The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-29
TWO SPEECHES BY
MAJOR M'KINLEY
They We're Among the Most Eloquent Of
the Campaign.
COMPLIMENTS YOUNG REPUBLICANS
The Effectiveness Of the Work Of
the Republican League Receives
Proper RccOgnltiOn..A Cordial
Speech to the United Brethren.
MANY Letters OF COngratulatiOn
Received.

Canton, Aug. 2S.-Major Mckinley
made two speeches today and they
| We're both short. His first visitors We're
| a committee representing the executive
committee of the National Republican
| leage. They came fresh from the en-
thusiastic meeting at milwaukee, The
committee gathered in Major McKin-
ley's library and after they had been
presented to him. John Goodnoe, of
Minnesota, the spokesman, in a short
| speech assured the Major Of the earnest
support Of every member of the league.
In response Major Mckinley made
one of the most impressive little
speeches to which he has given utter
ance this campaign. He spoke with
wonderful force and earhestness He
said:
Mr.. Goodnoe and Gentlemen: 1t gives
me great pleasure to greet at my home
this large committee representing the Re-
publicans of the United States. ] know
some of your worth and work. I know
how. in former campaigns, the splendid
services Of the young Republicans of the
country have contributed to bring to us
most signal triumphs. I am glad to hear
from your spokesman. fresh from your
national convention, that the Republican
party and the Republican cause this year
are to have your united, aggressive and
unfaltering support: and ! am sure, with
that support, connected with the support
which will come from all classes Of our
fellow citizens everywhere, will give to
the national ticket and to our party a tr-
umph, the like of which we never have had
for many. many years. (Applause). We
cannot Overestimate the value of our
young men In politics, and l would not
have believed it il Mr.. Goodnoe had not
told me that they We're not practical poll
ticians. Q-aughter). My experience with
them is that they have been politicians
Of the most practical sort. QaughterD.
Gentlemen, you never had a worthier
cause to strive for than You have this
year. The financial honor Of the country
and the prosperity of all its people are
enough to inspire every American heart
to the best possible effort. Uaughter).
] have seen somewhere an inquiry:
Cannot the United States establish a
financial system of it's own: Is 1t too weak
| and dependent to do that? l answers The
United States has; a financial policy which
In the main 1t has been pursuing since the
beginning of the government and which
1t does not mean to change until 1t can
find a better one. Those who make the
inquiry are usually against our Ameri-
can policy of finance and they are insist
ing that we shall adopt the financial policy
of China and Mexico. ! hope 1t will not be
thought an evidence of lack of national
spirit and national independence that We
decline to adopt their proposition. Great
applause). I thank you for this call and
for the message of good will and greetings
which you bring to me from your great
national body. (Applause). The speech
was warmly applauded.
ADDRESS TO UNITED BRETHREN.
At four o'clock a large delegation OF
United Brethren clergymen who are
attending a conference here. called on
Major Mckinley. Bishop j. III. Mills,
of Oregon, spoke in behalf of the min
listers and Major Mckinley in response
said:
1T gives me sincere pleasure to re-
spond to this call of greetings and con-
gratulations. I am duly appreciative
of the message of good will which you
so kindly bring from the great religious
body you represent. 1t Is u good omen
when religious teachers are alive to the
questions affecting the public welfare
Nothing is more worthy of your study
and consideration than those questions
which tend to make the country great,
prosperous and religious. Civic virtue
is good text for the preacher always,
but better thing for every citizen to
guard in his daily life. Good citizen
ship lies at the foundation of our true
greatness as q free government. Those
who proclaim ii are indeed Christian
teachers and public benefactOrs The
better the citizen the better a free gov
crnment and its laws. 1t is a crafty
ing fact as yau state that in our form
of government character counts nor SO
much, the lack of it amounts to al
most disqua alifica ton of public trust.
Whatever mans individual opinions on
or bad, whatever may their party af
iliatiOns. all prefer that public officials
shall be of high character. They may
be Needless Of virtue and careless in
their own lives, but they insist that
those who are to execute the public will
be the men of unquestioned integrity
Public opinion demands this and hap
PLY all political parties respect it.
wish for every religious body and every
other agency whose object is to elevate +!
mankind the fullest measure of sue
cess. No nobler cause could engage |
your faculties. I trust that your con- |
ference here will be productive of good |
and that your stay here will bring |
pleasure to you. as ! am sure ii has |
brought pleasure to our people and to l
our city. l will be glad ia meet and to |
greet each one of you who have honored !
me today. and ] thank you over and |
over again for the courtesy and COM
pliment of this call" Great applause.) |
Major Mckinley received even more
messages of congratu tulation concerning |
his letter of acceptance today than