Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
LARGE CROWDS At CANTON
Trainloads Of People Dumped Down at the
Republican Mecca.
ALL COME TO GREET THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Thousands of Enthusiastic Citizens
of ohio Gather In the city to
Take Part In an Oid-Fnsh-
toned JOIlihcntion.

CANTON, o., June 27.-Tippecanoe and
the Old Coon. too have been prominent in
today's dolngs in Canton. One Of the in
oidents was connected with an old flag,
which was relic of the famous Harrison
campaign of 1siO and old veterans tonight
say that scenes enacted here vividly recall
the stirring incidents OF that memorable
time. Hourly trains brought thousands OF
Cleveland visitors to Canton over two
railroads. Delegations came from Apollo,
Pa and various other distant points, until
the crowds on the streets tongh; were
yariously estimated at from 25.OOO to 10000
people. OF all the stirring lays since tho
St. Louis convention, none have e1ualied
the enthusiasm witnessed in he ratin cation
here this afternoon and evening. It was
feared the prediction Of rain and cloud!
skies would prevent the gathering OF an
ticipated crowds, but tonight with thousands
of men in the line Of march and fireworks
everywhere and more horns than have ever
been blown before in this well trumpeted
town the outcome of the ratification in
augurated by the Tippecanoe club of Cleve-
land has been more OF success than lts
most enthusiastice projectors expected.
The incoming delegations were met by
band of uniformed horsemen and escorted to
vacant block of ground. This was cen
trally located, and the whole block. as well
as the streets for blocks around. was crowd
ed with a surging throng in every direction
during the afternoon, while speaking was
going on. Each delegation had its band.
The TippeCanoe club, which took such
prominent part in the St. Louis convention,
was most marked in its manifestations and
It's glee club was conspicuous. The most
significant feature of the occasion was the
predOminating sentiment in all the speeches
and on nearly all the banners which indi-
Gated the tariff was the leading issue in the
estimation of the assembled hosts and while
the party did not propose to shift respon-
sbility or evade the currency question, 1t
was not intended in the least to allow the
tariff issue to be overshadowed as the prin-
cipal one of the campaign.
Tonight Governor Mckinley reviewed the
largest and most enthusiastic parade that
has ever been witnessed here. The citizens
committee had erected an elevated platform
on his front lawn for use on this occasion.
The first speaker today was Hon. Henry
W. Harter, prominent lawyer and brother
of the late Congressman NJ. ID. Harter He
presented Judge William r. Day, q son Of
the late Ohio supreme court judge, Luther
Day, as chairman of the Market Square
meeting. Judge Day has always been a
very close friend and adviser of Governor
Mckinley, and it some time before the
enthusiasm which greeted him subsided.
CALLED OF THE PEOPLE.
Judge w. r. Day, a neighbor of Major
Mckinley, and prominent attorney, in be-
half of Canton thanked the Tippecanoe club
for the work done for Major Mckinley. He
complimented the members and paid glow
ing tribute to the leadership of Mark Hanna
In referring to Governor Mckinley he used
these words mo great leader of the re-
publican party of late years has had such
hearty call from the people. Why is 1t the
men who contested his leadership now turn
with accord to William Mckinley? The
answer is in one word-the American people
believe in him"
He concluded by introducing the president
of the Tippecanoe club, who greeted
with the club yell
Herbert w Wolcott president of the Tip.
poCanoe club of Cleveland, made address
which was congratulatory and at the same
time became prophetic. In closing he said
He VIII be an inspiration to the young
men of the nation, both those living
and those who shall read the story of his
life, They will find him good and upright
citizen in everyday life, careful, faithful
industrious man, loyal soldier in times OF
war, profound statesman in times of peace
devoted to principle, a believer in America
for Americans and champion of protec
tton more perseycring and successful than
any of our great leaders living or dead
The chairman presented Congressman
Grosvenor the leader o, the national hors
OF representatives, and he greeted witt
an ovation.
Hon. Charles Grosvenor said: "The re
publican convention at st. Louis did not
abandon any of the tenets of its ancient
political faith nor did it announce any new
doctrine. 1t stands today, shown by Its
the shining pathway it has journeyed Beal
In mind 1t was the republican party whirl
enacted the law authorizing the Issue or tn'
greenback dollar and proclaimed as the sol
emn purpose of the country that the green
back should be a demand upon the treasury
for a dollar as good the dollar of the
best and richest country on earth. 1t was
the republican party which redeemed tina
promise and gave a dollar in gold to the
holder of each dollar of this money. Ther,
is not one dollar which today passes curren
In the United States and is respected tn,
world over which does not owe its valu,
and parity to the wisdom and the patriotism
of the republican party. The silver ques
tion, now so soon to be a national Issue be
tween the men of the sound money idea, ant
the populistic 50-cent dollar advocates trie
In a convenient mask to hide behind by tn
party which, coming into power in 1893
proceeded to destroy the industries of tn
country and plunge the treasury into in
solvency. What is the real issue OF thi
campaign, and who will answer that ques
tion? The answer will come from the mel
who demanded and seconded the nomination
of Mckinley and Hobart. The people al
ways settle the real issues in which the
feel the deepest interest. This year the peo
pie decree that the Wilson German bill
with all its train of calamities, shall be re
pealed, and by a like decree they have sal
that the nation will so back to protection
and reciprocity with their train of beneficial
results and they shall again become tn
practice and policy of tho United States.
ITO guard against any contingency abou
all this these same people, by DEGREES whic
have come from the primaries of nearly al
the states, decided that William McKinle
shall administer the government and eXecut
the laws they have decided shall be enacte
In their interest"
The Tippecanoe Wolcott Glee club ha
found II impossible to get through the grea
throng to the flag decorated rostrum and tn
"Depew of Ohio" Hon, James Hoyt of Cleye
land, was the next speaker.
Hon James II. Hoyt spoke as follows
"The city OF St, Louis has been visited b
two cyclones lately, Both were irresistibl
In power and left behind them lasting bu
different results One was born of disorde
and the other was born of am enlightene
public opinion One was malevolent an
the other magnificent. One was terrible an
the other was grand. The first cyclone wa
typical OF democracy, for the reason that
demolished in moments the labor of years
for the reason that death and destructio
We're ruthlessly wrought by it, and soTro
and pain We're caused by it. The only dl
ference that thoughtful man can dlscoy,
between the first of these cyclones an
democracy is rather in favor OF the cyclon
for II confined its ravages to a compari
lively small region and exhausted it's dea,
ly energy In few hours We should }
glad because We are members of a part
which aIWaVs rises an nm