The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-30
NINE DIFEERENr DELEGATIONS
Visit Major Mckinley at Canton-Words of
the Candidate.

Canton, o., Oct. 29.-The first of the
nine delegations scheduled to visit Cam
| ton for the purpose of enlivening the
! closing days of the campaign for Ma
| jor Mckinley arrived at o'clock this
| morning and came from Charleston, w.
! Va, and the valley of the Kanawha.
| The excursion was organized by the
sound money club of the Kanawha and
Michigan railroad employees. w. B.
| Brown presented the delegation to Ma
jor Mckinley, who addressed it briefly.
A party of representative Pittsburg
business men arrived at 1870 a. m.
They We're taken by the reception COM
mittee in carriages to Major McKinley's
residence, where they were received in
| the library.
The spokesman of the Pittsburg call
ers was j. NJ Schoonmaker. In re-
sponse Major Mckinley said:
| 1T is good omen when business men
become actively interested in the set
tlement Of political questions. The
campaign is vital to every American
| citizen. 1t is proud post of honor
that the republican party occupies To-
day No party ever occupied a prouder
or more advanced position, representing
so much that is good and valuable in
government, in which so many of our
vast industries are involved. / trust
| that Tuesday next will find that the
American people, by large majorities,
are standing for the country and the
| country's honor"
| To the West Virginia delegation Ma
| jor Mckinley, in part, said:
Some people seem to think that the
way to get rich Is to deDreciate the
| currency. 7 think some of the men
around me to-day who were across the
river during the late civil war, will re-
member that quality had very mach to
| do with the value of money, and while
there was money in plenty of a certain
kind, the quality was so poor that 1t
would scarcely buy a breakfast. What
we want in this country, no matter
where we live, no matter what our &C.
| cupations may be, is a good, honest dol
lar that has value in it. We want no
deprecated dollar in the United States.
1--WE have had short hours for the last
| three years. We do not like them and
we do not want short dollars. There
are people who seem to believe that
the way to get on best is to have one
body Of our citizens arrayed against
another do not believe that. be-
Iieve we are all brothers, all equal un-
der our constitution and flag, and that
| all of us have right to aspire to the
highest and best things in free gov
ernment like ours Continuous cheer
ing.)
THE most glorious thing our history
has demonstrated is that the poorest
and humblest boy with the poorest sur
roundings, but with clean hands and
| pure heart, may reach the highest
places in the gift of the republic
The largest delegation of the day was
\ from Hancock and Seneca counties,
in the party Major Mckinley was
heartily cheered by the delegation.
| The next delegation was from Column
bus and the counties in the coal and
mining region Of the Hooking valley.
A delegation from Wakeman, Huron
county, Ohio, marched up at the same
| time and was introduced to Major NC
Kinley by it's spokesman, George Nor
| doff.
The next callers were a group OF flow
er-laden young women from the Whit
man Barnes company of Akron, Ohio.
Major Mckinley shook hands with each
of the ladies, but made no speech A
delegation of 1876 from Ashland county
called next Major Mckinley address,
ed 1t briefly.
Major McKinley's luncheon was in
| terrupted at 3 o'clock by the arrival of
the last delegation of enthusiastic body
of voters from Fulton and Williams
counties, Ohio, and a number of repub-
licans from northeast Indiana.
This delegation was composed of
| farmers, merchants, mechanics, labor
| ing and professional men, 1t gave the
candidate rousing reception when he
appeared on the porch. Major McKin-
| ley spoke briefly on the issues of the
campaign, urging the necessity of
sound money and a. protective tariff
and the maintenance of law and order.
At the conclusion of his remarks Ma
| jor Mckinley shook hands with each of
| his visitors.