The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-23

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form. 1t will be satisfactory to the cas-
and make that section solid for the par
| ty and candidate who stands upon it.
| At 4 O'Clock the Cleveland party made
their adieus and fifteen minutes latel
left the city on the return trip. Mr.
Evans will leave Cleveland tonight fol
Chattanooga. reaching home ct II
| o'clock Tuesday night. Col. and Mrs
Grant go on to New York tomorrow.
| While these visitors were at the house
they were Joined by W. NJ. Hahn. o.
| Mansfield. formerly members Of the
| national committee from Ohio and Co
| Henry I. Kowalsky. delegate from Sar
Francisco, en- route to Pit;sburg, WHERE
he will address the ratification meeting
to be held in Carnegie hall. The colone
takes rosate view of the situation II
| the west.
MONEY CUTS NO FIGURE.
California" he said, sis vitality in
terested in the maintenance Of the
principles Of protection and upon that
issue the Republican party will trium-
| phantly carry the state. The money
question will cut no important figure.
think the condition of things in Colo
RADIO warrants me in saying that VOL
| colt will defeat Teller. and that the
| centennial state will remain in the Re-
| publican column. I have talked with
Major Mckinley" continued Col Ko-
walsky. "and he is Of the opinion that
| several of the silver states, so called
can be carried this year on the protec-
tive tariff argument"
Mr.. Hahn spoke in the same strain
'You have to make your campaign" he
said, upon your whole platform. This
year protection and sound money, and
by that we will win. The people nomi-
mated Mckinley and the people will
elect him."
This afternoon florist and a gard
| ener with a force Of men put the Nc
Kinley yard in as good condition as pos
sible, ,sodding over the flower bed spaces
in order to better SUPPORT the myriads
of visitors that will throng the place.
Major Mckinley wears upon his
watch chain an old Henry Clay medal
about the size Of silver quarter, OF
which he is very proud. On one side is
a vignette of Clay and on the reverse
| the words Protection to American In
dustry."
The most interesting, If not most i'm.
portant day passed by Major Mckinley
| since he entered upon his career as 9
presidential candidate, closed the even
| ing with the visit of a delegation Of
250 citizens Of GAINESVILLE and Muskin.
! gum county. They came under the au
| spices Of the Business Mems Republic
| can club Of that city. Congressman H
| c. Van Voorhis was spokesman for tht
visitors.
MIR. MKINLEY SPEAKS.
Major Mckinley was received with
cheers as he mounted chair to re-
spond. His remarks were on this occa'
sion chiefly remarkable for his frs
reference. in any Of his speeches, to the
financial plank in the platform wher
he said when we give full days work
we are entitled to be paid in full dol
lar" 1t was also noticeable that thi.
evoked the first applause.
After bidding the delegation welcome
| Major Mckinley went on to say: 1--WE
have had some experience in the las
three years and half, experience ha.
superseded prophecy and cold fact.
have taken the place of prediction. We
all know more than we knew three
years and half ago and we are al
ready and anxious to get back to thu
period of 1892, when this country wa.
enjoying the highest prosperity, will
the largest domestic trade It ever en-
joyed and the largest foreign trad,
with the nations Of the world. We wan
to get back to that policy, my fellow
citizens, which will give to us work ant
! wages, give to agriculture home mar
ket and good foreign market, which
was opened up by the reciprocity egis
lation Of the Republican party. w,
have come to appreciate that protec
tive tariffs are better than idleness, ant
that wise tariff legislation is more pusi
ness like than debts and deficiencies ant
all feel that the sooner we can change
that policy which increased the debt!
Of the government to the policy O
paying as we 60 the sooner we will
reach individual and national prosper
ity. And. my countrymen. there is an
other thing the people are determined
upon and that is that full days worl
must be paid a full dollar" (Cries O
Good" and loud cheers.)
Major Mckinley was presented to tn,
visitors by President Logan Of the Busi
ness Mems club, and when they had al
shaken hands they marched back to tn,
station. whence they started on the re
turn trip at o'clock
CALIFORNIA; PROMISE.
A visitor this evening was Judg'
Jamts A. Waymeier, of Alameda, Cal.
who was Mr.. Hanra's representative II
that state in the canvass preliminary t,
the convention. He came to pay his re
spects to the major before returning t.
the Pacific coast. He confirmed Col
Kowelsky's diagnosis of the situation
in that state. 1--WE shall give McKinle.
1000 majority despite the silver craze
the extent Of which is very much ex
aggerated and we will carry Oregon ant
Washington. All we will lose will b
Nevada"
Governor Bushnell wirad tonight tha
a delegation of the citizens of Columbus
himself at the head. would call upon tn
nominee at his home here next Monda,
at 2 o'clock.
NEGRO CONVICT ESCAPES.