The herald., 1896-10-15
CLEVELAND STREET CAR MEN
Take the Trip Necessary to Hold Tbelg
Positions
And Maryland Miners Shout to Scare Avv
the Or. B.
The Campaign of Doodle Dragged Along
Hanna Lines While Honest Speak
ers Convert the Masses to Free
Silver Coinage at 16 to L
Associated Press Special Wire


CANTON. Ohio. Oct. IA special
train of eleven coaches arrived about
noon over the Pennsylvania lines, bring
ing an enthusiastic party from McDon-
aid, Pa, with greetings and congratula-
tions for Mckinley. The delegation was
composed largely Of railroad men and
farmers.
In the course Of his response 10 tha
delegation Major Mckinley said:
We have been extremely fortunate a.
a government. We have had not serious
cause Of complaint in our eventful his
tory in the matter of good government
and by that 1 accept the definition OF
Jefferson that the "best government is
that which seems to govern least; that
gives to the citizen the largest freedom
of individual action, the largest individ-
ual liberty. that places upon him the
least restraint and imposes the smallest
burdens upon his time, his serveice or
his income" Contrast our condition
with that Of the people of other coun.
tries and we find cause for sincere con-
graduation. We can truthfully say a.
Americans that our national adminis-
tration, in all the years of the past.
whether Federal or Democratic, wheth-
er Whig or Republican, has for the most
part conducted the government with
credit, honor and efficiency. 1t will con-
trast favorably with the administration
of any other government on earth. To
our credit be it said, that not one Of the
administrations, whatever may have
been their mistakes and failures, ever
suggested, much less attempted, the re-
pudiation, directly or Indirectly, Of q
single dollar or cent honestly due to q
citizen of this or any other country Of
the globe (renewed cheering) nor coun-
seled the establishment of money for
the use of the people tainted with the
slightest dishonor. Shall we now con-
sent, by our votes, to lower that high
standard or reverse the proud policy
which this government has pursued
from its beginning? Shall we tolerate
now a policy that would cheat any of
our creditors, whoever or wherever they
may be? Shall we tolerate policy that
would deprive the brave men living, or
their widows or orphans, Of farthing
in the pensions that a grateful govern
ment has granted them? How could
we recall their patriotic service or the
heroic services Of Washington. Adams.
Jefferson, Jackson. Lincoln and
Grant if we were to stop to shave
one dollar either from the money cred-
itors of the government or those
other creditors of the government who
were willing to give their lives to save
the union? tremendous applause.)
Yet, my friends. no other logical con-
struction can be placed upon the propo-
sition now before us to reduce and de-
preciate the value of our dollars.
There Is another thing that may be
said of our government. We have al
ways had good money so far back al
the national authorities are concerned.
No congress that 1 can recall has ever
passed, and no president has ever signed
bill that authorized what was con-
fessedly dishonest or discredited dol
lar to be coined or issued by the
United States government. In time OF
war we have maintained the credit OF
the government by issuing its promises
to pay money, but the government has
been prompt to make those payments
good, good as gold.
Again, good wages, too, we nave en-
joyed, especially since 1860. and, meas
ured by the labor standard of other
countries, they have been the best
Our contention in this regard Is pure
ly domestic We steadily aim at .
higher citizenship, a more exalted ana
enlightened citizenship. We have en-
couraged a high standard of American
manhood and American womanhood,
and we do not propose to lower that
standard now. (Applause.)
Seven carloads of the employees OF
the Cleveland City Street Railroad COM
pany were here this afternoon to pay
their respects to Major Mckinley. They
were all uniformed and were particu-
larly we'll drilled. To them Major Nc
Kinley said, in part: You are here be-
cause the contest that is now less than
three weeks away from its conclusion
will settle, I trust, for all time number
of important and fundamental Ques-
tions. One of the things we Will settle
is that this is a government under lew
and by law and that this Is a govern
ment Of honor and integrity; that It
would spurn to repudiate any OF IT.
obligations, public or private; that te
would spurn to establish a currency
that was not good and sound in all COM
mercial transactions in every part Of the
world. Then we win settle another