The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
THE ELOQUENCE OF
MAJOR M'KINLEY
He Addresses Enthusiastic Delegations
That Arrive al Canton.

He Addresses Enthusiastic Delegations
That Arrive at Canton.
MANY ARE PENNSYLVANIA VISITORS
The Delegations from WestmOreiand
County and oil City Are AccOm-
panied by Two Hundred Women
aud Many Girls in Costume Hearing
In >kets Of Flowers.
Canton. o.. Sept. 2l.-Two uncom-
monty interesting delegations arrived
here shortly after twelve o'clock today
on iiTc special trains The first dele
CATION came from Wcstmorcland coun-
tN. Pennsylvania, aud the other from
oil City. The Oil city delegation
brought with it about two hundred
women. Thee We're about fortyfivc
girls in costume. each healine II large
! basket Of flowers. and each represent
ING one OF the states of the Union.
, There was attached tn each basket of
flowers Il long ribbon hearing the name
Of state.
Following the girls bearing these
haauiiful burdens uf flowers were three
hundred men carrying red. white and
blue umhrelaS. Then there was "A
large club u! first voters. and after
thnm iiNr hundred voters representing
AL the trades. all the professions ana
the agriCultura! interests. There has
been no other delegation here represent
Ing men in more walks of life. The
delegation was Justify chcered along its
lin" Of march from the depot to Major
Mckinlcy's residence. Ii was one Of
the finest looking delegations that has
visited Canton. ExMayor Amas Stef-
fcl introduced the speaker. Colonel Will
us j. HulchinS VINO made AN interest
Ing a'dress To- which Major Mckinley
responded at some length
After the speaking Major Mckinley
received Il basket of flowers from each
young lady ana il was then set in its
plac" on pyramidal stand erected ear
lcr in the dav for the purpose. The
second Westinuruland delegation cali
ed "A short time after the Oil City people
lett.
\ party Of the Westmoreland county
delegation from West Newton arrived
an hour before the main body and
marched M to the Mcknley residence.
". :. Van Dyke made a short speech
to Major Mckinley, who RESPONDED
briefly. The dc!egation was made up
oi farmers. miners. workers in coke
ovens, and in the Edgar Thompson steel
works.
MIR. McKlNLEY'S SPEECH.
In replying to the Oil City delegation
Mi. Mckinley after congratulating
thcm on their wonderful development
and advancement Of their local natur-
al resources continued:
The system would favor for the coun-
Try IL the system of tn, fatherS-a system
which came IN with the government. a sys-
TEN with which We hare had the higest de-
gree of prosperity wich seeks the same
growth in population: the same increase
in wealth; the same diffusion of proSpcri-
ty every where that you have enjoyed IN
Pennsylvania lAppi!dscD II you Will
bur glance at the census map showing the
proportion of improved and unimproved
lands In the United States: If YOU will con-
slider for an instant the cause of our III
creased population; If YOU will takc-into
calculation our marvellous resources,
which are as yet bur little known, ] think
You will agree with me- that We oueh,
TO have II distinct and pronounced indus
trial and commercial policy. genuinely
American, and thoroughly patriotic.
UireaI applause.I Factories should in
| crease all over this country and when
the factories increase. mines increase,
Z
for the farmer is improved ana his prices
are better. Great applaus" and cries Of
that's right Let us not he disturbed
by our production, but rather take means
Of preventing the under-rOns lmptiOn of
American products, by preserving and en-
lareing our home market ana extending
our foreign markets beyond the sea. zap
plause and erie; of good good" Let us
continue the policy OF Washington Ham!l-
ton. jefferson. Lincoln. Grant stevens of
your state tapplause), and Cameron. Gar
tiGIl aud the scores of other distinguished
statesmen whose great services made the
greatest and most prosperous country of
the world Equal credit could perhaps he
accorded to others than the illustrious
names | have mentioned. but greater dis
, tinction none can claim Wheers.) Their
FIRST. their nohiest. their highest aspir;,-
tons were for America. for Americans
,R,ncw"d cheefinS) We want Il better
American sentiment. icrics of that's
right. Maior'D We want to cultivate II
higher national spirit. We want to keen
high the American name. tAppiauseJ
The great men who founded PcnnSyl-
vania, the great men Eho founded the GOV
ernmen,, the great men Who have since
sustained il in war and peace, would have
revolted al the thought of reputation ani
national dishonor Tremendous chenr-
ing.b
They would have looked upon a cheap
dollar as only another form Of imitation
, heresics which they always ateadfastly op
posed and which in the end would degrade
the country. AprlluscJ They. time and
again. denounced fire" trade. pointing to
the ill-paid laborers of other countries
as conspicuous examples of, the wrong
thai would he inflicted 10y the Introduction
of such an Industrial system mere. Crics
, of that's righ;.D Shall we not heed their
admouitinns? loud cries of ''yes. yes. \
We must mold fast to our present excel
lent financial system, which they helped Ia
establish. aud "" must restore that Splcu-
did Industrial policy which enabled this
country to rapidly distinctivcly and I'M
pause) This can be done by an ovar-
whrlmine Republican triumph at he polls
, in November, at the election not now sin
weeks distant. Great applause aud cries
/ of 1T will he done, Mou<Of oil City ana
Nenango county, how will your ballots he
cast cloud cries OF FOR Nc cI\inley, pro-
tcrlion and SQUAD moncy.W We make 40
narrow appeal for your suffraerS. In this
contest men are nothing, principles are
everything Great applause and cries of
that's right
thank you. my fellow citizens, for this
demonstration and for your personal
greetings and assurances nf support and
evidences OF personal regard. am proud
that my ancestors came from the state OF
PENNSYLVANIA. Hrcat chccrino)
II will Civ" me sincere pleasure to meet
and greet all Of my fellow citizens who
are az assemblcd about me, and am sure it
will give Mrs. Mckinley. great pleasure to
meet the young ladies who are the bearers
of the beautiful lowers, representing our
glorious and unbroken union. Great
! cheeiing)
WESTMORELAND DELEGATION.
| Major Mckinley's address in re-
sp0nse to the remarks of Colonel HUFF.
spokesman of the Westmoreland coun-
| ty delegation. was as follows
In this contest. Old party lines are being
| more or less efaced and patriotic citi-
zenS rooming together upon one platform
! to auSta.n tho public honor and support the
/ good faith of The government of the
| United States. Great cheering aud ap-
| plause.b
! This contest in some of its aspects IS the
| old, yet ever new ana eternal contest be-
! tween right and wrong. Standing for the
| right as we believe, for can there be any
! doubt that standing for national honor and
| national credit and national currency and
| the supremacy of the law, is standing for