Evening journal., 1896-09-30
M'KINLEY's VISITORS.
Tho Republican Candidate Receives Large
Delegations at His Home In Cant6n.


Delegations at His Home In Canton.
& CANTON, O.. Sept 80. Rain fell here
incessnntly and demonstrations on tho
Mckinley lawn were entirely ont Of the
question. -Four Of the visiting delegations
announced were postponed. The soldiers
from the home at Sandusky and residents
of the city arrived in a special train of
seven coaches. They were taken TO the
Tabernacle, where Major Mckinley met
them. Addresses were made by Sergeant
Hopkins on behalf of the soldiers and by
l.. W. Hull on behalf of the citizens.
In response TO these addresses Major
Mckinley said in part:
81 wish ] might be able to make fitting
and suitable responses to the gracious
words Of conpratulation and good will
which have been spoken In your behalf by
Sergeant Hopkins and Mr. Hull 1t IS
indeed o kind and generous act Of COM
radeship that brings on this unpleasant
day the mombcrs Of the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Home OF Sandusky to this
city TO pay me a visit. My comrades, ]
fully and heartily appreciate it. No body
OF mon who have visited me in tho last
three months have given me more ploas-
ure or touched me more deeply than my
old comrades Of SAndusky Home When
you entered the service you were younger
than you nro now. Thirty five years ago
most Of you enlisted and 81 years ago
|, most Of you were mustered out of the
service. You were then fresh and young,
with the red wine of early manhood
mantllng your cheeks. You are older now,
but your hearts warm to the country and
the old flag just as it did in 1861, not for
the pittanco that was paid You entered
NJ frp oil ffapF N
you entered the service from the purost
and highest motives Of patriotism, that
10 harm should come to your country.
| That was the motive of every old soldier. -
A special train Of ten coaches brought a
second delegation. It started from Walker
| ton, Ind. and picked up railroad men in
| all branches of the work, farmers, me-
chanics and citizens In general, between
| that point and Chicago junction, o. The
/ delegation was presented by Judge W. l.
/ Bouheld Of Auburn Ind Major McKin-
! Icy cordially thanked the Indianians for
their presence and encouragement and
spoke at length on the issues OF the cam
paign, referring especially TO the protective
tariff and it's effect on the home market.
Addressing himself especially TO tho rail
/ road men, he said:
/ have seen it stated somewhere that
of the 750, 600 railroad employees IN the
United States about 70 per cent are voters.
/ cannot DO mistaken when 1 express the
belief that these men will not cast their
votes in favor of debased currency and the
! repudiation either of public or private OBJ
| legations Nothing marks the wonderful
/ progress of the country more than its rail
road business. In 1860, l6l 600 mon were
employed in the railroad business; in 1890,
7O4, 600. 1t has been stated by some one
Of the leaders Of the Democratic party that
free coinage of silver would raise the price
of silver from SO cents an ounce, the pres
ent market price, TO ST.. 20 an onnce; or,
In other words, makes 53 cents worth OF
silver actually worth 100 cents do not
believe &C. DO you? do not believe that
the free coinage Of the silver product oi
the United States, OF the free coinage oil
the silver product of the world, with tn,
fiat of the government OF the United
States, could make a thing worth only o.
cents worth 100 cents Such a proposition
is oontradioted by reason and experience
and opposed TO common sense and th
| plain principles Of old fashioned honesty.