The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-15
MR. MKINLEYS TRIBUTE
To the Wives and Mothers Of the
Nation.
A DELEGATION FROM MARYLAND.


Two Hundred Merchants, Mechanics and
Miners from Cumberland Call Upon tho
Republican Candidate, as Do Street Rail.
way Men from Cleveland.
CANTON, O., Oct. 15.-The Early Set.
tiers association of Cuyahoga county
came to Canton yesterday to greet Major
Mckinley, his wife and mother This
party occupied a special train of SIX
coaches. Mother Mckinley was at the
majors home to receive the greetings OF
the party Introductory addresses were
made by Father H. NJ. Addison, the vet.
eran journalist Of Cleveland, and by Rev.
Mr., Cooley, chaplain of the Early Settlers
association. Another visiting delegation
was tho Cleveland Street Railway McKin.
ley club, and still another delegation was
from tho oil fields of Mcdonald, Pa.
To tho Early Settlers association Major
Mckinley said in part
II am highly honored to receive this call
from the old folks of Cuyahoga county and
Of Cleveland. am glad to welcome you,
not as politicians nor as partisans, but as
aged men and women who bring me your
wise counsel and good will and your con-
gratulations. thank you for myself, and
In behalf Of my wife and mother, to whom
you have so tenderly referred, and to
whom, more than myself l am indebted
for this generous and agreeable call. 1t Is
proud pleasure to me to be able to credit
to them whatever good things my fellow
countrymen ascribe to ME.
"Io wife and mother mankind is in
debted for those high moral qualities.
gentieness, truth and virtue, which are so
Indispensable to good character, good cit
izcnship and noble life. Our whole po-
litical fabric rests upon the sanctty of the
American home, where VII. and mother
preside. They teach the S.ys and girls
purity of life and thought, and aim tho
way to usefulness and distinction. The
world owes them more than it can ever
repay Tho nun who loves mother and
wife requires no bond for his good be-
havior, and can be safely trusted in every
relation Of life
st is gratifying for me to feel that the
men who have passed through SO many
political campaigns, who have fought 50
many political battles, who have reached
their three score years and ten, give me
their confidence and the strength of their
support-no, not l, but the cause and the
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