The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-01
IT WAS AFFECTING
Another Enthusiastic Delegation and
Greeting at McKinlsy's Home.
FARMERS AND SOLDIERS
The Major Talks About Pensions
and How They must Be Paid
In Cold-A Little q affy for
Everyone Present.

Everyone Present.
Canton. Ohio. July 3i.-The most en-
thusiastic delegation and most affecting
greeting at the Mckinley home was to-
days visit OF farmers, working men
and old soldiers of Guernsey county,
who arrived here shortly before noon.
, The delegation left Cambridge on the
Cleveland q Marietta railway and In a
short time struck the flooded lowlands
For seven miles," said ex-Congress-
man J. c. Taylor. the locomotive pok-
ed its nose through water Overlooking
the Tuscarawas river. and 1t was a
fight To get through" At the Mckinley
residence. Mr.. Taylor acted as spokes-
man for the party. which was under
the q. a. X. auspices.
Chaplain w. Mcfarland Of the Unit
ed Presbyterian church. Cambridge.
followed. saying: Il came not to speak,
but TO see and hear and think, and to
grasp the hand of the most illustrious
| friend Of labor in the United states or
In the world" Turning to Mckinley,
who was standing under the folds Of an
old flag waved about him by an old
soldier. the chaplain grasped McKin-
/ ley's hand and trembling with emo
tion, said: Il know OF no man who has
done more to elevate and dignity labor
than you. | know of no man who has
put brighter crown Of glory on the
brow Of honest toll than yourself
! Tears came to many an eye and 10
was with visible feeling that Mr.. Me-
Kinley said: Colonel Taylor, DIR. Nc
Farland, My Comrades. and Fellow
Cltizens-lt gives me great gratifica-
tion to receive this call from my old
+ friends and nelghbors and fellow citi-
zens Of Guernsey county. | have made
many visits to your county in years
gone by and krcw most Of you person.
ally. ! know something OF the quality
Of our population. | know something
OF the spirit Of your people. l know
! something of your loyalty and devotion
to patriotism and government In peace.
And knowing you as well as do know
| you. am certain that neither food nor
! fire would stop you from doing what
you proposed to do.
II am glad to meet the representa-
tives OF labor who are assembled here
this morning. I congratulate them up
on the advance that has been made in
the tin plate industry to which Colonel
Taylor has referred. l am glad to
know that a republican gave to the
country an industry that gives work
and wages TO American workingmen.
and brings happiness to American
homes. / am glad. my fellow citizens,
to meet my old comrades OF the Grand
Army of the Republic; my comrades Of
80 years ago. for the war commenced
35 years ago. and It Ii nearly 32 years
since Its close. IL seems not so long.
nor 20 far away. but as look into the
faces of the soldiers before me to-day,
/ see that age 10 stamping Its lines Of
care upon them. Their step is no long-
| er as steady and as firm as II was So
years ago. but their hearts are Just aS
loyal to the old dag Of the union. And
they are Just as loyal to national honor
to-day as they were loyal to national
unity then.
when the war closed there were two
great debts resting upon this govern
ment One was the debt due to the
men who loaned the government money
with which to carry on its military
operations. The other debt was due to
the men who had willingly offered their
lives for the preservation OF the Amer
lean union. The old soldiers waited on
their pensions until this great debt OF
the government was well out Of the
way. They waited patiently until the
government had reduced nearly two
thirds Of that great money debt. They
wanted every dollar OF the debt paid in
the best coin known to the commercial
world. And every dollar Of that debt
up to this hour has been paid In gold
or It's equivalent. the best recognized
money of the world and every dollar OF
that debt. my comrades. yet to be paid.
will be paid In the same unquestioned
coin. tremendous cheering). Most OF
| ha Iahf fu nftt n ha
debt OF this government IL TO the sur
vlving soldiers OF the republic. There
are $4,000 pensioners on the honored
pension roll OF this government to-day
and the government pays out Of Its
public treasury In pensions more than
$40 900 900 every year to the soldiers
and sailors. their widows and their
orphans. Every dollar OF that debt
must be paid In the best currency ana
coin in the world.
There Is nobody more interested In
maintaining a sound and stable cur
rency than the old soldiers Of the re-
public. Your old commander. General
Grant. whose memory Is cherished BY
all Of you. performed two great and
conspicuous acts while president Of the
United States. One vetoing the infia-
ton bill that would have cast us upon
the sea OF a deprecated currency, and
the other was the signing Of the act
for the resumption Of special payments
that placed every dollar OF your money
upon the sound foundation OF financial
honor and unquestioned national hon.
esty. and the old soldiers this year. as
In all the years OF the past. following
their old commander. will stand by the
financial honor OF the government and
will no more permit our nations integ-
rt.,, h.. auaSttoua1 than thav WOulA