Evening star., 1896-10-28
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Major Mckinley Addresses Visitors
From Buffalo, N. Y.
RESPONSIBILITY OF TEE REPUBLICANS
Carrying the Standard Of the
Country's Honor.
REM EDY FOR DISTRESS S

CANTON, Ohio, October 2s.-Nine car
loads of Buffalo people reached Canton at
20 this morning, coming via Cleveland,
where they breakfasted after leaving the
Buffalo boat. In the party were the Re-
publican League Club in handsome uni
forms, headed by Powells 65th Regiment
Band: the Central Italian Club, headed by
Scintas Band. and number of unorgan
lied citizens representing the various in
terests of Buffalo.
A drizZiing rain was falling when the
party arrived, and the formal reception
was held in the Tabernacle, where ].
Emory Close made the Introductory ad-
dress.
Mr.. Caesar Antossi spoke on behalf of
the Italian Club of Buffalo. Major Nc
Kinley said:
My Fellow Citizens: 1 thank YOU from
the bottom of my heart for the assuring
messages which you bring to me from the
city of Buffalo apd Erie county. in the
great empire state.
Il do not feel that we are altogether
strangers to each other, for more than once
1t has been my pleasure and honor to meet
with the club and enjoy its greetings and
hospitality. l am glad to Meet you here at
my home, members of the Republican
League of the city third congressional dis
trict and am glad as well to greet the
Central Italian Club of the city of Buffalo.
born under another sky from ours. but this
year keeping step to the music of the
Union and marching with under the
glorious stars and stripes
Il bid you all welcome to my state. my
city and my home; and appreciate that
your coming from such great distance
and at such Inconvenience means that you
are deeply and profoundly concerned about
the outcome of the election which occurs
next Tuesday. ApplauSe.)
The republican party occupies this year
post of most distinguished honor and re-
sponsib!lity.
1T has been given to few parties in the
history of the American republic to take
this position occupied by grand old
party today, standing. as it does for Coun-
try, sound currency, public honor and the
supremacy of the law and the great fed
eral courts, that have been incorruptibIe
| in the past, and have been our safeguards
in the every time of peril. Great cheeringD
The republican party assumes the re-
Sponsibillty which has been assigned ii and
congratulates itself that this year. carry
ing the flag of our country, carrying the
standard that represents the best things in
government, that around such banner will
rally not only republicans, but democrats
from every section of our common country
Men born beneath our flag and meh born
beneath another flag. men belonging here
tofore to other political parties are with
US this year In heart and purpose to save
the nation from diShonor and repGdiatiOn.
We are all interested whatever may have
been our political faith in the past, we are
all interested in the prosperity of our
country. We have suffered now for three
years and a half from business depre ssion
and an absence of business confidence and
the people are only waiting this year
waiting impatiently-for an opportunity to
overturn the policy they adopted four years
ago and reinaugurate that splendid Ameri-
can protective policy that thousands Amer
lean labor. Tremendous cheering)
I'VE have had all the free trade we want
in the United States. We have not only
suffered in our occupations and employ
ments, IT. Our incomes and earnings no
matter in what profession we have been
at work. but We have suffered alike in the
revenues and credit of the government 1t
self. We want to return to a policy that
protects and defends American labor the
market and takes into account always that
the test thing for any country is that
which gives work to the men of the coun-
try and spares labor against idleness
Cheers)
Il bid you take back with you the mes
sage that Ohio and the great west will with
you unite in making victory that shall
be significant for the honor of our country
for the upholding of public law, for peace
and tranquility: and against every propo-
sition that would debase or degrade the
American name the American honor.
tGreat cheering and waving of hats and
helmets and StfckS.)
THE only message I give to you, men
of New York, and would give to the men
of the country everywhere, is to write on
your ballots what you think and believe
will be the best for your homes, your COM
munities. your families, your country. 1
thank you" CThree cheers were then given
for the governor.)