Evening star., 1896-09-19
to any candidate for any office in the his
tory of your state. (Applause)

to any candidate for any office in the his
tory of your state. Applause)
Il do not appear. my fellow citizens, to
make speech to you. but only to express
my personal gratifica tion that the famous
Americus Club and the business men who
stand behind them should have turned aside
from their usual occupations to come to
our city on this great opening day of our
republican campaign; and 1 want you all
10 know that regard 1t as a special honor
and compliment to me to have you with us
today great cheering), and 1 trust that
our people will give you most generous and
hospitable welcome, as am sure they will,
and wish for all of you safe return to
over" Great applause and cries Of "Hur-
rah for McKinley.'D
To the Trades Delegation.
To the greetings of the building and
trades delegation from Columbus Major
Mckinley responded as follows:
MY fellow citizens Of Columbus: / have
been very deeply and profoundly touched
by the message which your spokesman
brings to me as your representative, speak
ing for the great building and trade occupa-
ticns of the capital city. / recall the four
years l spent in your city, and l cherish
them among the dearest and pleasantest of
my life. (Cheers) l cannot recall an hour
during my incumbency of the Office of
governor that l did not have the sympathy
and encouragement and friendship of the
workingmen of the city of Columbus
with you yet.'D
your spokesman has we'll said that there
are two questions of supreme moment to
the American people-the one is work (ap-
plause) and the other is pay. Renewed
applause and cries of That's right.') Our
trouble today in this country is that we
have not got enough work (cries of That's
rightD, and all of us, no matter to wha:
political party we have belonged in the
past are going to vote for that policy
which will give to the American working
man more work. Great cheering and
cries Of ''Hurrah for McKinley."D We have
lost good deal Of work in the last four
years. and we want to get it back, and
then when We get it back (cries of 1--WE
| want to keep it')-yes. We want to keep it,
and when we get II back we propose that
that work shall be paid in the best dollars
known to the commercial world. Ure-
mendous applause) We do not propose to
vote in favor of money the value of
which you have got to ascertain every
morning by consulting the market columns
IN the newspapers. Great cheering and
laughterD
| in the past and we do not propose to en-
| ter upon such an experiment just now.
applause and cries of Our money is good
| enough.'D We have had since 1879 gold.
silver and paper-every dollar the equal
| of the best and the best equal to the best
| in the world CHEERS and cries of That's
| right }, and we propose to keep all or our
| money that way. Renewed cheeringD
| And We propose another thing, my fel-
| low citizens, no matter what may be our
vocations in lfe. we propose to indignant
| ly repel the idea of classes in the United
| States. tremendous appla use and cries OF
| Amen, Amen.) Every man in this coun-
| try is as good as any other man. CGrea'
| cheering and hurrahs for Mckinley
| Every man in this country has an equaI
| opportunity and equal privileges applause
| and cries of Yes, yes.'D And. my fellow
| citizens, the man or the party that would
| seek to array labor against capital and
| capital against labor is an enemy of both
| Great cheerng)
| Il thank you, my countrymen, for this
| call. i appreciate the good will of the
| men representing the great building trades
of the city of Columbus. l know that yot
| will be glad to hear from the state o.
| Pennsylvania, and as we have on this plat
| form that splendid republican governor
| General Hastings. / take pleasure in pre-
setting MIN. Great applause)
Visitors From Columbiana County.
The delegation from Fairfield township
Cclumtiana county, called at the McKin
ley home and were addressed by the majo
! as fo Ilows:
Mr.. Chairman and my fellow citizens
| 1t gives me very great pleasure 10 meet m,
old friends of Fairfield township, Colum
| hiana county ApplauseD Among my earl
| lest political recollections l recall the vii
lage Of Cclumbiana Among the earlies
| political speeches l ever made was one mad
in your town. (CheersD l remember tina
in the twenty years l was representativ,
in Congress, l always had the encourage
and sympathy and support of the goot
people of your township. Applause) "
are battling this year for the same caus
that we hattled for during the last twent.
years. We have the same principles t
contend for now We lad than. The re
publican party staEds this year. it ha
| always stood, for the country and tn
country's honor. Great cheering and erie
of That's right.') 1t is opposed to nation
al dishonor and reputation in whateve
form it may come and from VII ltever guar
ter 1t may come. (Appiause) 1t believe
in good, sound honest dollars (cheers)
dollars that you know just what they ar
| worth every day of the week and ever
week of the year, dollars that are not onl
good In cur own country, but good Wher
ever trade goes. loud applause and erie
of ''Hurrah for Mckinley.'D
THE republican party stands, too. thi
year, as 1t has stood in the past, for a
American protective system great al
pla use), a system that serves our own pee
and the stranger who lives beyond OF
, shores. Great applausa) 1t stands for
, policy that gives to American cit.Zenshi
, the widest and broadest opportunity
, work at American wages, and to the farm
ers of the United States the best hon
market that can be found anywhere in III
world. Great cheeringD But, my fello
citizens, this is not my day to make
. speech. There are orators here who wi
! speak to you, and / only come now thu
!. 1 may make suitable recognition of TIL
i. frierdly call on the part of my old frient
| and constituents, who have for SO man
, | years manifested their devotion to the r.
= publican cause and to me personally
ApplauseD