The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
M'KINLEY TO VOTERS.
HAS SPOKEN TO 100000 PEOPLE AT
HIS HOME.


Drummed Up but Drummed Themselves
Up and Visited the Ohio Statesman at
His Home in Canton.
Major Mckinley has, 1t is estimated,
spoken to 100000 voters at his home
since his nomination. These voters
have not waited to be drummed up,
but have drummed themselves up, and
in delegations numbering thousands,
have journeyed to Canton to pay their
respects to the Republican candidate
at his home. There has never been
anything on so enlarged a scale in any
other presidential year, and, in fact, it
must be regarded as a new develop
ment in the mode of political struggles.
AS many as three delegations have
made tho pilgrimage to Canton in one
day., and each of the delegations has
been introduced in a speech by its
spokesman, to which Major Mckinley
has had to reply. He has thus made
many speeches, requiring as much YER
satility as it does to conduct a newspa-
per with distinction.
These speeches have been reported
verbatim, and in good part have been
read by the voters who can read. And
without flattery, it can be said that
these offhand addresses show prac-
tised man of affairs, who is full Of
tact, and who says the right thing IN
the most direct way. He addressed a
delegation of workingmen from this
state on Thursday evening, in the
course of which he said many things
that go to the root of matters at issue,
and will be remembered by men who
think before action. 81 am one" said
Mr.. Mckinley, who believes it Is the
business of this country to make laws
for its benefit. I believe 1t to be the
business of this free government to
preserve the American market for the
American producer, whether in the fac
tory or farm, and to preserve the
American mines, and the factories Of
the American workmen."
This he said, and truly, is all there
is of a protective tariff. We do not
see how this utterance can be dissent
ed from by any true American, nor do
we believe any thoughtful man will
dissent from 1t. We want tariff that
will defend every industry competed
for by foreign producers to the extent
of the difference in wages here and
there. To demand less than this Is to
propose to subject our men of enter
prise to unfair competition. Wages
constitute not less than so per cent. Of
the cost of production, and 1t is against
much lower wages that a tariff should
defend.
AS Major Mckinley forcibly said on
this occasion, this doctrine of protec-
ton has been cardinal doctrine Of the
party from it's birth. While we admit
that for the time being we have to de-
fend against menace of national dis
honor, embodied in a demand that our
financial policy shall be on the lines Of
sixth-rate nations, and while we pro-
pose to meet that imminent danger on
the threshold and avert 1t, we shall
do so without discarding any principle
enunciated and any policy declared in
the platform adopted at st. Louis. First
and foremost. said Major Mckinley, in
substance, we must work for q revival
of confidence, and hence we must re-
gard the issue of finance as paramount.
In order to have the wages of labor
maintained at their present remunera-
tive rate, we must provide for the pre-
servation of the currency at its full
par value as purchasing agent. For it
will matter much to the wage Garner
whether he has work to be paid for in
deprecated currency or less work paid
in money of its present purchasing
power. What the country wants is re-
lief from the menace Of reputation,
and when that relief Is afforded conf
dence will be restored and business will
revive. What the workingmen want"
said Mr.. Mckinley, sis to be paid for
their work in dollars that are equal to
the best dollars in the world, dollars
that will not depreciate in the future,
but will be as good one day and in any
country as in another" That is what
we have to provide for, and the way
to secure 1t is to vote for Mckinley
and Hobart against the field. Let the
question of cheap money be settled
once and for all.-Philadelphia Amer
lean.