Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
MKINLEY HAS A QUIET DAY
Indications Are that Saturday Will Be
Record Breaker at Canton.
NOMINEE ON BLESSINGS OF PROTECTION
Tells Delegation from West Nir-
ginin that Tariff IL n Good
Thing for Every section of
the Country.

CANTON, Oct, 1G-Congressman Coddng
OF the Fifteenth district Of PENNSYLVANIA led
a delegation of several hundred people from
the Lehigh valley to Mr.. Mc<lnley's home
this morning, and introduced them as min
ers, mechanics. business men and other citi-
zens representing that vicinity. The party
was organized in the towns OF Bradford
Luzerne, Wheeling and Carbon counties and
adjacent territory. Their greetings to Major
Mckinley were most cordial, and their
demonstration was enthusiastic.
Tyler and Wetzel counties of West Vlr-
ginia sent greetings to Major Mckinley
With a delegation OF representative citizens
in special train OF twelve coaches which
reached Canton about noon. Sistervllle fur
nished the greater part of the crowd, organ
lied as the Elkins Invncibles named in
honor of Senator Elkins. The party greeted
Major Mckinley with cheers. They were
introduced by r. l.. Moore and p. A. Shane.
Responding to the spokesman for the
Elkins invincibles of Sisterville, w. Va.
and the delegations from Tyler and wetzel
counties. West Virginia. Major Mckinley
spoke in complimentary terms of Senator
Elkins, and after referring to the repub-
lican victory In West Virginia two years
ago, spoke hopefully of the republican
chances in that state In the present contest.
The nominee then entered into a discussion
OF the tariff issue. In the course of which he
said
talk to you of the tariff was that IL was a
Sood thing for the Ohio farmers and labor
err, but positive detrment to the West
Virginia farmer and laborer, as If it could
benefit the miner OF Pennsylvania, but in
wheat and grain grower in Kansas, of the
beet producer of Nebraska would grow
rich by It's operations and the, cotton and
become impoverished under 1t. Time and
again you have heard them declare that
while protection might he a good thing
Tor Ems land II was curse to the west and
south. You know now, after having had
three years and a half experience under
partial free trade In vain did republican
this madness, but Of no avail; and so the
people gave 1t trial. With what result /?
Is 1t not true that partial free trade has in
Jured us one and all? Is 1t not true the
partial free trade has injured every inter-
States? Has not the government grown
steadily poorer under its destructive oper-
atoms? Have not both producer and NJ
sumner been injured?
Continuing Major Mckinley spoke at
length Of the prosperity OF the south under
the protective tariff reminding his visitors
that the period OF greatest prosperity was
after the eo-called crime of 1873 between
1880 and $780, He insisted that this pros
perity had been due largely to a protective
tariff policy,
Among Major McKinley's visitors today
was party coming from the northern PEN
insula OF Michigan. They were on the way
and started from Calumet and vicinity
Wednesday. The party was small and made
no formal demonstration, but called at the
house. where they had a friendly visit with
Major Mckinley.
Colonel George IHoynton and Hon. Charles
l.. Wilson, the vanguard OF the anti Wilson
Bill society of Maryland. which is to visit
Major Mckinley tomorrow, reached Canton
today to make arrangements for the enter
tainment OF the party here. They say that
the delegation will number at least 1000.
Announcements already made up insure
at least twenty-seven delegations tomorrow
more than have been announced in ad-
vance for any other day up to date. though
with those unannounced, several of the DAYS
have had more delegations.