The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-22
FROM DAWN TO SUND0WN
REPUBLICAN HOSTS POUR INTO CAM
 TON FROM FAR AND NEAR.


 Mckinley Eulogizes Garfie1d-Labor Lead
 CTS Assure the Candidate of Their Ale
 giance-Many Prominent Men in the Vast
 Tide of Callers--Each Delegation Listens
 to Homely Trnths.
 Canton, O., Oct 21.--At i o'clock Major Mckinley recieved a call from the Mckinley club of Towellville, and large party of friends from Poland township, Mahoning county, o. This delegation, made up of nearly 5000 per- sons, received a cordial welcome from the candidate. The mounted escort of Chicago rode up to the Mckinley resi- dence just as the Poland people were leaving and the major after reviewing them complimented the escort upon its excellent appearance,
 The members of the Garfield club of the Nineteenth district and their friends, to the number of $500, were tliG iiCAl IoiiIiS. ivy otiifSh AhA iOeA special trains and were accompanied by several brass bands and glee clubs. Their enthusiasm was unrestrained. After filling the Mckinley lawn the crowd literally blocked North Market street in front and Major Mckinley was obliged to abandon the porch for the more prominent position on the platform where he could be more read- fly heard by all His appearance on the platform was the signal for tre- mendous cheering The Mckinley Glee club of Niles and the Weber quartet of Chicago rendered several campaign se- lections, and then Captain William Wallace, president of the Garfield club, introduced Congressman Northway, who made a speech, to which Major Mckinley responded. When Major Mo Kinley had finished he introduced Sem ator J. R. Garfield, who spoke briefly Among others who accompanied this delegation were Judge Johnson and Lieutenant Governor A. W. Jones.
 In his address to the Garfield club Major Mckinley euiogized General Garfield. The major thought General Garfeld's most distinguished effort was his splendid defence of the public honor and national currency. General Garfield, he said, was also sound on the tariff question. If he spoke to us to- day, the major remarked, he would tell us to stand by the public honor and never consent to corrupt or degrade the currency of the United States He would tell LIS to protect American la Dor and development against the com petition of the old world. (Applause) And that is what we propose to do this year.
 The great Illinois delegation pressed closely behind the voters from Gar fields old district The Illinois and Chicago people, escorted by the Black Hussars and the Canton Troop, passed in review before Major Mckinley. Af- ter the parade General John McNulta spoke in behalf of the Chicago repub- licans, with J. Calhoun for the state of Illinois, Robert c. Given for the re- publican clubs of Chicago, and P. J. Miniter for the labor organizations. A short time after the Illinois dele gation departed about fifty well known laboring men and labor leaders of Chi cago and Illinois called on the major and told him they wanted to assure him that the workingmen of the coun- try understood the question at issue, and that they considered him one of their most trusted and useful friends M H. Madden was spokesman. Ma ior Mckinley spoke briefly in response At sunset the Cleveland East End Me Kinley regiment marched up to the Me- Kinley residence. While their spokes- man, F. G. Hogan, was addressing | Major Mckinley, each man lighted a | torch and in a moment a thousand l lights were flashing. Major Mckinley | addressed his Cleveland callers felicit- ously
 | In the evening the republican march, | ing club of Massillon paid Mckinley a visit and were briefly addressed by him. | The three large delegations which call | ed on Major Mckinley to-day number | ed about 5000. The oratory to which | the major listened was of higher or der than that usually addressed to him. The major himself was in excellent spirits and his voice was strong and | clear.
 In his address to the delegation Major | Mckinley referred to his years of resi- dence in Poland township, and among l other things said:
 "I remember that during the period | of the war no question was asked as to
 whether a man was republican or | democrat; the only question was
 whether he was patriot; and in this
 year 1896, when the country's honor is
 assailed and our currency is attacked, and our courts are threatened, the only question that is asked is, Are you a pa- triot? And this year, as then, obliter-
 ating party distinctions and party diff l ferences and sectional lines are cast
 aside, and democrats and republicans
 are standing upon common platform | to preserve the honor of our country
 and to see to it that public law shall | be supreme and masterful over all.' DDTNHESS HELEN C1THOLTC.