New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
WHAT THEY WANT Is WORK.
MKINLEY TO THE MINERS
DELEGATIONS FROM THE MONoNoA"
HELA VALLEY IN CANTON.


TWO cANEs-wARM APPROVAL OF HIS PRO-
rrcrroN AND souND-MoNEY sENrr-
MENrs-srr.yER WILL BE NO
rREER UNDER FREE COINAGE
Canton. Ohio Oct. i2-Major Mckinley this morn.
ing expressed himself being In the very best OF
health and spirits, and In every way well prepared
for another week OF the hard work incident upon
the recepton OF a great number OF visiting deiess-
tions Over thirty delegations are expected 10 en-
gage the Majors attention during the week. ana
they will come from a dozen different states. Inero
were two delegations scheduled for to-day. bo'h
were from Pennsylvania. and represented the MIN
ers Of the Monongahela Valley and the workmen OF
Roscoe Penn This morning Major Mckinley was
advised that these delegations had been conso"'
dated and would not reach Canton until the atter-
noon The Pennsylvania visitors. to the NUMBER OF
about six hundred. arrived on special train OF
eleven coaches at o'clock. They came from the
following towns In "the fourth pool of the Monon-
gahela Valley: Charleroi Belle Vernon. Fayette
City. Roscoe Coal Centre. California and Browns
vllle Many women were with the party.
RECEIVED IN THE TABERNACLE.
The rain, which had been falling more or less
heavily at intervals during the morning. came down
hard Just the Pennsylvanians arrived. All OUT.
door demonstra tions therefore abandoned, ana
the visitors were escorted to the Tabernacle col.
ored glee club had just begun TO sing come cam
paign selections when Major Mckinley entered the
hall. Instantly every man In the audience was on
his feet and cheering at the top OF his voice Major
Mckinley has never been greeted with more em-
phstic welcome than that OF the miners and others
from the Monongahela Valley. George V. Law
renee who has represented the district whence
came this enthusiastic delegation for several ters
in Congress. acted spokesman. Mr. Lawrence Is
over eighty years old. and personal friend OF Major
Mckinley. In his remarks he said the delegation
represented the miners, mechanics. laborers ana
professional mon Of all classes In the counties OF
Washington Westmoreand and Fayette When
the speaker referred to Major Mckinley as the next
President of the United States. there was trs-
mendous outburst of applause.
"The laboring men In particular. In our district,
are your best freIds' continued Mr.. Lawrence.
They have the splendid prosperity for which
you struggled long and hard built up only to b
destroyed by the nfict!on of the free-trade prnci-
pies Of the Demo cratic party. The aboring classes
have hoped In you and believe that your election
will restore that prosperity to them"
The ex-Congressman then presented TO Major Nc.
Kiney 4 god-mouned cane made from the wood
of door of the house in which James G.. Blaine
was born The was the gift Of the Republican
Club Of Fayette City.
Another cane made OF glass; the gift OF the glass.
workers of Belle Vernon. also presented to the
| candidate.
In responding to the address Of Mr.. Lawrence
Major Mckinley said:
MAJOR MKINLEY'S RESPONSE
1t gives sincere pleasure to meet at my
home citizens Of Fayette Washington and West
moreland counties, Penn. and make acknowl-
edgment of their friendly visit. 1t has been q
source Of peculiar pleasure to me to meet my
old friend and colleague in the National House
| OF Representatives. your venerable spokesman,
Mr.. Lawrence. Great applause) l always
| found him voting for right things and for the
supremacy Of Republican principles and their
INTO pSbaG G law ,, Vest Sd
historical memories. 1t registers the birthplace
| Of that splendid parliamentarian and gifted
statesman and great Secretary Of State, James
G.. Blaine. tremendous cheering.) 1t Is very
gratifying to me to receive from the hands OF
! the Fayette Club this beautiful cane made
| from the wood Of Mr. Blaine's home in which
| he was born, in Brownsville and assure them
| 1t shall always be preserved and kept In my
| family as a precious souvenir. You are fortunate,
| too in having had at one time among your
citizens Of Fayette County that ustrious ffnan-
| cer Albert Gallatin, who became the first Sec
retary Of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson
in 1901. and who filled that great Office for
twelve years and Is known in the history OF our
! country as one OF the greatest Secretaries we
ever had, ranking with Alexander Hamilton.
He was a member Of your Legislature from
| Fayette County, a member of the National
| House Of Representatives from Western Penn
| sylvania, for brief period In the Senate OF the
United States. and was then called to fill the
| great office Of Secretary Of the Treasury.
| 1t is said that he first resolution he intro
duced as Congressman in the National House
OF tb was va ,b resolution inquirns
| ton that is not needed at this time. laugh
/ ter and appause) He was distinguished for
| having always insisted that the revenues Of the
| Government should be adequate at all times
to meet the public expenditures. and one Of the
greatest monuments that he left Is that during
| his administration as Secretary Of the Treas
ury he reduced the National debt from $780,
100000 in 1902 to ebout S4j,0OO,OOO In 1872
1t was his proud boast when he made his report
the public debt had gone on without resorting
to internal taxation. either direct or indirect,
but that this vast sum OF morey was provided
| for by duties upon imports
WANT TO STOP BORROWING
This bit Of history suggests the condition Of
our own Treasury and the condition Of our
| own people. For three years and a half the
| Government has been borrowing money to live
upon and the people have been doing like
wise very largely We want. my fellow.citi-
zens somehow to stop that both as to Gov.
ernment and people. Applause) We may not
be able to do II at When sick it
takes a long time to recover our normal vitality.
But there ought to be no question that there
! rests upor the American people and those In
charge OF public affairs TO adopt some policy.
and that right speedily. which would. first. pro-
vide enough money to run the Government OF
| the United States. We ought not to resort to
the Issuing Of bonds in time OF peace except to
preserve the credit and honor Of the Govern
ment. (Applause.) That opens the question as
to what policy will save us from that. "a voice:
"A protective policy") | adopt the suggestion.
| do not know of anything that vii! do II bet
| ter than protection. For ii is a proud fact In
| American history that in all the years-at least
| for the most part-under which we have had .
| protective tariff we nave always had ample
| revenues TO conduct the expenses OF the Gov
ernment. (Applause) Now that policy wisely
and judicously applied In public law Is one Of
the first and most important acts for the peo-
pie to perform. They cannot perform II. how
| ever without a Republican Congress and Z
| Republican Administration. The only power
| that can make a protective tariff Congress re-
sides In the American people. and the only
| power that can make protective tariff Admin
| istration resides In the American people. BY
| your ballots three weeks from tomorrow you. In
L utIfh -cif In