The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
The Poll itical Situation in the
Light Of Experience.
DELEGATIONS TO CANTON.
Major Nckfniey Talks to Hepresen-
tatives From the Blast Furnaces,
aaa 10 Lvmbermen, PofntinG Oaf
TO the Latter How Recent Laws
Have Assisted the Canadian Lun-
bermen 1T the Expense Of Anert-
can Citizens.

tdlioHs Dcf. e--kdfE ana s41Sa 0sG 1ot
keep the big delegations from Canton to-
day. No more enthusiastic callers have
/ been here than those from Tonaw anda.
Buffalo and Syracuse. -. Y. aud I.enwe
county. Mich. And through the showers
and mud the callers marched 10 the Nc
/ ksnley home. making the city resound
With their enthusiasm. while mounted
troops and large bands of music and finely
drilled uniformed companies invoked
cheers from the thousands who stood
sheltered in :he doorways ard under avn
ings while the visitors marched by.
The formal receptions OF the visiting
delegations did not end the demonstra-
tfons. AZ soon as the city was sErouded
in darkness the clubs were again on the
street. Michigan and OHIO united to form
the spectacle When the parade was well
organized IL marched and countermarcEed
past the Mckinley home and was re-
viewed In the little stand on the front
lawn by Major and Mrs. Mckinley and a
number of friends OF the family
special train OF five coaches arrived
about O'clock this afternoon bearing the
lumber dealers OF Buffalo and Tonawanda.
This was q distinguished appearing and
thoroughly enthusiastic body. Ii was
composed of hundreds OF business men
connected with the lumber trade, and. ac-
cording TO the statement of the spokes-
man. included many former Democrats.
The reception was held In the Tabernacle.
rain preventing a demonstration on the
lawn. Miisard Burns made the introduc-
tory address.
FIVE coaches arrived. bearing the Republic
an clubs OF Syracuse. Nest pronlnent in
this MAS handsomely uniformed and well
drilled Syracuse escort. There were also
representatives of thirteen other clubs, in
csading a detachment OF wheslmsn. The
delegation was introduced by Daniel Crich-
ton
A few minutes after the Syracuse party
arrived a special train OF ten coaches
reached Canton, bringing a delegation
named In honor OF Lenwe and organ .zed
in the vicinity OF Albion. Mich. They were
about 50 per cent. farmers. The de,ega-
ton. In pouring rain. marched TO the
Mckinley home 10 view the lawn. They
then returned 10 the tsbernac.e. where
Henry G. Smith made the Introductory
address.
To Pennsylvania Platocrats.
The Fort Wayne train early this morn
Ing brought two extra coaches filed with
shouting Mckinley men from East Brady.
Pa They carr.et. banner which an
nounced the party as ''P7utocrats OF Car
Ion County. Pa The delegation was in
troduced By z. G. Graham and addressed
BY Maj, Mckinley from his front porch.
Nal Mckinley spoke to them in part as
follows:
There IS one thing which ! think we
are sometimes TOO apt TO fo~get-we are
, .oo spt to forget what is behind US and
renee. We can hardy realize that from
Is33 % lG3 we ressuced the pubic debt
from s. SO. 81 .2os in lsss 10 $50. 90. Wse
paid OF during those twenty years 81 .sscs.
S>i.s15 of the pubic debt. and we were un-
DER a protective tariff and soursd money
system when ne were making the large
payments Twc-thirsts Of the great debt
has disappeared. ard while we were paying
II OF We were buf.dsng In this country the
rssoss splendid Industrial enterprises, Civ
American labor al far wages. and giving
TO the farmers of the country a just re-
war3 for their toll ard labor. during that
period for he greater par, Of that time.
We were buying abroad The balance OF
trs.ie was therefore in our favor. ard that
balance Of trade. sett.ed. as II was. in
god. gave US the good yeEow money from
the other side cs the oceaH.
Now. my friends. four years ago the
people Of this country determined TO
IL. What has been the resuit7 We have
since that tine created national debt.
principal and interest of about three
hundred millions We have had for the
greater part OF that time deficiency in
the treasury. government not collecting
suufctenf revenue TO meet its current sx-
pfEsE>s ana l1ffpr DSs heeD ilsy employer.
Your spokesman tells me that in your
Ssn Ssys county snnn 'nIr.yTew blast Furnaces
meanr II means that wages have been
stopped. II means that labor has been
unemployed. II means that comforts
have been taken away from hundreds of
American homes, where they had prevt-
ouSly enjoyed them IL means distress.
And what is true OF YOUR county has beer
substantially true-f,oSSloly not TO so
large a legres~of other counties OF your
stars and throughout the entire eountry.
Wow. vAzt ve want 20 do whether We
are railroad men or farmers or profes-
sicral men or mechanics or ls5aring men,
ia 20 set back 10 policy that viii give
us . chance - Increase cur ma rs1faeEur-
Ing improve oar home market. extend cur
foreixn market ard give erfplayTnen, ev-
eFr day IN the year - every NOTTINGHAM n
who wants work. tGreat caesrsngA T.
We viii bur solios the lamp of experience
In ihe direction IN which tkat lamp leads
Us on November :. re Viii v0ge down the
policies whsch have brought Us 20 these
conditions. vote 20 continue monetary
system built on solid basis. which VIII
give Us xae best money known a money
which parfcs cannot disturb aad business
failures cannot derreeIsie." Tremendous
spplaus~s
In the Lumber interests.
MAJ Mckinley. IN HIS speech - thc
lunsbs1 raen et Buffalo and Tonawarda
county said IN rs-t;
No ono can krow better than tAe men
eEEaSes ~ your ccciipa items Tire value of
static currency and OF general prosperity.
Ne oDe can knOw better than you the eF-
feet GpnR yeur business OF the waves of
depression ard those OF prosperity. IA
EA1skn free iauAcr has been encourage
AZ t5e expense % the lumber iatereSts of
the gxeat state 90 New York and ala other
llus Der states OF the tnloa. I may re
Tssfescf 81, gentlemen. Il I say In thls
presence. shAE ! believed IN the policy
waica gives preference 20 Buffalo aD3
TGsla wanda. rather thsn ta Montreal ans
TcTonta. tLeud cheers Like az fsas-
ureS II free trade. lf has helped % make
uS gaorer for ire advantage of other pro-
g3s living within another Jurisdiction aaI
who eve % allegiance 20 Our szg.
"N bat gives vou b13s suesS "a when the
worAAagTasn are steadily enpscEa& az
gSus wages ard taev bay ioss 0-& ssat.a
scs3Ses, ard yoa kSow the eject lt Sat
ercn tSs grrxfa % ire e81y - EuFTa45 as>-
tseea lSSe ard isse. For sne past taree
years ne A&Ne sscat-LhuEsi ScFasFH hing .
SGaE4 IN tae aanufactsslnS e&E-~s of H.
rure. wnlca 3 well enough = ~ 1GE TO
taae men a: Aome: and whsse We have
Ssss- doing tsfS we Rave 6esE S14ES scrza~
ths1g % &rag down zla 1sss = ctsgtsE u
American c4sses. s&&Aag our 1oTeaSa TtwG g
70 2ar can SnfGry a74 sacrifice help5ns <
feresg- Il srsets ar SssErTn1eTSr< CIR earn
markets. ard setsfs< aot04aE o. tAe v-7s-
cess. IL aA4s Business. sITssoe-TgasE % EssF-
80 T.vs% "A s.s