The herald., 1896-10-29
BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED
Clerks Sent Out to Mske the Streets
Look Lively
A DrlxzIlng Rain Makes tho Day . Dreasy
0as,
The Canton Troop Makes IN oppeg.
tunity to Say That Services Of Es-
corts Are Not Paid For.
More Promises
Associated Press Special wire

O<AN O1N, OlllOs OCL. Zo.-udJOI 14CD
Kinley's home fellow-citizens anticipate
ed him tonight when he approached the
tariff question at the conclusion Of ON
of his most remarkable addresses.
Three cheers for protection!" inter.
rupted him before he reached the cit.
max. There was tremor in Major Nc
Kinleys voice when, after repeated at
tempts, he responded to the home greet
ings of bands of his neighbors and fellow
citizens. His dooryard and those Of his
reighbors were not large enough for the
crowds. For blocks in every direction
street cars. trucks, delivery wagons and
carriages blocked the streets. An Inn
provised platform at the pavement,edge
was used. This was an arch Of electric
lights, resplendent with national coll
ors. Business had been almost uni
versally suspended at 4:30 o'clock, to al
low all mercantile people and employees
of their houses to Participate. A score
of bands and drum corps in the city vol
unteered their services, and were dis
tributed in the parade, which marched
to the Mckinley home. This demon
stration was the conclusion of an event.
full day.
A carload of West virginians came
from Wheeling. and with them came
Lieut.-Gov. Richards of Steubenville.
Ohio. Theirs was social visit, without
formal speechmaking. They called at
the Mckinley home and they shook
hands with the major and converssd
with him in a social way.
Nine carloads of Buffalo people
reached Canton at 11:20 this morning.
In the party was the Republican League
club in handsome uniforms, headed BY
Fowell's Sixty-fifth Regiment band,
the Central italian club, headed by
Scinta's band and unganized citizens.
A drizzling rain was falling. ana the
formal reception was held at the taber-
nacle, where ]. E. Close made the in
troductory address,
After welcoming and thanking the
Buffalo party. Mckinley continued: f,
"It has been given to few parties inthe
history Of the American republic to
take the position occupied by our grand
old party today standing, as it does, for
the country sound money. public honor
and the supremacy of the law and the
great federal courts, that have been in
corruptible in the past and have been
(Applause)
1.-THE Republican party assumes the
responsibility that has been assigned
to it, and congratulates itself that this
year, carrying the flag of our country.
carrying the standard that represents
the best things in government, that
around such banner will rallysnot only
the Republicans, but Democrats from
every section of our common country.
Men born beneath our flag, and men
born beneath another flag; men be-
longing heretofore to other political par
ties, are with us. this. year indheart ana
purpose to save the nation from dishon-
or and reputation.
1--WE are all interested, whatever may.
have been our political faith in the past.
in the prosperity of our country. We
have row suffered three years and
half from depression and the absence
of business confidence, and the people
are only waiting this year, waiting inn
patiently, for the opportunity to over
turn the policy they adopted four years
ago, and reinaugurate that splendid
American protective policy that sustains
Americanlabor. tremendous applause.)
I'VE nave QdQ all tne Tree tIduS Wo
want in the United States. We mot
only suffered in our occupations and en-
pioyments, in our incomes and earnings
no matter in what profession, we have
been at work, but we have suffered
alike in the revenues and the credit of
the government itself. We want to re-
turn to a policy that protects and de-
fends American labor. the American
workshop and the American market.
and takes into account that the best
thing for any country is that which
gives work to the men of the country
and insures labor against idleness.
(Cheers) Then we want that policy
that will raise money enough from tar
ifs and taxes to pay as we so. lSeries
of cries, That's the stuff.'D Stop debts.
deficiencies and bonds in times of peace.
(Applause.) Then. my fellow -citizeus.
we want to continue the present splen-
did monetary and financial system We
have today. where every dollar Is eQual
to every other dollar. and where each
is equal to 100 cents of gold everywhere
(Renewed cheers.)
I'VE don't want any short dollars we
have tried short hours for the last three
years and a half. tremendous ep-
plause and laughter) When m, ,p4f-
form an honest days work ve yonS -