THE REAL ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A GOOD DEAL BETTER TO OPEN UP THE MILLS OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE LABOR OF AMERICA THAN TO OPEN UP THE MINTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE SILVER OF THE WORLD. FROM MAJOR McKINLEY'S ADDRESS TO HIS OLD COMRADES-IN-ARMS -- AUGUST 12TH, 1896.
Chicago: Edwards, Deutsch & Heitmann, [1896]. Elephant folio broadside, 36" x 48", mounted on linen at time of manufacture. A graphic black-and-white campaign broadside for Republican William McKinley's 1896 presidential contest against Democrat William Jennings Bryan. Early folds with significant wear and splitting along folds [including the backing], several archival cloth tape repairs on verso. Moderate toning at the fold lines. Good only.
"McKinley welcomes workers to U.S. mills, W.J. Bryan welcomes foreign silver." [Library of Congress copy of this print, but reprinted in 1900 with the addition of large red type, "McKinley was Right in 1896."]
Democrat Bryan, favoring free coinage of silver and elimination of tariffs, welcomes foreigners bringing to the Mint silver from India, Germany, England, Mexico, Japan, China and elsewhere. Republican McKinley, favoring the gold standard and tariffs to protect American industries, welcomes prosperous American workers to American mills.
"From Major McKinley's Address to His Old Comrades = In = Arms. - August 12th, 1896."
OCLC 20499606 [1- Detroit Pub. Lib.] as of April 2026. Item #41421
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