The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29
United Brethren Clergymen, Led
by Bishop Mills, Also Pay
Their Respects.
SHORT BUT TELLING SPEECHES
MADE At CANTON,
The United States, Says the Standard.
Bear er, Will Not Change It's
Sound Financial Po icy.

CANTON, OHIO, Aug. 2s.-Major Nc
Kinley made two speeches to-day, and
they were both short. His first visitors
were committee representing the exec
utIve committee of the National Repub-
hcan Lea que. They came fresh from the
enth usiastic meeting at Milwaukee. The
members of the subcommittee and their
residences follow: Colonel George Stone.
California; B. G. Dawes, Nebraska; John
Goodnoe, Minnesota; o. S. Click, Wis
cOnsin; T. L. Marlborough, Michigan (;
Luke F. Walker, Wisconsin; T. T. Meier,
New Jersey; w. F. Poucher, New Jersey /;
George W. Ruch, Pennsylvania; Frank J..
Higgins, New Jersey; L. J. DowlIng, Mis-
souri,; Congressman Howell, New Jersey {;
Congressman McEwaas, New Jersey; T.
T. Barrett, West Virginia. B. l.. McElroy
OF Mount Vernon and Charles Leach,
president of the Ohio State Republican
League were also with the committee.
The committee gathered in Major Nc
KinIey's library, and after they had
been presented to him John Goodnoe
OF Minnesota, the spokesman, assured
support OF the leagues members, num-
bering over 100000 voters. 1t had
been the method of the league clubs
the speaker said, to present Republican
doctrines to young men about to cast their
first vote and to new voters at the time
when they have leisure to study dispas-
sionately. 1t has ever been only for the
success OF the party and its principles and
has never attempted to interfere with
nominations and appointments.
'In that sense" he continued. I'VE are
not practical politicians The league Is
formed on the fact that it IS the duty of
every citizen to study public questions
and having so studied them it is his privi-
lege to assure, in she most effective way at
his command. the practical success of the
policies and principles he deems best for
the good of the whole country. Our motto
is, Educate and organize 1t has been
the method of the clubs to study and dis
cuss public questions between campaigns,
TO present Republican doctrines to young
men ABOUT to cast their first vote and to
new voters at the time when they have
leisure to study dispassIonateIy."
In response Major Mckinley made one
of the most impressive little speeches 10
which he has given utterance this cam
paign. He said:
Mr.. Goodnoe and Gentlemen: 1t lTes me great
pleasure to greet at my home this large COM
mittee representing the Republican clubs OF
the United States. I know something of your
worth and work. know how in former cam
paigns the splendid services of the young Re-
publicans OF the country have contributed to
bring to US most signal triumphs. I am glad
TO hear from your spokesman, fresh from your
National convention, that the Republican
party and the Republican cause this year are
TO have your united. aggressive and unfalter-
ing support, and am sure with that support,
connected with the support which will come
from all classes of your fellow-citizens every
where will give to the National ticket and to
our party q triumph the like of which we
never have had for many, many years. Zap
plause.l
Gentlemen, you never had worthier cause
to strive for than you have this year The
financial honor of the country and the pros
perity of all its people are enough to inspire
every American heart to the best possible
effort. [Applause.j 1 have seen somewhere ar
inquiry: Cannot the United States establish
a financial system of its own; is it too weak
and deTn1dent to do that?" 1 answer: The
United States now has financial policy which
in the main it has been pursuing since the be-
ginning of the Government, and which II does
not mean to change until it can find better
one" Those who make the inquiry are usually
against our American policy of finance, and
they are insisting that we shall adopt the
financial policy of China and Mexico I hope
it viii not be thought an evidence of lack of
National spirit or National independence that
we decline to adopt their proposition ZAP
plause1 1 thank you for this call and for the
message Of goodwill and greeting which you
bring to me from your great National body.
[Applause.l
At4 o'clock a large delegation of United
Brethren clergymen who are attending
conference here called on Major Mckinley.
Bishop ]. H. Mills of Oregon spoke in be-
half of the ministers and Major Mckinley
in response said:
Bishop Mills, ladies ana gentlemen of the
East Ohio Conference of the United Brethren
church: It gives me sincere pleasure to re-
spond to this call of greeting ana congratula-
ton. duly appreciate the message of good
viii which you so kindly bring from the re-
lgious body which you represent. 1t is good
omen when religious teachers are alive to the
questions affecting the public welfare. Moth
ing is more worthy of your study and consld-
Grafton than those questions which tend to
make the country great, prosperous and right
cons. Civic virtue is good thing for the
preacher always, but better thing for every
citizen to guard in his daily life. Good citi-
zenship lies at the foundation of our true
Greatness as a free government. Those who
proclaim it are indeed Christian teachers and
public Denefactors.
The better the citizen the better free gov
eminent and its laws. It is gratifying fact,
as Won stated. that in our form of government
character counts for SO much. The lack OF it
amounts TO almost disqualification for public
trust. Whatever mems individual opinions
on moral questions are or may be, what good or
bad, whatever may be their party afflliations.
all prefer that public officials shall be of high
character and worth. They may be needless
of virture and careless of their own lives, but
thev insist that those who are to execute the
public viii shall be men OF unquestioned IN
tegrity. Public opinion demands this and
happily all political parties respect It wish
for every religious body and every other body
object is TO elevate mankind, the fullest
measure of success. No nobler cause could en-
gage your faculties. trust that your annual
iva ri I'D