New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
TWO DELEGATIONS IN CANTON.

Canton Ohio Sept. 2s-Three OF the hve oeie.
cations scheduled TO arrive here to-day postponeu
their coming and the two remaining ones did not
go to Major McKinleys house on account OF the
rain but were addressed in the Tabernacle
delegation OF 800 Union veterans from the ONO
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Ssndusky. win
hundred ctize Of that town. came at 12:3o O'CLOCK
Sergeant Hopkins introduced the spokesman. l.. W.
Hull who addressed Major Mckinley at some
length. MAR McKinley's greeting from the oid
soldiers was ardent. After the applause had SUD-
sided he spoke as follows
My Comrades and Ladies and Gentlemen: I
wish might be able to make fitting and suita-
BILE response to the gracious words Of congratu-
lation and good will which have been spoken
In your behalf by Sergeant Hopkins and Mr.
Hull No body Of men who have visited me IN
tn. last month have given me more pleasure or
touched me more deeply than my old comraoes
Of the Sandusky Home. Applause)
When yo, entered the service you entered not
for the fame. you entered not for the pittancs
that was paid you. you entered not for glory
or for personal applause. but you entered the
service from the purest and highest motives OF
patriotism: that no harm should come to our
country Applause)
HUNDRED-CENT DOLLARS FOR vETERANs
And so nearly 100000 Of men, when duty
called no matter what the exactions demand
country and defend their country's free institu-
tions There are now on the pension roll OF the
Government more men than were enlisted IN
the War of the Revolution. the War of 1917 and
the War with Mexico Within about 50,Ow as
many men are on the pension rolls OF the
United States to-day as were In all the wars
In which this Government was engaged from
the Revolution &c the Civil War. / have al
ways been In favor Of pensioning the deserv-
ing and disabled soldiers Of the Republic and
I am now in favor Of having their pensions paid
IN a money whose value does not rest upon
mere fiat and which cannot be deprecated py
fire Great applausc.) ] am opposed to cutting
down pensions in that way. ] want the PEN
sioners who are among the largest creditors
OF the G. vernment to-day, as l want all The
creditors Of the Government, great or small TO
be paid In the best money in the world, dollars
worth 100 cents every day and everywhere. ZAP
plause)
am glad to have you here to-day. am gad
70 have this large body Of veteran soldiers de-
clare "a YOUR spokesman has declared. that they
are still in favor of the country and the countrys
honor. (Applausa) A coor-bearer during the
war. while in front OF the enemy. In his anxiety
TO accomplish something with two or three hun
dred men marched in front Of the lines and tow
ard the enemy's works. When the General COM
manding from the rear called out, Bring those
coors back to the line the sergeant answered
promptly, with the voice Of command that went
back to the General quicker than mimic ball:
Bring the line up to the colors." daughter and
applause) We are carrying the same old colors
to-day that we carried thirty five years ago.
Boys bring the line up to the coors. Great APP
plause)
TO RAILROAD MEN AND FARMERS.
The second and last delegation OF the day ar
rived hour later. 1t composed in the main
of employees Of TIE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In
Northern Indiana. With the delegation were 200
farmers and about sixty women. There were up
ward Of 800 railroad men in the delegation, and
Ma ajor Mckinley had not had more attentive and
enthusiastic body of visitors since his nomination.
has he listened a effective address
than the made behalf of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad men by their spokesman. Judge w.
l.. Penfeld. of Auburn. Ind In response Major
Mckinley said:
My Fellow-Citizens of Indiana: I em glad to
welcome the farmers and the employees Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compan.', and the
citizens generally, who have honored me with
a call this afternoon. (Appause)
The farmers of this country must appreciate,
and will appreciate. If they do not already. that
we cannot increase their market or decrease their
stroying the credit OF the country. (Applause
and cries Of Right" "Right!) That cam
not cut down the competition which t. ey have In
India and Russia and the Argentine Republic
or increase consumption at home Of their prod
ucts by cutting down the value Of the currency
of the United States. The only way the farmers
can be benefited Is through larger consuming
class. The mints will not furnish the farmer
with more consumers. He has the most profit
able market for what he produces at home and
abroad. (Applause) He is met in the markets
of the world by the products of other lands be-
yond the sea. The only market he can rely upon
every day of the year is the American market
(applause) and what he wants TO know Is how to
make that market the best. He cannot do II by
closing the mills. (Cheers.) He cannot do II by
putting out the fires Of our furnaces. (Renewed
cheerng) He cannot do II by taking business
away from the great railroad lines Of the coun-
try.
He can only improve the American market b.
favorng policy that will put every man to work
who lives beneath our flag great applause). and
keeping them at work at living wages renewed
applause); not the wage scale Of some other Ma
ton of the world. but the American scale-ths
best In the world Great applause.)
CREDIT THE FOUNDATION STONE.
And you cannot improve that market by de-
stroying the credit OF the country. for the
credit of the country lies at the foundation OF
capital and prosperity applause and cries Of
"Rightr) The moment you have destroyed the
credit Of the country you have taken away
from the manufacturer the ability to get
money with which to conduct his business; and
when he cannot conduct his business he can
not employ men; and when he does not employ
men he does not pay wages; and when men
do not receive wages they have no wages to
spend: and when they have no wages to spend
they make poor customers for the farmers.
Great applause and cries OF "RightvD The