The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-19
CROWDS At CANTON
An Effort to Whcop II Up for McKin-
ley at His Own Home.
MANY VISITING DELEGATIONS
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Represented In the Parade
Speeches by Bushnell and
Others In a Big ] ent.

opening OF the campaign In the home
city of the republican nominee occurs
to-day. The streets are strung with
streamers, banners. flags and arches
with welcoming notices span the
prominent thoroughfares; buildings,
public and private, are draped with
flags and bunting; portraits OF McKin-
ley and Hobart are displayed In thou
sands OF windows. The day Is bright.
Many shops. factories and stores closed
for the day. The banks suspended
business. 1t Is largely a non-partisan
demonstration, all parties participat-
ing.
More than so special trains brought
delegations faster than they could be
counted. The notable uniformed dele
cations present are the Young Mems
Tariff club and Americus club Of Pitts
burg. Elkins' cadets of Wheeling, Tip
pecanoe. club of Cleveland and Wheel
mems club OF Toledo and Detroit At
noon the hustle of the parade began.
The procession moved in four divi-
sions of footmen with a large contin-
gent of wheelmen and horsemen. Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and other
states formed the first division; Ohio,
outside Of Stark, the second; Stark
county. outside of Canton. the third;
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campaign opened months ago when IL
became certainty whon the ieauer
OF the repuplcans would De. Even
beyond that time II was opened, Tor IN
the depressing years OF thls democratic
administration there nave been many
political events which might well be
designated as openings or the presi-
Dental campaign or 1896 But this
meeting to-day has been inspired by
the idea of instituting pilgrimage to
the republican shrine. IL is really a
ratification for the many triumphs
that have been achieved by the repub-
lican candidates since he began re-
ceiving those who call to congratulate
him and themselves upon the work Of
the republicans In their national COM
mittee."
Before the meeting dozens of dele
cations headed by bands marched to
the Mckinley residence. The Pittsburg
delegation. headed by the Americus
and Tariff clubs, and Columbus Buck
eye club. acting as escort TO Governor
Bushnell and Supreme Judge Setback
Major Mckinley thanked the members
of the different delegations most COR
daily for their visit.
Senator Cullom, after lengthy dis
cussion of the tariff question, took up
the money issue. saving in part: "Mr.
Altgeld and other democratic leaders
say the present dollar Is a 2v0-ce1,
dollar, while the dollar before 1873 was
a lOO-cent dollar. In the first place the
statement Is not correct. but n II were.
which would YOU rather have? A dol.
lar worth 200 or a dollar worth so
cents? They say nobody ever saw a
decent dollar. Nobody ever saw an
American dollar in coin that would not
circulate anywhere in this country and
in many foreign countries at its nom
inal value. Suppose il Is true that our
dollars ara 10O-cent dollars. how MARY
of these have we in eirculatlonY Ac-
cording to the statement we have more
than 81 500. .00O. 600. cons.s sting of gold.
silver and paper. One dollar Is lust as
good as another. There is a per capita
circulation of nearly 500. III Bryan.
Altceld ard their associates are right.
then our money in circulation is equal
10 thre,e millions. or about si4 per cap
Ita AS their platform only calls for
so nor capita they ought To be satis-
fed with sIi. Let us SEQ what would
bappen in the event of the success OF
the nominees of the Chicago conyen-
tion. our cold would leave us or be