The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-30
THOSE CLASWORKERS,
WHO CAME HERE TO CALL ON
MAJOR MKINLEY,
Did II at Marks Suggestion and at
the Bosses Expense, But Many
Refuse to Vote For Him and
Will Support Bryan.
(From the Pittsburg Sunday Post.)


(From the Pittsburg Sunday Post.)
A conductor under whose supervision
the window glass workers jourpeyed TO
Canton, ,eaid 394 men and three reporters
won't to Canton on the special train ten
ldered the glass workers by the bosses.
And the party was honey combed with
silver men. After the demonstration
at McKinley's home he told the commit
tee Of arrangements IL was the largest
delegation to visit him since he was NOM
mated by the ST. Louis convention. His
press bureau has been sending out reports
announcing that 5000 ana $1,000 people
have been attending the 'front.' yard politi-
cal meetings.
The delegations was accorded an ZEN
thusiastio" reception by he standing
committee kept In Canton for that pur-
pose When the workmen disembarked
they found eight mounted horsemen and
probably half dozen bootblaoks at the
station. This was the recep ton commit
tee. The line of march was hurriedly
formed, and the march to the Mckinley
mansion begun.
The eight mounted horsenien started
off in the middle Of the street. No one
knew exactly why, but these same horse
men trotted along about a square ahead
of the line Of march. President Burns
was scheduled to lead the procession
proper, but he didn't. He was In the
last line Of the reception committee. At
the top of the heap were the ex-offlcers
of the organization.
The committee adjourned TO the
library with Mckinley and the latter
at once proceeded to business by inquir-
Ing as to who had been selected as "ora.
tor" for the occasion. Harry Bostook,
recognized as the orator of the glass
workers, was then introduced to MoKin-
ley, who at once requested Bostook to
step into an adjoining room with his ad-
dress. Mckinley then made q number of
changes in his own written copy to con-
form with the statements made by the
workmens' orator.
When these changes had been completed
Mckinley stepped into the library and
said to the committee: "Well, gentle
men, are you readyP" The committee
said 1t was, and the major replied /:
"Then, let us get at it." He placed three
of the committeeman In line before him,
then slipped in between them and the re-
naming three, and the "maroh to the
ScaHOlu was DeRun.
As he stepped to that now noted plain
little portioo in front of the majors resi-
denoe he made the gracious bow that he
is alleged TO have been practicing before
the gless for the past few years to use in
this campaign.
A candidate for high constable In a
Pennylvania township would have been
diappointed at an ovation after the fashion
rendered Mckinley by the toilers. Several
Cantonites, who had mixed up with the
crowd, and who, It is said, had been en-
gagged to perform this duty, swung their
hats in the air and oheered, but the glass
workers simply turned their eyes from
Mckinley to the shouters as though to in
quire the cause of alarm. They oheered
Harry Bostock, as he mounted chair
which "plain Mr.. Mckinley" pushed
toward him. He said:
"Major Mckinley, have been dele
gated by the committee representing my
fellow workmen, the delegates to the
eighth national convention of the Window
Glass Workers of North America, to pre-
sent them to you. The men who stand
before you here have come from the states
ranging from the Berkshire mouI tains of
Massachusetts, to the broad prairies Of
Illinois; from the great lakes to beyond
Mason and Dixon's line From eleven
states we come, representing the over
whelming majority sentiment of all our
fellow workmen who toll in the great
window glass induttry in every factory in
the United States. We come fresh from
the exaoting school of experience.
Also His Napoleonic Pose.
"We love our country and have conf
deuce In our government. We believe
that it's immense wealth, phenomenal re-
sources, the loyalty and bravery of its
sons, the intelligence and genius of it's
people, all based upon and nutured by
the munifcent influences of It's free iusti-
tutions, insure 1t against destruction or
serious hurt through the invasion by the
sword of any foreign foe." He then
recognized Mckinley as the founder Of
the Mckinley law, and continued:
"We are satisfied with the quality of
our dollars, and have no fear as to the
volume of our money as a government IL
other things are regulated on suoh princi-
pie as will insure us work. and the money
that Is the Just reward of American work
men.
ave desire to greet you personally,
Major Mckinley, because we look upon
you as the favorite son Of the Republican
party, not the choice Of any political
machine, or urged by the people of any
one state. We greet you as our ideal OF
American citizenship, the unassuming
soldier, patriot and statesman
AS the orator turned to him "plain Mr..
Mckinley" drew his head from the dis
tended chest, bowed to the speaker, and
looked intensely interested. Several times
he placed his "plain" gold eyeglasses on
his "plasn" nose and glanced at his
speech which he held in his hand, and
which there can be no doubt he was
studying all the while he was appearing
interested In Bostock's address.
Once He Really Listened.
Several times he really did listen to
Bostock, and although there was slight
provooation for it, he stamped his foot
and the crowd fell in and cheered-just
because Mckinley wanted them to. The
applause that greeted Mckinley when he
mounted the chair was more genuine
than the haif-hearted outbreak he heard
when he first appeared in the doorway
and wore his photograph smile" Ad-
dressing his audience as "my fellow -oiti-
zens." he reeled off the same speech he
has been making to all the workmen
Mark Hanna has sent to call upon him.
The Niles and Wheeling iron and tin
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