Evening star., 1896-09-11
FAITH IN THE PEOPLE
Maj. Mckinley Declares They Would
Not Repudiate.
WOULD PAY DEBT IN THE BEST MONEY
Vermont Delegation Calls on the
Republican Nominee.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING

CANTON. Ohio. September 1.-THE DAVIS
| demonstration on the Mckinley lawn open-
ed early. with auspicious weather and the
| streets filled with people ready TO partici-
| pate In what promises to be one of the
! lively days Of the campaign.
| The Vermont delegation was the first TO
| arrive The members Of the party were
hiled with enthusiasm, and they were
| greeted with great enthusiasm
The party came On a special train on the
| Cleveland, Canton and Southern from
Cleveland, reaching here shortly before %
o'clock. IL is the party which left St. AL
| bans Wednesday morning, and which has
| been attracting considerable attention
| along the route.
1t includes Gov. w. A. Woodbury., Lieut..
| Gov. Mansen, Representative Henry H.
| Powers. Senator Redfield Proctor Gov
| ernor-elect Josiah Grout Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect NJ. w. Fish. Gen. j. C. McCul-
| Tough. ex-Lieut. Gcv. F. s. Stranian and.
| as committee of arrangements, T n
| Deals, chairman; Z. r. Morse, L. Bart and
| Charles s. Forbes. There are los men In
the party, They telesraphed ahead for
| Cantons Grand Army band for service
| during the day. The band. a large troop of
| horsemen and the citizens reception COM
| mittee were at the depot to give them a
warm reception.
parade was soon organized to march
| to the Mckinley home, and just as the
| clocks were striking the hour of the
| gathering reached the house ard cheered
Tor the republican nominee
The Vermonters' Greeting.
When the rugged Vermont mountaineers
| lined up In front of the Mckinley stoop
there were cheers and waving of flags and
| band music and bazoos that sent their
| echoes for blocks about the city. The east
hod not h<a
soon thousands gathered about the house
| Maj Mckinley appeared at the north end
| of the porch. About him :. re grouped the
Vermont committee and IAost conspicuous
officials. In a window back of him was
| Mrs. Mckinley. The enthusiasm manifest
| ed showed no signs of abatement ac-
count OF tie $50 miles trip. A glee club
| from st. Albans sang I'VE Want Yer. Nc
| kfnley, Yes We Do" in two verses of
which were these sample sentiments:
The mills are a-stoppin' an the markets are a.
An we want yer, Mckinley. yes we do:
The last four years OF Grover thank the Lord,
An our hearts a-turnin', Mac, 10 you
| We've been tIinkn' Till were the good old
times had,
Up to eighteen ninety-two;
An you see sew we do not care If twas called rob
We want yer, Mckinley, yes. We do.
Have you heard frOm the front. way up in Yer
Where the sugar maple tree grows high:
Where the butter is pure gold, an the people can't
BY any old silyer-y,lated lie;
Where they believe In protection, but not repudia-
For the people are honest an true;
They II stand up for the right, with all their
An they send. sir, their best regards to you
Chairman McrriII's Remarks.
State Chairman Merrill began the s;,eech-
| es, saying:
a and ticfv,
victory. The battle fought solely on
| national issues. Every man. republican or
democrat, who helped by his vote to make
the Vermont majority, cast his ballot with
the deliberate purpose and full knowledge
| that in so doing he was voting for you
and the platform upon which You stand.
Every such ballot was intended as an en-
phatic condemnation of the false doc
| triDes, which our people believe would
| bring disgrace and disaster upon our coun-
try. The battle i'm our state was won be-
cause the freemen of Vermont after full
hearing and consideration of both sides re-
jected with unalterable determination the
pernicious hereses of opponents. In
this action the republicans of Vermont
were unanimous. and the sense of their in
dividual duty in this great crisis brought
them all to the polls We also had the d.
| rect and active aid of a large number OF
patriotic democrats. who placed love Of
country above party affiliations"
The $4,000 plurality was by two thou
sand the largest plurality given any party
within the history of the state in cleo
ton for governor. Coming the LIST of Sep
| tember 1t made our campaign of necessity
of less duration than any of sister
states"
Colonel George T. Childs, national COM
| mitteeman from Vermont followed say
ing among other things, after referring to
the important part Vermont played in the
nomination.:
Although the state conventions of both
| the two great political parties had de-
clared unequivocaliy IN favor of the gold
standard of value. the action OF ihe demo-
cratic national convention at Chicago in
demanding the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and selecting as the STANDARD
bearer of the party earnest advocate
of that financial policy forced the repub-
licans of Vermont to carry on their CAM
paign alone, along unfamiliar lines. The
party were confronted with frequent and
constantly increasing reports of large de-
fections from their ranks and large accre-
tions to the forces Of democracy by reason
| of the financial issue They knew the
voters of Vermont We're honest, favored the
payment of every honest debt with an hon.
est dollar, would follow the way where
honor led, but the question at issue was
comparatively new, the people do man6ing
a discussion of the currency 10 the exclu-
sion OF other matters of national import.
| They organized for victory and on the
| 1st day of September, by a majority double
! that given the republican gubernatoral
| candidate four years ago, majority larger
date for public Office in the history of the
stale, the voice of the good old state again
rings out clear. emphatic revcrbera;ing
| along her mountain tops and resoundng
| through her valleys, echoing from Maine
| to the golden gate, from the lakes upon
our northern borders 20 the gulf whose
waters wash her southern shores. In
William Mckinley we recognize the first
choice of the republicans OF Vermont for
the presidency of this mighty nation.
1--WE have journeyed from our homes in
| cur beloved state to bring to you the greet
| ings OF her republican voters because, al
| though the issue upon which they were
called upon to pass ter days ago transcends
| all question of personality, yet the victory
won for the cause of honest finance by
them Goes in some measure par;ake OF a
personal character. As you were the first
choice Of a large majority Of them, you
| have been declared the first choice of all of
them, bring to you something more
| than the tidings of political triumph.
Democrats Also Represented.
"And rot alone are we permitted 10 speak
| in the name of the republicans of Vermont
| We bring well the cordial greetings OF
| 5000 froemen of the state. who have fol-
lowed proudly the standard OF the demo-
] cratic p6;:v tnrsugh rnor< thar a .lr,s of