The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30

with a handsome banner and a beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
The flag was presented by 12-year-old
lad in behalf of the children of St. Louis,
while the travelling men were introduced
as an organization largely composed of
Democrats but determined to vote for
Mckinley and sound money. Mr.. Nc
kIniey's response was as follows:
Il can turn either way this year and
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause.l 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me to speak JOINT
ly to the people of Missouri and Ohio.
(Applause) There is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it is ma
tional in character and represents the
best hopes and aspirations of the Ameri-
commercial travellers, and whether from
Missouri or from Ohio. you have had
similar experiences. You leave your
sample cases at home now. If l should
talk a. little longer and more directly,
my fellow citizens of Ohio. to my friends
from Missouri, it is because I more fire.
quently have an opportunity to talk to
you than l have to them. Great cheer
ing on part of the Ohioans.) / love my
old state there three cheere for Ohio
the Missourians), the state of my birth.
l love the public spirit and splendid en-
ergy of the people of our city on the
lake; and l have always liked Missouri
and nothing has occurred this summer
in St. Louis to make me change my
mind. tremendous cheering and waving
of hats.)
81 welcome you all here to my home
and city. 1 welcome the commercial
travellers of ST. Louis, the citizens of
Missouri, and | welcome the sound
money club of st. Louis, which is COM
stand this year for the honor of the gov
ernment and the integrity of our financial
system. We are ali citizens of com
mon country. This year, as in all the
years of the future. / trust we have no
North no South, no East, no West but
union and union forever Great cheer
ingo
We have but one flag. too. like the one
brought to me by my young friend from
Missouri (Maj. Mckinley here exhib-
tied small flag, which was followed by
tremendous cheering) 1t is the flag we
to future generations. unsullied and STAIN
less"
Touchstone of Confidence Needed
'sMissouri. like Ohio. needs protection,
sound money and public confidence. You
have a hundred and fifteen counties in
your state. and l understand that there
is not single county that does not pro-
soil soil Cries Of .sThat's rightly What " at
you want is the touchstone of conf
dence. which will bring business activity
and send every miner with his pick to
dig out from the bowels of the earth
those treasures of wealth. Applause.)
eve want in this country a tariff policy
which will supply the government with
sufficient revenue and protect every
workingman Why. Missouri, away
back in the days of Thomas Benton, was
called the bullion state. Has she deteri-
~, IT,,o ty,N
Will the great commercial city of ST.
Louis. with its intricate and delicate
threads of trade and commerce. vote for
a policy or for a party that will destroy
confidence, unsettle values, impair the
city's welfare and produce panics of
"Never.0 l do not believe it WILL ca
voice: 1--WE will give you 10000 ma jor-
ity in ST. Louis" followed by great ap-
piause) A friend from Missouri says
majority. Cries of NO! st. Louis viii
give you 10000 majority.') What an
swer will Ohio make to that? (Cries of
"15O,OO0.') Ohio answers 100000 Ire
mendous cheeringJ Thirty thousand in
Missouri is a greater majority than 15O,-
600 in Ohio. (Cheers)
.0This year patriotism is above party
Men love their country more than they
love their old political associations. Men
this wear would rather break with their
marty than break up their BUSINESS. (Tre-
mendous cheering) l cahnot imagine
ANYTHING that could happen to strengthen
the American union more than to have
the men of the South and the men of
the the North come together and Jointly ad-
minister the government. applause }
Let your verdict this year be for hon
est money, public security. national tran
nuility. a protective tariff, and recipro-
civ. tremendous cheering and cries
Of 1--WE will vote rightly And above all,
let there sound forth a verdict for this
Nation of law and order and its en-
thronement in every corner OF the repub-
afternoon" (Great cheering and three
cheers for McKinleyo