The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
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Eloquent Tribute to Their Patriotism
: md Financial Integrity.

Americans of Cleveland late this afternoon
made one of the most impressive and en-
thusiastic demonstrations that has yet
been seen in Canton. They finished in
| splendid style the magnificent demonstra-
tons of the day, so auspiciously begun by
the commercial travellers party from Chi
| cago. The merchant travellers and their
Canton comrades, joined by the Dueber-
Hampden Mckinley Club, filled a mile or
street with red, white and blue Mckinley
protection and gold-standard umbrellas as
they paraded to the Mckinley home. The
German-Americans and the thousands that
joined them each carried an American flag.
AS Major Mckinley appeared on the door
step of his home he was saluted by his
callers with such a waving Of "old glory"
as he had seldom seen. The Cleveland
Maennerchor made a melodious ending Of
the ovation and a brass band gave accom-
paniment TO a second outbreak of applause.
Col. l.. l.. p. Smithnight presented Mr.. Ed
ward Bohm. who made a classic address,
pledging the Cerman-Americans to the sup
port of honest money and 'unflinching
patriotism for those whose mother coun-
try was that OF Sigel and Schurz. State
Representatie Charles w. Snyder, a fluent
talker. carried the assemblage by storm.
He voiced many eloquent sentiments.
When Mr.. Snyder had finished Major Nc
Kinley responded as follows:
MY is with peculiar
pleasure and satisfaction that / welcome
this representative body of German-Ameri-
can citizens of the city of Cleveland and of
northern Ohio to the city of Canton and
my own home. | appreciate most heartily
your call. which. as Il compliment to my
self, L prize very highly. but, more than
all and above all. l value 1t as a significant
expression Of your interest and zeal in the
great political campaign upon which we
have entered. (Applause.) The citizens of
the United States have learned not only to
respect but to depend upon the Germans
as a great and potent influence i'm our civ
iiization. safe and steady in every emer-
gency and patriotic in every crisis Great
you do so affectionately does not mean that
you love your adopted country less. but
that you have hearts big enough for love
OF both. Applause and crieS- of Good
'Good!) Transplanted in the free soil OF
America, German characteristics have
strengthened our institutions and exercised
progress as a nation. Love of fatherland.
that deep and noble sentiment which has
ever distinguished you, means to our Ger
man citizens always love of America and
her free institutions. and absolute and un-
qualified devotion to every true American
interest Great 3pplause.)
DISTINGUISHING TRAITS.
Respect for law and order and faithful
obedience to the constituted authority have
been distinguishing traits of the German
on both sides of the Atlantic. while hatred
OF wrong and oppression has called him
to arms as quickly from his farm on our
Western prairies as from his ancestral
vineyard on the Rhine. Historians have
recorded in all its greatness the strength
and service of that gallant German-Amer-
lean army which rallied to the standard of
I'LL 81 Il --r-
and enrolled in its splendid history the i'm
Derishable name of thousands who so nobly
suffered and died for their imperiled coun-
try. Great cheering.) But no such enum-
Grafton, honorable as it is. can do full JUS
tice to the spirit of the services of those
brave men. nor can IL estimate at its true
value their firm uDDor of the Union in
its moral effect upon all our people. APP
p.ause.)
Proudly can those German-American
soldiers point to their deeds of valor and
suffering in that great war. Confidently
can they claim that they brought no
shame upon the German name and bore
themselves upon a hundred fields In Amer
lea as well as did the soldiers of Frederick
and Butcher. of the old wars. and Won
Moltke. in the greatest European war Of
recent years. Great checring.)
1.-The government appreciated their splen-
did services. When the news of the fall
of Richmond reached Washington the peo-
dence of Mr.. Seward, the then Secretary
Of State. Responding to their call for a
speech, the premier said. among sothcr
things: L am now about writing my for
eign dispatches. WHAT shall L tell the
King OF Prussia He answered his own
question with this glowing tribute TO our
German fellow-citizens: i will tell him
that the Germans have been as faithful to
the standard of the Union as his excellent
minister. Baron Gerolt, has been constant
in his friendship to the United States.
Tremendous applause.)
II fellow-citizens. better or more faith
full soldiers never mustered under any nag,
fighting for any cause. than those willing
and steady German-American volunteers.
Great cheering and cries OF 'Hurrah for
McKinley!D The troops who fought under
Which. and Sigel, kautz and Osterhaus.
Hartranft. Wetzel and Heintzelman We're
the equals OF their trained kiasmea OF the
imperial armies of Germany. tRcnewed
cheering.) You will remember that old Gen.
Which used 10 boast laugh;ngly. Give me
two brigades OF my corn-fed Western Ger
mans and l will land them on the north
coast and take the empire tremendous
applause and laughter.( General Sheridan.
too. declared after visiting Europe. where
he studied the movements CT the Franco
Prussian war. that he saw no troops that
excelled our own, either OF the Eastern or
the Western armies. and Abraham Lincoln
proclaimed over and over again that the
Germans were true. patriotic and faithful
TO the flag OF our country. Great cheer
ing.)
FOR HONEST MONEY.
But, my fellow-citizens. II is OF the Ger
man-American in peace that ] would now
| speak-conservative. Industrious. steady.
| sensible. honest. fond OF home and family, a
| good citizen-and who could be fond OF home
and family and not be "A good citizen? ire
newed cheering and cries of cIIurrah for
McKinley.) not deluded by false theories
OF finance, nor misled by catch phrases of