The San Francisco call., 1896-09-30
Paid a Glowing Tribute by the
Major for Past and Pres.
emf Loyalty.
RAILROAD MEN ALSO IN THE
RIGHT COLUMN.
Ringing Words of Patriotism From
the Lips of the Champ on of Pro.
lection and Prosperity.

CANTON, OHIO, Sept 2S.-Three of the
FIVE delegations scheduled to arrive here
to-day postponed their coming and the
two remaining ones did not 90 to Major
McKihIey's house on account of the rain,
but were addr ressed in the Tabernacl A
delegation of 500 Union vetegans from the.
State Soldiers Home at Sandusky, with
100 citizens of that town, came at half-past
j O'Clock on a special train over the Bal
otimore and Ohio Railroad. Sergeant
Hopkins introduced the spokesman, l..
W. Hull, who addressed Major Mckinley
at some length. Major McKinley's greet
ing from the old soldiers was ardent
After the applause had subsidized bespoke
as follows:
My Comrades and Ladies and Gentlemen: I
'wishsl m light be able 10 make fitting and suit
able response to the gracious words of con-
graduation and good will which have been
spoken in your behalf by Sergeant Hopkins
and Mr.. Hull, 1t is indeed a kind and gener-
Gus act OF comradeship that brings on this
unpleasant day, the members OF the Ohio
Soldiers ana Sailors Home of sandusky to
this city TO pay me a visit. My comrades,
fully and heartily appreciate it. No body of
MEN who have visited me in the last few
months, have given me more pleasure or
touched me more deeply than my old comrades
of the sandusky Home. [Applause.l ..
Wien you entered the service you were
. younger than you are now. Thlriy-fve years
ago most OF you enlisted and thirty-one years
9sgo most OF you9were mustered out of the SER
vice. You were then young and fresh with
o 'the'red wine of early menhooj mantling your
cheeks. You are older now, but your heart
warns 70 the country and the old flag just as
it did in 1861. [GreaU applause.l When you
entered the service you entered not for the
osl cd
for the glory or for personal applause, but you
entered the service fronf the purest aud high
est motives of patriotism, that no harm should
come to our country. [Appiause-l That was
the motive of the Old soldier. Think swnat
o the great army of which you were part
willing to do They were willing to give
health ana strength; they were willing to die
that the American union might be saved.
lApplause.l
SO nigh to grandeur is our dust,
So to God is man;
q When duty whis pers, Lo. thou must,
The youth replied, can.
And so nearly two millions of men, when
duty called, no matter what the exactions de-
fnanded, were ready TO answer to the call of
their country and defend.the country's free
tinsututions. There are now on the pension
roll of the Government more men othan were
senlsted in the War OF the Revolution the war
Of 1912 and the war with Mexico. Within about
10000 as many men are on the pension rolls
ofthe United States to-day were in all the
wars in (which this Government was en-
gagged from the Revolution TO the Civil War.
I have always been in favor of pensioning the
deserving and disabled soldiers of the Repub-
lie and favoring their pensions, and am now
in9 favor of having their pensions paid in
money whose value does not rest upon mere.
fat and which cannot be deprecated by fire
IGrest oapplause.l l opposed TO cutting
~
-siCners, who are among the largest creditors
OF the Government to-day. as 1 want all the
creditors of the Governme t. great or small,
10 be paid in the best money of the world
dollars worth 100 cents every day and every
where [Applause.l l glad to have you
here to-day. l am glad to have this large
body oof veteran soldiers declare, as your
o spokesman hassdeclared that they are sill in
favor 6f the country and the country's honor.
[Applause.l
A color-bearer during the war, while in front
OF the euemy in his anxiety 10 do something
With two three hundred meu, marched in
. front of the line and toward the enemy's
works. When the general commanding from
the rear called out: Bring those colors back
to The line" the sergeant answered promptly,
with voice of command that went back 10
the general quicker than q mimic ball: Bring
the line up 10 the eolors." daughter and ap-
plausel We are carrying the same old colors
to-day that we carried thirty-fve years ago.
Boys, bring the line up to the colors. [Great
appiause.l
Ny comrades, I thank you. I appreciate
this call Other delegations are coming.
beg that you convey TO those dear old COM
rades VINO could not come with you on this in
clement day my best wishes and warmest r.
CARDS and my sincere prayers for their health
and contentment; and also beg that you con-
vey TO that dear old G. mmander General Force
my sincere respects best wishes; and
. hope that yon will take back with you pleas
ant memories OF your visit TO Canton. [Great
appiause.l
The second and last delegation of the
day arrived an hour later. Il was COM
posed in the main OF employees OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Northern
Indiana. With the delegation were 200
farmers and about sixty ladies. In re-
sponse TO an address by Judge Penfield,
Major Mckinley said:
am glad TO welcome the farmers and the
employees of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company and the citizens generally who have
honorede me with this call this afternoon.
IApplause.l The farmers of his country must
appreciate, and will appreciate. if they do not
already, that we cannot increase their market
or decrease their competition, either at hom
or abroad by destroying the credit of the
country. [Applause and cries of Right,
right"ls
That we cannot cut down the competition
which they have in India and Russia and the
Argentine Republic or increase consumption
ST home OF their products by cutting down
the value OF the currency of the United States.
The only way the farmers can be penetited is
through larger consuming class. The mints
viii not furnish the farmer with more con-
sumers He has the most profitable market
Tor what ne prod uces at home and not abroad,
and what he wants 10 know is how TO make
that market the best He cannot do IL b. C os-
Ing the mills. [Cheers.l He cannot do 1t by
putting out the fires of our furnaces. Re-
newed cheering.l He can OF do il by taking
business away from the great railroad lines of
the country. He can oniy improve the Ameri-
can market by favoring policy that will put