The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-28
RAIN AT CANTON.
Italians From Buffalo Come In
Special Trains.
Headed By Caesar AntOzzi They
Call on Major Mckinley.
UNDER ANOTHER SKY
We're They Born, Says the Re
publican Standard Bearer,
But They Keep Step Under the
Stars and Stripes.

Canton, O., Oct 29-Nine car loads
of Buffalo people reached Canton at
11:2O this morning coming via Cleve-
land, where they breakfasted after
leaving the Buffalo boat. In the party
was the Republican league club in
handsome uniforms, headed by Pow
ells 65th regiment band; the Central
Italian club headed by Scinta's band
and number of unorganized citizens
representing the various interests Of
Buffalo.
A drizzling rain was falling when
the party arrived and the formal re-
ception was held in the tabernacle
where J. z. Close made the introduce
tory address.
Mr. Caesar Antozzi spoke on behalf
of the Italian club of Buffalo.
Major Mckinley said:
My Fellow Citizens-I thank YOU
from the bottom of my heart for the
assuring messages which you bring to
me from the city of Buffalo and Erie
county in the great empire state. I do
not feel that we are altogether strang-
ers to each other for more than once
it has been my pleasure and honor to
meet with this club and enjoy its
greetings and hospitality. I am glad
to meet you here at my home, members
of the Republican league of the Thirty
third congressional district and I am
glad as well, to greet the Republican
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 US under
the glorious stars and stripes I bid
you all welcome to my state, my city
and home; and appreciate that your
coming from such a great distance and
at such Inconvenience means that you
are deeply and profoundly concerned
about the outcome of the election
which occurs next Tuesday. CAP
plause)
The Republican party occupies this
year a post of most distinguished
honor and responsibility 1t has been
given to few parties in the history of
the American republic to take the po-
sition thus occupied by our grand old
party today standing as it does for
country, sound money, public honor
and the supremacy of the law and the
great federal courts that have been in
cOrruptable in the past and have been
our safeguards in every time of peril
(Cheering) The Republican party as
sumes the responsibility which has
been assigned it and congratulates it
self that this year, carrying the flag OF
our country, carrying the standard that
represents the best things in govern
ment, that around such banners win
rally not only Republicans but Demo-
Gratis from every section of our com
mon country.
Men born beneath our flag and men
born beneath another flag, men be-
longing heretofore to other political
parties are with us this year in heart
and purpose to save this nation from
dishOnOr and repudiation. We are all
interested. whatever may have been our
political faith in the passive are all
interested in the prosperity of our
country. We have suffered now for
three years and half from business
depression and an absence of business
confidence. and the people are only
waiting this year-waiting impatientIy
for an opportunity to Overturn the
policy they adopted four years ago and
reinaugurate that splendid and pro
tective policy that sustains American
labor Tremendous cheeTS.) We have
had all the free trade we want in the
United States. We have not only suf-
fered in our occupations and employ
ments in 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 itself We want to return
to a policy that protects and defends
American labor. the American work
shop and the American market and
takes into account always that the best
thing for any country is that which
gives work to the men of the country
(Cheers.) Then we want a policy that
viii raise enough money from the tar
ifs and taxation to pay as we go
(Cries of That's right That's the
stuff.D stop debts, deficiencies and
bonds in time Of peace. (Great applause
and cries of Give it to 'em.) Then,
my fellow citizens. we want to continue
the present splendid monetary and fin
ancial system we have today, where
every dollar is the equal of every other
dollar. and where each is equal to 100
cents in gold everywhere. (Renewed
cheers.) We don't want any short dol
lars.
I'VE have tried short hours in the
last three years and a half (Tremend-
Gus laughter and applause) When We
perform an honest days work in the
shop, in the factory, on the farm or in
the great spOrtatiOn companies Of
the country. we want to receive in pay
ment for our work a dollar that won't
depreciate over night am glad to
know that the great state of New York
is aroused this year as she has never
been aroused before. to the perils of
an unsound and dishonest currency
(ApplauSe.) I am glad to be advised
that your state the first in the sister
hood of states-that magnificent com
mOnWealth. the like of which has no
parallel in history the world OVer-that
your state is marching almost to man
under the banner of public honor and
national integrity.
Il am glad to know that party lines
are almost totally effaced, for it is no
longer a question of party triumph, but
it is a question OF triumph for the
country (ReneWed cheers.) I bid you
take back with you the message that
Ohio and the great west will with you
significant for the honor OF our
country for the unfolding OF public