The herald., 1896-10-23
Pay Their Respects at the Nc.
Kinley h0me
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
fsit to Assuage the Flood Of Protection
Oratory
For Some Reason Few People Go to
Canton Except Those From the
Towns Not Far Away.
Associated Press Special Wire

ley had strawberries and cream with his
speeches today. They came from the
second crop in Belmont county and the
visitors brought plenty Of cream with
them. Many visitors came from points
where Mr.. Bryan spoke on his recent
dash throughout the state. 1t was day
of surprises. Only two delegations were
expected, but by night six of the largest
organized bodies which have yet come
to Canton had called at the Mckinley
home besides many other people. The
streets were as crowded as on the big
Saturday jubilees. The escort commit
tees had not provided for such an out
pouring of people but the crowds were
well ordered. Women marched In line
in great numbers Mckinley approprl-
ateiy termed this "Ohio day." as he
could well do from the outpouring of
Buckeye people. although Indiana,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania were
here in organized bodies or merged into
some of the big Ohio delegations. With
one party were hundreds of students
from Baldwin university and wallace
! college of Berea, who made the welkin
ring with cheers. These people were
from the extreme northern part of the
state. Thousands of people came from
the distant river counties of the state
in company with hundreds of their West
Virginia friends across the river VAL
paraiso, Fort Wayne, Plymouth and a
dozen other Indiana towns swelled the
crowds in the evening.
Major Mckinley gave greeting to the
city council and officials of New Brigh-
ton, Pa, in his library.
1t was glorious Indian summer
weather at Canton this morning. A
large delegation of farmers first called
| at the Mckinley home. Major McKin-
ley responded to the delegation as fol-
lows:
II remember when the Republicans Of
Creston and Wayne county were among
the most earnest and enthusiastic of my
old congressional district and see you
have not lost your earnestness or en-
thusiasm for the great doctrines of the
Republican party. We cannot, by 1egis-
lation in this country make values. We
| cannot by any financial legerdemain
make something out of nothing. The
only way to get wealth is by labor. Any
| body who teaches any other doctrine is
| lean citizenship or our American homes.
| (Applause.) Congress can do good
many things, but 1t cannot make you
rich or the country rich by debasing the
money of the country, and it cannot
make the country rich by giving us dol
lars that are only worth SO cents each
and stamping them dollars. (Great
laughter and applause.)
NOW. congress can help you, but it
! must be by wise legislation, caring for
! the products of labor, the farms and
| manufactures of our own people by pro
tecting them against the products of
people of other lands. Well, now, the
best thing for the farmer, after a good
crop and good markets, is good money,
and when you give four pecks for BUSH
| ell you want to be paid in dollars worth
| fully 100 cents each, not only today but
every day and everywhere. This is what
the Republican party stands for this
year; those two things above all others,
but the Republican party does not stand
alone for them. The greater portion of
| the Democratic party, the greater lead
ers of the old Democratic party, are
with us in the struggle for national hon.
| or and prosperity" Continuous cheer
ing) Rousing cheers were given for
"our next president"
In his address to the delegates from
Morgan and Washington counties, and
to the Boys Brigade of Marietta, O..
Major Mckinley said in part:
This seems to me very appropriate
time to indulge in reflections upon the
precious memories connected with our
statehood and civilization. These rep
| resentatives of Marietta call to mind
that it was the first settleme.lt in this
great commonwealth, and have thought
it might not be untimely to pay some
tribute to the great men, the noble pio-
neers to whom we owe so much for our
civilization and great commonwealth,
for recall many visits to Marietta and
| remember with pride and pleasure my
receptions there. Perhaps we are too
| forgetful of the heroic part of our noble
ancestors, the first settlers of this north
western territory and the five or six
states erected from its imperial domain
! for we will not surrender fair Minnesota,
the great wheat and flour state, if part
of it does lie west of the Mississippi
river, your western boundary. Gaugh-
ter and applause.) For there was a time
when Washington was the only organ
lied county in all that magnificent en-
pire which stretched from Pennsylvania
on the east to the Mississippi on the west
and from Ohio to the Great Lakes on the
north-an empire, I say, today more ma
jestic than was ever presided over by
any king or czar, because majestic In the
peace and plenty and prosperity which
| its citizens may quickly and readily at
tain. Washington county may well
boast long line Of eminent and patriot
ac citizens, for they are the common
pride of the state and the country.
Major Mckinley then mentioned a
number of men distinguished in civil
and military life, former residents of
Washington, referring feelingly to their
services to the country. Continuing. he
said: My fellow countrymen way well
be inspired by the same blessed spirit
of patriotism that moved the grand and
great men who founded our government
and we have in the contest now upon
us that which commands the highest
patriotism and noblest aspirations OF
J American citizenship. Our honor is
impunged, our currency Is threatened:
our courts are assailed; the very fabric
| of our government is involved in the
| controversy which we must settle one
week from next Tuesday. (Great an