The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-19
MKINLEY'S VISITORS.
Mkt NLEY TO THE DELEGATIONS
Characteristic Responses Made by the Can
ton Statesman 30 His NisItors

ton Statesman TO His Visitors.
Canton, Ohio, Sept 1S.-In his re-
Spouse TO Governor Hastings and the
Americas club Of Pittsburg. today when
they presented their greetings, Major
Mckinley recalled the fact that for gov
ernor, General Hastings had received
the largest ajOr'ity that was ever given
to any candidate for any Office in the
history Of the state. He added that il
General Hastings could secure for the
Republican national ticket another such
majority as he secured for himself the
people of Ohio would be atisfed.
daughter and applause)
Major Mckinley also expressed graft
f1cation that the Americas club and the
business men who stood behind them
should have turned aside from their
usual occupations TO assist IN the cpen-
ing of the campaign at Canton.
THE ISSUE Is WORK AND PAY.
In response to the greetings OF the
Buildings and Trades union from Col
umbus, Major Mckinley said, in part:
Your spokesman has well said that
there are two questions of supreme mo-
ment to the American people-the one
is work (Appaause,) and the other is
pay. (Renewed applause and cries of:
'sThat's riglYt-')
Our trouble today in this country IS
mat we have not got enough work.
(Cries of: That's right.'D And all Of qIs.
no matter TO what political party we
have belonged in the past, are going TO
voOe for that policy which VIII give TO
the American worl1ingman more work.
Great cheering and cries OF: "Hurrah
for McKinley.'O
We have lost a great deal OF work
in the last four years and we want To
get II back, and then when we e1et II
back CCries Of: We want 10 keep it.')
AND GOOD PAY, AT THAT.
yes, we want to keep il. and whr,
we get it back, we propose thar thai
work shall be paid in the best dollars
known 10 the commercial world. We
do not propose to vote in favor of
money the value OF which we have got
TO ascertain every morning 'by consult
Ing the market columns in the nev-Sna-
perS- Great cheering AMI Iaushterl
We have had no such money as that in
the past and We do not propose to en-
Ter upon such On experiment Just rnsyz.
IApplauSe and cries OF; 'Our. money Is
good enCugh-D We have had sFuC.> 1879
sold, SlIver AID paper. every dollar ne
equal OF the best. and OF the best c,l,a1-
Ivy IN the world Aud We nrorsossA p,
keep all OF our money that way
tO1eerIng) And We propose another
tIdng, my fellow-cttizens: no matter
what may be our Vacations in life U-A
propose TO Indignantly repel the idea. Of
class legislation Every man in This
oduntig- Is as good as any other man.
Great cheering and hurrahs for ATc-
hlnley0 Every man IN this country
has an equal opportunity and e1i,sl /
privileges applause ana cries: Yes. !
YES. , and. my fellow-cirizens. the man |
Jr the parity thai would seek 70 ary,sy /
abor against capital and capf-al 1
against labor. is an enemy Of both 4
Great cheersag)
\ delegation from Fairfield township
Joiumol3 county, called at the NcKin- /!
ey home and Was addressed Cay- the ma
or, who recalled the fact that his first
Po14lctsl speech was ma IL CCllrr1bisrsa.
n me course OF MS remarks ne sad:
We are battling this year for the 1
erIle cause that we have battls,i Ho-
turing the last twenty years. We Szve
he same principles - contend for nov
5 we had then. The Republican ra-tv
tsilds MS year, as mas always stood.
Or the country ana The coUatry's hon
T. tCireas cheering and cT-ss Of: That's
oghL) i Is opposed - national dis
onor and reputation = whatever form
may come and from whatever QUAR-
ar i may come lApplausel
1T believes in good, sound. honest
oaaarS VCAee-Sl and dollars that Won
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