ha..J
ON The ur,urctiye nrinciIles In 1s,o the
farm vuIues Of fh, Tinted States amaitp,ed
TO S121O4 QUO 900. I'm 1880. Sl5.s62
uuu, ,uuu In every u,.lart.. ,.i,. ,II IiLnuan
activity there was steady gain and an in
creased and most remarkable proslerity
What tribute 10 American progress:
what a marvellous achievement accom-
plisned III a single decade by the lat or,
the skill and the entcrpri,e OF the American
people. All this was secured under the
present financial system, which We are
asked 10 surrender: and al this was under
a wise industrial policy, which was sur
rendered in sS2
pJ-TY OF THE pFnpfE
ine uu's oi the pc'pie "i '''is 'cuhfJ
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nc. ~ 81 ioi % ei ms ''o''Ii peopie, S"iHc
W 'nei' -, .nes' pLiio.s eiii,e, III 'Hc pa'n"as
Early m tho ,rirrnoontne Grand Army
posts OF Stark county called on MajGr
Mckinley. Five hundrnd vetcra ns una rched
with valiant step but slow" bcniad iite
bands and the Old regimental flags.
The veterans marched with a soldery
aspect that won them a tribute of earnest
ippiause all along The streets through winch |
hey passed. Col. j. j. Clark made a
brief, eloquent address to Major Mckinley |
Dn behalf OF the visiting comrades. In
lnswe to Col. Clark Major Mex iBlcy said:
1t is a very great honor to me and
me which ! shall always cherish to re-
,eive this call from my old comrades of |
he war living IN this DeighborhoOd You !
are here today not as soldiers, but as |
,itizens of the best government in |
he world, made better because Of the !
service you rendered II nearly a third OF a |
,eutury ago l lid you welcome to my |
ionie and express to YOU in response to |
he generous and grateful message de
ivered by Col. Clark my most profound |
gratitude and thanks
1T was a great thing to have been d |
oldier in the late war. 1t is an evidence
IF highest patriotism and love Of country |
or patriotism means to be willing to give
lp life, health, or strength for country:
md that you were willing to do, and you
lttested your patriotism upon many hun
ireds of fields during that war -.-e.
SECTIONAL. LINES oRJJTEBsTED
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NJ to This CITY To give me cong rotnlot otions
lot only are those who served ON the Union
ide during that great struggle, but the
men VINO served I'm the Confederate side
10Th have been here to tender cnngratuia-
ions and give me assurances OF support.
'ow all are citizens OF the common union.
nd all OF them ready to battle for that
nion and for the honor and integrity of
he government OF the United States.
THANK God, all sectional lines have been
bliteratcd and men from all parts of our
onmon country are today though having
itfercd IN the past, marching under one
anner upon which Is inscribed national
onor, the maintenance OF law and order
nd public and private honesty. amIlad
o meet you here today. l was proud or
ou when IN the fieid- l am proud of
ou as ctizens OF the Union which you
eipeu TO save /
NO erander, no eetter. no more glorious
rihy ever marched 10 battle Tor noble
auSc than the army OF which you Were a
art. You We're good citizens tcfore you
vent to the war, you were good soldiers
the war, you have been Rood citizens