The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-29


RED small American flags. After a
song from q glee club, Congressman R.
W. Taylor, who represents Major Nc
klnIey's old district, made a short ad-
dress.
IS DEEPLY MOVED.
Major Mckinley, replying, said in
part:
Il need not say to you that 1 am
deeply moved by this call, on this in
clement day. from my old constituents,
| ana from the home where my ances-
tors lived. l am glad indeed to have
been connected with a, piece of ma
tlonal legislation that gave to the town
| OF LISBON an enterprisdng tin-piate
plant, which gives employment, as I
am informed, to more than 325 people.
You farmers and merchants and bust
ness men know how valuable that
plant has been to your community
and county, and ! submit to you, no
matter what may have been your pol
ltlcS IN the past, whether you would
not prefer to have that tin-plate fac
| tory IN your county and your state
than to have if in Wales. (Great ap-
plause and cries of fright, right') 1t
only illustrates what has been said
thousands upon thousands of times by
! the statesmen of the past and by the
factories you can have in any comrnun-
! lty, the better will be the general bust
| ness conditions, and the better will be
! the market for the farmer. (Applause.)
but 1t is not my purpose, gentlemen,
10 address you upon political questions
! thls afternoon, as this, to me, is more
| II the nature of a visit from
OLD AND VALUED FRIENDS,
and as such I address you. / cannot
forbear to congratulate you upon the
splendid choice you have made for
your representative in the person of
Mr.. Taylor.
"A congressional district does the
right thing when it sends a young man
/ to the national house of representa-
tives, and as you have selected one so
able and so experienced, am sure ev-
cry interest of yours, large or small
will be carefully guarded. (AppIause.)
Your presence here indicates that you
nave not lost interest in Republican
principles, and that you are quite as
much concerned, if not more concerned.
in their triumph this year than you
have ever been. ! will not venture to
enter any political discussion this af-
teInoon, feeling certain that the good
old county of Coiumbiana has already
determined that her vote shall be given
for a sound currency, an unquestioned
national credit, an American protec-
tive tariff and reciprocity, the suprem-
acy OF law and for the peace and or
der of society" Great cheering.)
THE SECOND DELEGATION
arrived about o'clock from Cleveland.
1t was made up OF about 300 colored
people. Among them were the clergy
men and delegates who have been at
i'm f1oo, !,
ence of the African American NJ. E.
church. State Senator j. H. Green in
tToduced Bishop 3. T. Lee, who, in
turn, introduced Bishop B. w. Arnett.
Bishop Arnett made a spirited address,
and after Major Mckinley had finished
speaking, he stepped forward, grasped
the candidates hand and said:
Major Mckinley, 1 have shaken
hands with every president from Lin
coin down, and 1 want the honor of
comforting the presidential succession
upon YOU
In his speech, Bishop Arnett said to
Major Mckinley: Eight millions of
colored people look upon you as the
star of hope for their race and for the
country"
Major Mckinley, in reply to the
spokesman's words Of greeting, said:
Bishop Lee, Bishop Arnett and my
ClIUW SltlHtlS. his IS 10 me a most |
interesting and inspiring call. I an
preciate the kind words, the earnest
words the eloquent words, spoken by
Bishop Arnett.
THEY MOVE MY SOUL.
They inspire me with confidence. I
wish his voice and his patriotic senti-
nents, so we'll expressed, might have
been heard by thousands rather than
the
today. (Applause.)
I am glad to meet the ministers of
the African Methodist Episcopal
church; that you should have set aside |
the business Of your annual conference
long enough to pay me a visit is an
honor which I greatly appreciate and |
shall always remember. 1t is a. match |
less civilization in which we live: a |
civilization that recognizes the COM /
mon and universal brotherhood Of man. |
Great applause) It is a glorious con-
stitution. the American institution in
which we live that secures to every |
citizen absolute freedom of religious |
doctrine and privilege and belief; a
constitution that recognizes neither
creed nor color, nor race, nor nation
atty, nor caste, nor classes. (great ap- !
plause). but protects and defends all /
alike. and accords to each civil and
religious liberty. The history Of your
race is one of wonderful progress I'M
der the most trying and difficult cir
cumstances Not only have you been
locking carefully after the intellectual,
but you have not neglected
THE MORAL CONDITION
of your race. You have recognized
and properly SO, that good character
is essential as good education (ap-
piause); that good morals are more in
dispensable than learning Renewed
applause.) Both should so together. In
twenty years the membership of your
church alone has increased from 174.-
GOO to about 100000 and your preachers
from 1894 TO 4,452. I am glad to note
the advancement of any Organization
which has for it's object the elevation
OF mankind and the improvement and
betterment Of our citizens (Applause)
You and the race to which you belong
have my hearty prayer for still great
er progress IN the future. Great ap-
plause.) I bid you improve the glori-
Gus opportunities with which you are
blessed. (Applause) I recall as
stand in your presence today with pc
culiar pleasure that during the great
exposition at Chicago. at
the worlds parliament of religion.
when men of all countries and races
and religious had assembled under. one
roof, your bishop was there to repre-
sent your race. Great applause.) Ii