Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
A REBEL YELL AT CANTON
Large Delegations of Ex~-Confeder.
ates Visit Mckinley.
)ne of the Most Enthusiastic Crowd,
That Has Been Seen at Can.
ton--Othcr Large Del.
egattons.

Canton, o., Oct. 10.-Of all the enthu.
siastic demonstrations since the st
Louis convention Canton has never seen
the like of yesterdays doings. The
rebel yell" was heard for the first time
on her streets. The visit of the old con-
federate warriors from the Shenandoah
valley brought thousands of people 70
town. The $500 Virginians were met on
their arrival by the union veterans of
Canton. several hundred strong. They
came with badges inscribed mo North,
No South, No East, No West, the Union
Forever" Arm in arm with the old
boys in blue the veterans in gray were
escorted to the tabernacle, where the
G. A. II. and w. II. c. served them din
ner. They had a new version of an old
song, and sang, I'VE are coming Father
Mckinley, Two Hundred Thousand
Strong" From the tabernacle to the
Mckinley home the streets were lined
with eXpoctanC people. Three hum
dred Cleveland veterans joined in the
escort. The bands played Dixie"
America" and Marching Through
Gorgia." The throngs of people on the
way joined in the yells of the marchers
as best they could. When the great
crowd lined up about the home, it filled
the door yard and the streets around
about. Editor A.. II. Funkhouser of the
Ha~rrisontown, Va, State Republican,
spoke in behalf of the delegation in
general. In concluding a felicitous ad-
dress of greeting and assurance Of sup
port Mr.. Funkhouser introduced Con-
federate General John T.. Roller. who
spoke on behalf of the soldiers. In re-
Spouse Major Mckinley SAID:
My Fellow Citizens: | reciprocate
the generous and gracious words whiCh
have been spoken in your behalf by
your eloquent spokesman.
Thrice welcome, men Of Virginia,
men of the Shenandoah valley TO my
heart and home. loud applause.) Pa
triotism is not bound by state or class
or sectional lines. We are a reunited
country. S~eCtionalism was surrend cred
at AppomatoX great APPLAUSE n the
years that have followed have removed
whatever lingering resistance then re.
ain Indeed, If anything was need.
ed to utterly and effectually destroy 1t,
it has been furnished in the events OF
he contest now upon us for the honor
OF the American name and that perma
pent peace which was the dying prayel
of the great captain Of our armies
Ulysses 5. Grant. Vociferous cheers
The spirit of a fervent Americanism /,
abroad in the land and no more earnest
OF sincere is this sentiment in the north
tina in the south. The inspiring anC
uncomfortable sentiment of this cam
paign Is country first, country last ant
country with stainless honor all the
time.
AT II o'clock Mr.. Mckinley expressed
great pleasure at the volume of enthu
siastic sounds which reached him ovei
the 400 miles of wire. The music o.
bands and the cheering of crowds wer,
so plainly heard that one could scarcely
comprehend the intervening distance
This in spite Of the fact that the Ten
nessee delegation was cheering aboui
the house at the same time.
Talks TO Tennessee.
A highly polished hickory stump sen
Mckinley by Sheriff Greener Of Knox
vile n other eastern Tennessee ad
mirers, vas dedicated on the McKinle,
porch. when three carloads of east Ten
n~esseans arrived with greetings ant
congratulations. Nj. Mckinley re
sponded standing upon the stump.
Addressing the east Tennessee dele
cation, Mr.. Mckinley recalled the pleas
aAN ~ 't' " cal oSp NhF6lSAlllS at lif
dedication Of the Chickamauga military
park. Then in rapid succession he men
toned the names and services of emf
nent Tennesseeans, beginning with
John Sewer and the battle of King:
mountain in the revolution, followlns
with Andrew Jackson, union soldiers o
east Tennessee and the happy reconcili
alton Of the north and south. He re
ferred to h fact hat Tennessee hat
three presidents of the United States
Jackson, Polk and Johnson, besides San
Houston, David Crockett, Admiral Far
ragut and others. including Henry Clay
Evans.
Major Mckinley afterwards ad
dressed a large delegation from Clinton
county. Ohio, and delegations from
Warren and Forest counties. Pennsyl
vania.