The American guide., 1896-10-10
THE RAIN AT CANTON

Could Not Dnmpon the tthusiAsm of the
Crowds Assembied toi Honor MAI. Nc.
Kinley-A Delegation bm Syracuse, N.
", Marches Though Driving Rain.
Storm to Hear Him beak-A Visiting
Orator Complimentary
CANTON, o., Oct. o.-1n spite Of the
weather, this has bedh a lively day.
The delegations from kyracusc, N. Y,
and Lenawce county, ich.. which ar.
rived at two O'CLOCK il|Ithe afternoon,
were among the most irited that have
made the pilgrimage b Canton. The
Syracuse men nmarchedthrough driv-
ing rain to Maj Mckibley's house and
back to the tabernacle to hear him
speak. There were 30 voters in the
crowd. Maj. Mckinley said;
Your visit, coming at sYeh discomfort and SO
long distance Is, assdrb you, particularly
gratifying to me, and you aro all welcome to
my home, city and statet (Great applause.)
In common with republicans everywhere this
year you show an ardent Interest In the pend
ing campaign OF which onlt four weeks yet re-
main.
As the allied parties In bpposlton are urg-
ing this question. It Is nd proposition for
the free colnnge OF both dold and silver, but
practically that OF silver kone, and not silver
by International agreemeb /, for to that they
are opposed but solely, Exclusively and del-
antly. Il you please, the ftee. independent and
unrestricted coinage OF thf silver Of the world.
regardless OF conseQuenths, and despite the
certain distress and ruin which It would In
volve US all Applause.)i
Our policy insures tho ute OF both gold and
silver at an equality. Th{ seek to drive us
to silver alone. They ad5 5bcatc what they call
nnaucial Independence, ulfii in the name OF In
dependence they appeal ID US to debase our
currency and repudtate II part, or whole, all
our debts and surrender bur national honor
This we decline forever II do Great cheer
ingD
We must return TO tha1 policy which gave
Us such wonderful triu hphs In following
and registered such mghb progress in all that
goes to make the nation Heat, strong and pow
erful and the people prosperous, contented
and happy, May we wisely use the ballot, my
countrymen, to secure Ihesc much-deslrea
ends,
thank you for this cal
The delegation frofL Michigan, num-
bering 500, marched Into the hall as
the Syracuse visi,ori left The Mich
igan men were farme Is, and they made
the auditorium ring kith their lusty
cheers. The spokcsIh han, II. c. Smith,
made an eloquent tpecch, Maj. Nc
kinley said;
must congratulate yoJ upon your choice Of
spokesman. Applause. lie is In danger Of
being kept in OHIO for / rest of the cam
paien. tRenewed appl{bse.l Your coming
with such generous assu1 inces gives me great
satisfaction. Your coming is an earnest OF
your desire and purpose the pending cam
paign and Is an unmi hakable evidence OF
coming victory. Appl.usc) What Is the
moaning my fcllow-cltiiy yns, OF this extreme
activity Cries OF We want protection
followed by cheers fot McklulcSD. 1t is
not passing sentiment 1t is
dcop-roOtcd In the sPuls OF men and
means that they are Al No to their own best
interests, and do not Intend 10 take any
chances any more, tGrett applausc) To me
the contention for protjftion is, from hrst TO
last, plea for labor AMI the agricultural In
tcrcsts Of the United stakes. 1t Is recosnl-
tion OF the men who toit, whether In the fac
tory or on the farm. and (,n effort for their id
vaucement and consta1t bettermeut TAP
plausc) We want IN tn E country none OF the
harsh and degraded / conditions on tho
free soil OF America that prevail In
some other countrlJs Cries OF mo.
no" and great applause We have no
place for the laws OF ci ste or prlmogeniture
aad want none OF their flrtiaclal conditions OF
birth and society In our tchless civilization,
lGreat applause. Tbet,.ailk about our being
a debtor nation and beel we are debtor
nation they want us to iato our debts.
The secretary Of the tref ~ 80 VS. that the In
dustrious and frugal pl,u,s W. 'ay to-day the
creditors OF the banks 'ompanies,
the building associate "a I'M institu-
tions OF that chg extent
sniio-s W 'ne " tho
same people, worry IN, .cfy, are the ypoioy
holders In our insurance companies, VINO owe
ton billions, That deDtIz not due the rich. 1t
is due to the sons Of t1rlft and toll l0rcat
annlauscD It represents In many instances
me saylngs OF q llfetlmd, put aside for use In
case accident or death should overtnke the
men upon whom their fhmilies depend zap
plausel So when we tax OF scaling debts, or
decreasing the value % our dollars, let II be
constantly borne In mlJd that It is tho plain
people the honest frusf people, the bone mus.
Gle and slncw OF the land that this policy would
AFFECT and injuro most largely, but no matter
who 1t would affect, It is dishonest ana thcre'
fore must not And win not. be tolerated by
inc American people, trremendous cheer
lus)
Among Maj Mckinleys callers to.
dan was A. NJ. higgins, president OF
tNS Republican League clubs of In
diana. Mr.. Higgins told Maj McKin'
lev Indiana would give hima plurality
exceeding l5,O00 at the November
election.