Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
NOT COERCION, But COHESION
Major Mckinley 0orrects One of Bryan''
Campaign Errors.
ALMOST CONTINUOUS SPEECH At CANTON
visitors from Town and New York,
PcnnsyIynnin and knnsns-Cnndi-
dnte Declares Confidence is
the worlds Capital.

resentntlvc reviewing the great line OF
marchers and countermarchers paradinB on
broad North Market street to aud from the
Mecca OF the pigrimages OF people from
many states Todays visitors again broke
the record In long distance parties and va
rety OF delegations. Business men ana
farmers came from New York; farmers,
railroad men and workingmen called by
thousands from Missouri Iowa and Kan
sas From early dawn until late tonight the
Mckinley home was surrounded with con-
tinuous lam re-enacting the exciting scenes
OF the constant crush Of other big days.
Major Mckinley spoke with unusual feryor
all day. He made particular response to the
coercion charge made by Candidate Bryan
and by National Chairman Jones, when he
said in his address this evening to the
British Isles American club OF Cleveland:
"rhey talk about Coercion-the coercion OF
employe by employer. They mistake the
spirit of this campaign. 1t is not coercion,
but 1t is cohesion; cohesion by employe
and employer; made stronger by common
interest and common experience state
ments OF similar nature in his Missouri
address called forth the greatest demon
straton Of the day about the platform from
which he spoke
Patriotic airs by bands, national tunes
by drum corps cheering and shout
ing by men marching and parading
and about the Mckinley lawn marked the
opening hours of another big day in the
campaign. Special trains began arriving be-
fore daylight this morning and special trains
were scheduled at short intervals during
tho afternoon. Many delegations were for
mally announced and arranged for and 9th
ers came without warming They were all
received at the depots by the citizens re-
ception committee. detachments OF the Can
ton troops Of horsemen, bands and escort
clubs and taken to the Mckinley home,
where there was almost continuous speaking
either by the major himself or by leaders
of the delegations introducing the visitors
The weather was delightful and peo-
pie stood around in the bright sun
shine watching the movements of
the new arrivals and entering heart
lily into the demonstrations of the
day. Major Mckinley did great deal OF
handshaking. during the early part of the
day but as on previous Saturdays since the
pilgrmages began the crowds soon became
too large for that. The little stand was
again on the front lawn so that the crowds
could bo assembled all around the speak
crs
Hon Charles Emory Smith Of Philadel-
phla arrived this morning and spent some
time on the stand and in The study with
Major Mckinley
SAFE WITH THE PEOPLE.
The first delegation to arrive came from
Lebanon City, Lebanon county Reading,
Berks county. Schuylldll county and con-
tiguous territory In Pennsylvania. 1t ar
rived about $50 o'clock on a special train
OF seven coaches but did not go to the
Mckinley home TIL about . o'clock. There
were Introductory addresses by eX-Mayor J.
X Kennedy of Reading. and j, V. Yellow
smith from Lebanon. Mr. Mckinley spoke
briefly In response as follows: i"
My Fellow Citizens; 1 give hearty and
sincere welcome to my fellow citizens of
Lebanon, 'Bcrks 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 no safer tribunal on earth
than the American people and III the AL
mighty Ruler of the universe Is on our
side or on your side that side would
surely prevail. The aspiration of the
American people is for advancement, for
advancement In the march of progress to-
ward the realization of the highest destiny
for this, the freest government on earth.
What people want is an opportunity
for work, an opportunity Tor honest labor,
an opportunity to develop the great re-
sources which God has given us, an OPP
portunity to work out n high and glorious
destiny, not only for ourselves, but for all
achieve for ourselves the better and the
more we benefit all the races of mankind.
Now, II occurs to me that before the
people of this country can be expected to
have confidence In that wing Of the demo-
cratic. party that is now In control of Its
organization, before we can he expected
to entrust 1t with further power or with
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, IL seems to me the democratic party
ought to make good the loss 1t has entailed
upon MS IN the last three years and a half.
Great applause) They can hardly expect
us to have confidence in their present pre-
scription. when the prescription that they
the cure for all our troubles, was so
complete failure. Great laughter and
applauSe)
THEIR NEW PRESCRIPTION.
They now say that this prescription, en-
tirely different from the old one. Will cor
rect all our difficulties and II does seem
TO me that they are asking great deal
OF confidence from the American people.
(AppluuscD We cannot very well forget
the former deception, for the people We're
deceived. Their policy not only injured
the people of this country in their ocCupa-
tions. not only injured the great manu-
featuring and mining and farming in
dustries of the country but it almost
wrecked the public treasury. Great cheer
hS9 a. 49,,
mcnt TO the men OF Pennsylvania. They
know all about this question and | think
to vote? cloud shouts of Yes. yes: wish
II was tomorrow Then, my fellow
citizens. 1t is needless for me TO say an
other word as another delegation is wait
Ing, but l viii be glad to meet and well
come you all to my home. CThree cheers)
As soon. as the address to the Pennsyl-
yanians had been finished members of the
Builders and Traders exchange OF Chicago.
who had arrived on n special train of three
Pullman cars, were given possession of the
lawn. They were introduced by Harvey
s. lloyden, and addressed by Major Nc
Knley on the subject Of business confidence,
as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: | am indeed glad
10 meet this body OF representative business
men of the city of Chicago. l 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 Cap
plauseO am glad to note that your reg
fstratlon Is larger than that OF any other
city In the United States, and that regis
tration means that there IL to he an in
creased vote for sound money and protec-
tipn OF the 81 of November. What we
All want, whether We be democrats or re-
publicans this year r. Il return of con-
Idence-conidencc that viii start the
wheels of industry, confidence that Will
bring the money out from those strong
boxes TO which your spokesman has re.
ferred and invest II In productive enter
prises that VIII give employment TO labor
good wages to worNngmen and prosperity
20 all our people.
We know, my fellow citizens. that at one
when we lost H. ana We know how we lost
81. We know also how 10 get II back again
We canno, get confidence back again by
threatening rcpudla tion, Great applauseo J.
We cannot get IL back by deba sing the
currency with which we do our business
No man will loan anybody money who has
openIy declared that after he gets II he