The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-16

CANTON, O., Sept 15.-From the
crests Of the AIleghenies, 1900 stalwart
mountaineers Of Somerset county,
Penn, descended on Canton today, to
promise their support to Major Nc
Kinley and to assure him that the
farmers in the highlands are as earn
estly in favor of sound money as they
are Of a protective tariff.
They came with three bands and
many banners inscribed with appropri-
ate party, notices. Each man wore
large clusters Of golden rod on the
lapel Of his coat and some fastened The
emblenaIic blossom to theil hats. Inc
delegation was organized by Editor
George R. Soul. This was the largest
DELEGATION OF FARMERS
Major Mckinley has addressed at his
home. T. comprised one-flfth OF the
voters of Somerset county. Tne spokeS-
man was Senator \. l3. Critchfieid. He
was introduced by Mr.. Scul. He made
thoughtful speech that was literally
appIauded. Major Mckinley said:
II gives me sincere pleasure 20 meet
my friends and fellOw-c4tizenS of
Somerset county. Penn, in my state,
my city and my home. You have
Travelled more than $50 miles to bring
TO me assurance of your confidence ana
Of your purpose to give to the Republic
can party and its glorious principles
your united and hearty support Great
spplause) Your spokesman says that
the people OF your county are devoted
TO farming. Looking over this vast
audience, and remembering how far
you are from home l should think you
Ill
Tremendous cheering.) l do not recall
a time since the days Of the civil war
when there has been so much solicitude
for the rigntfu outcome of a national
election as this year, 1896. All the peo-
pie are
READING AND STUDYING
and informing themselves in a larger
degree than ever before. They want
to know only what is best for the
country; what VIII truly promote their
own welfare and insure he grandest
results for the common people. Great
applause.) The political situation in
The country is peculiar. We have had
four parallels TO our present political
position We have but one political
party which is united, and that is ours.
daughter and applause) Discord
reigns in all others.
Our time honored opponent-the
Democratic party-is torn and divided.
Two national conventions have been
held by it, and
TWO NATIONAL TICKETS PRE-
SENTED
and their platforms are totally different
on every subject, and in almost every
section. The Populist party has merged
its organization into that Of the Chi
cago Democratic and st. Louis silver
organization and their allies are for
the most part harmonious, except that
one has a distinct and different cand--
date for vice-president Great laugh
ter and applause) Happily, the Re-
publican party was never more closely
united than now. both in fact and in
spirit, and there was never better rea-
son for such non and never greater
necessity for Il than now. Cheering
and cries Of that rightly It is we'd
ded, devotedly welded, to party prin-
ciples. 1t stands. as it has always
stood for an American protective tariff
which shall raise enough money 10
conduct the several drains of the gov
eminent including liberal pensions to
the union soldiers. tremendous cheers
an6 'Hurran for Mckinley A tariff
that win stop debts and deficiencies,
and make the treasury Of the United
States only more safe and sound IN
ct stands for a reciprocity that
seeks out the markets of the world
for our surplus agricultural and manu-
featuring products, without surrender
ing q single days wage that belongs
TO the American workingman. Zap
plause.) 1t believes IN preserving
home market for the American farmer
tapplause), il opening the factory for
the American workingman (applause).
and the opening up of foreign market
wherever that can be done with profit
to all the great interests of the United
states. 1t is, too, for sound money"
6Great cbeeringD Every dollar worth
one hundred cents (renewed cheering);
every dollar as good as gold Continued
cheering). and it is opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
the issuance Of irredeemable paper
money to which the allied parties
seemed firmly committed. Great ap- |
plause) 1t has always kept silver at
a parity with gold. 1t proposes to keep !
that
SILVER MONEY IN CIRCULATION |
and preserve side by side gold, silver
and paper, each the equal of the other, |
and each the equal of the best. and !
fhe hest never to be inferior to the best !
money known TO the commercial ma |
lions Of the world. TREMENDOUS cheer |
lng.) 1t will continue to favor policy !
that will give work to American citi- |
zens (applausel, markets to American !
farmers (cries of That's what we
VANITY. and sound money to both. |
tremendous cheering and cries Of
"Hurrah for McKinley.'O We are now |
convinced, after three years of ex-
nel.ence. whatever may have been our |
Dolitical relations in the past, the truth |
of the observation Of Webster, made |
more than a half century ago. You |
7eill recall that he said: That is the |
truest American policy which shall |
most usefully employ American canft7l
and American labor and best sustain |
the whole American population. CAP
plause.) Agriculture. commerce and |
manufacturing viii prosper together, |
or languish together
We cannot have commercial pros
perity without the strictest integrity |
both of government and citizen. (Re- |
newed applause and cries Of That's |
right') The
FINANCIAL HONOR
Of this government is of too vast i'm |
pcrtance, is entirely too sacred, to be
the football Of party politics. Great !
apnlause.) The Republican party has |
maintained it, and is pledged TO main /
tain it. II has more than once stood /
between good faith and dishonor, and /
when it gave up the control Of the gov |
ernment our national honor had never |
hefCre been so high and unouestioned |