The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-12
PUSH AROUND
THE PORCH.
Such a Jam at the Mckinley
Demonstration
At Canton, That Several PeO-
pie Are Hurt.
GREAT DELEGATIONS
Come From Erie, Pa, In Spe-
cial Trains.
Maj. Mckinley Quotes Abraham
LincOln's Words.

Canton, O.. Sept. 12.-Yesterday was a
day of crowds and crushing in Canton.
Three people tainted and were carried
away from the Mckinley porch, where
they had joined in the crush of thou
sands to grasp the Republican nominee
by the hand. After travelling 700 miles,
the Vermont delegation reached Can
ton early in the morning and marched
in quick step to the Mckinley home and
paid their respects before o'clock.
After the formal presentations and re-
Spouse, Governor-elect Grout, Senator
Proctor and others made brief address
es of cOngratulatiOn-
The Lorraine county delegation Joined
the representatives of the Pennsylvania
Republican leagues and Erie, Pa, Lin
coin club in the public square and
marched with them, together nearly
5000 strong, with half a dozen bands
and scores of banners, to the home at
which were gathered thousands The
banners on the trains and in the street
read Tom l. Johnson's Steel Work
ers,'' Our money is all right, give US
work. open our mills, not the mints,
Lorraine County Sound Money Pill
grims,'' Protection to American farm
ers and mechanics"
Judge J. w. Steel of Oberlin spoke
for the Lorraine county people. For the
Republican leagues of Pennsylvania
and the Erie Lincoln club Judge J. F.
Downing immortalized Lincoln at some
length and then turning to Major Nc
Kinley said: I'VE are convinced that
no mistake will be made in placing Ma
jor Mckinley, the boy soldier of 1861,
and the wise and experienced states
man of 1885, in the presidential chair,
and let me say we are going to do it,
Major Mckinley spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen and My Eel
low Citizens:-There are represented in
this assemblage today citizens from the
state of Pennsylvania and citizens of
our own state; there are assem- bled
here the citizens of Lorraine county, O.;
the Lincoln club of the city of Erie,
Pa, and representatives of the Repub-
lican league of the state of Pennsylva-
mia which only yesterday adjourned in
the city of Erie. You are here from
different sections of the country; you
are here representing different occupa-
lions and callingS in life, but you are
all here with common purpose, all here
with a common aim, and all marching
under the same glorious flag. CTremen-
dous cheers and cries of 'Hurrah for
Mckinley I bid each and every one
of you welcome to my home. I know
much of my own fellow citizens of Ohio
who do me honor by their visit today.
(Applause) I know something of the
great resources of Lorraine county and
of it's splendid agricultural lands; its
great port Oh the 1e1kAG anu It's 114oAlu-
featuring industries, but above all I
know and value the splendid spirit of
loyalty and patriotism of its people
Great cheering)
4 bid the Lincoln club of the city of
Erie welcome to my home. You bear
the most hOnored name in Republican
annals and none is more illUstriOUs in
the annals of our country-a name.
which belongs not to a single city, a
single state, to any aggregation of
clubs, but to the whole American peo-
pie. 1t is not the property Of any po
litical party. It belongs to the ages
CGreat applause) It is full of inspira-
doctrine and represents the best aims
and purposes of American citizenship.
I doubt if there is any other name in
American history which more fully typ
lies the possibilities and the triumphs
Of American opportunity than that of
Abraham Lincoln (Cheers.) His life
trine now so insiduOusly promulgated,
that there are class divisions in the
United States. Tremendous applause
and cries of Good, GOOd.O Humble of
birth surrounded by poverty, forced by
circumstances to acquire unaided
whatever education he had. he forged
his way to the front reaching the high
est place in the gift of the free people
and the greatest place in the world
Great applause-)
(Cries of Wen put Mckinley there
too.O
He demonstrated while in Office
wonderful ability and met every public