Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
THEIR MECCA.
Republicans Making Pilgrimages
to Canton. Q.
DELEGATIONS CALL on Mr.. n'KiNLEY.
The Nominee Greets Visitors from Yer
mont, pennsylvania and His Own
Srate-Three Governors Among
His Callers.

AAAo SAfleTss
Canton, o., Sept. 12.-Friday was
crowded with picturesque and moving
incidents. Three governors claspcd
hands with Maj. Mckinley andWisitors
from the green mountains of Vermont
joined with Others from Narragansett
bay, from northwestern Pennsylvania,
and from Ohio in greeting ind cheering
the republican candidate for the presi-
dency. Maj. Mckinley had more than
5000 callers and shook hands with near
ly all of them and listened to their cor
dial words and expressions of good
wishes. The first delegation to arrive
ing the Mckinley residence, addresses
were made by State Chairman Merrill
aud National Committeeman Childs.
Speech of Maj. Mckinley.
Maj. Mckinley expressed heartiest wei,
come to the delegation and gratifca-
ton "that IN the preliminary contest
cor the nomination for president the
state of Vermont gave to me her united
vote"
On the silver question Maj Mckinley
said:
Practically admitting that the effect of
the free, unlimited and independent coin
age of silver would be an Immense loss TO
the savings and resources of our people,
and that its adoption would reduce the
plane of their Social and industrial condi-
ton, they yet seriously propose that we
shall risk this hazardous experiment. Yer
mont has said in tones that cannot be mis-
understood that she will have nothing to do
with that fatal experiment. [Great ap-
plause and cries of Good! Good"l In
deed, they are urging us to attempt by
legislation to make so cents worth of silver
to pass current as legal tender, 190-cent
dollar, good for all public and private OBJ
legations. The mere statement of the prop
osition ought to lead to its instant rejec-
ton. We cannot by law make every man
honest, but we certainly never will make
IApplause.]
To me the question of free trade is a ques-
ton of humanity, the voice of labor plead
Ing for Its own, and the question of free sill
yer is question Of public morality, honor
and good faith, and its success would lie
a blot to our hitherto spotless national
credit. [Applause.] Obscure the real Is
sue and it finally resolves itself into that.
After Maj. McKinley's speech to the
Vermont delegation, Senator Proctor,
GOV. Woodbury., Congressman Powers,
Gov.-elect Grout and Lieut.. Gov. Man
sur made short speeches.
Other Visitors.
An hour and half after the Yer
monters had departed the sound of
marching feet and the inspiring music
of bands were again heard and $500 citt-
zens of Lorain county, o., filed into
Maj. McKinley's yard and wedged
themselves into an almost solid mass.
Following closely after the Lorain
county people was a delegation from
Erie, Pa, consisting of the Lincoln club
Of that city and delegates to the league
convention recently held in Erie. The
crowd was enormous and men climbed
trees to command a better view. These
combined delegations We're fairly bub-
Bling with enthusiasm. They had good
voices and they lifted them with vigor
md frequency that has never been
cquahed here.
Judge John w. Steele, of Overton,
addressed Mr.. Mckinley on behalf Of
the people of Lorain county, and Judge
]. F. Downing spoke for the Erie peo-
pie. Maj. Mckinley responded briefly.
Mot more than one-third of the Ohio
and Pennsylvania visitors had departed
when a long line of carriages drove up
and GOV. Lippitt, of Rhode Island, and
Gov. Bushnell, of Ohio, with their rich.
ly-uniformed staff officers alighted
Maj. Mckinley met the two governors
nj bic loor c+apc orI rrraa%al +1,o,,, oou
daily. The members of the two staffs
were introduced to Maj. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley. Mrs. Bushnell accompanied the
governor of Ohio. While these social
functions We're going on Maj. Mckinley
introduced Gov. Bushnell TO the great
crowd gathered in the yard. Gov.
Bushnell mounted a chair and made Il
lively and vigorous speech. At it's con-
clusion he introduced Gov. Lippitt, who
was heartily cheered and who made a
short speech, which was literally APP
plauded.
Mckinley Quotes Lincoln.
Maj. Mckinley, in response, made a
speech in which Abraham Lincoln was
the theme and inspiration. He said no
man more than Lincoln has shown n
thorough knowledge of the tariff and
Its effects upon prosperity. He con-
tinued:
FORTY years ago he made an address
upon the subject of tariff and taxa ton and
their influence upon the condition of the
country, which I do not think has been
excelled by anybody before or since. 1t is
peculiarly applicable to the present situa-
ton. Mr. Lincoln said: The first of our
resolutions declares tariff of duties upon
foreign importations producing sufficient
revenue for the support O. the general
government, and so adjusted as to protect
American industry, to be indispensably
necessary to the prosperity of the Ameri-
can people; and the second declares direct
taxation for a national revenue to be inl-
proper Listen to his description of the
condition of the country at the time when
he spoke, and how vivilly it portrays the
times in which we live: For several years
past the revenues of the government have
been unequal to its expenditure and conse-
quently loan After loan, sometimes direct
and sometimes indirect in form, have been
resorted to. By this means a new national
debt has been created, and is still crow.
ing on US with rapidity fearful to contem-
plata rapidity only reasonably to be
expected In time of war You would think
that Abraham Lincoln was describing
three years from 1893 to 1876. Is it any Won
ueI WHEN the national convention met In
Chicago May II, 1S60-the second national
assemblage of the great republican party
that the following resolution was passed
which is the same doctrine that we advo-
cate now:
Resolved, That while providing rev.
enue for the support of the general gov
eminent by duties On imports, sound policy
requires such an adjustment of these i'm.
ports as to encourage the developm ent OF
the industrial interests of the whole coun.
try; and we commend tha. policy Of ma.
tional exchanges which secures to the
Workingmen liberal wages. to agriculture
remunerative prices, to mechanics ant
manufacturers an adenuata rarrn I'd 20