The San Francisco call., 1896-09-23
They Do Not Believe That the
Unlimited Coinage of Silver
Will Cure All Ills.
ONE THOUSAND NEW WORKERS
ALSO IN LINE.
Men of All Glasses Cheer Major
Mckinley as H Expounds the
Truths of Republicanism.

CANTON, OHIO, Sept 22.-Three dele
cations called on Major Mckinley to-day
and he addressed them all. Despite a
drizzIing rain that continued throughout
the morning and a strong northwest wind
that blew cold during the afternoon, the
enthusiasm displayed was unabated. The
Holmes County farmers were the first to
arrive. Major Mckinley spoke to them in
part as follows:
Six years ago free trade was to be the cure
for all our ills, free trade was to be the panacea
for all our troubles. Well, we have now for
four years enjoyed partial free trade in the
United States, especially in wool, and what
effect has it had upon the woo'-growers of
Holmes County and other wool-growing coun-
ties? You know better than can tell you.
Now, it is free silver-free silver is going to
cure all our ills.
Why, my fellow-citizens it doesn't make any
difference how free silver is to be coined in
the United States you will not get one dollar
OF it unless you give something for it. IA voice
That's right" and applause.l If we had
mfnts III every State OF the Union and in every
county and in every city, ana the silver of the
world was brought to these mints, silver
would not be any easier to get for you than it
is now. And, besides, in this country we do
not propose TO have q dishonest dollar. [Great
applause We propose 10 have the best of
everything that's going. We've got the best
country and the best men and we propose to
continue to have the best money. [Great ap-
piause.
This is another thing, my feTlow-citizens
This year the people mean to put at rest the
question of their honesty, which was never
doubted either at home or abroad until put in
controversy by the allied parties in this politi-
cal contest. I say allied parties-the one
Democratic party assuming old name, the
other q little older and falsely claiming to be
the peop,e's party. 1t is to the credit of the
country that the time-honored leaders of one
of the parties have Indignantly repudiated
those who have assumed to question the pub
lie honor in the name of Democracy. Zap
plause.l
The people in November will repudiate the
other part of the combination for assuming
the role OF dishonor in their sacred name. Zap
pIause.l The people have no patience with
those who would violate the plighted faith of
the Nation and stamp its obligation with dis
honor. They will not tolerate repudiation of
public order or private dealing. They will not
countenance the clipping of the coins of the
country, and they will never consent to clip
ping the currency in any form it may be pro-
posed. tApplausel The contest should be
settled this year that no party can hereafter
alarm the business world and shake public
confidence by the proposition to scale our
debts, either public or private.
About 2 o'clock a delegation to the num-
Der of 1000, from Cattaragus and Chautau.
qua counties. New York, arrived by a
special train of fifteen coaches. They were
met by the Canton mounted troop and
reception committee and escorted to the
Mckinley residence. Among the towns
represented were jamestown, Randolph.
Carroll. Frewsburg, Lakewood, Watts
Flats and Panama.
Major Mckinley, bowling his acknowI-
edgments, then addressed the crowd as
follows:
Ny fellow citizens, it is especially gratifying
to me TO welcome to my city and home citizens
of the great Empire State of New York. Itisa
proud thing to be a citizen of the first and
greatest State in the Union, but it is prouder
sill to be citizen of the mighty American
Nation. [Great cheering.l Your call at any
time would have been most welcome, but your
coming so far on such an inclement day TO
testify your devotion to Republican PRINCIPLES
is, indeed, a most impressive and significant
act.
It is difficult to reallze-and sometimes
think that the country does not reAlize-that
as immense as the great resources of the coun-
try are, still New YORK is the first State in both
the value of her farms and farm products
TApplanse.l Your farmers, therefore, are quite
as much interested in the proper settlement OF
the free silver, tariff and reciprocity issues in
this campaign, which in import tance dominate
all others, as the farmers of any other section
of the country.
The attempt to inflame the passion of the
West and South against the East is therefore
but mischievous and unpatriotic effort to
arouse prejudice and hatred ag gainst men of
their calling, affected by the same causes and
feeling the same business depression as those
which disturb and harass the whole country
IApplause.l have no sympathy, my fellow
citizens, with cause based upon hate and
passion. 1t is beneath the aims and purposes
of patriotic freemen, and / am glad TO note
that il receives no encouragement from the
sturdy citizens of New York. [Applause and
cries of "New York is all right,"l
How strikingly2 the names of the illustrious
Hamilton and the Empire State of New York
are inseparably connected. We cannot think
OF the great events ofNour history without at
once associanng them together; aud we can
not recall any example of like nature 80 con-
spicuous unless 1t be the inseparable associa-
tion OF Washington and Jefferson with Vir-
ginia ana Lincoln with Illinois. [Applause1
No man of his time left more lasting impress
sion on public legislation than the eminent
leader in New York, Alexander Hamilton, who
more than any one else secured her ratification
of the Constitution, and than whom we are
more largely indebted than to any other
citizen for our protective tariff system, which
he always steadily supported, and for our ex-
cellent monetary system. [ApIlause.l
We have heard great deal in this campaign
about the doctrines OF our fathers. Hamilton
favored both gold aud silver as money, though
he preferred gold alone himself, and the Gov