The herald., 1896-10-30

ginning of the government by the first
president of the United States and the
first congress that assembled under the
constitution; the American policy that
will raise enough money to run the gov
ernment by placing tariffs on imports,
and then when we are levying tariffs
we will adjust them so far to protec:
the American workshop, the American
market and the American people. We
want to get away from the debt making
bonds from which we have been suffer-
ing. and we want to get on basis that
will enable the government to pay as it
goes. Then. we want to put the peo-
pie on the same basis for they have not
been upon it for the last three and a
half years. The policy we have had the
last four years has not only depleted
the public treasury but the savings,
earnings and incomes of the people. We
can make this government just what we
want it. We have that power among
ourselves. The ballot that you next
Tuesday will put in the box must ex-
press the free will of the men of the
United States, and that 7 am sure, will,
be on the side of good money, protec-
ton, reciprocity. the supremacy of law
and opposition to riot and public dis
order.
I believe the voice of Indiana and
Ohio will beth be in favor of maintain
ing the federal judiciary of the country.
always incorruptible and always in time
of trouble our safeguard and mainstay
the bulwark Of our liberties.
l thank you for this call and bid you
carry back for me to the friends you
have left at home my best wishes and
kindest regards
In his address to the delegates from
Hancock and Seneca counties, Major
Mckinley said in part:
1 am glad to meet this representative
body coming from all callings, ocupa-
tions and professions from these two
counties and I am especially glad to
meet the good women who honor me
with their presence today. No cause can
go very far wrong if it has the approval
of those who preside over the Ameri-
can home and we would all of us get
on better, both in public and private
affairs. If we talked it over more with
our wives, mothers and sisters and took
them into our confidence. I am glad
to know the women of this country are
as deeply interested as the nyn in the
rightful settlement of the public Ques-
tions that are upon us. What is all this
contention about? What does it mean
that from one end of this country to
the other, in every state and territory
of the American union, there are assem-
bled today millions of men discussing
questions of great national import?
What is the contention about? Is it
question as. to whether we are to con-
tinue doing business with good money
or to commence doing it with poor mon
ey? This is the plain, simple question
touching the great problems of finance
We have today in this country as good
money as can be found anyhere in the
world. Every dollar of it is as good as
gold and passes current everywhere 1t
is now proposed that we shall change
this splendid financial system and enter
upon a program of irredeemable paper
dollars, or debased silver dollars. It
seems to me that the naked statement
of the proposition should bring its in
stant condemnation. If there is any,
thing the workingman wants, if there is
anything the merchant wants, or that
the farmer wants, that shall be stable,
fixed and unvarying in value. it is the
money he takes in exchange for his labor
or products.