The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-23
ished trade abroad and starvation wages
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neves not only in free trade, but IL believes
Of Down nft With II free siiver9 + Having " dimin-
ished our business they now seek 10 dimin-
ish the value OF our money. Having cut
in which wages are paid in two, but We
will not have either the one or the other.
sIreme ndous cheering ana cries OF Hurrah ran
Democratic party is patriotically striving
for the public honor and is opposed TO free
would disturb existing valve, contract the
currency of the country by depriving of
the use OF gold and putting US upon sill
Yer basis, thus creating widespread panic
and bringing TO every American interest
serious injury.
My feiiow-citizens, will the people turn
TO that party for relief whose policy has
created the conditions under which we are
suffering and from which they are crying
out To be relieved. (Cries OF No" No"
activity and confidence. With business
confidence restored money will invest in
invested labor will be well rewarded and
the toll of the husbandman will be fully
requited. Great applause.) Without con-
fidence money will be boarded and the
means many of the men before me know.
"a voice. We have lived on sunshine too
the manufacturer the laborer and those of
other useful occupations alike will suffer.
Gentlemen. confidence lies at the founda-
tions of active and successful business
operations. We cannot restore confidence
by a proposition to debase the currency of
the government and scale down the public
tion strikes at the very life of credit and
business. Ii makes IL harder TO get money
deliberately proposing TO pay back what
has been already borrowed in a deprecated
currency. (Cries of You ere right.)
THE PEOPLE WILL DEFEAT IT.
THE people. irrespective of party will
unite In defeating financial scheme which
will confiscate the partial earnings of la
Dor in the savings banks and building and
loan associations and the investments of
the people in insurance companies, and 1
do not believe that the American people
will ever consent to have the pensions of
our soldiers repudiated by single farthing.
Great cheering and applause)
THE people want neither free trade nor
free silver. (Renewed cheering) The one
will degrade our labor; the other our mon
ey. (Appause) We are opposed-unal-
terably opposed-to both OF them. We
have tried the one ia modified form.
with disastrous results to every American
ing an experiment with the other. Gap
plause.)
My fellow-citizens, the people have a
chance this year to take the Wilson law
off the statute books and put good Amer
lean protective tariff law in its place
lenthusastic cheering and cries of
J,
provide adequate revenues for the gov
ernment and gladden. the home of every
American workingman. Great applause,
and cries of 'Hurah for William McKin-
ley.O They have a chance this year to
prevent free-silver law from going on
the statute books and thus keep our money
as gold and preserve our national name
above reproach. (Cries of They will do
that too.) If they do not improve the
chance now they Will not have another op
DOrtunitV for wears.
Does the workingman, the farmer, the
manufactures want the Wilson law 10 re-
longer? loud cries OF No.D Do they
want reciprocity. which will give us a for
eign market for our surplus agricultural
and manufactured products to remain of
the statute books four years more? (Re-
newed cries of 'No.D Do they want any
law enacted which would compel them TO
lars worth less than one hundred cents
(Cries of 'No.O These are questions which
every voter in the country must answer
in his conscience and by his vote next No
vember. Gentlemen, what shall the an
swer be? tCries of Elect Mckinley. fol-
lowed by tremendous cherlng0
II thank you most hCaettiy for this call,
for your expression Of good will and for the
assurance which Mr. jackson has given
me of your unfaltering support of Repub-
Hcan principles. 1t Will AFFORD me sincere
pleasure, ] assure you. TO meet every one
of you personally. applause and cheer
ing)
FolloWlng MAJOR Mckinney, +. l.. Polster.
of Elwood City, spoke briefly for the Wis
itors from that section. l. A. Todd then
presented to Major Mckinley a steel tube
cane. Many greetings were exchanged. and
Major Mckinley shook the hands of the
multitude. The cannon which was brought
with the visitors was made of lis pieces
of bullets. bugles and other war relics.
With the cannon comrade j. r. Trax, OF
Newcastle saluted every town from New
castle to Canton. He fired a salute during
the parade and in front of Major McIlin-
leys residence.
Hon. Joseph p Smith, ex-State Libra
rian with his wife and children, who have,
been guests at the Mckinley home, left
this afternoon for Cleveland, where they
will be guests at the home OF National!
Chairman NJ. A. Hanna. They will prob
ably return 10 Canton next week.