New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
THE TWIN CAMPAIGN ISSUES.

Major McKnleys response was brief and happy.
He spoke on the issues Of protection and sound
money as follows;
see you have not lost your earnestness and
enthusiasm for the great doctrines Of the Repub-
lican party. We cannot by legislation in this
country make values; we cannot by any leger-
demain of finance make something out OF noth,
ing. The only way to get wealth Is by iapor ana
anybody who teaches any other doctrine Is
false teacher and not the friend OF American
citizenship or of our American homes There Is
such thing as creating wealth. by the mere
breath of Congress- Congress can do gooo
many things but it cannot make you rich by de-
basing the money of the country, and IL cannot
make the country rich by giving us dollars that
are only worth J2 cenfS each ana stamping theIu
dollars. Applause)
Now Congress can help the country. but II
must be by wise legislation, caring Tor the
products the labor. the farms ana the men OF
our own people, by protecting them against the
products OF people living in other lands CGreat
applause) II you are a farmer, what you want
first is good crops. Legislation cannot heip you
TO them You know n order TO get good crops
you have to SOW, and then you must have Gods
sunshine and rain, and cheap dollar WIZ never
help your crops any. Great applauseJ iou
have to toll Just as hard for a poor as good
crop Now, after you have a good crop. then you
want a good market; you have that IN the chited
States il you are let alone but IL somepoays
product can come in here and dsplace yours.
then your market is not so good. Ism that
right? (Shouts: Yes. you are right") Inats
all there is Of that question II is a question on
which our 7OOUOO00 Of American freemen should
by their ballots decree that the legislation OF our
country shall protect and defend American IN.
terests and promote American ue'eioP"e"s
against tie outside world ,,
Now. when you have a good market ana sell
your wheat corn. you want to be paid IN good
money You older men around me VIII remefnper
the period when 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 not the
next day you discovered its value had depreci-
ated and was not worth anything. and all your
labor was lost Well now. the best thing Tor the
farmer after his good crops ard his good markets.
Is good money. and when you give full -FOUR pecks
for a bushe and sell your wheat by the fut
bushel you want to be paid In dollars tnat are
worth fully 100 cents each. not only to-day ous
every day and everywhere
This Is what the Republican party stahds rot
this year-thosa two things above all others-put
the Republican party doesn't stand alone Tor
them The greater part of the Democratic party
the great leaders the old DemocratiS party:
are one with Us In the struggle for Natiohn
honor and prosperity.
delegation from Medina County. Ohio. numoS3s
ing more than I.O0O called at 1890. There were
bands and q good glee club with II, whch sang
popular campaign songs while the> thr0ns was
marching into Major McKinley's yard. The spokes-
men were NJ f. Warner president Of Baldwin Uni.
versity who addressed Major Mckinley In behalf
of the citizens of Berea and the Republican College
League and Prosecuting Attorney c. ID. Wtghtman,
who made an address for the people OF Medina
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