Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-23
the CANTON PILGRIMAGE.
One of the Largest Crowds That Ever
Left Marietta Was Transported by
the Y. s. o. II. Thursday.

One of the Largest Crowds That Ever
Left Marietta was Transported by
the z. s. o. r. Thursday.
The number of Marietta and Wash
ington county people who boarded the
q. & o. r. Thursday to visit the next
President at his home in Canton ex-
ceeded all expectations. 1t may be
safely said to have been the largest
that ever went out of Marietta on one
occasion. To save time passengers
were taken on board at the West Side
station and an hour before leaving
time the platform and tracks and
streets in the vicinity were covered by
the immense throng. In the party
were the leading citizens of the county,
Republicans, Democrats and Popocrats,
with a noticeable number of ladies.
4 The number of tickets sold at the
offices here was 1885 and over 800 per-
sons we're brought in over the L. & o.
G. E. The train on the q. & o. R. was
run in three sections and at Malta the
fourth was added. When the train
reached GAINESVILLE it had 2400 on board.
The excursionists arrived at Canton at
13O p. M, proceeding at once to Nc
Kinley's residence.
Mr.. j. H. Grafton acted as spokes-
man and in neat little speech intro
duced the delegation to the man they
had gone so far to see.
1tp ana EroN,c pENtApKs
Major Mckinley:
The delegation 1 have the honor of
presenting comes from Washington
County. That historic spot on whose
soil civil government for the Territory
northwest of the River Ohio was pro-
claimed more than hundred years
ago. The happy beginning of the FIVE
great states that have since contributed
more than any other section of our
country in shaping the destinies of the
Republic Giants in the Union today,
| they tower as Lying monuments to the
| wisdom of that famous Ordinance of
1857.
| AS citizens of Washington county,
we are proud of the unrivalled achieve
ments of that Government. Born in
our own Marietta and christened with
| freedom, morality knowledge and re-
ligious liberty.
Our country sends to you today re-
presentatiyes from each and every vot-
ing precinct within her borders All
commissioned to say to you with one
voice that Washington county stands
today in every nook and corner CT her
domain firmer than ever in her faith in
the principles of the Repu blican party,
loyalty, honest money, reciprocity, and
potection for our industries and labor.
And to you, sir, personally, we bring
living evidences of our great esteem
and affection for yon, our neighbor,
friend and the champion of the great
American principles l have enumer-
ated.
We bid you Godspeed in your patrio-
tic work, and when the voice of the
people is heard on the third day of
November and the great nation you
love so WE'LL and whose love for you is
not bounded by any sectional. religious
or political ties, rolls up for you the
largest majority ever given any Ameri-
can citizen, and the immensity of the
victory for our National integrity is
county, the mother of the great North
west, together with her now five full
grown sons, Ohio, Indiana Illinois.
Michigan, and Wisconsin, will be found
in front on the roll of honor, true to
you, sir, and true to the principles of
that great political party you rep
resent.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Grafton's
remarks the Boys Brigade of the Har-
mar Congregational church was pre-
sented and Governor Mckinley ad-
dressed the crowd in feeling and elo-
quent manner, as has been his custom
on such occasions.