The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-25
Nearly u Thousand From One Club In
Chicago Visit Canton.

Last Saturday tho Commercial Democratic
Mckinley Club, of Chicago, visited the home
CT Mckinley ut Canton. Tho delegation num-
bered nearly one thousand and was composed
OF hitherto uncompromisinG Democrats who
have never voted any other..than their party
ticket.
There has been no moro enthusiastic re-
ccption given visiting delegation than that
accorded to the Chicago Club. The streets
about tho Mckinley house were filled with
people who cheered and appauded vigor-
ously. and no delegation of lifelong Repu6-
Hcans was ever more dcmonStrUtive than
these Chicago Democratic commercial men
in their geetinS to Major Mckinley. When
the candidate appeared on the porch he was
greeted with an outburst of cheering and ap-
plnuss which lasted several minutes. When
the applause subsidized Mr.. IIo1Tstadt made
an address in behalf OF the club
Major Mckinley replied to MIR. Hofrstadt.
He said in part:
Mr. Hofrstadt and Gentlemen of the Demo-
cratic Commercial Mckinley Club OF Chicago:
Your call is most gratifying to me and most
encouraging to the cause in which We are
jointly engaged. To have this large body OF
commercial men. representing every branch
OF mercantile interests i'll the great city OF
Chicago. belonging to another political par
ty than the ono with which | ain associated
pay me Il visit Is peculiarly significant and
demonstrates in u most striking manner that
tIle pTtu cpnStTNutiNt lOTce Ol I'LL IJhrtltS can
be relied upon to unite in every crises OF
country. (TremcndouS checrS.)
That you should have travelled nearly four
hundred miles to bring mo assurance Of sup
port shows your deep solicitudc for the honor
of your country and signaliXcs tho interest
which is everywhere felt that the good faith
of the nation shall not be- broken and that its
credit aud currency shall not be degraded.
(Great applause and cries OF "Good, Good!")
1t sh ows, too that party lines, strong rs they
N tpn ~ n nQf
the country's highest and best interests. (rrc-
mendous cheering and cries Of: "That's
right!) What Governor Morris said lon.,
years ago is peculiarly applicable now:
country" (Cres of I'VE will."O That coun-
try embraces both parties. We must en-
deavor, therefore, to serve and kbeneflt both.
This cannot DO affected while political dis
cussions array good men against each other
Applause. l sometimes think. my fellow cit
iZcns. that possibly the dangerous menace OF
FREQ silver and an irredccmablo unlimited
paper currency which now confronts US YVES
needed to convince the whole world that the
old sectional lines are obiteSated and that
the nomination OF party is not tenacious
enough to control against the country's well
fare. tremendous cheering and cries Of:
'Hurrah for Mckinlcy!) IL this shall be
demonst rated it will be worth to national
spirit, to patriotism and the national honor
nll that this campaign shall have cost Of fanX-
ious fear and apprehension. Applause You
hav>said, Mr.. President. that you are still
Democrats. Laughter. 1 cannot expect you
to be otherwise, but now. as in the days of
the war. mon Of all parties are united under
the standard borne by the immortal Lincoln,
Great cheering. who stood for the National
Union and the Nag OF our fathers. This year,
moved by the same sentiment OF patriotism.
you unite with the Republican party because
it carries the glorious banner on which is in
Scribra American honor and American pros
perity. CTrem"n!ous cheering and cries Of
"IIrrah for McKinlcyrD