The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-09
ITALIAN-AMERICANS.
THREE HUNDRED CALL UPON
M'KiNLEY AT CANTON.
As Usual, BE Is Very Glad to See
Them, and Warns Them OF the
Pitfalls Being Set by the Friends
of silver-First Voters Club Also
Duly Rcnored.

OF SHlEer-rlrst voters CiuD Also
Duly Rcnored.
CANTON, O., Oct. S.--With the re-
turning sunshine, came at noon today
a delegation of 300 swarthy, dark
haired Italian-Americans with banners
and band, from Pittsburg representing
the United Italian Republican clubs of
that city. These Italian-born citizens
have learned TO cheer, and they gave
Major Mckinley a stirring welcome
when he appeared on the porch to adj
dress them. The spokesman for the
Italian clubs was Lewis Beggino, and
he made a speech which was a model
of brevity and which could be initiated
with profit by the spokesman of all
delegations which come here. Major
Mckinley expressed great satisfaction
with it. This is what Mr.. BEGGING
said:
Major Mckinley: I have been as
signed the pleasing task of introducing
to you this delegation of italian Ameri-
cans, members of the United Italian
Republican club of the city of Pitts
burg. These humble toilers are here to
greet you as the gallant standard
bearer of the party which STANDS Tor
the promotion of the best interests of
all who labor for their daily bread, and
they yield to nobody in their devotion
to the traditions and principles OF that
glorious old party
is VERY GLAD.
Major Mckinley then addressed the
! delegation as follows:
| MY Fellow Citizens: / am indeed
crIa To fallnW pIfIZGnS
of italian birth and descent, who have
honored me with this visit today. l
thank you for having brought the sun
shine. 0uaghter) [ appreciate TINS
visit, because it means that you have
an interest in common with all your
| fellow citizens in the welfare OF the
country of your adoption Ca voice, We
| have'), and because you feel that III
the campaign now upon us there is
much involved in the rightful settle
ment of the questions which are pre-
sented We are a nation of working
people. We recognize no caste or class
or rank and will tolerate none beneath
this flag We are a nation of political
equals. The voice of one citizen is as
potent as the voice of another, ana
their united voice, when constitution
allv EXPRESSED. is the law of the land.
The great statistician, Mr.. Mulhall, de-
clares that no other civilized country
could boast of Al 100000 instructed clti
zens in a total population of less than
70 600, 900, all of whom happily are
equal benefciaries of the advantages
and blessings and opportunities OF Tree
government"
After briefly reviewing the
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN,
the major concluded as follows:
Il am especially gratified to be as
sured that our Italian fellow citizens
are enrolled this year in the ranks Oh
the great Republican party great ap-
plause and cries of ''Good), and that
they are enlisted in patrlouc enorl
TO achieve a victory for themselves,
for their labor and for their country
(Cries of Three cheers for the next
president"
The Jefferson county, Pa, delegation,
900 strong. which was the next 10
arrive, was a representative one, com
posed of miners, lunnbermen, farmers
and other gentlemen. w. j. Reed, the
spokesman, set forth in his address the
versatile character Of the delegation.
Major Mckinley, in response to his re-
marks, spoke as follows:
1t gives me great pleasure to meet
the citizens of Jefferson, Clearfield,
Armstrong and Clarion counties, Pa.
bid you welcome to my nome, and con-
graduate you on the bright outlook
for a return of that business confidence
which will give to this country increas-
ed industrial activity and greater pros
perity. [ have no sympathy with the
sentiment sometimes expressed by good
people of doubt about the Iuture of the
United States. Nobody need be troubled
about that; the United States VIII take
care of itself. (Cries OF Good, good,
and You bet") And in it's own good
time and proper way through constitu-
tional forms will restore this country to
it's former greatness, glory and prosper
ity. The United States, with its wealth
of resources and the skill, energy and
enterprise of its people
CANNOT BE LONG CHECKED
in its onward march. There are some
citizens in all the states who seem to
be seriously concerned, but 1, for one,
do not share in their approximations. |
The people, as a rule, are safe; they
are steady, they are not moved by wild
impulses. Dismal forebodings of what |
might happen will not be realized |
Demagogues there are in the country
who attempt to inculcate the doctrines |
of dismay and diStrust among the I'M |
and in great part the men
who are intoxicating that crime are men
who advocated that policy which frs.
created IdleneSs in the United States. |
applause and cries of That's true.'l |
there are who talk gIibly |
about the war of the classes againsi. |
the masses, needless of the effect of the
logical outcome of their false and per
nicious position; their degrading and |
dangerous doctrines. Foolish men there
are, who innocently disseminate every
Sort and variety of transformation AND
thus do the bidding of the better-posted
Jut more
DESIGNING MEN
whose dupes they are. Still, there need
De no alarm; there need be no excite
nent; there need be NO abuse Or aggra-
Jation, as all those false doctrines and
influences will not prevail
With the free, the independent and the
intelligent citizens of the United States
Great applause) The great majority
If our people are religiously devoted to
aW and order, to public peace and Dl1h-
ic tranquility. They love their h5rn 4,
IND their wives and their families too
we'll to stand by any policy that will
cad to public disorder and disregard Of
aw. They are in favor of respeatine.
he rights of property; the right of con.
.raet; the inviolability of the p1lbIic ,
attn and the sacredness Of our lncor-
JUPITER and incorruptible courts of ms
ice. They are flocking to the STANDARD
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