The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
MAJOR M'KINLEY'S
MANY VISITORS
Large Delegations Of jolly Pennsyl.
vauiaus the First Callers.
VISIT FROM THE EARLY SETTLERS
Patriotic Address Made TO the Repub.
licans Of fMacDOnald..A Backward
Glance ut American Institutions.
The Policy Of Revenue Reform.
Street Railway Men and Residents
Of the Cumberland Region the Last
Visitors.

Canton, O., Oct. 14.-Twelve carloads
of gleeful Republicans from Macdonald,
Washington county, Pennsylvania.
came to Canton on a special train to-
day. They marched up to Major Nc
kinley's and were the first of his callers
this week to be received at his resi-
dence. When the Pennsylvania people
were within three hundred feet of the
Mckinley residence, the Barnum circus
parade, swung around the corner and
proceeded down Market street, bringing
the delegation to u forced halt. Major
Mckinley, who was on the porch to re-
ceive the delegation, saw the parade
and Mrs. Mckinley Joined him. Earlier
in the day a committee representing
the circus attaches presented Major
Mckinley with handsome silk flag.
The spokesman for the Pennsylvania
delegation was c. A. Wyteshot. He
assured Major Mckinley that not only
were there many oil producers among
his visitors but that the miners, farm
ers and business men were we'll repre-
sented. Major Mckinley responded at
some length
SPEECH TO PENNSYLVANIANS.
Major Mckinley said:
of our national life with pride and eN-
ultation. We have had our ups and
downs. our periods of panic and de-
preston, resulting from one cause or
another, but none of these, nor all of
these combined, have thus far stopped
the triumphant march of the Ameri-
can republic. We have a right to re-
joice over the good fortune which has
attended us in the past. The condition
Of our people is better than the con-
dition of the people Of any other ma
ton on the globe. Wages have been
higher, labor has been more dignitied,
more independent. more exalted.
Schools Of learning have been within
easy reach and without price to every
boy or girl Of the republic, and the
poor boy with the rich boy enjoys equal
opportunities to draw from these foun-
tains of knowledge. And under our
system, the poor boy can rise. for he
is given an opportunity to rise and
reach. as he often has, the highest
place in the gift of a self-governed re-
public. We can truthfully claim also
as Americans that our national admin
istration, whether federal or Democrat
ic, or Whig or Republican, have for
ment with credit and honor and ef-
ficiency. They will contrast favorably
with the administrations Of any other
government on earth. GA voice: 1T
beats all Of them" laughter and ap-
plause.) To our credit be 1t said that
not one Of these administrations, what
| ever may have been their mistakes and
failures, ever suggested, much less at
tempted, the reputation, directly or
indirectly, of single dollar or cent
honestly due to citizen of this or any
| nfh ftNy ha In1,.
selled the establishment of a money
| for the uses of the people tainted with
! the slightest dishonor. Shall we now
| consent or seem to consent by our
| votes to lower that high standard or
reverse the proud policy which this
| government has pursued from its be-
| ginning. cloud cries of 'Never.D Shall
| we tolerate policy that shall beat any
of our creditors who ever or wherever
they may be? (Cries of 'No.) Shall
we tolerate a policy that would de-
prive the brave men living or their
widows or orphans of farthing of the
pensions that grateful governmen,
has granted to them? cNo, never
| Yet. my friends, no other logical con-
| structiOn can be placed upon the
proposition now before us to reduce
and depreciate the value of our dol
lars.
| A QUIET DELEGATION.
A delegation in which much interest
centered and to which Major Mckinley
made an interesting little speech was
one which came quietly without any
banners or beating drums. 1t was
composed of nearly 800 members of the
Early Settlers society of Cleveland
and Cuyahoga county. Major McKin-
ley's venerable mother was at her sons
residence and assisted in the reception
OF the visitors. most of whom were OF
her day and generation.
AT O'Clock several hundred employees
of the Cleveland Street Railway com.
pany called on Major Mckinley and
were addressed briefly. The last dele.
cation arrived after sunset and came
from Cumberland, Nd. They marched
to Mckinley's residence with torche.
and band. The spokesman, George
W. SNYDER. referred to the composite
character of the delegation and to III,
fact that Major Mckinley was sta.
TONED in Cumberland during the war
Major Mckinley said:
OUR EXALTED AIMS.
There Is another thing that can Inc
said OF our government. We have al
ways mad good money SO far as the ma
tlonai authorities were concerned. We
steauliy ann at better citizenship, a
more exalted and enlightened citizen.
ship-haVe encouraged a higher stand.
ard OF American manhood and Amerj.
can womanhood and we do not propose
to lower that standard now. IAN.
plause). We want in this country q
free ballot and an honorable, indepen.
dent, self-respecting, free and consci.
entious. citizenship. We sweep ava,
the suggestions of birth, class, caste. O,
condition and boldly proclaim in the
words of Jefferson, uttered more thar
l2O years ago. that 'all men were ere.
ated equal (Applause). Why unlik.
any other country we have always helt
that good and only form of econom,
and the highest economy and insisted
that by Improvement, effectiveness OF
methods and machinery, we could ma,
more and better wages than were Civ.
en- to the people of any other country
This we could and did do under a pro
tective tariff.
We have tried the policy of revenu,
reform. Are we satisfied to continu,
1t? cloud cries Of mo, neyer'O. Oh
rather will we substitute for ii a tariff
policy which will abolish the deficien
cies In the treasury, light up our amos
abandoned factories. and call bacl
from idleness to work and wages tn,
men of the country. and send cheer anc
light ana hope to many American
homes.
ut is long time since T addresse,
Republican meeting in the city o
Cumberland. When I spoke to yo,
then passion and hate characterize,
the political contest. Fortunately tn
passion and prejudice which then pre-
vailed has disappeared, and those VIII
were then divided are now togethe
fighting the battle of honest money
and the public honor. Your state ha
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