The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13
CONVERTS CHEER AT CANTON.
A THOUSAND FORMER DEMOCRATS
NOW FOR MKINLEY.

An Excursion Made Up of 900 COM
merciaI Men From Chicago Pays
Visit to the Republican Nominee
at His HOme-The Apostle of IA
High Tariff Says Country Is Above
Party and PrOvokes Wild Cheer
Ing.
Canton, o., Sept. 12-The Commercial
Democratic Mckinley Club of Chicago ar
rived at o'clock this morning. The club
came by the Baltimore and Ohio on two
special trains of ten cars each. The dele
cation numbered nearly l,OOO and was
composed of hitherto uncompromising
democrats who have never voted any 9TH
er than their party ticket.
There has been no more enthusiastic
reception given a visiting delegation than
that accorded to the Chicago Club. The
streets about the Mckinley house were
filled with people, who cheered and APP
paulded vigorously. And no delegation of
life long republicans was ever more de-
monstratlvce than these Chicago demo-
cratic commercial men in their greeting
to Maj. Mckinley
When the candidate appeared on the
porch, he was greeted with an outburst
of cheering and applause which continued
several minutes. When the applause had
subsided, Mr.. Hoffstadt made an address
in behalf of the club.
Maj. Mckinley replied to Mr.. Hoffstadt.
He said in part: Mr. Hoffstadt and
Gentlemen of the Democratic Commercial
Mckinley Club of Chicago; Your call is
most gratifying to me and most encour-
aging to the cause in which we are Jointly
engaged. To have this large body of COM
mercial men, representing every branch OF
mercantile interest in the great city of
Chicago, belonging to another political par
ty than the one with which am associa-
ted. pay me visit is peculiarly significant,
and demonstrates in most striking man
ner that the great conservative force of
all parties can be relied upon to unite in
every crisis of the country. tremendous
cheers). That you should have travelled
nearly 400 miles to bring me assurance OF
support shows your deep solicitude for
the honor of your country, and signalizes
the interest which is everywhere felt that
the good faith of, the nation shall not be
broken and that its credit and currency
shall not be degraded. (Great applause and
cries of Good, goodp). 1t shows. too,
that party lines, strong as they are, are
not strong enough to prevail against the
country's highest and best interests. CTre-
mendous cheering and cries of That's
rightly. What Gov. Morris said long years
ago is peculiarly applicable now: Let us
forget party and think of our country"
(Cries of I'VE wilPD. That country en-
braces both parties. Me must endeavor,
therefore, to serve and benefit both. This
cannot be effected while political discus
sons array good men against each other.
(Applause).
II sometimes think, my fellow citizens,
that possibly the dangerous menace Of
free silver and an irredeemabla unlimited
paper currency which now confronts US,
was needed to convince the whole world
that the old sectional lines are obliterate1
and that the nomination of a party is not
tenacious enough to control against the
country's welfare. Tremendous cheering
and cries of 'Hurrah for McKinleyD II
this shall be demonstrated II will be worth
to the national spirit, to patriotism and
the national honor, all that this campaign
shall have cost of anxious fear and appre-
hension. You have said, Mr. President,
that you are still democrats. Laughter)
/ cannot expect you to be otherwise, but
now, as in the days of the war, men Of
all parties are united under the standard
borne by the immortal Lincoln (great
cheering), who stood for the national
unoin and the flag of our fathers. This
year, moved by the same sentiment OF
patriotism, you unite with the republican
party, because it carries the glorious BAN
ner on which is inscribed American honor
and American prosperity. tremendous
cheering and cries of 'Hurrah for Nc
Kinley.O