The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-16

ment we made between 1880 and 1890 and
uurlng those years we never had free trade
nor lree silver. [Great laughter.l The marvel
Gus progress OF the country between 1880 and
1881 is worthy The study of ali American citi-
zens. 1t is the best answer to the oft-repeated
nut tallacious statement that the country had
been Suffering from the effect of the act of
1873 which stopped the free coinage of silver.
II is an unanswerable argument for the res
toraion OF a protective tariff and the main
tenance OF sound money. [Applause.l
Early in the afternoon the Grand Army
posts OF Stark County called on Major
Mckinley. Five hundred veterans marched
with valiant step but slow" behind the
bands and the old regimental fags-fags
that were torn by shot and rent by
shells; flags that were waved at Shiloh,
raised at Winchester, glorified at Gettys-
burg. The veterans marched with SOL
dierly aspect that won them tribute of
earnest applause ali along the streets
through which they passed. Colonel j. j.
Clark made brief eloquent address to
Major Mckinley on behalf of the visiting
comrades In answer to Colonel Clark
Major Mckinley said:
Colonel Clark, my comrades and fellow-citi-
zens: 1t is very great honor to me, and one
call from my old comrades OF the war living in
this neighborhood. IApplause.l bid you
welcome TO my home and express to you in
response to the generous and grateful message
delivered by Colonel Clark my profound graft
tude and thanks Coming to this city to give
me congratulations not only are those who
served on the Union side during that
great struggle, but the men who served on the
Confederate side. Both have been mere to
tender congratulations and give me assur:
ances of support. [Great cheering.l Now all
are citizens of the common Union and all OF
them ready to battle for that Union and for
the honor and integrity of the Government of
the United States. [Cheering.l
/ glad TO meet you here to-day. was
proud of you when in the field. l am proud OF
you as citizens OF the Union which you helped
to save. [Applause.l No grander no better,
no more glorious army ever marched to battle
for q noble cause than the army OF which you
were part [Great cheering.l You were pa
tHots then; you are patriots now. You know
no politics in your Grand Army posts. [Cries
of "No, no'"l But you know patriotism when
you see it. Applause and cries of you're
right.'1 1 thank you lost warmly for this call
and for the cordiality OF your greeting ano the
gracious messages which have been delivered
by your spokesman; and as another delega-
tion is wait ng, must close by saving that i:
will give me great pleasure TO shake each one
of my old comrades by the hand. [GreRt
cheering.l
The call of the Grand Army men was
one of the most impressive visits Major
Mckinley has received.
Hon. r. c. Kerens of st. Louis, who
was Major McKlnley's guest throughout
the day, has arranged for the visit of
large delegation of farmers from Northern
Missouri On the 5th of October. This will
be the first long-dIstance farmers deIega-
ton to visit Canton. It is estimated that
most of those who come with it will have
to travel at least 800 miles.
Among Major McKlnley's callers to-day
was DIR. Barth of Berlin. member of the
German Reichstag. DR.. Barth has come
to tho United States to study our politics
and win be in this country until after the
Presidential election. To representative
of the United Associated Presses he said:
''I am much interested in American
politics. have seen, met and heard Mr.
Bryan and have greatly enjoyed meeting
Major Mckinley and seeing the great del
egation which called on him to-day. He
is fine speaker. We are in favor of what
you call sound money in Germany and we
do not want the United States to plunge
itself into grave difficulties by trying to
open its mints to the free coinage of silver
without waiting for an. international
agreement"
A tidal-wave of congratulatory messages
rolled into Canton this morning. The
Maine victory is the cause of much re-
joicing among Republicans. Among the
messages received were the following:
AUGUSTA, Me-. Sept. 15.-Ispffer you my
hearty congratulations. This isEour triumph
The party has achieved the most sweeping vic
tory ever accorded any party in the history of
Maine. ]. d. MANLEY.
The president of the National League
Clubs wires as follows:
CHICAGO. ILL, Sept. 15.-Maine, Vermont
and the boys are with you. That settles it.
D. D. WOODMANSEE
EVERETT, WASH, Sept. 15.-The far Western
State of Washington sends greeting to Maine
The citizens of this new manufacturing city
on Puget Sound, irrespective of party, have
fired 100 guns 10 celebrate the triumph of
honesty and common sense in both Vermont
and Maine. We will clasp hands with them in
November. F. H. MULFoRD,
President Everett Non-Partisan Gold League