The San Francisco call., 1896-09-25
Young Women Representing
Every State Carry Floral
Tributes to Mckinley.
THREE DELEGATIONS MANI
FEST THEIR LOYALTY.
Men of All Glasses Cheer the Mex
President for His Championship
of Protection.


of the most picturesque days of the Presi-
dental campaign in Canton. There was
abundance of music, flowers and pretty
women. The delegations numbered three
to-day. The first, composed of miners,
came from West Newton, Pa. They ar
rived shortly before noon and had not
gone long before an interesting delegation
from Oil City marched up the streets,
cheered at every step by the enthusiastic
spectators. This delegation came in a
special train com posed largely of Pullman
cars, for it contained a large mum Der of
ladies.
The bands preceded by the Canton
troop of mounted horsemen, headed the
delegation. Then came the Mckinley and
Hobart Club and the First Voters Club of
Oil City and forty-five pretty young
women, each representing one State OF
the Union. and each carrying large bas-
ket overhowing with beautiful roses.
From each basket streamers OF eolored
ribbon bearing the name of the State de-
pended.
After the girls came marching club of
300. A large number of the most promi-
nent men OF Oil City, with their wives and
daughters, walked IN the parade. Il was
a remarkable delegation in this respect.
At Major McKinley's pyramidaI stand
fifteen feet high, twenty feet broad at the
base and six feet at the apex had been
erected by direction of the Oil City people
and the great baskets of flowers with their
streaming ribbons were placed upon it,
forming an apparently solid pyramid of
roses fifteen feet high. After the speech
making each girl handed her basket of
roses to Major Mckinley, who passed
them over to attendants to place on the
stand. While the delegation was waiting
for the speeches rousing cheers for Mrs.
Mckinley and Major McKinley's mother
were given.
The third and last delegation was from
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 1t
was largely composed of miners and glass
workers. The Westmoreland delegation
was 1000 strong. 1t was made up of voters
OF Greensburg, Scottdale, Latrobe, Ligion-
ire, Mammoth and Mount Pleasant, and 1T
took three special trains to carry it.
Major Mckinley was in excellent cond J.
tion to-day and spoke with much clear
ness and vigor. In response to the spokes-
man for the Oil City delegation he said:
This is indeed a very great honor and
tribute to patriotic and noble cause. NY
fellow-citizens, what could be more beautiful
or more inspiring than to have these Young
ladies representing every State of the Ameri-
can Union on this lawn to-day to testify their
devotion to the principles and purposes and
aspirations OF this great Union of States !?
IGreat applause.l You come from the great
oil district of Pennsylvania and know better
than 1 can tell you the amazing growth of
your industry.
The system 1 would favor for the country is
the system of the fathers-a system which
came in with the Government a system with
which we have had the highest degree of pros
perity; which seeks the same growth in popu-
lation, the same increase in wealth, the same
diffusion of prosperity everywhere that you
have enjoyed in Pennsylvania. [Applause.l
If you viii but glance at the census man
showing the proportion of improved and un.
improved lands in the United States; if you
will consider for an instant the cause of ouI
increased population; if you will take into
calculation our marvellous resources, which
are as yet but little known, think you will
agree with me that we ought to have dis
tinct and pronounced Industrial and com
nercial policy, genuinely American and thor
oughly patriotic. [Great applausel Factories
should increase all over this country, and
when the factories increase mines increase
and when both increase the home market fol
the farmer is improved and his prices are bet
ter TGreat applause and cries of "Thats
right'l
Let us not be disturbed by our production
but rather take means of preventing the under
consumption of American products by pre-
serving and enlarging our home market and
extending our fore ign markets beyond the
sea- Applause and cries of "Good, good."J
Let us continue the policy OF Washington
Hamilton, Jefferson, Lincoln, of Grant, Ste
yens of your own State [applausel and Cam
erou Blaine and Garfield, and the scores o.
other distinguished statesmen whose greal
services made the greatest and most prosper
ous country OF the world. Equal credit could
nerhaps be accorded 10 others than the Illus
trious names l have mentioned, but greater
distinction none can claim. lCheersJ Theil
FIRST. their noblest, their highest aspirations
were for America and Americans. [Renewed
cbearing.l We want a better American senti
ment. TCries of ssThat's right, major."l We
ant TO cultivate higher National spirit
We want to keep high the American name
[Applause.l
The great men who founded Pennsylvania
the great men who founded the Government
the great men who have since sustained it in
war and peace would have revolted at the
thought of reputation and National dishonor
Tremendous cheering.l They would have
looked upon q cheap dollar as only another
form of the imitation neresies which they al
ways steadfastly opposed, and which in the
end would degrade the country. [Applause.l
They time and again denounced free trade
pointing 10 the illpaid laborers of other conn.
tries as conspicuous examples of the wrong
that would be inflicted by the Introduction oi
such an industrial system here. Shall we not
heed their admonitions? [Cries OF "Yesl