The San Francisco call., 1896-10-07
MAJOR mckinley
TALKS TO VOTERS
Rain Does Not Check the
Stream of Visitors to
Canton.
Ringing Words to Show That
the Financial Policy Must
Be Upheld.
REPUTATION MEANS RUIN
Delegations to the Shrine of Repub.
licanism Told of the BlunderS
of Democrats.

CANTON, OHIO, Oct. 6.-Notwithstand-
ing the inclement weather visiting delega-
tions to the shrine of republicanism to-
day heard Major Mckinney words of well
come and utteranees on the issues of the
campaign, but the tabernacle had to be
used instead of the porch of the candi-
dates house. The first delegation that
arrived was from East Brady, Pa. Major
Mckinley addressed it in part as follows:
One thing 1 think we are sometimes too apt
TO forget-we are too apt to forget what is be-
hind us, too apt to be needless of our own ex-
perience We can hardly realize that from
1873 to 1898 we reduced the public debt
from s., ,333 331, ,308 to $4,000. .000 We
paid of during those twenty years 81, ,623 5S1,-
67l OF the public debt. And we were under
protective and sound money system when we
were making large payments. Two-thirds OF
that great debt disappeared, and while we
were paying it off we were building up in this
country the most splendid industrial enter
prises. giving cons tant, steady employment to
American labor.
Now, my fellow citizens, four years ago the
people of this country determined 10 change
its policy. They did change it. What has
been the result? We have since that time
created a National debt, principal and inter
-
the greater part of that time deficiency in
the treasury, the Government not collecting
sufficient revenues TO meet its current
expenses Labor has been unemployed.
If we will but follow the lamp of
experience, following in the direction
in winch the light of that lamp leads US, on
the Sd day of November We will vote down
the policies which have brought US these con-
ditions and vote to continue monetary sys-
ali Iaci I@50 xufll lrir-a
us the best money in the world-a money
which panics cannot disturb and business
failures cannot deprecfate. We want good
times, plenty OF work, good wages and good
money. How viii you vote? l thank you
most heartily for this call, and bid you all
good morning.
At 3 o'clock delegation of $50 lumber
men from Buffalo and Tonawanda arrived
on special train. To them the candidate
said, after quoting extensively from sta
tistics relating to the lumber industry and
the benefits it derived from the protective
tariff:
am in favor of encouraging our shipping
interests in every proper and suitable way, and
] am in favor Of the restorat ton OF a tariff sys-
TEN which builds up home factories, home
markets and home trade and which makes this
wonderful international commerce of ours
possible. [Great cheering.l For the past three
years we have contributed something to build
up manufacturing in the cities of Europe,
which is well enough if we had no idle men at
home [great laughter and applausel, and
while we have been doing this we have cor
respondingly been doing something to drag
down manufacturing in the United States and
doing good to our foreign relatives TO our own
injury; helping foreign markets by surren-
dering our own markets and getting nothing
by the process Is that business2 [Cries Of
'No"l
In common with other good citizens you are
concerned in the proper settlement of the free
coinage question. IA voice, "We will settle it
all right" followed by great laughter and ap-
plause.l DId you ever reflect how it wou d
help the prices OF real estate and buildings to
have all values unsettled and the validity of
contracts thrown into jeopardy The history
of the world proves that real estate suffers
most severely in every period of financial dis
tress and of all property it RECEIVERS the most
slowly. Read the history of the great fnan-
cial depressions and panics of 1925, 1887,
I841, 1857, 1873, 1878, 1893 and 1896 and
see il this is not true. The triumph of sound
money and protection at the polls in November
viii, in my judgment, restore confidence and
thereby help every species of business, and
when that is done your business viii share in
general prosperity. [Great applause.l
The next delegation to arrive was from
Syracuse, N. Y. They came at 5 O'Clock
and marched through the driving rain to
Major McKinley's house and then to the
Tabernacle, where the candidate addressed
them in part as follows:
In common with Republicans everywhere
this year you show an ardent interest in the
pending campaign, of which yet only four
weeks remain. The campaign of 1894 was
regularly campaign of the people-then
they expressed themselves for the first time
after the campaign of 1892. Their verdict
was an impressive protest against the tariff
legislation of a Democratic Congress Men of
Syracuse, have you changed your opinion of
that legIsla tion since then? Loud cries of
mol noP'l The same question is presented
now with the added one which involves the
character of our country and the inviolability
of our credit. Ii the free trade policy Of the
Democratic Congress merited (as l think
JUSTLY the condemnation you gave 1T, how
much greater must be your vote of protest and
disapproval when it is coupled with the prop
osition to enter upon the free and unlimited
coinage of the silver of the world.
The people of New York naturally are most
deeply concerned as to the outcome of the
l6Il6T lteueg pOSScbsiLR as tHSy OO bSaAAy
5000, ,O0O,0 900 in their savings banks, $780,
000. 900 in Uaited States insurance companies,
and 500, 100000 in the capital and loans OF
your State and National banks, in addition to
your other forms of property, in all of which
they would suffer immense loss if we should
enter upon en- era of dishonest and depreci-
ated currency. Greatly as you have suffered
in your business enterprises by the tariff
policy which has prevailed for the past three
years the new Issue would still further en- tail
loss ard injury, and is a change, 1 believe that
our people wall not tolerate tor an instant, as
they value their material interests and the
honor of this great Nation. IGreat applause
and cries of mo, neVer."J
Property and investments are dear to all of
them, but 1 am fully persuaded now, as so
many times in the past, neither would weigh
In the balance with love OF country whenever,
wherever and however its honor may be as
sailed. AS the allied parties in opposition are
urging this question, it is not a proposition
for the free coinage OF both gold and silver,
but practically that OF silver alone. and not
silver by International agreement, for to that
they are not opposed, but solemnly, exclusively
and defantly If you please, the free, indepen-
dent and unrestricted coinage OF the silver of
the world, regardless of consequences and