Image:William McKinley campaign speech 1896.ogg

William McKinley gives a campaign speech from his front porch and talks about the Civil War. With the voice of William Wedge.

Copyright Status: Public Domain

Running Time: 5.0 min

http://vvl.lib.msu.edu/record.cfm?recordid=498

Most of this recording consists of a potted history of the 1892 and 1896 Presidential campaigns narrated by Wedge. The last 1:08 is the recording of McKinley's speech. If you can correct the transcript below, please do so:

My fellow citizens. Recent events have imposed upon the patriotic people of this country a responsibility and a duty greater than that of any since the Civil War.

Then it was a struggle to preserve the government of the United States. Now it is a struggle to preserve the financial honor of the government.

Our creed embraces an honest dollar, an untarnished national credit, adequate revenues for the uses of the government, protection to labor and industry, preservation of the home market, and reciprocity which will extend our foreign markets. [cheers]

Upon this platform we stand, and submit its declaration to the sober and considerate judgment of the American people.

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