The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-09-18
CALLED ON NJ 'KINLEY.
A Delegation of Old Soldiers at
His Home.
THE MAJOR MIKES TWO SPEECHES
: Crowd of Farmers From S"tner>e;
County, Pa. Also Visits Hin-A Dele
CATION OF Farmer, Coming From Mis-
souri-Other Political S-ws.

Of the old soldiers was most enthusl-
astic. The Woman's Relief orps and
thousands of Cantonians followed the
parade to the Mckinley home. Livery
post III the county ana many from ad-
ioining counties were represented.
Major Mckinley was given an ovation
and was interrupted by cheers at short
intervals Colonel J. j. Clark presented
the delegation in stirring speech.
Colonel CLARK, my comrades and fellow citi-
ZenS:
1t is a very great honor to me, and one
which | shall always cherish, 10 receive
calls from my old comrades of the war
living in this neighborhood. Applause
You are here today not as soldiers but aS
citizens-citizens of the best government
in the world-made better because OF the
services you rendered 1t nearly IA third oI
"a century ago. Rcncwcd applause
bid you welcome to my home, and express
70 you in response TO the generous ana
grateful message delivered by Colonel
Clark my most profound grautute ana
thanks. 1t was a great thing To have
been a soldier in the late war.
! am glad to meet you here today
was proud of you when III the field am
proud Of you as citizens OF the Union
which you helped TO save. Applause.
No grander, no better, no more glorious
army ever marched 10 battle or for a
nobler cause, than the army of which you
were Il part. Great cheering. You were
good citizens before you went to the war;
YOU were good soldiers i'll the war; you
have been good citizens ever since, stand
ing by the same old flag. Applause
You were patriots then. you are patriots
now You know no politics in your
Grand Army posts iCries o1 no,
no" But you know patriotism when
you you. see it. Applause and cries of
You are right
L thank you most warmly for this call
and for the cordiality of your greeting ana
the gracious messages which have been dc
liveFed by your spokesman, and aS another
delegation is waiting must close by say
ing chat it will give me great pleasur TO
shake each one of my old comrades by the
hand. Great cheering.
When the handshaking was reached
there was Il great rush. The delegation
from Somerset, Pa, over 1000, was APP
preaching and it was feared there would
not be time for all to get to Mckinley.
The Pennsylvauians had five bands and
many banners and emblems. The trip
was arranged by the Lincoln club of
Somerset. State Senator Norman b.
Critchtield made the Introductory ad-
dress.
Three times Major Mckinley begun
10 speak, and each time was interrupted
by cheering, and when he concluded
there was unusual eagerness to shake
his hand
Senator Critchtield and my fellow citizens:
1t gives me sincere pleasure to meet my
friends and fellow citizens OF somerset
| county, Pa, in my state, my city and my
| home. You have travelled more than 30
miles TO bring to me assurance of your
| confidence and of your purpose to give To
| the Republican party and its glorious
! principles yUUr united and hearty support.
| Great applause.
| Your Spokesman says that the people of
| your county are devoted to farming.
Looking over this vast audience and re
| membering how far you are from home, /
| should think you were devoted To RCpub-
| lican politics. Tremendous cheering
Happily the Republican party was never
more closely united than now, both III
fact and in spirit, and there WAS never
| better reasons for such union and never
| greater necessity for it than now. Cheers
| and cries OF that right
1t believes in preserving home market
for the American market, tapplaU-e) in
| the opening OF the American factory fOl
| the American workingman, applause
and the opening up OF foreign market
| wherever that can be done with profit tC
all the great interests of the United States
] lRcncwed applause
II is, too, FOR sound money (great cheer
ing), every dollar worth 100 cents ire
ncwcd cheering), every dollar good a,
gold &c Intinued chccring). and il i Op
| posed a ike to the free and unlimited coin
| age of silver and the issuance OF irrCdccm
able paper money, TO whichI the allie(
| party seemed firmly committed. Great
| applause. 1t has ALWAYS kept silver at
parity with gold. 1t proposes to keep thai
silver money in circulation and prc~crv,
: side by side, gold and silver and paper
each the equal to the other and each tn,
equal of the best and the best never 10 b,
inferior 10 the best money known to tn,
commercial nations of the world. Ire
| mcndOuS cheering
IL will continue to favor policy tina
viii give work to American citizens Gap
| DlauSrD markets to American farmer
| (crics of that's what we want, y ant
sound money to both. lTrcmcndou
cheering and cries of ''hurrah for McKin
ley
; Hon. Richard Kerens, national com
! mitteeman from Missouri, has called a
the Mckinley home. His state will
send the first big delegation of farmer
from the west Oct. ). Mr.. Kerens say
with four tickets in the field in Mis-
/ sou Republican success is highly prob
! able. The western situation is entirel
| satisfactory