The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24

CANTON. Ohio. Oct. 23-lIajor Nc
Elnlcy was In good health and spirits
this morning and Mrs. Mckinley was
Mt the breakfast table after a slight an
disposition yesterday. The majors first
response to-day was TO Mr.. ". II. Ell
Mott, who spoke on behalf OF dele
cations from New Castle and Logans-
port, Ind. who reached tho, arcKn
home about noon. '
Three hundred railroad men of the
Topeka & Santa Fe road, Kansas, after
travelling over thousand miles reach
ed Canton at noon to-day. They met
Major Mckinley. who made magulf-
cent address in response to tho prcsen-
tation talk OF Mr.. B. Morris. president
OF the Empor!a, Kansas, railway.men's
sound money club, under whose au-
spices the excursion was given.
a delegation of one hundred men and
women representing the directors OF
the poor and charities association OF
Pennsylvania, which just closed its
session at Pittsburgh, called on Major
Mckinley this afternoon. Their spokes-
man was John ". Croft. of Lancaster
Pa.
Major Mckinley was visited by five
delegations to-day and to every one lie
spoke. They were from four states
Pennsylvania cent two; Indiana one,
Ohio one. and Kansas one. The first lot
OF callers was the Indiana company, that
arrived here before daylight. They wait
ed at the hoteds until $50 o'clock when
Il formal call was made al the Mckinley
residence. The second party came from
Kansas. This consisted OF the several
hundred railroad men. mentioned above
They had travelled twenty-four consecu-
tive hours TO reach this city and arrived
At the Mckinley home unexpectedly.
They were very cordially received. how
ever, and the speech delivered TO them
showed that Mr.. Mckinley has a warm
place In his heart for the railway men
Of thc land.
The third party OF the day was about
q hundred from Pittsburgh. They were
residents OF Pennsylvania. who had been
in the Iron City as delegates to the an
nnal convention Of directors of the poor
ana charities. Following this party,
Ohio had its inning and sent a large
party from Van Vert and contiguous
territory. The next delegation was the
largest of the day. 1t came from Arm
strong county, Pa, and was made up
OF employees of iron, glass and tin mills
i was very enthusiastic party. This
delegation presented to Major NICK inley
q handsome mirror, the product Of a
glass factory OF Armstrong county.
The First Speech.
The following IS Mr. McKinley's re-
sponse to Hon. D. B. Heiner, OF Kittan-
ming. Armstrong county. Pa:
Mr.. Hsiner and Ny Fellow Citlzens:-
am honored by this visit from my fel-
ow citizens OF Armstrong county, Penn
iylvana
am glad to meet the men Of all occu-
,atlons of that great county.
We are engaged this year. in 4 great
political contest and 1t Is the interest
Toil feel In the outcome OF 1t that bring1
Sou TO such large assemblagc at my
home this morning. i IL because you
nave made up your minds (yoiceE-''tc
vote for McKinley") on the side of the
question You mean to vote far this year
You know In your own experience. yGu
know from what you have suffered In
Jour employmeHts and your homes
what this doctrine of free trade has done
.or you. You know, my fellow country
men, that four year ago you We're enjoy
Ing n prosner!ry greater than You had
svcr enjoyed before.
The worklnsmsn OF this country In
that year had the largest share OF the
largest product that was ever produced
In this country or in any other country
of the globe. All that has changed
The people OF this country thought they
wanted Il change or policy. 1T is
THEIR RIGHT. IT rs THEIR pRIVI.
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES TO INAUGURATE ANY
PUBLIC POLICY THEY BELIEVE. rs
NEST FOR THEM. They tried this
policy and are called upon, or will be In
iha next ten daysSt to express their judS-
incht upon that change. What will ,tht
vote OF Armstrong county be? (VocIf.
erouS shouts OF Tor Mckinley 1000 ma
?ority." followed by continuous cheer.
ing !ast!nG several minutcs). Your
county presents within IT.; own borders
the best possible evidences OF what n
protective tariff will do. Twenty-SiS
years ago We did not manufacture any
Plate glass In the United States. It wa:
al made In some other country. Their
were people who said we never c0,llG
manufacture plate glass In the United
States. There was something about tht
atmosphere that prevented US rrun
making plate glass And yet IN
TWENTY-SIX YEARS WE HAVE
BECOME ALMOST TIE GREATEST
MANUFACTURERS OF PLATE
GLASS IN TIE WORLD The pr,rc oi
plato Ela5s has been constantly falling
70 that 1t Is witbin,.hc reach Of the Ercai
nnsa of the people In this country-u
thing We never believed possible twca.
tysix years ago We have dcmOnstra.
ted. AND YOU HAVE DEMONSTRN.
TED ~ sYOUROWN COUNTY THAT
We CAN a!ANUFACTURE TIN
lLhTE IN THE UNITED STATES
THEY SAID THAT WE COULD NOT
DO THAT-|E COULD AND WE
DID. The fact H. there is nothing tn,
people OF the United States cannot do &
ynu give them half chance.
SOw what We want to do Ia TO restore
tAc pnllcy,we abandoned four years ago
whether we can set back TO that iiiEt
%&."r mark Or not, ! do not know. Du
Ne only way TO approach II IL to over.
'pH! the policy that led ua away from II
Hy"e people scent to think that the way
l" return the prosperity lg through Tho
ln!nts OF the United States. Some peO
We seem 10 thlnl; tllg; the way TO lieei
w Prices Ia to dilute the money Of tht
country In which prices are paid Som,
leGllc gcom to think that whenever the
l'icrS Of n product 80 down then Siit
'"!lla ot tile money ought 10 30, down
M! thar whenever The pricas or wheat
IhIl, then the ynliIc of thcs lnlllr jfn,aI