The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-29

| speechrs TO delegations.
CANTON. o., Oct, 2S.-Major McKln-
ley's home fellow citizens anticipated
him tonight when he approached the
tariff question at. the conclusion OF one
OF his most remarkable addresses.
Three cheers for protection" inter-
ruptcd him before he reached his ell
| max.
lie replied TO Mr.. Bryan's recent utter
| ances III these words: Some OF our poll
teal opponents have been denying that
this question OF the tariff IS an issue In
the present campaign. They viii not
even tell US how they propose 10 raise
the money with which TO run this gov
crnment. They will not discuss that at
all and yet they have declared In their
| platform that not u single dollar OF mon
| ey shall be borrowed even to maintain
| Ing the credit and honor OF the govern
| ment in time OF peace. But am conf
dent that they Will discover that the
| tariff Question Is In the election returns
OF next Tuesday"
There was.n tremOr In Major Mckln-
| ley's voice this evening. as when after
| repeated attempts he responded 10 the
home greetings OF thousands OF his
ncAghborJ and fellow citizens. His door
| yard and those OF his nclghbors were
not large enough for the crowds. For
blocks In every direction street cars.
| trucks, delivery wagons and carriages
| blocked the streets. An improviSad
| platform al the pavement edge was used.
Above this was an arch OF electric lights
| reSplendent with national colors. Busl-
n ain 80 ftN al
| pended ut 4:20 o'clock 10 allow all mer
camille people and employees OF their
| houses TO participate.
4 score OF bands and drum corps in
the city volunteered their services and
were distributed IN the parade which
marched TO the Mckinley home. This
demonstration was the conclusion OF an
eVenttul day.
Major Mckinley in his address 10
| Canton business men and citizens, said
| in part:
cit IS hard heart, Indeed. that would
be unmoved by this magnificent demon
| 5tration OF my neiGhoors anu fellow
! r0wnsmen, who have assembled here to-
| night. without regard 10 party, na-
! tlonallty or creed, 10 give expression TO
their good Will for the great cause for
which have been designated 10 stand.
Not since the first shot went crashing
| against the walls OF Sumpter, rudely
awakening the startled nation 10 the re-
! lllZa.lOn that civil war had commenced,
| have the masses OF our fellow country
| men ever been aroused rs now. With
what Shall always seem TO me an unac-
| countablr ruleness, 1t IL proposed at the
! end OF hundred md twenty years OF a
glorious national life proposed IN earn
| Gstncss, for the first time in our history,
! to cast reproach upon the honor OF the
| American name. To give effect and
| force 10 thut, not merely by an oct OF
| Gtatc legislature or Congress. bad as
that would be. but the American people
are asked as they enter the booths next
Tuesday, solemnly to ratIfy PROPOSE
tEon that means national dishonor md
reputation. I do not believe they will
ever do II. The issue may be measured
us It will by brilliant orators and talent
| ed writer's may weave the most allurlng
| sophlStrlcs, but the plain, bald PROPOSE
t!on CANNOT he hidden.
THE voters OF the United States are
asked to settle by their ballots X they
are not willing that our national obliGa-
tons are 10 be redeemed by the govern
| mcnt IN money worth only onG-halr as
much as the government received for
them, and that the pensioners OF this
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IIlCIl Nip NeEt WllIllh
| 10 give the best they had, the best that
any man posseSees-thelr own l!fc's
blood. shall have their pensions cut in
two.
"rHE' PROPOSITION is UN-
WORTHY or AMERICAN CITIZEN
| SHIP. AND is AN INSULT TO THE
| INTEGRITY. THE GOOD FAITH
| AND THE INSPIRING HISTORY OF
| OUR GREAT REPUBLIC. 1t should
receive, and believe 1t will receive. fit
| ting rcbuku from the ballots OF lJ.OOU.-
900 OF free men. 1t should be 50 over
whelminSly defeated that no national
convention OF any Ere.lt party will ever
| dare make so dcbaslng proposition In
| any imTi1rtnnt political campaign ngaln.
| Why, II It prevailed. how can the Amer
| lean name escape dish0nor? What use
| TO boast OF the ElorieS OF the past II We
| dlpcrcdit them all in the living present?
"Dut, my fellow citizens, the urgu-
| mcnts have been mndc no the case IN
ready to so to the jury, and the jury Is
waiting impatlcntly to announce Its vcr-
| diet and. us Republicans, we confidently
| submit our contention 10 the great tri-
| bunal Of the American pcoplc---the high
| ccst and best people In the world. They
will, / am cure. give the most emphatic
endorsement OF tho great principles OF
| nur government md demand the cnntn-
| uancc OF our glorious Institutions, un-
| Impaired and unthrcatenrd. which FOR
more than century past have made this
the most highly honored az well as pros
p1rous nation Of the world"