The record-union., 1896-09-16
A Delegation Of Fifteen Hundred From the
CreStS Of the AlleshenleS.
Assure Him They Want Sound Money
as Well as Protection.
In the Evening the Grand Army Post
of Stark County, Ohio, to the
Number of Five Hu ldred Veterans
March Behind Bands and Old
Regimental Flags to the Residence
of the Republican Nominee, and
Receive a Cordial Welcome.


of the Republican Nominee, and
Receive Cordial Welcome.
CANTON (O), Sept 15.-From the
crests of the Alleghenies 800 stalwart
nountaineer farmers of Somerset COun-
ty, Pennsylvania, descended on Canton
to-day to promise their support to Ma
Jcr Mckinley, and to assure him that
the farmers in the highlands are as
earnestly in favor of sound money as
they are OF q protective tariff Each
man wore large clusters of golden rod
on the lapel of his coat, and some had
the blossoms in their hats.
Editor George Scull organized the del
egation. This was the largest delega-
ton of farmers Major Mckinley has
addressed at his home. 1t comprised
one-fifth Of the voters Of Somerset
County. The spokesman was Farmer
y. B. Critchfield. He was introduced
by Mr.. Scull. He made a thoughtful
speech that was literally applauded.
Major Mckinley said: Senator
Critchfeld and my fellow-citizens: 1t
gives me sincere pleasure to meet my
County, Pennsylvania, in my State, my
city and my home. You have travelled
more than 250 miles to bring me assur-
ances Of your confidence and your pur-
pose to give to the Republican party
and its glorious principles your united
and hearty support. (Great applause.)
Your spokesman says that the people
of your country are devoted to farming
and
| remembering how far you are from
home, / should think you were devoted
to Republican politics. Tremendous
cheering) / do not recall time since
the days of the civil war that there has
been so much solcitude for the rightful
outcome of a national election as this
Of 1896. The people are reading and
studying, and informing themselves in
larger degree than ever before They
| want to know only what is best for the
country, what Will truly promote their
| own welfare and insure the grandeSt re-
suits for the common people. Great ap-
llause.)
THE political situation in the country
| is peculiar We have had four parallels
| TO our present political position We
have but one political party which is
united, and that is ours. daughter
! and applause) Discord refgns in all
others. Our time-honored opponent
| the Democratic party-is torn and d.
vided. Two national conventions have
| been held by it and two national tick
| cts presented, and their platforms are
| totally different on every subject and
| in almost every section. The Populist
party has merged its organization into
+ that Of the Chicago Democratic and st.
4 Louis Silver organization, and their
allies are for the most part harmonious,
except that each one has a distinct and
/ different candidate for Vice-President.
i daughter and applause)
Happily the Republican party was
never more closely united than now,
both in fact and spirit and there was
never better reason for such union,
and never greater necessity for it than
row. Cheering and cries Of That's
right'D 1t is welded, devoutly welded
to party principles. 1t stands as it has
4 always stood, for an American pro-
I tective tariff which shall raise enough
money to conduct the several depart
ments Of the Government. including
1 liberal pensions to the Union soldiers
4 tremendous cheers and hurrahs for
| Mckinley, a tariff that will stop debts
and deficiencies and make the Treas
! ury Of the United States only more
| safe and sound in every particular
! tApplause) 1t stands for a reciprocity
that seeks out the markets of the world
Tor our surplus agricultural and man
ufacturing products, without surren-
dering a single days wage that be-
| longs to the American workingman
| tApplause.) 1t believes in preserving
a home market for the American
farmer (applause), Ill opening the fac
tory for the American workingman
(arplause) and the opening up of a for
eign market wherever that can be done
with profit to all the interests of the
United States. Renawed applause)
1T is. too, for sound money. (Great
cheerng) Every dollar worth 101
cents Tenewed chearing); every dollar
as good as gold Continued cheering)
and is opposed alike to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and the is
suance Of irredeemable paper money
to which the allied parties seemed
firmly committed. (Applause) 1t has
always Kept silver at q parity with
sold. 1t proposes to keep that silve,
money in circulation and preserve side
~ sue SOIQ, SILVER ana paper, eaCE
the equal of the other and each the
equal Of the best, and the best never tc
be inferior to the best money known
to the commercial nations Of the world
tremendous cheering) 1t will con-
tinue to favor a policy that will give
work to American citizens (applause)
American markets to American farm
ers (cries Of That's what we want'O
and sound money to both. (Tremend-
Gus cheering and cries Of "Hurrah fol
McKinley.'D
we are now convinced. after three
years Of experience. that whatever may
nave been our political relations in the
past the truth Of the observation OF
Webster made more than q half cen
tury ago. You will recall that he said
That is the truest American policy
which shall most usefully employ
American capital and American labor
and best sustain the whole American
population. CApplause) Agriculture
commerce and manufacturing will pros
per together or languish together
we cannot have commercial prosper
ity without the strictest integrity both
of Government and citizen. (ReneweG