The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-13

CANTON, o., Aug. 12.-RegardIess of
the awful heat, about 100 of the surviving
members of the Twenty-third Ohio in
tantry, McKinley's old regiment, today
marched up to the house of the Republi-
can candidate to assure him of their good
VIII and support. The veterans stood on
the lawn under the trees with uncovered
heads, while Major Mckinley spoke to
them eloquently and with deep feeling
from the veranda. No word that was ut
tered escaped them and their applause
was frequent, hearty and sincere. When
MAYOR Mckinley said, Il believe that it is
a good deal better to open up the mills
OF the United States TO the labor of
America than to open the minis of the
United States to the silver OF the word"
there was
A STORM OF CHEERS AND APP
PLAUSE.
which continued for two or three min
Captain ]. s. Allen was spokesman for
the veterans and in response to his speech
Major Mckinley said in part:
This call of the surviving members of
the old regiment with which I served for
more than four years brings to me
peculiar and special qualification. AS 1
ioc& upon This little body of men assem-
bled about me, am wildly reminded how
rapidly the years are passing and with
them are passing our old associates OF
the war.
We had great regiment; great in its
field officers. great in the character of the
rank and file that constituted it. Our
hearts go cut with tenderness and love,
l am sure, TO the first colonel of our regi-
ment,. General William S. Rosecrans, in
his distant home in California. Great
applause). We all remember his splendid
discipline and gentle qualities, and we re-
member with what pride we marched
under his command in West Virginia in
NI7fN ~.
nave today. without recalling the third
colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio, who
was longest with Us. Rutherford B.
Hayes" Great cheering}.
Major Mckinley also recalled several
other field officers and spoke of the
KIND DEEDS ON MRS. HAYES;
the mention of each name calling forth
loud cheers. He continued:
I am glad to note in the eloquent
speech of my conlrade Captain Allen,
that the cd Twenty-third Ohio stands in
1886 as it stood in 1S6l-for the country
and cries of Mckinley, too.'D Nobody
could have doubted that, knowing line
mSitte from which this old regiment was
made You stand today just as unitedly
for the homer OF the government and the
preservation of its credit and currency.
(Cheers.) l don't Know what you think
about it, but I believe that it is a good
deal better to open up the mills of me
United States to the labor of America
than TO open The minis of the United
States TO the silver OF the world Great
cheering and cries of You are right.')
Washington tod us over and over again
that there was nothing SO important as
to preserve the nations honor. He said
TINT the most important source of
strength was the public credit and that
the best method of preserving it was to
use II as spar-ngly as posi- BILE"
Major Mckinley spoke Of the raising OF
money by Robert Morris for the Cont
mental army, on his personal honor and
credit, and added:
. From that hour until now, the coun-
try's honor has been our sheet anchor in
every storm. Lincoln Pledged it When N
time of war we issued money. He said:
Every dollar CT that money shall be
made IS cood as gold And it was left
to Rutherford 3. HAYES, your old colonel,
as president of the United States, to ex-
specie payments n 1879. Cheering and
app!ause.) When Robert Morris said that
they had
NOTHING TO GIVE BUT THEIR
HONOR
there were behind his words three mil
lions of struggling patriots. Today be-
hind the nations honor are seventy mil
lions of freemen VINO mean to keep this
government and its honor and integrity
and credit unquestioned." Great APP
plause.)
A large basket of handsome flowers
was presented to Mrs. Mckinley after
the speaking. A number of kilograms
were read.
The 11lth New York Volunteers, in re-
union, sent greeting and wished Major
Mckinley success. These were also read:
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 12.-Eight
hundred members OF the Mckinley and
Hobart clubs of Hall county, Nebraska,
send greeting and pledge you our active
Fremont, Neb., Aug. T.-The McKin-
ley and Hobart club of Fremont, Neb.,
va1 ctr
the standard bearer of the Republican
hosts, whose battle cry is Protection. and
sound money and pledge to him their
earnest support and assure him that the
snr7ettIesa CIV WI. give a large majority
for the Republican candidate in Novem-
ber.''
Two hundred members of the 104th Ohio
IN