The sun., 1896-09-20

mitted 70 your care. IGreat cheerinr The
progress r yo you ~ would @ help to remove as you
| would remove those along tho track OF the
II welcome the railroad employees of this
eoSnsry's honor S' and shs eoanttys nag. TIRE:
| mendoua cheetlnE.l The contest this year, my
Republican, can't party. viii not be mere party vic;
| tory. but q victory deeper and broader and
the votes Of men Of ali parties who unite With
the Republican party ~ the patriotic purpose
to preserve the Tho honor Of @ she country lApp'auso
with the many delegations that are visiting
| mo to-day, tho one crowdlng tho other, am
| sure you will excuse mo fiom talking Mt greater
| length. much as l would be glad TO do 10 this
| splendid audience of earnest and patriotic men.
been % An Inspiration ont to % me al ana believe that il
| will be OF Invaluable service TO the cause In
Much 10 the disappointment OF the crowds.
the usual hand-shaking programme could not not
tho lawn to form n line. But every time Nc
Kipley appeared there was wild rush Tor him.
the crowd tore down a part of the reviewing
stand on which the Major stood.
From the time the railroad men GsIIea H! WI
the ono being addressed. There were calls In the
money Club Of Foxviile,, Pa. tho commercial
travellers Of CINCINNATI, the commercial travel %
Hardware Mems Mckinley Club OF Clevol and.
ceivod cdvo res response pom 81 from ON Major Mckinley.
After finishing with the Chicago railroad men,
Major Mckinley turned to the toleErapher' and
"MR. BURKE AND GENTLEMEN OF THE TELEG-
RAPHERs' ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO: ! am
glad to meet, you here with the railroad en-
ployees who have honored me with their pres
ence. tApplausc.l Perhaps none OF us appre-
ciates the degree Of universal acceptance that
the telegraph has obtained: remember as
boy of reading how Morse, the first to put the
telegraph into practical use in the United
so ' God
Wroughti", Little dri the people know then
mem en' and t 10 S the % remote.s ] sses M tAppiause
"When the Democratic National Convention
In lsa4 was In session at Baitnore u Is SAD
ly telegraphed to Washington. sixty miles dis:
tant, but 1t found no credence there. Men did
and waited until 1t was verified by the news
papers or the returning delegates. Laughter
ing here different result was 80 confidently
expected but 1t illustrates tlre credulity of the
times and the lack OF confidence in scientific
Contrast this lack of faith with the story o:
pa The Of tho %re waited
at the telegraph Office in Chicago for many
hours for news from Appomattox. and when at
sprapg to his feet with the happy exclamation;
can die happy lGreat cheeringl
Congress gave very scant aid TO the great in
vention, and some OF the old statesmen OF that
time laughed to scorn a proposition to mako
small appropriation Tor connecting Warrington
was chmerlcal and could not he done laugh
teri, and yet they lived to see such lines prac-
.icslly Eirdle the globe lApplansel American
was soon extending wires everywhere. until now
believe it is estimated that the American lines
wire. 10000 offices. and 4, 900 employees.
Everywhere the service is efficient and reliable
raphers of Chicago. as the representatives OF
those Of the entire country. upon the marvel
the the millions s OF messages ages almost daily are "D han.
died and transmitted. lApplause.l
g., IL Is EratifyIng to, to lind them as sensible
quick to enhance the prosperity OF the country.
and as uniteaiy In support OF tho right as they
are uniformly attentive and ob!!ging to the pub
lie: lGreat cheerinE.l
II thank you. my fellow citizens. for your
call. and appreciate most highly indeed your
ASSURANCES OF support which your eloquent
Spokesman las pr"sented to me. | wish could
TCries Of We wish you could too. Niaior.'j /
do not know that can dol II. but / am glad to
You are enlisted IN the Great t cause .o as against
public reputation. Tremendous cheering.l
To the delegation OF farmers from Butter
KinIey said:
MY FELLow CITIZENS: 1 have been very
much touched by the messages of greetings and
cougratulation which have been given to me
from Mercer and Butler counties. Pa. Pennsyl-
Nania Is our nearest neighbor. and the two
poIitca Seiief and 's purpose m .' apprecia,e the
message which comes from the far:aerS, from
the workingmen OF those two counties. and
from my fellow citizens generally. and thnnk
them all from the bottom OF my heart for their
warm tender OF supuortand assurance o! fide-
can party. lCres or "Hurrah for Mckinley" ~
What We want In this country. hrst and
men. lApplause.l Hallway men in this c.un-
Try who want TO work ought TO have an oppor,
that opportunity is always limited BY the ex-
tent that we have our work done In European
beeves ne
American s factories r, against Ioregn factories
American workinGmen against the working
men OF the Old World. tCries of Hurrah for
This is our country, and IL we don't have 1t
Just as we want 1t Will he our own fault and no.
body elses lapplausel. and the way we inc4l-
use Of the ballot. Ia voice: That's the stuff.
old boy Now. you have tried partial free
1t? Laughter and appinuse.l Not only have
the work ingmen themselves suffered. but the
farmers have suffered in their home market.
There is not a farmer in Butler or Mercer
counties that Is present here today who has not
tories of hose two counties. lApplause.l What
We want Is chance to work. and when we haye
wages the home market is improved for tho
[Cries OF That's right " and you want to vote
give you the best chance for work and the hest
coin in payment. tApplause and cries of You
bet we WILL Ana you must judge for your
selves which party that is. IA voice. "W We al
ready know
II thank you for this call and wish could
talk longer. but must bid you all good by. lCon-
tinued applause.
To the delegation from Foxbury. Pa. consist
Ing OF railroad men, Major Mckinley said:
my FELLOW CITIZENS: l regret very much
that could not have had you here earlier in
the morning. when | had the pleasure of ad-
dressing 0,0O0 ralroa employees from Chicago
representing nil the great roads centring In
that wonderful commercial city.
- 1t was sight that was most inspiring to all
OF US. and most encouraging for the cause In
which we are engaged, and for whose triumph
with them you will contribute your share. Jap
plause. am glad TO meet and greet this body
OF railroad nen. known as the Sound -moncy
Club OF Foxburg. This year partyism counA
for much less than formerly. and In all the dele
cations that come to me to give me assurances
Of support and encouragement there are In
these delegations large numbers OF men who
never before voted the Republican ticket. Lap
plause.
They are with us this year because they he
lieve III their country and because they believe
that patriotism demands that they should turn
their backs upon their party organizations ana
1Oin that Uarty the COnteSI that Tepresenta