The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-02
M'KINLEY'S LAST
CAMPAIGN SPEECH
He Thanks God That He Has Sp0ken
Only for Patriotism.
GREETS FORTY THOUSAND VISITORS
Canton Throngcd with Delegations
and the Whole City Given Up to
Wild Enthusi in sm. Cheers for sod
GiOry''. by the Candi.
date and Given with a Will by
Vast Multitude.

mas closed IN canton, anu tiIt itst VI
the great delegations To greet Major
Mckinley has come and gone.
The last day was like all other Satur-
days. eXcept that il exceeded in en-
thusiasm anything that has preceded 1t.
Forty thousand persons is conserVa-
tive estimate of the number who came
here yesterday.
Canton was literally covered with
fiags. The houses were covered. bunt-
ing was stretched across the streets,
and even the wagons and vehicles of the
countrymen who drove in were decor
ated with the national colors. Bands
of music We're marching and counter
marching all day. and cheers from thou
sands of throats filled the air. The
town was one blaze of colored fire to-
night 1t was what might be called
Western Reserve day.
The greater part of Yesterdays VS.
itors Were Major McKinley's old con-
stitutents in his congressional career.
Youngstown sent 10000. and Warren.
Niles and Poland sent hundreds. The
women of Canton and Massillon and
the surrounding country. numbering
several thousand. marched to the Nc
kinley home to pay their respects, and
finally Joseph Benson Foraker arrived
and made speech from the Mckinley
steps, virtually closing the Canton cam
paign.
\ delegation from Elwood. md. was
the first 10 call. This was followed by
a delegation from the carbon works of
Cleveland, in uniform.
MKINLEY HEARS PITTSBURG'S
PARADE.
AS Major Mckinley finished speak,
ing to these Il despatch from New York
was handed him, stating that 1000
men We're marching in the Republican
parade. Similar messages, telling of
great parades, followed rapidly from a
majority of the great cities of the
country.
y telephone company had arranged
its long distance wires so that the
major could hear the PittsburG parade
as it passed the telegraph building. and
for several hours the majors library
was filed with the sound of the cheers
and blowing of horns in Pittsburg.
The first parade of the day was
formed here soon after dinner. There
We're about twenty thousand persons
In line. The greater number We're from
Youngstown and the surrounding
country. Most of them marched by the
reviewing stand in front of Major Nc
Kinley's house. cheering wildly. When
they were massed around the stand in
the majors yard, and when the whole
delegation broke into one mighty
cheer, it was clear that the majors
heart was full.
When Major Mckinley mounted a
chair the cheering lasted several min
utes. His voice trembled when he be-
gan but he made the thousands hear
him, and his speech, which was the
last long address he will deliver, was
eloquent.
HIS CLOSING REMARKS.
that in ali the months of this cam
paisn / have spoken only for patriot
ism and for the unity and brotherhood
OF all our people"
Then the citizens of Niles, the ma
Jor's birthplace, demanded another
speech. The major thanked them, and
proposed three cheers for the flag and
all it stands for, which were given with
Will. Some one raised his voice in
the national hymn, America" and
the great chorus took it up. Major
Mckinley sang with the rest.
Youngstown visitors marched away
at last and their place was taken by
the women of Canton and Massllon.
While these We're massng in the yard
large delegation from Kenton, Ohio,
marched up side street, and the ma
jor made short speech to them from
the porch.
ne utltSuIlbll OF women numbered
several thousand. Each carried flag.
Mrs. Josiah Hartzel made the introdue-
tory speech.and Major Mckinley thank
ed her warmly.
Senator Foraker arrived at o'clock,
and was met at the station by Major
Mckinley and the Canton reception
committee. The party drove to the Nc
kinley home. where great crowd stood
waiting. and Major Mckinley at once
introduced Senator Foraker.
In the evening there was another
great parade which Major Mckinley
reviewed
In his speech to the Cleveland Carbon
club, Major Mckinley said:
The more work there is to do in the
tniteC states the more demand there
will be for labor and the better will be
the wages paid to labor, and the less
work there IL in this country the less
will be the demand for labor and the
less Will be the wages paid; for you
know from your own experience that
when you have to hunt job you do not
get paid as well as when the Job hunts
you and the job never hunts YOU in
periods of business depression. or when
confidence is destroyed and overthrown.
Il believe in the policy that protects
the men first that carry the glorious old
banner that | see in your hands today.
Il is holy banner. No flag represents
as much as it does. 1t represents lib
erty, it represents equality, 1t represents
opportunity, it represents possibilities
for American manhood attainable i'm no
other land beneath the sun. / am glad
to know that the American working
men have arrayed themselves on the
side of country, patriotism peace. prog
ress, protection and prosperity"
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