The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-02
CROWDTURNEDAWAY
A Monster Meeting in St Louis
Addressed by Mckinley.
The Missouri Senator Aliases Himself
Before Cieveland-Gov. Pennoysr
Refuses 10 Stump Montana

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was opening the Democratic campaign in
Missouri al Kansas City tonight. Gov.
Mckinley, facing q yociferous crowd in
large hall here, made the opening
address of the Republican campaign.
1t was the third state campaign which
be himself had opened within week.
Hon. Chauncey /. FiIiey. chairman OF the
Republican state central COMMITTEES, ex-
Congressman Niedringhaus and commit
tee of reception met Gov. Nc Kinley at the
station and escorted him to the Planters
hotel, where be held q public reception.
The governor paid a visit TO the Mer-
chants Exchange. Mr.. W. q. Boyd, pres
dent of the exchange. introduced him In
feeling speech. Gov. Mckinley said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Her
chants Exchange: 1 consider IL very
Merchants Exchange of the city OF
81. Louis, composed as it Is OF the
representative business men OF a
strong and progressive city.
bring to you the good will Of the
state of Ohio, assuming that, whatever
differences we may have, you are ali for
the city of St. Louis and for the state OF
Missouri. What we want in this country.
no matter to what political party We may
belong. is business prosperity lappiausel,
and whatever will bring that about We
mean TO have. Applause. This country
is too great in its resources, To mighty TO
permit of anything permanently standing
in the way of its progress and prosperity,
and whatever stands in the way must get
out of the way, for whatever else We may be,
0hioans and Missourians, we all OF US are
for our own country first, last and all the
time. Applause. l congratulate the
citizens of st. LOUIS upon their splendid
conservatism in business. We have
gone through in the last eighteen
months dreadful panic, and yet
the business men of this city,
resting as they do upon conservative
business integrity, survived that panic.
aud, as am informed. in your moneyed
institutions you did not have single
failure. 1t was a remarkable history to
make, and congratulate you upon II.
Gov. Mckinley was next taken to the
fair grounds, where children's day was
being celebrated. Some $1,000 youngsters
we're on the grounds, and they all cheered
Justify for Mckinley. Then came visit
to the exposition where, in response to a
storm of cheers and demands for a speech,
the governor spoke for few moments.
The crowd In Suburban hall tonight
overtiowed the large building. Ex-Secre-
tary OF the Interior Noble was one of
those ON the stage. Hon. Chauncey
l. Filley called the meeting to
order land presented as chairman Hon.
Charles Parsons, who amid uproarious
cheering mentioned Gov. Mckinley as
his choice for the presidency in 1896. The
cheering of the great audience became
almost cyclonic when Gov. Mckinley rose.
and it continued for several minutes.
With an expression of amazement on bis
face the speaker began:
Your ch air man said this was tho open
ing of the Republican campaign in Mis-
souri,; l wonder in my heart what its close
will be. The truth is that no hall is large
enough for Republican meetings this
year"
A contrast was made between the indus
trial conditions that existed under the Re-
publican tariff law and those existing at
present. the. result, 1t was charged. of
Democratic legislation, and Gov. McKin-
ley inquired whether the audience thought
1t the business of congress to legislate for
the business of the United States or for
foreign nations. He continued:
Nobody has heard of any industries
being revived in the United States since
the Wilson tariff law. If anybody in this
audience knows OF a single one. let him
name it, On the other hand they are
being revived in Europe. Ha, it built
you a single fire or given employment
to single idle workman Has 1t given
yon better prices for the products Of your
farms7 No. no. They say the law of
1894 Is better than the law of 1890 because
IL has reduced duties. 1t reduced the
duty on tin plate. and Mr.. Niedringhaus,
| who sits beside me, can tell you
what the result has been. He
has closed his tin plate works because
| under the tariff law OF 1894 he cannot COM
| pete with the cheap labor of Wales and
| pay the wages he paid under the law OF
| 1880. I would rather make ii hard for for
| eign products TO get into this country than
TO make II hard for American citizens 10
| live in this country"
| While Gov. Mckinley spoke inside the
| hall, Hon. Charles +. Joy and Congress
| man Bartho.d addressed an overflow meet
| ing of .. 500 people outside. Gov. McKin-
ley will speak at Kansas City, Kan, to-
| morrow night.