New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19


my predecessor in Congress. remember 10 nave
visited him once while ne was a member OF the
| House In those DAYS a member was permitted
| to invite a stranger to come the floor. ana ne
| invited me TO sit In his seat. and was KIM
enough to say TO me then that some time UT
other at no distant time. would fill his place IN
| the National House Of Representatives. Urea,
| appause) Judge Amber has been KIND ana
| generous to since In every poh'icai
| struggle in which have been engaged. lie mas
| not only been my political, but my personal
| friend. That Is also true Of scores ana nun
dreds of citizens of Salem and Perry township
and l want to thank you all most heartily anu
most sincerely for having come to canton TO-
| day. (Cheers) | regard it as spec,al coihPh-
ment to myself that YOU are here in such vast
| numbers, and II eviden .es to me That the Peopie
of Salem and Perry Township mean this year.
as in all the years Of the past, to stand py
American principles, which embrace the good or
| the country and the honor of the flag Great
applause)
Il am glad to have YOU here on my laWn-thal
is il used to be a lawn. Great laufliter) am
glad to have you near my home You nave
done me honor for more than twenty years /
thank you all" Great cheerinS)
ADDRESSING THE ELKINs CADETS.
Major Mckinley then turned to the Elkins
| Cadets of Wheeling. w. Va He was heartily
cheered After the tumult had subsidized he SAID
Gentlemen Of the ElIins Cadets 1t gives me
very great pleasure to meet and greet YOU here
at my home and | assure you that l receive
with great satisfaction the gracious messages
brought TO me by your spokesman. | am glad
TO he assured that West Virginia in 1870. as IN
1894 will give her vote to the Republican cause
and the Republican party. Great applauseJ
| am glad TO know that YOU have gentlemen
with you here to-day who have hitherto peeh
associated with the Democratic party. lhis Is
year a happy year. it seems 10 me- TOT the
people Of the United States. when patriotism
has taken the place of partyism and when men
are no longer moved by passion and preJudice
but are looking only to the general good the
greatest good to the greatest number. zap
plause) | note with satisfaction that Ola sec
tiona lines have been almost entirely elaceu-
those old lines of bitterness and of hatred
(CheersN And men who fought on the one size
and men who fought on the other side in the
great Civil War now standing upon the
same platform fighting for National honor. the
public faith and the integrity of our free insti-
tutions Tremendous cheering and cries or
| "tIurrah for McKiney"D I am glad that there
are no longer any sectional divisions in the
United States, and you men OF the South ana
men OF the North are for one flag, for the pres
ervation Of the Union and the highest destiny
Of the American people (CheersJ
"You have my fellow-citzens. great state
Your little mountain state is marvellous in her
wealth In the last dozen years down to lS92
YOU had shown a wonderful development IN your
mining resources: and YOU have now prooaniy
the largest deposit Of coal and or IRON ana o'her
minerals. the largest Of any other IKE area any
where in the United States and there is no State
in the Union that needs protection more than the
little State of West Virginia. CHEERS and cries
of you're rght"O 1t on the protection
principle and that issue that YOU won your splen-
did victory in 1894 great applause. and sent the
honorable gentleman whose name you bear to the
Senate of the United States. applause and cries
OF "Eurrah for Elkins")
you not only my fellow citizens require /
protective tariff. but YOU require. with all the
rest Of this country. honest dollars with which
to measure the exchanges Of the people. Great
applause) We now have honest money Of every
kind and we propose TO keep 1t that way. Wirea !
applause) That is one of the contentious
| whether we shall keep our currency good OF
whether il shall be degraded and the country
dishonored. applause and cries of Elect Nc
Kinley and keep 1t good)
II thank you for the compliment of this call
from the members of the Elkins Cadets Of
| Wheeling and beg that you convey to the dis
tinguished gentleman whose name you bear my
apprecation Of the splendid services he is now
rendering to the common cause In which we are
all deeply interested. Great applause)
thank you again and bid you good night
| (Cheers)
Major Mckinley entertained Senators Cullom
and Thurston Governors Hastings and Bushnell
| 90 a dozen Canton
friends at dinner this evening.
pARADERs REVIEWED BY MKINLEY.
There was an impressive parade this afternoon
| The procession an hour and ten minutes in
RAISING the reviewing stand, and 1t moved at a
| lively pace with no halts In the parade were a
number Of fine political clubs. The post of honor
was held by the Americas Club Of Pittsburg
Then came the Mckinley Club Of Akron, Ohio
1900 strong. The Ekins Cadets If Wheeling
attracted much attention by their fine appear
ance There were also in the parade large
number Of clubs composed Of young men who will
cast their first votes for Mckinley and Hobart
Major Mckinley rode at the head Of the parade
In the carriage with him were Governor Bush
nell Of Ohio and Senator Thurston, of Nebraska
When the head of the parade reached the McKin-
ley house Major Mckinley left his carriage and
reviewed the thousands OF his SUI rorters who
marched In the procession On the stand witt
him We're Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. II. b. Hestand
c. L. Kurtz. chairman Of the Ohio Republican
State Committee; Governor Hastings Of Pennsyl
vania and Sylvester Everett, Of Cleveland. There
was another big parade in the evening and In ad
dition to the organizations which marched In tn
afternoon was the Tippecanoe Club OF Cleveland
Major Mckinley also reviewed this parade.
ALL CANTON TAKES A HOLIDAY.
The citizens Of Canton, regardless Of part,
affiliations. threw themselves heart and sou
into the matter Of decorations and elaborate dis
play Every public building in the city wa
| dacoratcd with Naps hunting