Evening star., 1896-10-24
Visiting Delegations Addressed by the
Republican Candidate.
NEEDED TO SECURE CONFIDENCE
Government Revenues Should Be
Made to Equal Expenses.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC seen E


corps. cheering and shouting by men,
marching snd parading and large and en-
thusiastic crowds on and about the Nc
Kinley lawn marked the opening hours OF
another big day in the campaign. Special
trains began arriving before daylight this
morning and special trains are scheduled
at short intervals during the afternoon.
Many delegations have been formally
announced and arranged for and others gre
coming in without warning. They are all
received at the depots by the citizens re-
ception committee, detachments of the Can
ton troop Of hOrsemen, bands and escort
clubs and taken to the Mckinley home.
where there Is almost continuous speaking
either by the major himself or by lead
ers OF the delegations introducing the visi-
tors.
The weather is delightful and people
ing the movements of the new arrivals and
entering heartily into the demonstrations
of the day.
Maj. Mckinley did great deal of hand
shaking during the earlier part tf the
day. but as on previous Saturdays since
the pilgrimages began the crowds soon te-
came too large for that. The little stand
is again on the front lawn So tina, the
crowd can be assembled all around the
speakers.
Ex-Minister Charles emory Smith of
Philadelphia arrived this morning and
spent some time on the stand and IN the
study with Maj. Mckinley.
Delegations began to arrive early, and at
q rate calculated to make this Saturday at
least equal in volume and variety of dem
onstration to the earlier Saturdays OF the
campaign. The first delegation to arrive
came from Lebanon city, Lebanon county:
Reading, Berks county: Schuylkill county
and contiguous territory In Pennsylvania.
They arrived about $50 o'clock on a spe-
cial train OF seven coaches, but did not go
to Mckinley's home till about 8 o'clock.
There were Introductory addresses by ex-
Mayor ]. k.kennedy for Reading, and Vic
tor Smith for Lebanon.
Address to Pennsylvanians.
Maj. Mckinley said to the Pennsylvania
delegation:
MY Fellow-citizens:-I give hearty and
sincere welcome to my fellow-citizens CT
Lebanon. Berks and Chester counties Of
the great state Of Pennsylvania. The heart
Of the American people is always right
You can safely submit any great public
question with confidence to the American
people Mr. Lincoln once said that there
was no safer tribunal on earth than the
American people, and If the Almighty
Ruler OF the Universe is on our side or On
your side. that side would surely prevail
me aspirations of the American people is
Ior advancement, for advancement in the
march OF progress toward the realization
of the highest destiny for this, the freest
government of earth.
Tor work. an opportunity for honest labor:
an opportunity to develop the great re-
sources which God has given US: an on
Portunlty to work out high and glorious
rlankind-for the higher the destiny We
achieve for ourselves the better and the
more we benefit all races Of mankind Now
~ occurs to me that before the people of
ms a country can be expected to have con-
h0ence in that wing of the democratic par
ty that Is now In control of it's organiza-
t1on, before we can be expected to intrust
1t with further power or of control of the
government and accept Its promise that
with free silver will come better times to
all OF us-that before We do that, it seems
to me the democratic party ought TO make
good the loss 1t has entailed upon US in the
last three years and q half. Great ap-
plause.)
fhe Other Prescription Failed.
''They can hardly expect us to have conf
dence In their present prescription when
the prescription that they gave US in 1892
and which they insisted was the cure for
all our troubles. was complete a failure.
Great laughter and applause) They now
say the present prescription, entirely diff
ferent from the old ore, will correct all
our d1H1culties. and 1t does seem to me thai
they are asking a great deal of confidence
from the American people. (Applause) We
cannot very well forget their former de-
ception-for the people were deceived. Their
policy not only injured the people of this
country in their occupations, not only in
jured the great manufacturing and mining
and farming industries of the country, but
II almost wrecked the public treasury.
Great cheerimg0
Now, do not need to make any areu-
ment to the men of Pennsylvania. They
Know all about this question. and 1 think
they are all ready to vote. Are you ready
to vote? Cloud shouts of Yes yes: wish If
was tomorrow.O Then, my fellow citizens.
1t is needless for me to say another word
as another delegation is waiting; but 1 will
pc Giad 10 meet and welcome you all to my
home" (Three cheers)
AS soon as the address to the Pennsyl-
vanians had been finished members of the
hardwood lumber exchange and the build
ers and trades exchange of Chicago, who
hao arrived on special train of three
Pullman cars. were given possession OF the
lawn. They were introduced by Harvey s
Hoyden and addressed by Major Mckinley.
To the Chicasoans.
Major Mckinley said to the Chicago lum-
bermen:
My Fellow Citizens: am, indeed, glad
to meet this body Of representative business
men Of the city Of Chicago. 1 am glad to
be assured by your spokesman that your
great city by the inland sea will give to
the republican cause the largest majority
of any city in the American Union. (Ap-
plause) l am glad to note that your regis
tration Is larger than thSt of any other CITY
OF the United States, and that registration
means that there Is to be an increased vote
Tor sound money and national honesty on
the Sd day of November. What we want
whether we be democrats or republicans.
this year Is return Of confidence--confi.
dence that will start the wheels of irdus-
try; confidence that will bring the money
out from those strong boxes to which your
spokesman has referred, and invest It IN
productive enterprises that will give em-
ployment to labor. Wages to workinxmen
and prosperity to all our people.
1--WE know. my fellow citizens, that at one
time. we had this confidence; we know
when we lost it, and we know how We
lost 1t. We know also how to yet it back
again. We cannot get confidence back
again by threatening reputation O1reat
applause) We cannot get it back by de-
basing the currency with which we do our
business. No man WIN loan anybody mon
ey who has openly declared that after he
gets 1T he proposes to pay 1t back In 5O-cent
dollars. Isn't that true?'' cloud shouts cf
Yes; yes; that's true. major.'O
Importance of Confidence.
That's the proposition of the political
party which stands opposed to us this year.