The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-25
NOISE AT CANTON,
ANOTHER DAY OF CELEBRATING AT
MklNLEY'S HOME.
'"' y" On Their Way Home
From h Republican Conycu,io,
STOP nj Canton 10 C~onvrntuInt.
mckinley - They Are Grcc,.,
win SaiiioBes. Whistles. If,
Horns and Bands.

canton, Ohio, June 20. Gov NcEin.
iey made two more addresses Al his Gan.
VI h"h' irIay. The day was an event.
lul one. Th" wild enthusiasm 90 VOC.
terday Increased. raci, jncouiu, ,IoI.aa
tioll b'lng greeted by steam caluionos
ana shri"kin@ whistles Of every Kind
whlle trumpets, tin horns, bands ana drum
corps gave music TO the merry marcbcr,
Delegates called in rapid succession hrt
,ne governor shows no sign of wear or re-
lapse after the strain Of convention wock
He arose at the usual hour this morpin,
and, after breakfast, opened his mail while
ne talked 10 friends around him. Among
the morning callers were Secretary Clark.
OF the Home Market club OF Boston, and
sx-CoIpmittcman Shaw OF that organIza.
ton. After shaking bands with several
hundred visitors from Coshocton. Cuya.
hoga Falls and other points, he took his
customary Grive "A short time before
luncheon.
During the day the news spread rapidly
that the New York Mckinley league would
stop al Canton on its way home from ST.
Louis and that the special convention
party from Canton would come home this
evening. IL was shortly after 6 o'clock,
just before the governors dinner hour.
when sbrieking whistles Of locomotives
heralded the approach Of the New Workers
and returning tantOnianS, as well as a
special train load OF 200 people from the
Mahoning valley. where Gov. McKin-
ley spent his boyhood days.
An escort, with bands and drum crops,
including nifty hOrSemen. met The dele
cations at the station. The streets were
denseIy crowded for blocks in every direc-
ton leading 10 the governors home. The
crowds rushed through the fences and
crOwded Into the doOrways OF the house
In their excitement. II was necessary for
the governor to go to the side door 10
meet his returning fellow citizens. as it
was impossible for him to reach the front,
where he had bsen speaking. Congress
nan X. w. TayleT Of the Eighteenth, the
I'd Mckinley district, mounted a box when
lov. Mckinley appeared, and said:
while we have not the good fortune TO
te the first to congratulate you in person
lpon the honor which the Republican party
,as bestowed upon you. we rejoice to know
hat we are from the van-car OF the return
Hg hosts that yesterday witnessed that
IplenGid demonstration whereby you were
tOminated for the presidency. The recol-
sctiOu OF that scene can never be chaccd
rom our memory. There we saw the Re-
publican party place you In nomination
and while il hOnored you, ii honered Itself
and gave permanent expression 10 the wish
and desire that have been in the hearts OF
the American people for many months.
prolonged Chcering) Twenty years ago
stark county gave yOu TO the congressional
district which you have made famous. FIVE
years ago this splendid district gave you
TO the state Of Ohio. and ROW our glorious
state has given you TO the nation. whose
true son yOu are and whose Interests have
bcen your constant care. Cloud applausc.l
Gov. Mckinley. may your heart De
thrilled when you recall that you ara first
Ia the hearts Of your countryhen, not be-
cause you are 4 presidential nominee. Dut
best and most glorious OF all, you are a
presidential nominee because you arc first
In the hearts of your Countrymen. Cheers
May every blessing that a life well spent
brings, always attend you, is the wish OF
these, your friends, about you" loud and
continued applause)
Congressman Taylor was followed by
Judge George T.. Baldwin on behalf Of Stark
county. and Judge William X. Day. who
brought with him from RiChman, Ind, n
large box OF beautiful flowers sent TO Mrs.
Mckinley rs a souvenir of the entertain
ment given the Canton party on Its return
from -. Louis.
II speak TO you, sir" said Judge Day,
not as the governor Of Ohio, or as the
president Of the United States, that you
surely shall be. but | claim the great
privilege on behalf of these, your old
friends. Of still addressing you as
"urighbor." for VIC have not forgotten
that in all these years Of success and
while your fame has spread to the utter
most corucrS OF the civilized world,
while you now "Stand on fortunes crown
ing slope" to Us you have always been the
compauion. the counsellor. the guide and
familiar friend. Greater tribute than this
can no man bring. Those who know you
best love yJu most.
''TOday we had a very pleasant surprise
In a gift Of these flowers from the ladies
OF Richmond 10 y0ur most gracious and
noble wife. CChctrs'. ! am proud, sir. that
this representative lady Thcn she brought
this in. said GOV. Mckinley is In the heart
OF every good mother and every good wife
in ali the broad land lCOntinuouS applausel,
and we send these flowers 10 his noble
wife as some slight expression OF our APP
rrccation OF him and good will of
her These flowers are typical of the
purity OF his life and character. as unsul-
lied as his honor, and as fragrant as his
good name.
Governor Mckinley, accept these flowers
for Mrs. Mckinley from the ladies Of Rich
mond. Ind. with their best wishes for her
health and prosperity and your continued
More cheers.
Governor Mckinley responded as follows:
MY Fellows Citizens: How can I make fit
ting response 10 the splendid tribute which
has been paid by three of my old aud
earliest friends. | think | might be ex.
cused Nv merely saying that ! am made
ouatc to the task and can only express my
gratitude from "A fun and Overlooking
heart. ! have bad a good many touching
Incidents in my life. Yesterday, immedi-
ateIy after the domination, ] was sur
rounded by my neighbors and fcliOw-citi-
zens. who did not go 10 ST. Louis, and by
friends from Alliance and MassilloD: and
then came 4.NoO more OF them from the
CITY OF Akron last night. With all these
tokens. | was deeply and profoundly i'm
dressed. but somehow the words spoken by
these three gentlemen, surrounded as am