Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-10-31
SURPRISED THE MAJOR
M'F<INT.EY mad UNUSUALLY LARGE
DELEGATIONS M0NDAY.
Gold Standard Candidate Referred
Again 10 the Charge of
Coercion.

Coercion.
Canton, Ohio, Oct. 26.-The largest
crowds in Canton have been confined
NEST generally to Saturday Today,
how ever. it was a surprise even to the
much-surprised UanJomans. Organized
delegations came from New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, ohio and Illinois.
The day was fair and the professions
of unusual brilliancy. The New Jersey
IIeliughuysen Lancers set the style, and
the day throughout was distinguished by
the most handsome paraphernalia Of par
ade yet witnessed. The Erie railway en-
pIoyes' delegates were numbered by the
thousands.
After Major Mckinley returned from
attending the funeral of his late friend,
W. *. Miller the paraders began their
march They stood in waiting on North
Market street in double line from the
Mckinley home 10 the court house, half
mile straishtaHay.
They gathered and packed and sWayed
about the house SO that the speaking
from the porchls to be heard by the
vast crowd was impossible. The tenn
/ pCrary reviewing platform used on Sat
urGays is not allowed to stand after the
! day is over There was, therefore, nc
/ place to speak from from but the porch
! Tables had to be carried from the house
! to improvise a rostrum, so that the PEG.
pie damned solid across the streets ant
crowded upon tire lawns OF neighborS
homes. The women as well as the men
in the railway delegation, each carried
an American flag. These were waved
vigorously.
Much Noise and Fireworks.
Torpedo caunons were exploded, rock
cts fred and tin horns were blown, Will
drums added 10 the enthusiasm Of tn
scene. Nearly all of the inroductor
speeches referred to the coercion chars
of Mr.. Bryan, and several spokesme
challenged the proof for single case 0
coercion
Major Mckinley again referred to tn
charge Of forcing employees, saying:
There are some people who seem t
think that the best way to set on in thi
world is to be against one another, an'
that there is natural antagonism between
those who employ labor and those Wh'
are employed. They are disturbed, how
|
pIover of labor and labor itself are OF
good terms, and wherever that occurs
they commence crying coercion. 1t j
co-operation, the one working with tn
other for the public good and for incl
advantages severaIly."
This and similar sentences We're re
ceived with tumultous applause, cheering
and waving Of flags.
Mckinley in his remarks to the RallWa!
Mems Non-Partisan Sound Money League
of New England said:
MIR. Robertson and My Fellow Citizen
of New England: l am delighted to have
you pay me this visit l appreciate that
while YOU are few in numbers, you rep
resent quite as large constituency a
anv Of the larger delegations that nav
hon0red me with visits. 1t is especial.
gratifying to know that in measure
this is a non-partisan campaign, as tn
title of your organization indicates. Ehi
is a year when the fires Of patriotism ar
burning in our hearts and the flowers 0
lpatriottsm are blooming over the gardel
walls of politics | am glad indeed to NEE
YOU all. and / value more than l can tel
YOU your good wishes. We have much a
stake this year, in the soundness of GU
currency and the integrity of the nation
and ] value highly the support and as
s,stance of the railroad men Of the Omit
ed States. / greet these representative
of New England and give them heart
welcome"
.s,rxrNICY TO RAILROAD ME-