The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
Men From the Green Mountain
State Bring Assurances of
Loyalty.
LINCOLN'S WORDS QUOTED BY
THE MAJOR.
Patriotic Principles of the Great Re.
publican Party Are Most Pictur.
eSquely Portrayed.

CANTON, ONO, Sept. 1.-THE day has
been crowded with picturesque and mov-
ing incident. Three Governors have
clssped hands with Major Mckinley and
visitors from the Green Mountains of Yer
mont have joined with others from Mar
ragansett Bay, from Northwestern Penn
sylvania and from Ohio in greeting and
cheering its Re epublican candidate for the
Presidency.
Major Mckinley has had more than
5000 callers to-day and has shaken hands
with all of them and listened to their
cordial words and expressions of good
wishes. The first delegation to arrive was
that from Vermont.
The delegation OF 10S Vermonters, who
came to tell Major Mckinley about the
Republican victory in the Green Mountain
State, arrived at o'clock this morning
and march ed at once to the candidate
residence. They were escorted by full
band and a large number of citizens o.
Ca nton and were literally applauded al
along the line of march.
When they arrived at the house Senator
Proctor, Governor Wood bury, Governor
elect Groot, Congressman Powers, Lieu
tenant Governor Mansur, Lieutenant
Governor-eIect n. w. Fiske of Isle La
znotte, With the speakers, went into the
study to meet Major Mckinley.
In reply to a stirring address from
Colonel George T. Childs. Major Mckinley
said in part:
Some of the newspapers have asked me
to interpret the result of the elections in
Vermont on September 1, but it seems tc
me that they are their own best inter.
, prefer. Laughter. They have simply
declared what every student of your high
school must have already discovered-that
your thoughtful and patriotic citizens are
as true as ever-aye, truer than ever to
the tenets of good morals, good principles
and good government [Applause.l The
value of your example is certainly greater
than ever in the past, as the issues on
which your victory was won are the same
as those which now engage the attention
of the entire country. The free-siIver
orators and organs of Vermont lily con-
cealed, if they did not positively assert,
what is being proclaimed everywhere
that their solicitude is the relief OF the
debtors, no matter with what sacrihce of
plainest precepts of good morals
''In no case and at no point do they pro-
pose a system to pay our National and
private obligations on the plain old-fash-
ioned prime ciples OF good faith and honesty.
which have always heretofore distin-
guished the American people Practically
admitting that the effect of the free. un-
limited and Independent coinage of silver
would be an immediate loss to the savings
and resources of our people and that its
adoption would reduce the plane OF their
social and industrial condition, thew vet
seriously propose that we shall risk this
hazardous experiment. Vermont has said
In tones that cannot be misunderstood
that she will have nothing to do with that
fatal experiment. To me the question of
free trade is question of humanity, the
voice of LABOR pleading for It's own; and
the question of free silver question of
public morality, honor and good faith,
and its success would be a blot on our
hitherto spotless National credit. Oh.
scure the real issues and it finally resolves
itself into that; but will il prevaiI7 No, I
answer, forever no." [Cheers-
At the conclusion of Major McKinley's
speech Senator Proctor, Governor Wood
bury, Congressman Powers, Governor-elect
Groot and Lieutenant Governor Mansur
made short addresses.
The Vermont visitors left for the East at
II o'clock. Governor Lippitt OF Rhode ISL
and and Governor Bushnell of Ohio ar
rived with their staffs few minutes after
I o'clock and called on Mckinney.
A delegation from Erie, Pa, arrived at
noon ana marched to the Mckinley resi-
dence after dinner.
An hour and half after the Vermonters
bad departed the sound of marching feet
and the music of bands was again heard
and 25O0 citizens of Lorain County, Ohio,
filed into Major McKinley's yard and
wedged themselves into an almost solid
mass. Following closely after the Lorain
County people was a delegation from
Erie. Pa, consisting of the Lincoln Club
of that city and delegates to the League
convention recently held in Erie. These
combined delegations were fairly bubbling
with enthusiasm. The MONDAY sun was
fercelv hot and three people succum bed
TO its ardent rays. When Major McKin-
lev appeared there was shout that was
heard many blocks away.
Judge John W. Steele of Oberlin spoke
in behalf of the people OF Lorain County,
which has more diversity in its industries
than almost any other in the State. He
said all bear testimony to the blighting ef-
feet of the present tariff law.
Judge J. F. Downing spoke for the Erie
people in an earnest manner.
By consolidating the delegations from