The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
CALLED ON m'AINLEY.
A Large Delegation of Workingmen and Farmers Pay Their Respects to the Re- publican Nominee.

Farmers Pay Their Respects to the Re-
 publican Nominee.
 CANTON, O., Aug. 22.--The most no table political demonstration of the campaign occurred here to-day at noon when a,200 voters from Newcastle, El- wood and other points in Lawrence county, Pa, arrived on two special trains, and enlivened by the music of two bands, drum corps, calliope and two brass howitzers, marched up to the Mckinley residence 10 call on the republican candidate for the presi- dency- The delegation was made up Of workingmen, mechanics and farm CTS There were also present hum dred or more old soldiers. A great many tanners bearing inscriptions were borne in the procession.
 When Maj. Mckinley stepped on ! chair to address his callers the cheer ing burst forth. After it had subsided Mai. Mckinley made one of the most earnest speeches that has fallen from his lips. He said:
 My fellow citizens the earnest thought Of the people this year is directed to the pres ent conditions os the country and how best Io iulpIoNe To ms IS the tnOugut Ol every mind and the prayer of every soul. Nobody is satisfied with our unfortunate business condition and the great body of the people want and mean to have a change. What shall be the changef Shall it be the con tinnance of the present democratic party un- der another leadership-a leadership ad- vocatug oil the policies of the democratic party which have been injurious to the American people aud rejecting all which are good, wholesome and patriotic, and which have received the approval of the people of She country The wing of the democratic party which controlled the Chicago conyen- tipn is just as much in favor of free trade as the wing Of the democratic party in control of the Datioual administration Most of those prominent in that convention were eonspicu- ous lenders iu the assault upon our indus tries and labor made by the Fifty-Third congress They are devoted to this un Amer ican and destructive policy and were chiefly Instrumental in putting on the statute books tariff Legislation which has destroyed Amer ican manufaetufeng. checked our foreign trade and reduced the demand for the lao of smer- lean workingrDen. It stands opposed to re l. proeity, too, the splendid results of which were so sienallY manifest during the admins trntion Of President Harrison
 The people of this country have condemned the policies of this party in these particulars in every eieetion since lsse wpey are only @aitiES aew fer chance to register asain, and all along the line unite their opposition to this free trade heresy in the general election neyt November If there was, therefore but one Question--that of protection against free trade-we have it just as sharply drawn and as distnctiyelS presented through the Chicago convection wing of the democratic party as we had it through the united party in 1892, and triumph this year for the Ch cago platform would be a signal victory for free trade and for the continuance of free trade legislation. which has already resulted SO disastrously to tae American people and entaiied upon the gov ernment deficient revenues. upon the people diminished trade abroad and starvation wages at home
 This wing of the democratic party be- iieves not only in free trade, but it believes in free silver at ratio of sixteen to one. Having diminished our business they now seek to diminish the value Of our money. Having cut wages in two. they want 10 cut the money in which wages are paid in two and we will not have either the one or the other. The other wing Of the democratic party is patriot ically striving for the public honor and is op- posed to free silver because it believes that such policy would disturb existing values contract she currency of the country by de- priying us of the use Of the gold and putting us on silver basis, thus creating widespread panic and bringing to every American interest serious injury.