New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
,p,,IJANT CLOSE OF THE WEEK.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIB

OF pah"' -, a. nd hundreds of the canes which
,nao blank cartridges by strikihs 'i'e emu uio"
M o..r,en, we're employed TO increase the ol.i.
~ enthusiasts from remote parts succuihoou W
A.. revc-hunIng mania, aho ever:
, u. ,ror, the wooden fences at Major Mchin-
taAen "o Crovds hung about the house from
49,, %' :, tho morning until 10 o'clock at night
-, e., O, the windows and patiently awaiting
~ ~ onror,unitv 10 see Major Mckinney vi 10 sI"sp
90. hand The people have been eh'hus'as'c oNe'
.,,or Mckinley every day during the ca'np"ie"'
a. dav they were wild over MN ,,
Major Mckinley was caim' cooi anu ""s
'Uso,, MAY, all this turmoil and tumult he shook
thious" th,'h ,housands of people. and was sorry he
"a,u ,orsonallv gree; all who came TO see
r,s snoeches to-day We're in the nam snort
- s al were crisp. epigrammatic ana cohVhc.hs'
a. wade answer TO the Popocraic "sSer'o'' '''''
rort,nsmen are being coerced Ill ms spec" "
,,n. railroad men from Kansas. me oii,' "
.,con that is going on. ne cACiai"e"' - NV
49, 49, -, reason. OF conscience and experience. IL
r;gbtv force that leads and never driVes
.ss n s.alvart railway men who had come
.s.,~ own free will more than thousand mics
" nv >,o,or Mckinley cheered him for fully hVe
minutes when he sald this' - a.. ,i
.o,or Mckinley did not forget the women III HIS
,.rks to-day His address 10 the stenosraphe'S
20. bo,h earnest and eloquent. sismhcaht iea'
- 90 ,he day was the large number OF Souhd
Democrats
or, ~ ,he count those who came from fenhs!I-
, Sswyork and Ohio, II Is estimated that ~
49, .s,, ~ the other visitors were men who VIII
..,,. ,he Republican ticket for the first time this
year. 49, ,s MA, ,ror,
vonsas and Missouri called al y O'CLOCK lhey
had been on the cars for more than twehtv-iout
bonrs The delegation came with bdho anu
,nanv hammers Some of the inscriptions were as
follows
publicansm."
mo Popocrat need apply for the Job OF running
the Suudower State"
The delegation was composed Of employees OF the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. NO
more enthusiastic body OF men has Visited Canton
T. j. Anderson. Of Topeka. spoke for the Kansas
members Of the delegation. He said In part: I'VE
have been coerced. every man OF us-coerced by our
employers 10 such an exten, that nothing short OF
mandamus Of the United States Supreme Cour;
would have kept us at home" This sally was
greeted with cheers and laughter. c. J. Rin2e
spoke for the Missouri people.
THE RIGHT KIND OF COERCION.
Major Mckinley cheered for five minutes
when he stepped forward 10 speak He said
am more than glad 10 welcome TO my home
the employees Of the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad Company. coming as you do
from those three grea, imperial States. Kansas.
Iowa and Missouri Ii is a remarkable tribute
TO a political cause that so large a body OF
citizens should travel thousand miles TO testify
their devotion 10 the country and 10 the prn-
ciples which the Republican party represents
this year. You have come from idle curiosity.
but because you have a deep concern for your
own individual welfare and for the prosperity
OF our common country. You are here because
you are citizens OF the freest Government in the
world-equal cltizens--and because week
from next Tuesday you will exercise that ma
)estic power Of sovereignty residing In every
individual citizens Of the Republic and In the
citizenship OF ohter nation Of the world
BY that sovereignty YOU will express your pur'
pose so far as policies and administrations are
concerned. for the next four years.
You are here my feow-citizens. because
somehow you feel and deeply feel. that things
have been going wrong with US for nearly foul
years. You are here because in your hearts yot
want TO right that wrong II possible. We may
differ about how 10 right II. we may differ abou
minor policies of government and about interna
affairs but we do not differ about the great vita
question that this country is suffering and
some remedy is required that will speedily hrinf
hack to us the prosperity from which we foolish
y ran away four years ago. applause and crie
We'll bring It back. too"J
Bone people seem to think that the way to brinj
back this prosperity is to debase the currenc.
OF the country Some people seem to think tina
We can bring back work and wages. traffic ant
transportation. by calling 30 cents worth o
silver dollar Does anybody in this audenc
believe that? (Shouts Of "No. never.O
THE COERCION OF REASON.
And they say. too. that coercion is going or
dAughter) My fellow citizens. the only co
ercion that is operating in the United states t'
Day Il that OF reason, conscience and experience
applause and cries of That's right. rha'
the mighty force that leads but never drives; an
ah this talk about coercion comes from sour'
mat four years ago deceived you. Chee''"s
" not that 80. my fellow-c!tizens? 'Cries
Ies. slr')
~ they want to strike balance WIN US vi
Democratic party. are willing 10 GO IT, w
Ne willing to take the thirty-three years oi ~
'uolican control Of this Government. when
'sn II under progressive tariff poncy anu upo
sound money basis. and ascertain what 'ho'
"o policies had done for the American peopi
.0' you. for the men on the railroads, the me
the factories and in the mines and contrast
"n what the free trade policy has done tor u
american people in the last three years and
van: and the balance is going to be in our favo
~no II they want us to believe them IN the III
W. that this remedy OF 52-cent dollar VIII
cure Tor all our Ills. insist they shall make
ioss they put upon US in the last three yea
half. (Applause.)
"nat you railroad men want Is to turn yo
aesh. the wheels of your great railroads; at
Know that your wheels don't turn unle
"neels OF industry also turn In the factori
snops. No man knows better than the ra
@en who stand before me to-day that wh'