The record-union., 1896-10-07
s dear His Words Of Welcome and Utter
anCeS on Issues Of the Campaign,
notwithstanding the 1nclemency of
the Weather.
One Delegation Comes From Pennsyl-
vania, Another From New York
and Third, Numbering Five Hum
dred People, From Michigan, to All
of Whom He Delivers Addresses.


CANTON (O), Oct. 6.-Notwithstand-
ing the inclement weather, visiting dele
cations to the shrine Of Republcanism
to-day heard Major McKinleyS words
of welcome and utterances on the issues
of the campaign, but the Tabernacle
had to be used instead of the porch of
the candidates house. The first delega-
tion was from East Brady, Pa. Major
Mckinley addressed it as follows:
''One thing I think we are sometimes
too apt to forget-we are too apt to
forget what is behind us; too apt to be
needless of our own experience. We can
hardly realize that from 1873 to 1898
we reduced the public debt from s., a33333
3331 ,30S in 1866 to $o70.000.000. We paid
off during those twenty years 81, ,623,-
ISL GIL of public debt. And we were
under a protective and sound money
system when we were making large
payments. Two-thirds of that great
debt disappeared, and while we We're
paying it off we We're building up in
this country the most splendid indus
trial enterprises, giving constant,
steady employment to American labor.
Now, my fellow citizens, four years
ago the people of this country deter
mined to change it's policy. They did
change it? What has been the result?
We have since that time created a ma
tiona1 debt, principal and interest, of
about $500, 600, 900: we have had for
the greater part Of that time a de-
cheney in the treasury, the Government
not collecting sufficient revenues to
meet its expenses. Labor has been i'll
employed, as it was in that period. If
will but follow the lamp of expert
cnce, following in the direction in which
the light Of that lamp leads us, on the
Sd day of November we will vote down
the policies which have brought US
these conditions and vote to continue
a monetary system built upon a solid
basis which will give us the best money
in the world-a money which panics
cannot disturb and business failures
cannot depreciate. We want good times,
plenty Of work, good wages and good
money How will you vote? I thank
you most heartily for this call, and
bid you all good morning"
AT ) o'clock a delegation Of ninety
five lumbermen from Buffalo and Ton
awanda arrived on a special train. To
them the candidate said, after quoting
extensively from statistics relating to
the lumber industry and the benefits it
derived from the protective tariff:
Il am in favor of encouraging our
shipping interests in every proper and
suitable way, and j am in favor of the
restoration Of a tariff system which
builds up home factories, home markets
and home trade, and which makes this
wonderful internal commerce of ours
possible. Great cheering.) For the
past three years we have contributed
something to build up manufactures Of
every European city-which is well
enough if we had no idle men at home
great laughter and applause), and
while we have been doing this we have
correspondingly been doing something
to drag down manufacturing in the
United States, aiding our foreign rivals
TO our own injury and sacrifice: help
ing foreign markets by surrendering our
own markets and getting nothing by
the process Is that business? (Cries
of NOD
In common with other good citizens
you are concerned in the proper settle
7nent of the free coinage question. "a
voice. I'VE will settle it all right" fol-
lowed by great laughter and applause)
Did you ever reflect how it would help
the prices of real estate and buildings
10 have all values unsettled and the
validity of contracts thrown into jeop-
ardy? The history of the world proves
that real estate suffers most severely
In every period OF financial distress. and
of all property it recovers the most
slowly. Read the history of the great
financial depression and panics Of 1917.
1875. 1887, 1857. 1873, 1873. 1888 and
1906. and see If this Is not true. The
triumph Of sound money and protec-
tion at the polls in November will, in
my Judgment, restore confidence, and
thereby help every species Of business,
and when that is done your business
will share in the general advancement
and nroht by the general prosperity
(Great applause.)
T,ba next delegation to arrive was
from Syracuse. y. Y. They came at ?
o,cIock and marched through the driv-
inc rain to Major McKinley's house,
and then to the Tabernacle, where the
candidate addressed them IN part, as
follows:
an common with Republicans every
-,.bare this year, you show an ardent
.,4aras+ in the pending campaign. Oh
which vet only four weeks remain nc
ca,nnaign Of 1894 was pecuhary
campaign Of the people. Then they eN-
7,ressed themselves for the nrSt 'iiiie
otter the campaign Of lS9z. 1heir Nei
Iict was an impressive piote7S ''7'
the tariff legislation of a Der'ocrat'c
Congress. Men of Syracuse, nave you
changed your opinion of that legislation
since then? 0oud cries of NO no ,
The same question is presented now as
then with the added one whlch IN
wolves the character of our currency
and the fnviolability Of the credlt. A
dhe free trade policy of the Democratic
Congress merited-as / think 1ustiy-
the condemnation you gave X, no"
much greater must be your vote OF pro-
test and disapproval. when it is coupled
with the proposition to enter upon the
free and unlimited coinage OF the SILVER
of the world.
"The people of New York naturally
most deeply concerned as to the out
come of the latter issue, possessing as
they do nearly 5000. .000. 900 in their saw
ings banks, S300,0O0,OOO In United
states insurance companies ana s'Oo-
100000 in the capital and loans OF your
state and national banks, in addition
TO your other forms of property, In all