The record-union., 1896-10-24
Chilly Autumn Weather Seems to Have
No Effect Potent Enough
10 Check the Progress Of Supporters
to McKinley's Home
The Enthusiasm of the Delegations
Grows More Intense as the Day of
Election Approaches, and the
March to Canton Will Continue
Until the Third of November.

Until the nlIQ Vi INOtCIuUCTe
CANTON. Oct. 23.-Damp, cool air
and leaden skies greeted the pilgrims
who came to Canton to-day, but neither
chilly autumn winds nor gray threaten
ing clouds are potent enough to check
the flow of incoming delegations or re-
press the ardor of Major McKinley's S
visitors The enthusiasm grows more
intense as the day of election ap-
proaches and the march to Canton will
not cease until November Sd. Five
delegations came to-day.
The coming of a delegation of work
ing railway men from Kansas was an
event of enthusiastic Importance even
to those accustomed to the sight OF
delegations, and excited deep interest
and warm expressions of delight. The
DELEGATIONS to-day were as versatile IN
cheer as ever and almost all lines OF
legitimate human activity were repre-
scented. Major Mckinley was in excel
lent spirits and addressed his visitors
with vigor and eloQuence.
Sixteen delegations are expected to-
morrow and Major Mckinley will make
not fewer than a dozen speeches.
1t was long after sunset last evening
when Major Mckinley addressed a del
eeation of Indiana Republicans. They
were the last callers of the day. Before
sunrise this morning there was another
party of visitors from the Hoosier State
who came to Canton to pay their re-
spects to the Republican candidate for
President. They were the first callers
to-day The delegation represented Lo-
gansport, Newcastle, Kokomo and
Richmond. After breakfast the party
was escorted to Major McKinley's res
idence by the Canton Citizens Commit
tee W. H Elliott of the Newcastle
Courier acted as spokesman. Major
Mckinley, in responding, spoke as fol-
lows:
Nothing but a deep concern for the
future of the country would have IN
duced this body of my countrymen 70
travel all night that they might BRING
assurances of support to the great Re-
publican cause this year, because they
believe that enveloped in that cause are
the highest and best interests "a our
common country / am glad to well
come you to my home, and | am glad
to have the assurance of your spokes-
nam that the fires of Republicanism are
glowing so brightly in the State Of Har-
man, and the home Of that other great
statesman and war Governor, Oliver z.
Morton.
The cry is that we have not enough
money. Now, everybody knows that is
not true. We never had such prosper
Gus times as in 1892, and we have just
as much money now as as we had then.
1t is not a lack of money that is at
fault: it is the difficulty of putting men
to work and creating markets for our
PRODUCTS You cannot make fifty-two
ctryts a dollar, and make a gold dollar
worth one hundred cents circulate
alongside of 1t. The gold dollar will go
out. and there will be less circulating
medium. and instead of the good money
we have now we shall have poor money.
Can YOU tell me how the free coinage
of silver is going to help business? 1t
will not increase the demand for any
thing but silver. There will be an in
crease in the production Of silver, but
then down goes the price Of silver, and
then you will have to consult your
paper every morning to see what silver
is worth "a voice. II have been In Mex
eco and know that's SOD We do not
W Mt such money in the United States; !;
we want dollars worth one hundred
cents 1t is the lost job that is troub-
ling us; it is not money. but the lost
market that is troubling us
Major Mckinley was greeted with a
shout when he stepped out on his porch
at noon to address 600 Santa Fe Rail-
road men from Emporia and Topeka,
Kan The delegation came a THOUSAND
miles to see Major Mckinley, and the
men had been on the cars for thirty
four hours. but their enthusiasm was
unboundetl. The crowd cheered and
shouted and applauded for several min
a1tes. The committee with the delega-
ton was w F.. Simpson. E. w. Cum
ningham and II. b. Morse all of En-
roria- Mr. Morse, who is President of
the Railway Mems Sound Money Club
of E,nporVa. was selected as spokes-
man. aud A. NJ Baird of Topeka, fore
man of the railroad shops there. intro
duced him. This delegation came a
greater distance to visit Major McKin-
lev than any of his other callers.
Major Mckinley said to the Kansas
delegation:
You have journeyed farther than
anv other delegation of the United
States that has honored me with q
visit at my home, and I appreciate your
visit more than / can find words 10
speak. 1t shows better than any words
that could be uttered what is in your
minds and hearts, and what your pur-
poses are in the election TO be held on
the Sd of November.
You are interested in the prosperity
OF your country. There was a time
when some men Were in the habit of
saying that It did not make any differ
ence to the railroad men what KIND OF
financial policy we had or what KIND
OF tariff we pursued. / have heard II
a thousand times from the rostrum that
while the tariff might help those en-
gagged in the factories, 1t had no fnfiu-
ence upon the wages of the men who
were engaged upon the great transpor-
tation lines of the country. lf any oi
you believed that statement four years
ago you do not believe Ii now. Be-
cause you know that upon the general
prosperity OF the country depends the
prosperity of our great railroads, and
upon their prosperity depends your en-
plovTnent and wages. You viii have
nothing to do if there is nothing tc
haul; and the more there is to haul
the more and steadier employment yol
~,-;1I have and tba hpffQr wa CaS Won will