The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
VOTERS MARCH
ON TO CAN NTON
Italian Americans Lead the
Never Ending
Stream.
Major McKinley's Patriotic
Words Stir Up Great
Sentiment.
THE ToRNADoEs OF APPLAUSE
Men of All Classes Determined to
Restore the Prosperity of
the Country.

CANTON, ONO. Oct 8.-With the re-
turning sunshine came at noon to-day s
delegation of 800 swarthy, dark haired
Italian Americans with banners and band:
from Pittsburg. These Italian-born citi.
zens have learned to cheer, and they gave
Major Mckinley stirring welcome when
he appeared on the porch TO address them.
The spokesman for the Italian clubs was
Lewis Beggino. and he made speech
which was model of brevlty, and could
be initiated with profit by the spokesmen
of all delegations which come here. Major
Mckinley expressed great satisfaction
with it. This is what Mr.. Beggino said:
Major Mckinley: 1 have been assigned the
pleasing task of introducing 10 you this delega-
ton OF Italian-Amerieans, members of the
United Italian Republican Club of the city OF
Pittsburg. These humble toilers are here to
greet you as the gallant standard-bearer OF
the party which stands for the promotion OF
the best interests of all who labor Tor the daily
bread and they yield to nobody in their devo-
ton to the traditions and principles of that
glorious old party.
Major Mckinley then addressed the del
egatlon as follows:
My fellow-eitizens: am indeed very glad to
meet my fellow citizens of Italian birth and
descent who have honored me with this visit
to-day. I thank ycu for having brought the
sunshine. (Laughter.l 1 appreciate this visit
because it means that you have an interest in
common with all your fellow-citizens in the
welfare OF the country of your adoption. IA
voice, eve have"1 and because you feel that in
the campaign now upon US there Is much
involved in the rightful settlement of the ques-
tions which are presented. We are a Nation
of working people. We recognize no caste or
class OF rank and will tolerate none beneath
this flag. We are Nation OF political equals.
The voice of one citizen is as potent the
voice of another, and their united voice, when
constitutfona1ly expressed, is the law OF the
land. The great statistician, Mr.. Mulhall
declares that no other civilized country could
boast OF 41,O00,00o instructed citizens in
total population OF 70,000,0 900, all of whom
happily are equally benefciaries of the advan-
ages and blessings and opportunities of free
government
After briefly reviewing the issues of the
campaign the Major concluded as follows:
am especially gratified TO be assured that
our Italian fellow-citizens are enrolled this
year in the ranks of the great Repub blican
party Applause and cries of ''Good"1, and
that they are enlisted in a patriotic effort to
achieve victory for themselves, for their
labor, for their occupations ana for their coun-
try.
The Jefferson County (Pa.) delegation,
1000 strong, which was the next to arrive,
was representative one, composed of
miners, lumbeTmen, farmers and working
men. ]. W. Reed, the spokesman, set
forth in his address the versatile charac-
ter of the delegation. Major Mckinley,
in response to his remarks, spoke as fol-
lows:
It give me great pleasure to meet the citizens
of Jefferson, Clearfeld, Armstrong and Clarion
counties, Pennsylvania. bid you welcome 10
my home and congratulate you on the bright
outlook for return to that business con-
idenee which will give to this country in
creased industrial activity and greater pros
perity. 1 have no sympathy with the senti-
ments expressed by good people of doubt
about the future.
The United States will take care of itself.
[Cries OF "Goodl GoodI' and ''You betP'l and
in It's own good time and proper way, through
constitutional forms, restore this country to
its former greatness, glory and prosperity.
The United States, with its wealth of resources
and the skill and enterprise of its people. can
not be long checked in its onward march
There are some citizens in all the States who
seem to be seriously concerned, but for one
do not share in their apprehensions. The
great body of the people is safe; they are
steady; they are not moved by wild impulses.
Dismal forebodings of what might happen will
not be realized. Demagogues there are in the
country who attempt to inculcate the doc
trines of distrust ana dismay among the un-
employed, and in great part the men who are
intoxicating that doctrine are the men who
advocated policy that rrst created idleness
in the United States. fApplause and cries of
"Thars true."I Extremists there are who talk
glibly about the war of the classes az ainst the
masses, needless of the effect OF the logical
outcome OF their false and pernicious position,
their degrading and dangerous doctrines.
Foolish men thers are who innocently dis
seminate every sort and variety of misinforma-
tion, and thus do the bidding of the better
posted but more designing men, whose dupes
they are.
Still, there need be no alarm, there need be
no excitement, there need be no abuse or ex-
aggeration, for all those false doctrines and
unworthy influences will not prevail with the
free the independent and the intelligent citi-
zens of the United States. [Great applause
The great majority of our people are relig-
iously devoted to law and order, the public
peace and public tranquility. They love their
homes and their wives and their families too
we'll to stand by any policy that will lead to
public disorder and disregard of law. They
are in favor of preserving the rights of prop
erty, the right of contract, the inviolability of
the public faith and the sacredness of our un.
corrupted and incorruptible courts Of Justice
They are focking to the standard of the coun-
try not from one party alone but from all
parties with an earnestness creditable to our
patriotism and splendid testimonial to the
strength and glory of our free institutions.
My fellow-citizens. 1 have always believed
in the people, but am stronger to-day in my
faith in the American people than have ever
been before. IAppause.l They have been
true in every crisis of the past; they have
always been on the right side in every emer-
gency, and have never failed TO sustain the
country and those policies which insured its
peace and highest welfare. The great heart of
the American people is moved by the simple
consideration of what is best, wisest and most
beneficial TO the Nation. IL the discharge of
every public trust to which / have been called,
whether Is 9 representative in Congress or