The herald., 1896-09-25
keystone STATE
MINERS OF COAL
They Call on Mckinley of
Canton
OF COURSE THEY PAID THEIR FARE
Protected Industry Employees
Always have Money
PROTECTlONISTS' PROMISES
Held Out as lndncemcnt for Presidential
Votes
Tn. Fcurth.of.Juiy Girl Brought into
Requisition
The Candidate Is Especially Glad to
See Everybody. and Would Like
to Meet Them Personally and
Shake Hands
PRoTEcTIONIsTs' PROMISES
Held Out as Indncemcnt for Presidential
Votes
The Fcurth.of.Juiy Girl Brought into
Reqaisition
The Candidate Is Especially Glad tc
See Everybody, and Would Like
to Meet Them Personally and
Shake Hands.

Associated Press Special Wire
CANTON, o., Sept. 24.-Pennsylvania
today sent two large delegations to ex-
tend greetings to Major Mckinley. One
came as the Westmoreland delegation,
utilizing four special trains of eleven
coaches each. This was distinctively
representative of the mining industry
and included representatives Of the coke
making interests. Addresses were made
by w. S. Van Dyke and Congressman
George w. Huff.
The Oil City delegation was thor
oughly representative body from all
branches of the oil producing industry.
It included refiners, dealers in supplies,
tank manufacturers. merchants and
worlxmen. 1t was claimed by those in
charge of the delegation that it includ-
ed many who heretofore have voted the
Democratic ticket, but who this year
have declared their intention to vote
for Mckinley.
The marching Of forty-five young
women, representing the ty-five
states of the union. each carrying big
bouquet of roses, was one of the most
unique features of the campaign. The
baskets were taken from the women as
they approached Mrs. Mckinley and
arranged on a large pyramidal plat
form, where they remained all day to
be admired by thousands Of Cantonians.
This evening the baskets were
taken to the hospitals and private
,;o
The first delegation to call was from
West Newton, Westmoreland county
Pa The visitors brought with them
bands of music and drum corps. The
spokesman for the first section was Van
Dyke To his words Mr.. Mckinley re-
sponded as follows:
Mr. Van Dyke and my fellow citi-
zens: I had not expected to meet the
people of Westmoreland county today
in sections; I had supposed you would
come to me in united body, and that
might have the opportunity Of address
ing you all together; but it seems there
are so many Republicans this year that
when they make a journey they have
to come in sections. Uaughter) There
is no sort of objection to being divided
row. but / trust that on the Sd day Of
November you will all be united. (Cries
of We will.)
Il count it great personal pleasure
to meet the people of West Newton. |
recall your busy, enterprising city with
great satisfaction. / remember the only
visit 1 ever paid to you. and at that
time found your city one of the most
tn, ha vvb a
country. I regret to hear from your
spokesman that all that has changed,
and where plenty and prosperity pre-
sided, want and despair now sit That
naturally leads to the inquiry, What has
oocasioned it?
That is the question in every mans
mind. We have the same country that
we had four years ago; we have the
same splendid resources, the same
farms, the same factories, the same
mines, the same sturdy, enterprisins
people we had then and what is the rea-
son we have not the same prosperity
now? The reason is not hard to discern
For more than thirty years we lived ir
this country under a protective tariff:
tariff protected and encouraged
A,,ario., entarnr;ses American indus.
t,v I, +r,ier tbo+ no do ne In that ,eriod
of time the greatest nation in the world
in manufactures. mining, agriculture, G
svs+a,, thot nrotected evervtbing ws
r,a,9o =, +his copntrv oysinst s,ro;Ia,
thing. r,odo :, Eurone. protection n
800, An,ariosr iotorest AGAINST cor.
o,at,., :, soroir, ir+o,ee+s ,ow that nro.
toction has besn nartia,lv removed one