San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-24
McKINLEY'S OVATION.
THOUSANDS MADE HIM A GALL IN
THE RAIN.
Splendid Representation of All Trades and
Professions Assert Their Faith in
Republican Principles,


sand farms, mechanics, and other cit
liens of Newcastle, Ellwood and other
sand farmers, mechanics and other cit
mia, started to Canton this morning in
special trains to call on Maj, McKin-
ley. They reached Canton shortly
before noon. Along Their journey
they had many recruits. When they
paraded to McKnley's home six thou
sand people crowded over the lawn
and surged into the streets round a.
bout and then it rained, while the
bands played and thousands of enthu-
siasts voices cheered and cannon
doomed and steam calliopes lent their
noise to the medly of the crowd. The
people stood through the rain for an
hour. They waved banners and beat
tin helmets which they carried in the
procession. 1--WE want back the good
Mckinley times" "Wewant the fur
naces and factories started; not the
rich mems silver mines" Honest
money and a chance to earn it,"were
some of the notices carried. The
presentation was made by ex-Congress
man Oscar L. Jackson, who said:
Most of our people are as familiar
with your public career as those OF
your own district and we are proud OF
our right to call you neighbor as well
as fellow citizen Of this great country.
Your nomination was not obtained by
self seeking, neither was it the result
of an accident or Of impulse of the mo
ment. For years no other citizen was
SO well known or so often mentioned
throughout the whole land as a suit
able candidate for this great office.
80 certainly had public sentiment
designated you as a fit man for the
place, that the convention seemed to
have met only for the purpose of rat
flying the choice. This large delega-
ton presnets all classes of citizens Of
our country, farmers, merchants, stu
dents, professional men, and workmen
from mills, mines and foctories. But
we are one i'm sentiment and are here
to honor youas the most distinguished
friend of the American system of pro-
lection. We know this system bene-
fits all classes equally mad we have
enjoyed the fair share of prosperity
that attends it. Under it our country
has been developed; wealth has accu-
mulated and higher wages have been
paid. 1t will not admit of doubt that
n large majority are now in favor Of
protection: that is the real question to
be settled this year, and we want to
do our part to keep this before the
people. We consider the much talked
of money question false issue, raised
by designing men for selfish purposes
Republicans are not asking for any
change in this respect. For many
years we have had good money and
we only want it kept good"
When Major Mckinley mounted a
chair on his stoop to respond to the
sentiments of Col Jackson, calliopes,
cannons, bands and myriads of hui
man voices repeated the first ovation.
When the enthusiasm quieted Major
Mckinley responded:
'Mr. Jackson and fellow citizens Of
Lawrence county: 1t gives me great
pleasure to welcome citizens of
neighboring state and it gives me
great satisfaction to note the words or
your spokesman on the principals OF
the Republican party. l am not sur
prised my fellow citizens that the peo-
pie are so in favor Of Republican prin-
ciples this year. We have had three
years of experience of a policy which
the Republican party has always OPP
posed / am always glad to meet my
distinguished friend, Col. Jackson,
with whom I served in the congress
of the United States and to again hear
his eloquent voice as / have often
heard in the halls of the National
house, speaking for the great doctrines
of the Republican party doctrines, the
success of which involve the highest
prosperity and welfare of the Ameri-
can people. (Cheers) The earnest
thought of the people this year is dir
ected to the present condition Of the
country and how best to improve it.
This is the thought of every mind and
the prayer of every soul. Nobody is
satisfied with our unsatisfactory bust