The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
SURPRISED THE CANTON|ANS
NUMBER OF PILGRIMS THAI
REACHED CANTON YESTER-
DAY UNLOCKED FOR.
THEY GAME FROM FIR and NEAR
Massachusetts. New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio Rep
rcscnted-AIcKinley Said Some
thing on Subject of Coercion.

Canton. O.. Oct. 26.-The largest
crowds in Canton have been confined
mostly to Saturdays. Today, however
was surprise to the much surprised
Cantonians. Organized delegations
came from Massachusetts, New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio ana LII
nOis.
The New Jersey Frclinghuyscn Lane
ers set the style, and the day throughout
was distinguished by the most handsome
paraphernaia of parade yet witnessed
The Erie railroad delegation was number
ed by thousands. After Maj. Mckinney
returned from attending the funeral OF
his late friend, w. J. Keller, the paradcrs
began their marches. They stood in
waiting on North Market street in double
line from the Mckinley home to the court
house, half Il mile straghtaway. 1hcy
gathered and packed about the house so
that speaking from the porch to be heard
by so vast crowd was impossible. There
was, however, no place to speak from
but the porch. Tables had to be carried
from the house to provide roStrum' so
the people damned across the street and
crowded upon tine lawns of nciShbors
homes might hear. The women rs well
ms the men carried American flags. These
were waved vigorously Torpedo canes
were exploded, rockets fired and tin
horns were blown. while drums added to
the enthusiasm of the scene. Nearly all
of the Introductory speeches referred to
,.l, Nj nnI
several spokesman challenged the proof
for u single case of coercion.
Maj. Mckinley again referred to the
charge of forcing employees, saying:
''rhere are some people who seem to
think that the best way to get along III
the world is to be against one another,
and that there is natural antagonism be-
tween those who employ labor and those
who are employed. They are disturbed
whenever they discover that the employ
or of labor and labor itself are on good
terms. and whenever that occurs they
commence crying coercion. 1t is not CO.
erciOn; it is cooperation, the one working
with the other for the public good and
for their advantages scveraly."
This and similar sentences were recciv-
ed with tumutuous applause, cheering
and waving of flags.
TO the Railway Mems Non-Partisan
Sound Money League of New England
Maj. Mckinley said:
"Fellow Citizens of New England
This is a year when the fires of patriotism
are burning in our hearts. and the flow
ers of patriotism are blooming over the
garden walls of politics. We have much
at stake this year in the soundness of
our currency and the integrity of the ma
ton, and | value highly the support
and assistance of the railway men of
the United States. | greet these repre-
sentatives of New England and give
them hearty welcome.
Three cheers were then given for the
major.
To delegation from New Jersey the
candidate spoke as follows:
"My Fellow Citizens-l bid you warm
welcome to my city and my home. We
have experienced only calamity by fol-
lowing false teachers. We do not pro-
pose to experience another and even
greater calamity by following the same
teachers. cloud checring) We have
already wthstood the experience of par
tial free trade, II policy that has brought
idlencss to our workingmen and eXtin-
guished the fires in many furnaces. This
has been your experience for the past
three years and half. 1t is proposed
now to add to that, as though we had
not suffered enough, that fatal hercsy
that somehow or another people can get
rich by debasing our currency. They
have reduced employment. and now they
want to reduce the value of the money i'll
which they are paid. So that we are
suffering in both directions. What we
want in the United States is II stable tar
if law that will raise enough money to
pay all the current expenses of the gov
eminent. that will obviatc the necessity
of borrowing, and lay up II surplus to
wipe out the existing debt. Then we
want to pursue Il sound financial system
and have every dollar in this country Ms
sound as the government itself and rs
unquestoned as to its integrity rs tn,
flag that waves above us. We wan
public honor kept inviolatc. We wan
to teach and practice reverence for pubic
law, respect for our incorruptiblc judi
ciary; love of our free institutions; 'ov,
for our flag and zeal for public and pri
yate honor. Let that he the shield o
exalted citizenship" cloud applause)