The record-union., 1896-10-20
Despite the Fact That Their Meeting
Was at an Early Hour.
Major Mckinley Delivers Patriotic
Addresses to Two Large Delega-
tiOns. One From Pennsylvania and
the Other From OhiO-A Delega.
tiOn From New Jersey to Visit the
Republican Nominee at Canton
To-Day.
To-Day.

CANTON, Oct 19.-The booming Of
cannon at { O'Clock this morning an
nounced the opening at the Tabernacle
Of the UniOnG Generals under the leader
ship OF General Alger. In spite of the
early hour, the hall was filed with an
enthusiastic audience. The members OF
the party were presented by r. A. Cas-
siday of this city. Short speeches were
made by Generals Howard, Alger, Stew
art, SickelS and Marsden and Corporal
Tanner. AS each speaker concluded his
speech he was presented with a basket
Of cut flowers by the members of the
Women's Relief Corps of Canton After
the meeting the visitors were escorted
to the depot by a large number Of citi-
zens. Major Mckinley drove down to
the depot from his residence to see the
Generals off.
A delegation of business men from
Sewickley, Pa, arrived here at 11:3O
and called on Major Mckinley at his
residence The speaker for the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Sound Money Club
of SeWickley was George r. Wallace.
He reviewed with graphic felicity the
effects of the Wilson German tariff law
upon the industrial and commercial
world, and said that the growing belief
in the election of Major Mckinley was
beginning to restore confidence.
Major Mckinley made a short speech
in reply, which was received with ap-
plause and much cheering. Mr. McKin-
ley said in part:
Il am glad to have the assurances of
your spokesman that in this crisis of
our history you are standing for ma
tional honor and for the preservation of
our free institutions. The Republican
party has always occupied a post of
great honor. From the time of it's or
ganization down to the present moment
it has been the leader of all that is best
in Government. 1t was born in the
name of liberty and the right of human
ity. 1t has never struck blow that
has not been for freedom and our glor-
ious flag. And in every great emergency
that party, not 50 old as some other par
ties in this country, has led for the right,
for justice for good morals, and for
public honesty.
1T never had a higher post of honor
than it has to-day. Glorious as the past
has been, it never carried a flag which
involved more to the institutions of our
| country and IT'S good name as the flag
which it carries to-day, and l am glad
to know that from one end of this coun-
try to the other the intelligence and con-
| science of the American people are not
appealed to in vain.
Some people seem to have the notion
that the Republican party has made a
new departure; that it occupies a differ
ent position to-day from what it ever
occupied in the past That is a mistake.
| We stand where we have always stood,
not only upon the money question, but
! on the tariff question. and / want to
call your attention to what may have es-
capped you. When the war closed, the
great problem before the American peO-
| pie after the reconstruction of the Union
! was what should be done with the great
| debt that had been occasioned by the
war, and what has been done by way of
/ maintaining a sound currency in the
| United States.
I'm 1868 the greatest soldier of the
war who han led the mightiest armies
that were ever gathered in sustaining
any cause, General Grant, was nomi-
| mated for President. Let me read you
| two planks of the platform upon which
| he stood, and you can see then whether
the Republican party has changed its
position: We denounce all forms of
repudiation as a national crime, and
the national honor requires payment OF
/ public debts in the utmost good faith
to all creditors at home and abroad
not only according to the letter, but
the spirit of the law, under which il
| was contracted
THAT was when we had that enor-
nous war debt Of over two billion dol
| lars, and the country seemed to be
| staggering under it, but the great Re-
| publican party stood up, as it always
| has, and insisted that every dollar OF
that debt must be paid in the best cur
rency of the world, and under that pol
| icy we have paid off more than two
thirds of that great national debt, and
| paid every dollar of it with honor and
in the best currency"
Another party Of political pilgrims
also accompanied by large number OF
| ladies, also journeyed up the hill tc
Major McKinley's home about 2 o'clock
They came from Mogodore, Summit
County, o., and brought the candidate
assurances of loyalty and earnestness
i in support of the ticket by the Republi-
cans of that district. The visitors were
i introduced to Major Mckinley by F.
NJ. kers.
In responding, Major Mckinley spoke
in neighborly way to his former con
| stituents and bade them remembel
that the Nations superb record OF
progress in the last thirty years was
made under policy, first of pro-
tective tariff and secondly under 6
sound monetary system. He urged hi!
visitors to vote for good money an6
protection to home industries
:. The mail and telegraph are still
bringing requests from leaders of del
egations asking Major Mckinley if h,
can receive them.
Among the delegations from a dis
| fancp hOnkpd to -dax, &