The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-30
New York Press.

with a handsome banner and beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
The flag was presented by a 12-year-old
lad in behalf of the children of st. Louis.
while the travelling men were introduced
as an organization largely composed of
Mckinley and sound money. Mr.. Nc
Ainley's response was as follows:
can turn either way this year and
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause.( 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me to speak joint
~ to the people of Missouri and Ohio.
(Applause.) There is one thing glorious
tom tional in character and represents the
best hopes and aspirations Of the Amerl-
can people everywhere. You are all
commercial travellers, and whether from
Missouri or from Ohio you have had
similar experiences. You leaye your
talk little longer gers and nd" more Directly cd!I
my fellow citizens of Ohio, to my friends
from Missouri it is because more fire.
quently have an opportunity to talk to
you than have to them. Great cheer
ing on part of the Ohioans.) love my
old state (here three cheere for Ohio
the Missourians), the state of my birth.
l love the public spirit and splendid en-
ergy of the people of our city on the
lake; ..s aaa haxs c Isiij mi
in st. Louis to make me change my
mind. Tremendous cheering and wavine
Il welcome you all here to my home
and city. I welcome the commercial
travellers of St. Louis, the citizens of
Missouri, and l welcome the sound
money club of st; Louis, which is COM
stand this year for the honor Of the gov.
eminent and the integrity of our financial
system. We are ali citizens of COM
mon country. This year, as in all the
years of the future, trust we have no
North, no South, no East, no West, but
union and union forever. Great cheer
ing.)
We have but one flag, too, like the one
Drought to me by my young friend from
Missouri. (Maj. Mckinley here exhib-
tied small flag, which was followed by
tremendous cheering.) 1t is the flag we
all love, and which we mean to transmit
to future generations, unsullied and stain.
less"
Touchstone of Confidence Needed.
Missouri, like Ohio, needs protection.
sound money and public confidence. You
have hundred and fifteen counties in
your state, and / understand that there
soil. (Cries Of "That's rightly What
you want is the tombstone Of conf
dence, which will bring business activity
and send every miner with his pick to
dig out from the bowels of the earth
those treasures OF wealth. (Applause.)
1--WE want in this country tariff policy
which will supply the government with
sufficient revenue and protect every
wOrkingman. Why. Missouri. away
back in the days Of Thomas Benton. was
called the bullion state. Has she deteri.
Grated q11:'; Isl since then? (Cries Of mo, no!'j
Louis. with it's intricate and deiicat ND;
threads of trade and commerce, vote for
a policy or for party that will destroy
confidence, unsettle values, impair the
city's welfare, and produce panics of
unprecedented severity? cloud cries Of
vo aeeer I've w 81 mot ni1e beiey 90 i will a
plausel A friend from Missouri SAYS
that Missouri will give our ticket 3o,O6O
majority. lCries Of .'No! st. Louis viii
give yog 10000 majority;'J What an
81 pe Ohio @sas se th i e T. Of
mendous cheering.) Thirty thousand in
600 in Ohio. (Cheers.) 500 -'
'This year patriotism is above party.
Men love their country more than they
love their old political associations. Men
this year would rather break with their
nmendous cheering3 1 cannot imagine
anything that could happen to strengthen
the American union more than to have
the men Of the South and the men Of
the North come together and Jointly ad-
minister a the .,! gove err! Applaqse)
ast money. nnhiic sec,rftv nstionoi t.o.