The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-30

with a handsome banner and Il beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
The flag was presented by 12-year-old
lad in behalf of the children of St. Louis.
while the travelling men were introduced
as an organization largely composed of
Democrats but determined to vote for
Mckinley and sound money. Mr.. Nc
klnleys response was as follows:
Il can turn either way this year and
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause.l 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me TO speak joint
ly to the people of Missouri and Ohio.
t-Applause.) There is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it is ma
tiOnal i'll character and represents the
best hopes and aspirations of the Ameri-
can people everywhere. You are all
commercial travellers. and whether from
Missouri or from Ohio. YOU have had
similar experiences. You leave your
sample cases at home now. If ] should
talk little longer and more directly,
my fellow citizens of Ohio. 10 my friends
from Missouri. it is because | more fire.
quently have an opportunity to talk 10
YOU than | have to them. Great cheer
ing on part of the Ohioans.) j love my
old state there three cheere for Ohio
were given at the suggestion of enc of
the MisSourlans). the state of my BIRTH
love the public spirit and splendid en-
ergy of the people of our city Oh the
lake: and | have always liked Missouri
and nothing has occurred this summer
in st. Louis to make me change my
mind. Tremendous cheering and waving
of hats
Il welcome you all here to my home
and city. I welcome the commercial
travellers of st. Louis, the citizens of
Missouri. and | welcome the sound
money club of st. Louis. which is COM
posed of men of all political parties. who
stand this year for the honor of the gov
eminent and the integrity of our financial
system. We are all citizens of COM
mon country. This year. as i'm all the
| years of the future. | trust we have no
North. no South. no East, no West. but
union and union forever. Great cheer
| ing)
/ We have but one flag. too. like the one
brought to me by my young friend from,
Missouri. (Maj. Mckinley here exhib-
tied a small flag. which was followed by
| tremendous cheering.) 1t is the flag we
all love. and which we mean TO transmit
10 future generations. unsullied and STAIN
! less.
Touchstone of Confidence Needed
missouri. like Ohio. needs protection.
sound money and public confidence. You
have a hundred and fifteen counties in
your state. and | understand that there
duce zinc. iron. coal or lead beneath its
SOIL (Cries of That's right"l What
! YOU want is the tombstone of conf
dence. which will bring business activity
and send every miner with his pick to
dig out from the bowels of the earth
those treasures of wealth. (Applause)
We want in this country Il tariff policy
which will supply the government with
/ sufficient revenue and protect every
workingman. Why. Missouri away
back in the days of Thomas Benton. was
/ called the bullion state. Has she deteri-
GRATED since then: Cries of NO. MOI
| Will the great commercial city of ST
! Louis. with its intricate and delicate
! threads of trade and commerce. vote for
policy or for party that will destroy
confidence. unsettle values. impair the
/ city's. welfare. and produce panics of
"Never.o l do not believe it will. a
voice: We will give you 10000 ajor-
! ity in st. Louis followed by great ap-
! plause.l friend from Missouri says
! that Missouri will give our ticket 10000
majority. (Cries of NO, st. Louis will
give you 10000 Majority What an
swer will Ohio make to that? (Cries of
"15OOOO.'o Ohio answers 10000. Ire
mendous. cheering) Thirty thousand in
Missouri is greater majority than 15O,-
600 in Ohio. (Cheers.)
This year patriotism is above party
! Men love their country more than they
love their old political associations Men
this year would rather break with their
party than break up their business. Tire
mendous cheeringD | cannot imagine
anything that could happen TO strengthen
the American union more than to have
the men of the South and the men of
the North come together and jointly adj
minister the government. tApplause.)
Let your verdict this year be for hon.
est money, public security. national tran
guilty, protective tariff, and recipro-
city. Tremendous cheering and cries
of 1--WE will vote rightly And above all,
let there sound forth verdict for this
Nation of law and order and its en-
thronement in every corner of the repub-
lie. l thank you all, and bid you good
afternoon" (Great cheering and three
cheers for McKinley.)