The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-22
OAIO'S' PLACE
In the Grand Record of Ma.
tional Progress.
MK1nLEY's MAsTERLY ADDRESS

Of Citizens From Geauga County Clio
rious Old Republican Party Now sus-
tanned by Democrats In It's Fight to
Preserve National Honor.
In addressing delegation Of citizens
from Geauga county, Major Mckinley
said:
My Fellow Citizens-I am glad to
have at my home the citizens Of my
own state from the county of Geauga.
I may be pardoned If I express in this
presence just pride in the glorious
state to which we belong and that
pride is increased when I remember
that not only the people of the western
reserve, of which you are part, but
the people of every section Of the state
have met every crisis of country with
courage, patriotism, and fidelity.
The people of Ohio have improved
every opportunity that has been pre-
sented to them to add honor to the
American name, and to bring liberty
and opportunity.
Ohio has been no laggard in the
pathway of our civilization; she has
has never fallen in any crisis; she has
measured up to the highest opportunity
of responsibility and duty; she has
never struck blow except for human
liberty; she has never had an aim that
has not been American nor a purpose
that has not been patriotic. I'm the
forefront Of every battle has been
coo,, bar hrr,, cl, ad y,,oil on6 In a
gloomy rear of every retreat has been
heard her voice of constancy and of
courage. Ohio this year will neither
pause nor falter but stand for c)un-
try and the country's honor.
We all take a just pride in the Re-
publican party. Glorious old party. No
other has such a matchless history; no
other has achieved such mighty tri-
umphs; no other has done so much for
all the races of man as the grand old
party to which we belong. Continued
applause.)
With the aid of hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats it saved the Union.
1t enthroned liberty; it put in the Con-
stitution of the United States where ii
had never been before, civil and politi
cal equality to every citizen every
where. (Great cheering.) 1t made the
Union stronger than it ever had been
before, and it preserved to us and to
our posterity one flag, and only one
the starry banner of the free. Cheer
ing.) It made the old war greenbacR
that travelled with the soldier on his
marches as good as gold and redeem
BILE in gold. cloud applause.) 1t re.
sumed specie payments and has pre-
served the national honor unsullied tC
this hour and given to this nation 9
credit the like of which it never had
before.
Will that party now take steJ
backward? Will the old party lower
it's flag? (Cries of Never, never
Men of Geauga county, will you stan(
this year for national honor and ma
tional integrity and the preservation o
| public faith? Tremendous applause
and cries, "Yes, we will.") You
spokesman has well said that you
county is made up largely of farmer
and agricultural people. You have nj
factories to speak of; you have nj
| great manufacturing establishments
and what you want is the want o
every agricultural community in tn
land-somebody to consume what yoV
produce, and the nearer you can ge
those consumers to you the better OF
you will be; and then, when you hav
those consumers near at home yo1
want them to pay you for your pro
ducts in money that will be unques
toned everywhere in the world. (Con
tinuous cheering.) You want dolla
that is worth dollar; you do not wan
52-cent dollar.
The silver men say to one audienc
that our dollars are too dear and to an
other audience they say the new fre
coinage silver dollar will be just a
good as the present silver dollar. Nov
II that is so, 1t will be just as dear a
the present dollar. (Cries of, "Righ
you are," and applause.) We wan
good money in this country and W
want good morals In this country
(cries of "Good, good,") and we wan
public and private honesty in thi
country (great applause), and we d
not propose to be nation of repudis
tors. tremendous applause.)
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