The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-07
REPUBLICAN PARIY'S LEADER
Still Receiving Delegations From Many
Sections.
PARADING IN A RAIN STORM
Drenching Showers Have no Terrors for
the Republicans who visit Canton to
Pay Their Tributes of Respect to
Their Standard Bearer.


Lenewee county, Michigan. Through the
drenching showers the callers marched to
the Mckinley home, making the city re-
sound with their enthusiasm, while
mounted troops and large bands Of music
and finely drilled companies, uniformed
in macsintoshes, evoked cheers from the
thousands who stood sheltered in the
doorways and under awnings.
The formal receptions of the visiting
delegations did not end the demonstra-
tions. Soon as the city was shrouded in
darkness the clubs were again on the
streets, Michigan and New York and Ohio
uniting to form the spectacle When the
parade was we'll organized it marched and
countermarchel past the Mckinley homo,
and was reviewed from the little stand on
the front lawn by Major and Mrs. Nc
Kinlcy and others
The first delegation to arrive came in at
1906, when the regular west bound train
brought two extra coaches filled with
shouting Mckinley men from East Brady,
Clarion county, Pa They We're headed
by a band, and the banner carried an
nounced the party as "The Plutocrats Of
Clarion County, Pa" The delegation was
introduced by l.. e. Graham.
A special train Of five coaches arrived
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, bringing
the lumber dealers of Buffalo and TOna-
wanda. This was distinguished appearing
and thoroughly enthusiastic delegation.
1t was composed of business men con-
nected with the lumber trade, and ac-
cording to the statement of the spolles
man, included many former Democrats
The reception was held i'm the Tabernacle,
rain preventing "A demonstration on the
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ductOry address.
Shortly after o'clock special train of
five coaches arrived bearing the Republi-
can clubs of Syracuse, n Y. Most promi-
nent in this was handsomely uniformed
and well drilled Syracuse escort, an or
ganization effected in 1864. There were
also representatives of thirteen other clubs.
includinga detachment of wheelmen. The
| delegation was introduced by Daniel
! Crichton, u business man,
A few minutes after the Syracuse party
arrived n special train of ten coaches
reached Canton, bringing delegation
named in honor of Lenewee and organ
lied in the county Of Adrian, Mich. The
| party was made up of about 80 per cent.
farmers. The delegation, in a pouring
rain, marched to the Mckinley home to
view the lawn. They then returned to the
Tabernacle, whore Henry O. Smith made
the Introductory address.
In his speech to the lumbermen Major
Mckinley said;
"No one can know better than the men
engaged in your occu patton the value of
stable money and of general prosperity.
No one can know better than you the
effect upon your business of the waves of
depression and those Of prosperity, and
receive the assurances so feelingly given
me by your spokesman with grateful
heart and return to you all my sincere
thanks. This is IA year when party disci-
pline sets loose upon the people of the
country.
1--WE are honored here today in having
with us these enterprising business men,
who represent the great lumber interests
of Buffalo and Tonawanda. In 1890 the
lake trade in lumber at Buffalo was over
2S2 ,000 600 feet, and at TOnawanda over
7l7,00O0 900 feet, though under the lumber
provisions of the present tariff law the
trade of Buffalo has since decreased until
in 1895 it was 81 100000 feet less than in
1890, while that of Tonawanda had shrunll
in the same period more than 296, 900 900
feet Canadian free lumber has been en-
couraged at the expense of the lumber in
all the other states of the American Union
1 may be pardoned, gentlemen, if say in
this presence that l believe in the policy
that gives preference to Buffalo and Ton
awanda rather than to Montreal and To-
ronto. Like all the other features of free
trade it has helped to make us poor for
the advantage of otherpeople living within
another jurisdiction, and who owe no al
legiance to our flag"
To the delegation from East Brady, Pa,
Mr., Mckinley said:
eve are too apt TO forget what is be-
hind us and too apt to be Needless of our
! own experience. We can hardly realize
| that from 1873 to 1898 we reduced the pub
lie debt from 81 1873, 33l 3OS to $3.50, coo, 900.
| We paid off during those twenty years
| 81 1928, ,5sl ,6T3 Of the public debt. And we
were under II protective and sound money
system when we We're making the largo
| payments. Iwo-thirds of that great debt
| has disappeared, and while we were pay
| ing it off we were building in this country
! the most splendid industrial enterprises,
! giving steady employment TO American
| labor at fair wages and giving to the farm
ers of the country just reward for their
toll and labor.
During that period, for the greater part
| of the time, we were selling more gold
abroad than we were buying abroad. And
the balance of trade was therefore in our
| favor, and the balance of trade, settled as
1t was in gold, gave us tho good yellow
money from the other side of the ocean.
-Four years ago the people Of this country
determined to change that policy and they
did change it. What has been the resulty
We have since that time created national
debt, principal and interest, Of about three
hundred millions. We have had for the
greater part Of that time deficiency in
the treasury, the government not collect
ing sufficient revenues to meet its current
expenses.
"Your spokesman tells us that in your