The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-25
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS
Pay a Visit Of Respect to Candi-
date William Mckinley.
HE DELIVERS TWO ADDRESS Es.

Delegations from the Coal Mines of West
moreland County and from the Oh Fields
Invade the Home OF the Republican Nom
inee for President.
CANTON, Sept or -Pennsylvania yes
terday sent two large delegations to ex.
tend greetings to Major Mckinley. One
came as the Westmoi Gland county delega-
ton, utilizing four special trains of eleven
coaches each. This was distinctively rep.
resentative of the coke making interests
Addresses were made by w. S. Van Dyke
and Congressman George f. Huff.
Tho Oil City delegation was a thor.
oughly representative body from branches
of the oil producing industry 1t was
claimed by those in charge Of the delega.
ton that it included many men who have
heretofore voted the Democratic ticket,
but who have this year declared their in.
tention to vote for Mckinley. The speakers
were Hon. Amos Steifee and Hon. w. J.
Rulings. The marching of forty five
young women, representing the forty-fve
states of the Union, each carrying large
basket Of roses, was one of the most
unique features introduced in the cam
paign.
In the course of his speech to the West
moreland delegation Major Mckinley
said:
1--WE are confronted this year with q
question of not mere partisan difference,
but with great moral principle, Such n
question, admit, ought never to enter into
political discussion, but which having
arisen must be courageously met by the
American people and settled once fer all
upon the eternal principles of right, JUS
tice and honor, and so settled, trust that
the like OF it will never be raised again.
What is the proposition gravely pre-
sented to us? Both Of the great political
parties Of this country, the Republican
and Democratic have at different times,
in the most deliberate and binding man
ner, placed upon the statute books OF the
United States tho expressed declaration
that all our money, whether gold, silver
or paper, shall be kept equal in value by
every resource at the command of the gov.
eminent In opposition to this formal,
legal and binding declaration there are
those who propose to deliberately annul
that solemn contract-by lawful means,
1t is true, but without pretense or inten-
ton to make good the loss 1t would en-
tail upon any citizen, or any provision
whatever for the great depreciation Ii
would occasion every holder of our gov
eminent securities, of the just claims of
our pensioners and other honest creditors.
1--WE cannot afford to trifle about mat
ter 80 serious and vital to ot.f standing
and welfare as people, and appeal to
you, my fellow citizens Of Westmoreland,
that we must re-establish the system by
which we increase the output Of coal from
the mines of the United States from H.
100000 tons in 1880 to al 900, 900 tons in
1880; that increased the value of our an
nual product from 90, 600 900 in 1880 to 160,-
OOO, 900 in 1890; that increased the number
of persons employed on our coal mines
from 10, 600 in 1880 to 200 900 in $780, that
paid in wages to these miners in 1890
100000, 900 as against $50, 600 900 in 1880,
and that made profitable an investment
in coal mining of probably, s34s, 900 in
1890 as against S26l, O00, 900 In 1880.
Most of the development of that period
was in the mines of the south, and not in
those of Pennsylvania and Ohio, but we
can stand matter of competition. 1t Is
our own people, blood Of our blood. ow-
ing allegiance to the same flag, that
have made this wonderful development in
the southern section of the country. We
congratulate them and rejoice with them.
1t is the foreign competition from which
we must protect ourselves
To the Oil City delegation Major Nc
Kinley said:
II congratulate you upon the wonderful
development and advancement of your To-
cal material resources, unknown and I'M
developed until touched by the magic
hand of American skill and invention,
both Of which have been so greatly quick
encd by long established and wise indus
trial system. We have had many marvel
Gus changes in the economy of our homes
since the close of the rebellion, but recall
none that have been more complete and
surprising than those of our fuel and light,
nor the growth of any industry that has
been so rapid in many respects and so BEN
efoial as that in which your city Is so
prominent and conspicuous.
II am glad to know that your oil refin-
cries and oil well supply companies are
by no means your only industries, but
that you have gone on developing Ameri-
can enterprises until your boiler, tube
wagon, barrel, organ machine and other
shops have capital of $2,6ss000, employ
about $500 hands and pay an average Of
5000 per day for labor in all your various
industries.
"The great Americans who founded
Pennsylvania and have guarded her in
terests since very properly turned their at
tention to the establishment and encour-
agcment of manufactures, with such
marked success that the great Keystone
state has become not only the life of in
dustry, but the commonwealth of pros
porous traders and farmers and eontented
homes. The system would favor for the
country is the system of the fathers-a
system which came in with the govern
ment; n system under which we have had
the highest degree Of prosperity; which
seeks the same growth in population, the
same increase in wealth, the same di fusion
of prosperity everywhere that you have
enjoyed in Pennsylvania.
1--WE must hold fast to our present ex-
cellsnt financial system, and we must re-
store that splendid industrial policy which
enabled our country to rapidly, distinct.
lively and undisputedly surpass all others
This can be done by an overwhelming Re.
publican triumph at the polls in Noyem-