The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-09
EDITORS VISIT N'KINLEY
Ohio Journalists Cordially Greeted by
the Republican leader.
THE NEWSPAPER AS AN EDUCATOR.
He Declares That His Party Stands Be.
tween National Honor and Dishonor,
Public Faith and Reputation, and
order and Disquietude.

CANTON o., Sept. 9-The Ohio Editor
ial association yesterday afternoon lis
tened to the mnsterly address Of Hon.
Charles Emory Smith, of the Philadelphia
Press, and then marched in a body to the
Mckinley home. The editors were joined
by number of Cantonians, and the party
which cheered Major Mckinley whom he
appeared on the porch numbered several
hundred.
The venerable John Hopley, of the Blu
cyrus Journal, wus spokesman for the
editors. He said in part
while the nation was increasing in
wealth at the rate of a million dollars
day public confidence was natural, but
who can have faith in system that has
resulted in the increase of the public debt
by half a million dollars every day, with
no prospect of improvement. However
urgent the necessity of public confidence,
certainty of the future is absolutely es-
sential to its return. The success of free
silver woEtd make the future more un-
certain thHP ever, and the return of public
confidence in the presence of such uncer-
tainty will be moro hopeless than ever.
But the success of honest money and the
chance to earn it would Immediately give
to the nation certain future.
Among the amazing triumphs OF
modern science is the wonderful fact that
at given signal. n child thousand miles
distant can set into instant motion "a
series of ponderous machinery by the
pressure of IL button The people now
await the night of the 3d of Novem-
ber when the wires will give the signal
that will send thrill through the nation,
! L nd -
in motion the millions now idle and the
millions of capital now dormant"
In responding Major Mckinley spoke in
| substance as follows:
ut gives me great pleasure, gentlemen,
to welcome you, one and all, to my home
You have done Canton a great honor by
| your visit and for one | highly appreciate
| it, as know all our citizens do. General
| Sherman and some of our other old officers
used to have way during the war Of
! sending certain newspaper men out of
/ camp occasionally, and perhaps often
wished to send them across the lines
| We have no sectional or partition lines
now. They have been happily Obliteratcd
and no part of this great republic can now
be Justly called the enemies country
Il feel that l know something of the
Republican editors of Ohio This year
they are more earnest, more aggressive,
more thorough and more efficient than
they have ever been before They appreci-
ate the overmastering importance of the
issues involved in the present contest, and
are leading glOriously leading, in the edu-
cational work which is indispensable to II
proper understanding of the questions
which divide us.
at is not often given to n political
party, as it is this year given TO ours, to
stand between national honor and dis
honor, public faith and reputation, and
order and disquietude. 1t is the good for
tune of the Republican party to stand in
this contest for what is best in govern
ment, for what is patriotic in citizenship,
for what tends to the support of the finan-
cial integrity of the government, its credit
and It's currency.
'Fortunately, in this contest, the Re
publican party is not alone in its support
of the Republican cause. Conservative
men of all parties stand with it, 1t mum.
bers among its strongest allies many of
the most powerful Democratic newspapers
east and west, which are doing yeoman
services for patriotism and national honor
They are welcome thrice welcome, and
the country owes them Il debt of gratitude
for their unflinching loyalty rs against
party, for sound money and public morals,
Party prejudice cuts little figure in a
crisis like this. We must not indulge in
aspersiOn or elimination against those
who may have differed from us in the
past, but who are now with usin patriotic
effort to preserve the good faith of the
country and enforce public and private
honesty. We must not drive anybody out
of camp, but welcome everybody in. This
is year for press and pen. The sword
has been sheathed. The only force now
needed is the force of reason, and the only
power to be invoked Is that of intelligence
and patriotism.
Ito be a real capable and worthy jour
nalist, wise, honorable and efficient, is to
attain the highest plain of opportunity
and usefulness. To love and proclaim
truth for truths sake, to disseminate
| knowledge and useful information TO cor
rect misimpressiOns, to enlighten the mis-
informed, TO feed an expectant and
anxious people with the occurrences OF
the world daily-indeed, almost hourly
to discover and correct abuses 70 fairly
advocate great cause, in short, to mold
and direct public opinion, which is always
the mission of journalism, is surely the
noblest of professions. The press of Ohio
has proudly held its own in the march OF
journalism. l congratulate you upon the
great work you are doing, and appreciate
more than l can tell you the kindness and
courtesy of this call.