The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-23
M'KINLEY TO FARMERS.
Speech to a Large Delegation of Ohio
AgricuIturists.

To the big delegation of farmers from
Creston, o., Major Mckinley said:
Ladies and Gentlemen and my Fellow
clt1ZenS-1 esteem this call from old
constituents and my neighbors and fellow
citizens as a very great compliment and
honor-not to me personally but to the prin-
clip es and policies for which the Republican
party stands this year. / remember when
the Republicans of Creston and Wayne
enthusiastic of my old congressional dis
trict, and / see you have not lost your
earnestness and enthusiasm for the great
doctrines of the Republican party.
1--WE cannot by legislation in this country
make values; we cannot by any legerde-
main of finance make something out of
labor and anybody who teaches any other
doctrine is false teacher and not the
friend of American citizenship of
American homes. Great applause) There
is no such thing creating wealth by the
a good many things, but it cannot make
you rich or the country rich by debasng
the money of the country. and it cannot
tha are ong worth 3 CENTS each and
stamping them dollars. Great laughter
ard applause) Now Congress can help the
country; but it must be by wise legisla lion,
caring for the products, the labor, the
farms and the manufactures of our
peOpIe; by protecting them against the
products of people living in other lands.
IF you a farmer what you want first
is good crops. Legislation cannot help yon
to them. You know in order to get good
crops you have to sow, and then you must
have Gods sunshine and rain, and a cheap
dollar will never help your crops any. (T:e-
as hard for good as for poor crop. Now
after you have a good crop then you want
a good market: You have that in the
United States if you are let alone, but If
somebody's product can come in here and
displace yours, then your market is not
so good. Is not that right? cloud shouts
of Yes, Yes! You are right!) Then this
is all there is of that question. 1t is
question on which our 100000 of Ameri-
con freemen should, by tfeir ballots, decree
that the legislation of our country shall
protect and defend american interests ana
promote American development against the
outside world. (Applause.O
Now when you have q good market anC
sell your wheat corn you want to be
paid in good money, don't you? (Cries of
Sure and You bet!D You Older men
around ME will remember the period Wnen
you sold your wheat and were paid in
State bank money which was good on the
day you received it, but just as likely as
this value had deprecated. GA voice. 'Wns
not worth anything!o And it was not worth
anything, my frie4ds say, and 80 al 49,.
for the farmer, after his good crops and
lis good markets, Is good money, and when
you give full four pecks for a bushel and
sell your wheat by the fun bushel you
want to be paid in dollars that are worth
fully one hundreds cents each, not only
to-day, but every day and everywhere.
This is what the Republican party stands
for this year-those two things above all
others-but the Republican party does not
stand alone for them. The greater part of
the Democratic party, the great leaders
of the old Democratic party, are one with
us in the struggle for national honor ana
prosperity. Continuous chee1s)
Il am glad to meet and greet you, but
other delegations are coming, and l must
not detain you. 1t will give me pleasure
to shake the hands OF my old friends, men
and women once more. CThree rouslng
cheers were then given for the next Presi-
dent of the United States.