The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
THE FINAL WEEK OF THE CAM
PAIGN OPENED WITH GREAT
ENTHUSIASM
MONDAYS oUTDoNE.
DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE DAY UP
TO THE STANDARD OF SATUR-
DAYS.
to by the Nominee of the Repub-
Hcan Party.

CANTON, O., Oct 26.-The large
crowds in Canton have been confined
generally to Saturdays. Today, how
ever, was surprise, even to the often
surprised Cantonians. Organized dele
cations came from Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. The day was fair
and the procession of unusual bril-
liancy The New Jersey Frelinghuysen
lancers set the style, and the day
throughout was distinguished by the
most handsome paraphernalia of pa
rade yet witnessed. The Erie railway
employees delegation was numbered by
thousands.
After Maj. Mckinley returned from
attending the funeral Of his late
friend, w. K. Miller the paraders be-
gan their marches. They stood in wait
ing on North Market street in double
line from the Mckinley home to the
court house, a half-mile straightaway.
They gathered and packed and swayed
about the house, so that speaking from
the porch to be heard by so vast a
crowd was impossible. The temporary
reviewing platform used on Saturdays
is not allowed to stand after the day
is over. There was, therefore, no place
to speak from but the porch Tables
had to be carried from the house to i'm
provise rOstrum, so that the people,
damned solid across the streets and
crowded upon the lawns of neighbors'
homes, could see and hear. The women
as we'll as the men in the railway dele
cations each carried an American fog
These were waved vigorously. Torpedo
canes were exploded, rockets fired, ba-
zoos and tin horns were blown, while
drums added to the enthusiasm Of the
scenes. Nearly all Of the Introductory
speeches referred to the coercion
charge Of Mr.. Bryan, and several
spokesman challenged the proof for
single case of coercion. Maj. McKin-
ley again referred to the charge Of
forcing employees, saying:
There are some people who seem to
think that the best way to get on in
this world is to be against one another
and that there is natural antagonism
between those who employ labor and
those who are employed. They are
disturbed whenever they discover that
the employer of labor and labor itself
are on good terms and whenever that
occurs they commence crying coercion
It is not coercion; it is cooperation, the
one working with the other for the
public good and for their ADVANTAGES
severally.
This and similar sentences We're re-
ceived with tumutulous applause,
cheering and waving of flags.
INDIANA CAME FIRST.
The first delegation of today
came from Indiana, and was
composed Of the railway mems
-tor dr. II oJ,1
mour, North Vernon and Washington,
Ind. The party came in a special train
of six coaches, which had been on the
way since 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The men for most part were en-
ployes of the B. & o. S. w The spokes-
man was o. w. Montgomery, of Sey-
mour.
While the Indiana people were being
addressed, large delegation of en-
ployes of the Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling, from the docks at Lorain
and from along the line, waited in the
street at the foot Of the hill This party
was introduced by H L. Eddy, a loco
motive engineer, as being staunch sup
porters of the republican party in it's
present campaign, representing all
branches of railroad work.
while the Ohio railroad men were
belng addressed, the shouts and cheers
and the music of the bands with the
New Jersey delegations were heard
approaching the house. The Ohioans
crossed the street to the lawns on the
opposite side to make room for the new
arrivals and reviewed the magnificent
parade to which Maj. Mckinley bowed
his acknowledgment from a table at
the front of the yard, the little review
ing stand ordinarily used not having
been regretted. The conspicuous feat
ure of the New Jersey delegation was
the splendidly uniformed and drilled
marching club, the Frelinghuysen Es-
cort, of Newark The streets were
filled with spectators as this crowd
passed, and cheer after cheer was
given the club. John B. Gibson. of
Newark, introduced the New JERSEY
party.
Following the New Jersey delegation
came the employees of the Erie railroad
East and West. Three trains were re-
CURED for their Transportation. One
from the East, starting at Meadeville.
Pa, consisted Of thirteen cars. Two
from the West, the first Of which
started from Chicago consisted of four
teen coaches each. They reached the
Mckinley home soon after u o'clock.
and so completely filed the yard that
1t was impossible to address them from
the porch and the speaking was done
from the table on the lawn. Mai. Nc
Kinley endeavored to shake hands with
ali VI tHeSc NlS1lOfS anu the result was
one of the greatest jams of the cam
paign. The delegation was introduced
by Locomotive Engineer Meinish. Of
North Judson, Ind.
The next delegation addressed by
Maj. Mckinley was composed of TWEEN
ty-six representatives Of the Railway
mems Nonpartisan Sound Money
League Of New England, in which all
branches of railroad work were repre-
sented. Maj. Mckinley received the
party In his library, where an informal
Introductory address was made by
Alexander Roberts, of Boston. The
members of the delegation We're after
wards presented to Mrs. Mckinley and
later took drive about the city. They
came in a special car attached to a reg
ular train.
COOPERATION NOT COERCION.
In responding to the various delega-
tons of the day Maj. Mckinley said in
part:
and no other nation can. and that is that ours
is government Of the people, and Of ali
the people and not by a part Of the people
The vote OF man, no matter what NAV
be his occupation, no matter what may be
his surroundings, whether they be humble
or whether they be exalted counts lust as
much on that supreme day election day, as
the vote OF any other man. 1t Is our proud
boast, too, that every man owns his own
vote. 1t is his priceless privilege which no
man or combination has right to assail
this year, as in all the years Of the past
each for himself and family to cast his
ballot SO as to subserEe his own highest
and best interests.
There is almost panic among some people
of this country because employees and en-
ployers marching under the same flag:
about fraternity between the men who
employ labor and the labor they employ