il the election. Among the largest
meetings was one at Findlay on the 28th of October and one at Music
Hall, Cincinnati, on the 31st, where Governor Foraker and I spoke
together. The meeting at Music Hall was especially notable for
the number and enthusiasm of those present.

During this canvass, on the 25th of October, I attended a meeting
at the city hall, Pittsburg, which was largely attended. The chief
interest in this busy, thriving city was the tariff question, to
which I mainly confined my speech. In opening I said:

"While on my way here I wondered what in the world the people of
Pittsburg wanted to hear me for--why they should invite a Buckeye
from Ohio to talk to them about Republican principles? This city
of Pittsburg is the birthplace of the Republican party. Here that
grand party commenced its series of achievements which have
distinguished it more than any other party that ever existed in
ancient or modern times; because it has been the good fortune of
the Republican party to confer upon the people of the United States
greater benefits than were ever conferred by any other political
organization on mortal men. We have had periods in our existence
which demonstrated this. When, in 1853, you or your ancestors
organized the Republican party, our only object was to resist the
extension of slavery over our western territory. Afterward, in
1861, the only object of the Republican party was to maintain the
union of these states, to preserve our country as an inheritance
for your children and your children's children. In 1876 the object
of the Republican party was to make good the promises contained in
our notes, and to make all our money as good as gold and silver
coin. Now, the great issue between the parties, not so great as
in the past, but still worthy of discussion, is how shall we levy
the taxes to support the national government? That is the question
that is to be discussed mainly to-night."

The mention of the McKinley tariff law was received with immense
applause and cheers. Continuing, I said:

"That bill is very well named. It is named after Wm. McKinley, a
kind of Pennsylvania-Ohio Dutchman, with a little Scotch-Irish
mixed in him, too--a brilliant neighbor of mine, whom, I am told,
you have had the pleasure of hearing. It is true that this bill
was made up largely of what was called the Senate bill of the year
before, and new lines had contributed toward the formation of that
bill