The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
THIRD AND LAST ADDRESS.
Speech to Second Division of the
WestmOreland County Delegation.

To the second division of the West
| moreland county delegation which was in
troduced by Congressman George f Hut
Major Mckinley said
colonel Huff and my Fellow-citizens Of
Westmoreland County-I thank YOU one
ana all, for the good cheer which you
bring me to-day. i thank you for the gem
erous assurances of support which Colonel
HUFF has beer pleased 10 present in your
behalf (Three cheers were given for
Colonel Huff 1t gives me especial pleas
ure to welcome you when l reflect the
long distance you have Travelled and the
great discomfort you must have been sub
to testify your devotion to Republican
principles and your desire for the success
OF the Republican cause. (AppIause.) | es-
TEEN it in one sense as personal greeting,
but / value it far more highly as an in
dorsement of the great principles which
have for~the moment the honor to repre-
semitic great and everlasting principles
OF the Republican party. (Applause)
Principles in such a contest are every
thing; they are masterful, and everything
else must be subordnated to them.
In this contest the old lines being
more or less effaced and patriotic citizens
are coming together upon one common
platform to sustain the public honor and
support the good faith of the government
of the United States. Great cheering)
This contest in some of its aspects is the
old, yet ever new and eternal contest be-
| tween right and wrong. Standing for the
right as We believe, Tor can there be any
national credit and national currency and
the supremacy of the law is standing for
Ine right. can there De any doubt OF
that, my fellow-citizens Of Westmoreland
county? (Cries of No! no. never.O Lin
coin said in one Of those great debates
against Douglas: 1T is question between
right and wrong that is the real issue.
That is the issue that will continue in this
are silent 1t is the eternal struggle be-
tween these two .principles-right and
two principles that have stood face to face
from the beginning of time, and will ever
continue, to struggle until the right shall
a fnr
which Mr.. Lincoln contended--the limta-
ton Of slave territory. and the final aooli-
goriously TO the satisfaction eventually
Of every patriotic citizen both North and
South.
A GREAT MORAL PRINCIPLE
1--WE are confronted this year with d ques-
ton of not mere partisan difference but
with a great moral principle. Such ques-
ton, L admit, ought never to enter into
political discussion, but which, having
arisen, must be courageously met by tho
American people and settled once for all
upon the eternal principles of right, justice
and honor applause and three cheers for
Mckinley, and so settled 1 trust that the
Ike of it will never be raised again. Cries
of 1t never will bei)
But. my fellow-ctizens, what is the
proposition gravely presented to us? Roth
of the great political parties of this coun-
try have different times-the Republican
and Democratic-in the most deliberate and
books of the United States the expressed
declaration that All our money. whether
in value by every resource at the command
OF the government. tremendous cheer
and binding declaration, there are those
who propose to deliberately annul that
solemn :ontract-by lawful means, it is
true. but without pretense or intention to
make good the loss it would entail upon
the citizens, or without provision whatever
for the great depreciation ii would oeca-
SION every nOlder oil our government
curities the just claims of our pensioners
and other honest creditors. The proposition
sole monetary basis, and that monetary
basis a silver one, resting on a deprecated
in value from day to day-and what will
be the result? 1t will drive from circula-
money OF. the country for 1T must be re-
membered that the nations of the world
and the nations that are on a gold basis
use silver (Applause)
If the suggestion is made that this
course involves the good faith and honor of
the government and would for the first |
time cause partial reputation of just obi |
cations. the answer is made that our |
creditors should expect nothing better; that |
they have right to expect nothing better. |
1 protest they have right to expect MOTH !
ing of that sort from the government of /
the United States that never repudiated n |
debt it made. (Applause.)
ITO my mind the question involves a dis /
tinct issue between right and wrong. be- |
tween honor and dishonor; and ! believe
an overwhelming majority OF American |
voters on the third of November next /
tremendous applause and cheering) We |
cannot afford TO trife about matter so /
serious and vital TO our standing and well |
fare a people, and l appeal to you. my
feIlow-citizens of Westmoreland and ali |
who love their country and our institu- |
tions, to rise in their might and defeat this
appeal by such vast majority
as will put il to rest forever.
YOU come from the coal n,E regions Of Penn
IS the center of this industry. Aside from
the question of good money and the main |
tenance of our national honor. the other
issue OF this campaign is the restoration OF
our protective policy-a policy unfortunate
". In part abandoned four years ago, hut
never, / think. more strongly supported in
the hearts of our American people than to-
day. (Cries of Your are rightt3 You may
not agree With me. bur 1 believe that 1t is
q good plan for the American people.