The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-12

the Ohioans. Il love my old state (here
three cheers for Ohio We're given at the
suggestion of one of the MissOurians).
the state of my birth. ] love the pub
lie spirit and splendid energy of the
people of our city on the lake (great
cheering on the part Of the Ohioans).
and have always liked Missouri (great
cheering on the part Of the Missouri
ans), and nothing has occurred this
summer in st. Louis to make me change
my mind. (Great laughter and waving
of hatS).
II welcome you all here to my home
and city. l welcome the commercial
travellers of st. Louis. the citizens of
Missouri, and / welcome the Sound
Money Club of st. Louis, which Is COM
posed of men of all political parties who
stand this year for the honor of the
Government and the integrity of our
financial system. (Great applause and
cries of That's right!") We are all
citizens Of common country. This
year. as i'm all the years of the future.
l trust, we have no North. no South, no
East, no West (Cries of "Good!o. but q
Union, and Union forever. (Great
| cheering)
THE FLAG WE LOVE.
We have but one flag, too. like the one
brought to me by my young friend
| from Missouri. Major Mckinley eX-
| hibited a small flag. which was follow
| ed by tremendous cheering.) 1t Is the
| flag we all love, and which we mean to
| transmit to future generations unsul-
lied and stainless. Great cheeringo
Il have a speech specially prepared
for Missouri. but ! believe l will not
make it. and l take leave of print.
| (Great applause and cries of Go on!'D
This is the fifteenth delegation that
have welcomed here today. (Applause.)
| Missouri, like Ohio, needs protection.
| sound money and public confidence.
| (Great cheering and cries of Right.
| Right!") You have 1l5 counties in your
| State, and l understand that there Is
not a county that does not produce
zinc, or iron. or coal, or lead, beneath
| its soil. (Cries of That's right"o
What you want is the touchstone Of
confidence, which will bring business
activity and send every miner with his
! pick to dig out from the bowels or the
| earth those treasures of wealth. (Great
applause and cries Of Right you are!
I'VE want in this country tariff
| policy which will supply the Govern
| ment with sufficient revenue and pro-
| tect every workingman. tGreat cheer
| ing.) Why, Missouri. away back in the
| days of Thomas Benton, was. called the
| hard sound-money State. Has she de-
| Perforated since then? (Cries OF mo-!
| 'No!'o Will that great commercial city
| of st. Louis, with it's intricate and
| delicate threads of trade and COM
mercc, will it vote for u policy. for a
| party, that will destroy confidence, un-
settle values, impair the city's welfare
and produce panics of unprecedented
severity? cloud cries of mo, never.O
l do not believe it will. { voice, I'VE
will give you 10000 majority in St.
Lous!" followed by great applauseD
| "A friend from Missouri says that
Missouri will give our ticket 10000 ma
jorty. (Cries of mo: st. Louis will!'D
| What answer will Ohio make to that?
| (Cries of "150,0OO"o Ohio answers
10000. Thirty thousand in Missouri
is greater majority than 100000 in
Ohio (Great cheering) This year pat
riotism is above party. Applause and
cries of That's right'D Men love
their country more than they love their
old political associations. (Renewed
applause and cries of That's right!'o
Men this year would rather break with
their party than break with their busi-
ness" tremendous cheering)
| The St. Louis delegation brought an
| elaborate horseshoe in roses from
which depended floral drummer's
| ''gripsack." 1t was presented to Mrs.
Mckinley by Il. S. Lewis.
TO TOILERS ON THE RAILROADS.
Nearly 5000 railroad workingmen
marched up to Mr.. McKinley's house
an hour after sunset. They came from
| Cleveland, and represented the Big
Four, Lake Shore, Nickel Plate. Cleve-
land, Canton and Southern Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania roads. A..
| N. Watt. of the Lake Shore, presented
| this vast delegation to Major McKin-
| laI. yhn oH than, fp11nUS.
| 1T is a mighty cause that would
| bring together this vast assemblage of
| the people from the states of New
| York. Pennsylvania, Ohia, Indiana. I'LL
| nols and Michigan, and West Virginia,
| representing these three great rail-
road lines. 1t is, my fellowcitiZens,
| the deep and earnest interest you have
| in the rghtful settlement of the pend
| ing questions in our political campaign
| that has brought you together here to-
| night. You know from experience that
| II you would prosper in your employ
ments there must be prosperity in
every branch Of American industry.
| You know that when the producer suf-
| fers the roads that carry the produce
suffer. (Applause.) You know that
when the manufacturer suffers by di-
minished manufactures. you suffer in
| your employment, and the more work
anu "dSto dIt III
in the country the steadier Is your EN-
ployment and the better your wages
1.-THE best road to work for is n sound
road (here again the shouts from the
| various roads went up, each proclaim
ing that their road was the best). and
the best money to be paid in, which,
ever road you work for. is sound money
| tremendous applause), that Is worth
q hundred cents on the dollar in every
l CT Mt Of ttnl a.s. vi
every market place of the world.
| (Cheering) This is the kind of money
we have now. That's the kind of money
that you are paid in-when you have
emplOyment-and this is the kind of
money the Republican party means
| you shall have IL you give them a
chance. (Renewed cheers.)
| Il made visit to the State of Geor-
gia last year. There came into my car
one OF the employees of the Southern
road on which / was travelling I in
vited him to sit down. He was a born
Georgian. He told me he had always
been Democrat, but that for three
years he had been going to school in
that best of all universities-exper-
ience. daughter and applause.) He
took off his railroad cap and said to
me: Il have on this cap that which
will tell you how have been promoted
backward" Naughter.) First, he
showed me on his cap the word train
man." He said: That's what | am
now Then he lifted that and said 1:
That's what ] was befare--brakeman. i"
Then. he raised that up and said ::
What you see now is what had three
years ago. | was conductor Then.
said he: Those stages express to you
what | have lost by the change of ad-
ministration which / helped to make. -
| u.aughter) I do not know u-bat bo,