The herald., 1896-08-30
\ GERMAN.AMERICAN BAND
Makes All the Streets Gay With Its RED
Umbrellas
While Mckinley Makes a Plea for Returning
Confidence
Feeling. the Need OF Votes He Is Very Great.
full for the Promise Of Few to Be
Given Him by Employees
of Corporations
A Associ.ted press srec;al.yy,rA

CANTON, Aug. 29-Cif five delega.
tions scheduled to visit Mckinley today.
the first arrived at 1:45. 1t was the
Commercial Mems Mckinley club No. 1
Of Chicago, 800 strong. Numerous BAN
ners were carried by the commercial
men, conspicuous among them being one
on which were the pictures of Mckinley
and Hobart, and the words, Protection
TO labor and capital, honest money in
1896 to revive trade, start industries, in
crease wages and restore national
credit"
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the dele
cation finished breakfast and re-organ-
ized the imposing parade to march to
McKinley's home. There was a large
crowd on the streets and as the process
sion passed these fell into the ranks. The
crowd at McKinley's home sent up q
mighty cheer as the major appeared.
Mr.. Mckinley responded as follows:
''Mr Corey, Gentlemen of the Commit
tee and My Fellow Citizens: I bid you
welcome, sincere welcome to my home
Thrice welcome are you here. L am
honored. very greatly honored, by the
call of this assemblage of commercial
men representing great commercial in
of our common country. (Applause.)
Although you are accustomed to CALI
ing on people, for that I believe is chief
ly your business, let me assure you that
you never made a call any more agree-
able TO your host than this call is to me.
No body of American citizens of equal
number could properly have a deeper
interest in the success of Republican
principles than you, and none, 1 am sure.
can do so much to secure their triumph
as you. (Great cheers.) You are not
only carriers of commerce, but the cre-
ators of confidence; not only advocates
of progress but promoters of prosperi-
ty. You inspire either confidence or dis
trust. for you tell the truth about the
condition of the country. You not only
sell goods-or used to-(great laughter
and cheering) but you disseminate in
formation among your customers.
You know the facts of business, and
one thing I like about the COM
mercial travellers is that every one Of
them is for the United States of Amer
ia great applause) and all stand up for
America. (Cheers.) We are all MEM
bers of the great American family, and
those policies which are good for one of
us are good for all of us. (Cries Of
That's right.')
Those policies that are good for the
eastern and central states are good for
the west and great northwest. CAP
plause.) We have always practiced the
golden rule. The best policy Is to live
and let live" and to buy and sell In the
way that will best promote the good of
all. 1t never pays to buy cheap goods
from a rival whose object in selling to
you at low price is to estab blish a busi-
ness which will in time destroy your
own. Great applause.) We want no
cheap goods in this country at the ex-
pense of free and honest laborer. (Tre-
mendous cheers.)
Your spokesman has eloquently emu
merated the great essentials 10 our
welfare and prosperity. Protection, an
he well said, is the true national policy.
the foundation stone On which must be
reared the great structure of American
ascendancy and progress, the system
that is preservative Of all business that
steadily advances this country to the
proudest rank in manufacturing, min
ing. trading and farming, which it should
always occupy-greater than any other
nation of the world Great applause.)
You will agree, 1 am sure, in the proud
claim of Henry Clay, for it is just az
true today as ever before. The cause
of protection" said he, sis the cause OF
the country. and it must prevail. 1t is
founded in the interests and affections
of the people
Reciprocity, too, the gift Of Blaine
(applause) and Harrison (renewed ap-
plause) to the nation deferred by Gar
fields untimely death, was II length
proclaimed by that great president.
statesman and patriot, Benjamin Har-
rison. Great cheering.)
The fall of the price of silver cer-
Protection guards the products of our
labor at home; reciprocity opens a mar
ket for the products of our labor abroad.
(Cries of Good, good; that's right.')
We gain by both and we will maintain
both so long as the good of the country
demands it. Great applause.)
A sound treasury, too, is demanded
alike by every consideration of good
government and good business. The
government must provide revenue for
all expenses or its credit is in constant
jeopardy. Four of the great invaluable
ao5e which Ea million in 17Q0 said HAr2