The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
CANE FROM FAR and NEAR
ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING
DAY WAS THAT AT CANTON
YESTERDAY.
/ IS No COERCION But COHESION
Between Employer and Employe That
Assures Republican Succcss-Dele-
cations Were Made Up of Farm
crs. Laborcrs and Men of
Business.

Canton. o.. Oct. 2f.-"Thc like of this
has never been seen on earth before" said
Charles Emory Smith, eX-minstcr TO
Russia. as he stood by the Associated
Press representative reviewing the great
line of marchers and counter marchcrs pa
rading on Broad North Market street TO
and from the Mecca of the pilgrimagcS
of people from many states. Todays VS.
itors again broke the record i'll long dis
lance parties and variety of delegations.
Business men and farmers came from
New York; farmers, railroad men and
workingmcn called by thousands from
Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. From ear
ly dawn until late tonight the Mckinley
home was surrounded with IL continuous
jam, rccnacting the exciting scenes of the
constant crush of other big days
Maj. Mckinley spoke with unusual fer
vor all day. He made particular response
to the coercion charges made by National
Chairman Jones, when he said in m adj
dress this evening to the British Isles
American club of Cleveland:
"Thcy talk about coercion of employe
by employer They mistake the spirit of
lHlS cuHpulSH. IT Is not CutlClull, uul IL
is cohesion-cOhesion between employees
and employer, made stronger by common
interest and Il common experience
Statements of similar nature in his
Missouri address called forth the greatest
demonstration of the day about the plat
form from which he spoke.
To Il delegation from Pennsylvania Maj.
Mckinley said:
Fellow Citizens-I give hearty well
come to my fellow citizens of Lebanon.
Berks and Chester counties. of the great
state of Pennsylvania. The hearts of
the American people are always right. You
can safely submit anything of Il public
question with confidence to the American
people.
Mr.. Lincoln once said there was no
safer tribunal on earth than the American
people, and if the Almighty Ruler of the
universe is on your side. that side would
surely prevail The inspiration of the
American people is for advancement; for
advancement in the march of progress to-
wards the realization of the highest deSti-
ny for this, the freeSt government on
earth. What our people want is an OPP
portunity for work. an opportunity for
honest labor. an opportunity to develop
the great resources which God has given
us; an opportunity to work out Il high
and glorious destiny. not only for our
selves. but for all mankind-for the higher
destiny we achieve for ourselves the bet
ter and the more we benefit all the races of
all mankind | will be glad to meet and
welcome YOU all to my home
Three cheers We're given for Maj. Nc
kinley.
Maj. Mckinley spoke rs follows to the
employees of the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific railroad of Horton. Kan. Trenton,
Mo-. and Eden. Ia.
MY Fellow CitiZens-lt is 4 remarka-
BILE tribute to a political cause that so
large 4 body of citizens should travel Il
thousand miles to testify their devotion
to the country and to the principles which
the republican party represents this year.
You are here, my fellow countrymen. be-
cause, somehow, you feel, and deeply feel.
that things have been growing wrong
with you for nearly four years. You
are here because in your hearts YOU want
to right that wrong if possible. Some
people seem To think that the way to bring
back prosperity is to dehase the currency
of the country. Some people seem t.
think that we can bring back work and
wages traffic and transportation by call.
ing 30 cents worth of silver 4 dollar. They
say, too, that coercion is going on The
only coercion that is operating in the Unit
ed States today is that of reason. con.
science ana experience. MS Is thu
mighty force that leads but never drives
and all this talk about coercion comes
from Il source that four years ago deceived
you. If they want to strike balance
with us, This popOcratic party, We are will
ing to do it, We are willing 10 take the
thirty-three years republican control OF
this government, when we ran under 4
protective tariff policy and on Il sound
money basis and ascertain what those two
policies had done for the American PEG
pie, for you, for the men on the railroads
the men in the factories and in the mines
and contrast it with what the free trade
policy has done for the American people
in the last three and half years, for the
balance is bound to be in our favor. II
| they want us to believe that this remedy
| of Il 52-ccnt dollar will be cure for al
our ills, insist that they shall make III
| the loss they put upon us during the las
| three years and half.
Now. what we are in favor of is get
| ting back confidence. which lies at tn,