Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
SIX DELEGATIONS
Arrive at Canton, Thursday, and Are
Addressed BY Major Mckinley
Enthusiasm is Great The MAJOR Busy from
Morning TIN Night.

first delegation was from erosion
! Wayne county, Ohio, and numbered
about 800. The spokesman addressed
| Major Mckinley at very considerable
| length. reviewing all of the issues O.
this and several other campaigns.
Major Mckinley's response was brie
and happy. He spoke on the twin IS
sues of protection and sound money
| and said:
| | see you have not lost your earnest
tness and enthusiasm for the great doe
| trines of the Republican party. CAP
plause).
We cannot by legislation in this
country make values, we cannot by any
legerdemain of finance make something
cut of nothing.
The only way to get wealth is by
labor. and anybody who teaches any
other doctrine is a false teacher and
not the friend of American citizenship
or of our American homes.
There is no such thing as creating
wealth by the mere breath of Congress,
Congress can do a good many things,
but it cannot make you rich by debas-
ing the money OF the country, and it
cannot make the country rich by giving
us dollars that are only worth SO cents
each, and stamping them dollars. CAP
plause).-
Now, Congress can help the country
but it must be by wise legislation, car
ing for the products. the labor the
farms and the men of our own people
by protecting them against the
products of people living in other lands.
10 laln f,o, MA1 i'm 4
county. Ohio, numbering more than
1000 called at 1890. There were with
it bands and a good glee club, which
sang popular campaign songs while the
throng was marching into Major Nc
kinley's yard. The spokesman We're
NJ. F. Warner, president of Baldwin
University. who addressed Major Me
Kinley in behalf of the citizens of Berea
and the Republican College League.
and Prosecuting Attorney Wightman,
who made an address for the people of
Medina county. The delegation gave
Major Mckinley a rousing reception
when he rose to speak.
The Major said: This is not a par
tisan campaign; it rises altogether
above that. 1t is a campaign for the
United States; it's honor, it's credit, its
its currency. it's welfare. Some people
seem to think the way to enrich this
country is to coin the silver of the
world at the rate of Is to l. Well if 16
to l is a good thing. 30 to l is better.
for 80 to l better expresses the conner
cial relation between gold and silver
than Is to /. If we are to coin silver
into dollars we want enough put into
every dollar to make it worth 100 cents
everywhere, (Applause) so that the
dollar will not cheat anybody.
The next delegation came from Barnes
Vile. belmont county and some smaller
towns in the neighboring counties of No
BILE and Guernsey. 1t was made up Of
workingmen. farmers and miners and
contained nearly 1000 voters. In address,
lined the issues of the campaign and
dealt especially with the financial ques-
ton.
The GAINESVILLE delegation was closely
Ohio. which included some visitors from
Morgan county. Judge Grove addressed
Major Mckinley in behalf of the Morgan
county people. and j. H: Grafton spoke
to 2500 enthusiasts from Marietta.
In reply the candidate said: Our honor
is impugned our currency is threatened
our courts assaulted; the very fabric of
our government involved in controversy
Tuesday. This is not a partisan contest;
the Republican party stands for an hon
est dollar; for the maintenance of the
public honor. for sustaining the public
faith; for sustaining incorruptibe the
courts of the country and for procla inning
to all the world that this is a government
of law. (Applause.)
Not one-third of the Marietta people
had moved away when a delegation of
700 voters from Guernsey county marched
up. w. Fl. Mcfarland of Cambridge
made a ringing address to Major Mckin-
ley. who said: Il assume that a good
many people. who. four years ago, hon.
estly believed that free trade was the
best thing for this country. now honestly
believe ii is not the best thing / believe
that there have been a great many people
who honestly believed that the free coin
age of the silver of the world might be
a good thing, but after a full investiga-
ton of the subject are satisfied that it
would be altogether a wrong thing.
The last delegation of the day came
from Indiana, and arrived just before
dusk. 1t was composed of enthusiastic
Republicans from Wayne. Valparaiso,
Plymouth and Stark county. Major MIC
Kinley spoke briefly, his remarks being
loudly cheered.
1t is estimated that nearly one-tenth
of the visitors who came here. today. are
sound money Democrats, who intend to
vote for Major Mckinley.
Mr.. REED At ST. LOUIS.