Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
A REBEL YELL AT CANTON
Large Delegations of Ex-Confeder.
ates Visit Mckinley.
One of the Most Enthusiastic Crowds
That Has Been Seen at Cam
ton--Other Large Del
egations.

Canton, o., Oct. 10.-Of all the enthu.
siastic demonstrations since the st
Louis convention Canton has never seen
the like of yesterdays doings. The
rebel yell' was heard for the first time
on her streets. The visit of the old con-
federate warriors from the Shenandoah
valley brought thousands of people to
town. The 1880 V.rginians were met on
their arrival by the union veterans of
Canton, several hundred strong. They
came with badges inscribed mo North,
No South, No East, No West, the Union
Forever" Arm in arm with the old
boys in blue the veterans in gray were
escorted to the tabernacle, where the
G. a. r.. and w. r. c.. served them din
ner. They had a new version of an old
song, and sang, 1--WE are coming Father
Mckinley, Two Hundred Thousand
Strong From the tabernacle to the
with eXpcctant people. Three hun
dred Cleveland veterans Joined in the
escort The bands played Dixie"
America" and Marching Through
Gorgia." The throngs of people on the
way Joined in the yells of the marchers
as best they could. When the great
NlpN' iAiiNu up ibDul LII llOlilt, IL llltu
the door yard and the streets around
about. Editor \. II. Funkhouser of the
Ha~rrisontown, Va. State Republican.
spoke in behalf of the delegation in
general. In concluding a felicitous ad-
dress of greeting and assurance of sup
port Mr.. Funkhouser introduced Con-
federate General John T.. Roller. who
spoke on behalf of the soldiers. In re-
sponse Major Mckinley said:
My Fellow Citizens: | r~eciprocate
the generous n gracious words which
nave been spoken in your behalf by
your eloquent spokesman.
Thrice welcome, men Of Virginia,
men of the Shenandoah valley to my
heart and home. loud applluse.) Pa
triOtiSm is not bound by state or class
or sectional lines. We are a reunited
country. ~Sectionalism vas surrendered
at Appomatox great applause and the
years that have followed have removed
whatever lingering resistance then re.
NAMED. Indeed. If anything was need.
ed to utterly and effectually destroy 1t,
1t has been furnished in the events OF
the contest now upon us for the honol
or the American name and that perma
nent peace which was the dying prayer
or the great captain of our armies
Ulysses >. Grant. Vociferous cheers
The spirit of a fervent Americanism 1,
abroad in the a and no more earnest
or sincere is thiss sentiment in the NORTH
than in the south. The inspiring anG
uncomfortable sentiment OF this cam.
Palgn is country first. country last ant
country with stainless honor all the
time.
AT IL O'Clock Mr.. Mckinley expressed
great pleasure at the volume of enthu.
slastic sounds which reached him owe,
the 400 miles of wire. The music OF
bands and the cheering of crowds wer,
so plainly heard that one could scarcely
comprehend the Intervening distance
This in spite of the fact that the Ten
nessee delegation was cheering abou
the house at the same time.
Talks TO Tennessee.
, A highly polished hickory stump sen
Mckinley by Sheriff Greener of Knox
vile and other eastern Tennessee ad
mirers, was dedicated on the McKinle,
porch, when three carloads of east Ten
nesseans arrived with greetings ant
congratulations. Mr.. Mckinley re
sponded standing upon the stump.
Addressing the east Tennessee dele
cation. Mr.. Mckinley recalled the pleas
ure he a a year age assisting at tn.
park. Then In rapid succession he men
toned the names and services of emf
nent Tennesseeans, beginning with
John Sewer and the battle of King:
mountain in the revolution, followins
with Andrew Jackson, union soldiers o
east Tennessee and the happy reconcile
alton Of the north and south. He re
ferred to the fact that Tennessee hat
three presidents of the United States
Jackson, Polk and Johnson, besides San
Houston, David Crockett, Admiral Far
ragut and others, including Henry Clay
Evans.
Major Mckinley afterwards ad
dressed a large delegation from Clinton
county. Ohio, and delegations from
Warren and Forest counties, Pennsyl
vania.