New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16

sound in every particular CApplause) 1t stands
for a reciprocity that seeks out the markets OF
the world for our surplus agricultural and manu-
featuring products without surrendering SIN
gle DAYS wage that belongs TO the American
workingman. (Applause) 1t believes In pre-
serving home market for the American farmer
(applause). in the opening OF the American rae
tory for the American workinsman tapplausel
and the opening up of foreign market wherever
that can be done with profit TO all the great
interests of the United States Renewed APP
pause)
FOR HUNDRED-CENT DOLLARS.
1t is. too. for sound money great cheering)
every dollar worth 100 cents. every dollar as good
as gold continued cheerng). and is opposed
alike to free and unlimited coinage of silver and
the issuance Of irredeemabe paper money. to
which the allied parties seem firmly committed
(Great applause) 1t has always kept silver
at a parity with gold 1t proposes to keep tha'
silver money in circulation. and preserve side
ly side with gold. silver and paper, each equal
TO the other. and each the equal of the best
and the best never to be inferior TO the pest
money known TO the commercial nations OF tho
world. tremendous cheering) III VIII continue
10 favor a policy that will give work to American
citizens (applause). markets 10 American farm,
ers (cr;es Of That's what we want! ana souhu
money to both TREMENDOUS cneeriHS anu hui
yahs for McKney)
We are now convinced after three years eX-
perence, whatever may have been our ponuca'
relations in the past. of the truth or the opseT-
walton of Webster made more than nan cen
fury ago You will recall that he said: mat IL
the truest American policy which shall HoSl
usefully employ American capital ana AiheiioI
labor and best sustain the whole American popu-
,at,on Agriculture commerce and manufactur-
ing will prosper together or languish togethel
EQUALLY true also were the words, OF John QuinVy,
Adams: The great interests of this agricuitura
mining and manufacturing Nation are so linked
in unison together that no permanent cauSe y.
prosperity TO of them can operate MlthouS
extending its influence to the other. 'AppiauseJ
hoxsa Or11rn
pansion without National and indiN!dual holoi
Applause and cries of That's risht; , w"
cannot have commercial prosperity "lfhout w
strictest integrity both of GoVefDWeht anu -. -.
60 pnnewed applause and cries Of "That
rightly The financial honor or TINS HoNeiiiI
S. OF too vast importance. is entreiy 700 saoi eu
10 be the football of party pohucs Vui ia;aad
r,lause) The Republican party mas mann" H
II and is pledged TO maintain IL II mas nj M,
than once stood between good lailil anu W.
honor. and when II gave up 'he CoH'iO. ~ forn
Covernment our National honor HAD never o'ioi'
hean go high and unquestioned. (ApplauseJ
REPUBLICAN PLEDGES ALWAYS KEPT
1.-THE Republican party is pledged to MAINTAIN
%he credit of the Government. when Is i"'i-
matelv associated with its spotless name anu
honor and this it will 10 under all olrcAm1
stances and at any cost. (Cheers) II 49, Nv"
The credit Of the Government IN the GAYS VI NC
war TO its utmost tension To preserve u' w,
eminent itself which under God II was hdPPtS
enabled to do Following that mghty stu So.
81 lifted our credit higher than II hao eN'i pV III
before and made il equal TO the o!uest unu
s,yaaltbicst nations of tn world (Alpii:uSe
and cries of That's right!') 1t is pleoseu ~
maintain interrupted the currency OF the Gun,
try of whatever form or kind that mas "eSn
,,sed Inv National authority 1t made the ou
ereenback as good as gold. ana mas KEEP =. '
good as gold ever since. Ii mas man man 'a !
every form of American money, Wh'thtl "l'V
or naper equal TO gold: and it will not now 'a"e
any backward step. Great applause an" ci'e'
OF Good. GoOd!D. ,,, ,oc,
SO magnificent a record The Republican par'!
/Cheers and cries of That's right our Srea r
war debt more than two-tnTus ol ~ F''r ,t 0,-
our currency unquestioned our credit "H, -
Wished the honor of the Union unsulled. me
country in it's material conditions stronger tiidH
Il had ever been before. The worhlnsmaIl Dc re.
1er emnloyed and better paid than ever before
with prosperity in every part OF the hePup.iV,,
and in no part an idle workingman VINO "dH'eu
TO work tremendous applause
AN ANSWER TO a FALIACY.
consider. my fellow citizens, the advance
snent we made between 1850 and 1870 ard dun =
ing those years neither had free trace 10Y
FREQ silver (Great laughter and cries OF
.f;ood,'l The marvellous progress Of the coun-
try between 1880 and 1890 Is worthy the STUDY
of all American citizens. 1t is the best answe.
10 the oft-repeated but failacious statement
that the country has been suffering from the
effect of the act of 1873. which stopped inc Tree
coinage Of silver. 1t is an unansweraDle alsu r1
1nent for the restoration of a protective td.I
and the maintenance of sound money zap
plause:) .a.o, i, notwithstanding
',n seventy-fye of the leading cities OF 'he
United states was 81 232 $50 go In le!U II
had reached the enormous sum OF S2ooQ' d ,3,''-
Ss4 In 1850 the number of employees was I,ool'-
3S9: in 1890 2,251 1874. In lSSO the wages
earned were 500 .g6J.11S; in 1S9O Hl,2-l,l'o,-
454 or an increase of more than 10 per cent
Great applause and cries of Good! we WI WEI
then on a gold basis and had protective tariff
Enthusiastic cheering and cries OF lha'
good enough for anybodyHD In 1851 tne Naiu io Oh
sthe product was Sill ,Ji9S93; III lS"o Hi'ooo'-
2SSS37 Tie mining interests OF the country
frhiuced $500 600 600 worth of products in leoO
end St;.6 100000 in 1890. In lSSO we had 33'ooo
q miles of railroad; in 1880, 16I,I4o miles gain
of over 1900 miles or nearly 80 per cent Inc
o,edeposits in savings banks were in 1850 SSl9oOo-
900 and in 1890 81 500. 100000 These figures
n cannot be matched by any Government IN ire
world Great cheering) During these years OF
wonderful growth and phenomenal advance
ment unrivalled anywhere our currency was on
a gold basis and our revenue legislation was
based on the protective principle In lSNO the
farm values of the United States amounted 10
SI2IO4 600 OO0 in 1890 S15,962,OO0,0Oc. CAP
plause) In every department of human activ,
tty there was steady gain and an increased
and most remarkable prosperity.
TIE PRESENT DUTY OF THE PEOPLE
What a tribute to American progress! What
n marvellous achievement accomplished In a
single decade by the labor. the skill and the
enterprise of the American people All this
was secured under the present financial system
which we are asked TO surrender; and all this
was under wise industrial policy which was
surrendered in 1892 (Cries of THE people
were badly fooledr) The duty OF the people
of this country this year is to preserve the one
and restore the otner Great applause and cries
OF "Iaine has done it. and the rest will In No
vemberr) May kind Providence. who has
never forsaken His chosen people, guide us in
these perilous times in the pathway of duty and
of right and honor" Cries Of amen. Amen.)
Early in the afternoon the Grand Army posts
of Stark County called on Major Mckinley
Five hundred veterans marched with valiant
step but SLOW behind the bands and the old
reeip,ental flags veterans marched with