The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-16
MET THE FARMERS
OF OLD SOMERSET
Eloquent Speech OF Major Mckinley 10 q
keystone Delegation.
CAMPAIGN ONE OF MORAL. ISSUES
The Masses Of the People. Says the
Republican Candidate, Are Seeking
the Right for the Sake OF Right.
Respects III Which the Present
Campaign Is Peculiar.

Respects III Which The Present
Campaign Is Peculiar.
Canton, o.. Sept. l5.-From the crests
Of the AlleGhenies, 1900 stalwart noun
taineer farmers of Somerset county,
Pennsylvania. descended on Canton to-
day, To promise their support TO Major
Mckinley and to assure him that the
. farmers In the highlands are as earn
estly in favor of sound money as they
are of a protective tariff. The men of
Somerset made a brave showing. They
! came with three bands and many ban
ners inscribed with appropriate party
notices. Each man wore a large clus-
! ter of golden rod on the lapel of his coat
and some fastened the emblematic bios
som to their hats. The men of SOmer-
| set We're dubbed Frosty Sons of Thun-
der" by one of their representatives in
| speech on the floor of the house in
Washington more than fifty years ago.
| and today each man wore q yellow
hade with this descriptive phrase upon
IL.
The delegation was headed by Editor
George K. Scull. He told Major Nc
kinley that the enthusiasm was so
strong among the Pennsylvania noun
taineers this year that several hundred
men had arisen before daylight and
walked ten miles across the mountains
in order to join the Canton eXcursioR
This was the largest delegation of farm
ers Major Mckinley has addressed at
his home. 1t comprises one-fifth of the
yptnrS nf Somerset cpuntv Iusfy
| lungs We're taxed to their utmost in
to speak. After the tumult had subsid-
ed, he said:
McKINLEY'S SPEECH.
at gives me sincere pleasure to meet
my friends and fellow citizens of Som
erset county, Pa. in my state. my city,
any my home. You have travelled more
than $50 miles to bring to me assur-
ances of your confidence. and oi your
purpose to give to the Republican
party and its glorious principles your
united and hearty support. Ufreat ap-
plause.) 1t is difficult to appreciate
until the fact is known what this great
audience coming from sister state
represents. You have here in this as
semblage one-fourth of the voting pop
ulation of the Republican parry. and
one-tifth of the entire polling p0puia-
tion Of the county. 'ADplauSe.)
1T means, my countrymen, not that
you are Interested IN me- personally,
but that you have deep and ever
abiding interest in your country and
your country'S honor. (Great cheering
| ana cries Of Interest in McKinley.) II
means, too. that YOU are dc"nlv III
| terested in the rightful settlement uf
a..
| vide u.s. and which are to be settled by
your votes. and those of your country
men next NeXember. (ApplauSeD
am especially glad To welcome the cit
| iZenS of Somerset county To my home.
| Applause) recall that in In" years
of the past I have visited your noun
| tain home and enjoyed more than once
| your generous hospitality. and ! urust
that the future will permit me to AGAIN
visit that delightful spot and renew our
former friendship. (Cheers.)
your Spokesman says that The poo
pie of your county are devoted Ia
/ farming. Looking over this vast au-
dience and remembering how far You
: are from home. ! should think You
! We're devoted to Republican politics.
! tremendous cheering) | do not re-
! call n time since the days Of the civil
/ war that there has been so much solic-
! itation for the riChtful outcome Of q
nationa, election as this year--lS9G. Al
! the people are reading and studying
and informing themselves in larger
! degree than ever before. Popular in
curry was never SO great and popular
! interest was never 50 profound. II Is
gratifying. too. that the masses Of our
! cOuntrymen are seeking the right for
| The sake Of right. that they may pur-
sue the right. They want to know only
! what is hest for the country. what will
truly promote their own welfare and
/ insure the grandest results for the
common good. tAuplauscD
1.-THE political situation of the coun-
! try is peculiar. We have had but few
! parallels To our present political con-
| dtion. We have but one political party
which Is united and that is ours
daughter and applauscD Discord
reigns in all others. our time -honored
| opponent. the Democratic party, is torn
! and divided. Two national conventions
have been held by it. and two national
| tickets presented. and their platforms
are totally different on every subject
! and in almost every section. The Pop
ulist party has merged its orsaniza
ton into that of the Chicago Demo
cratic and st. Louis silver organza-
tions and their allies are for the mos,
has a distinct and different candidate
| for vice president (Great applause
and laushter) Happily, the Republi.
| can party was never more closely INT
ed than now. both in fact and spirit
and there was never better reason fol-
such union. and never greater neces
! sity for it than now. Cheering and
cries of that's right.)
at IL welded. devotedly welded. &c
.l.,
| always stood. for an American protec.
money 10 conduct the several depart.
| nents of the government. including
liberal pensions to the Union soldiers
Tremendous cheers and hurrahs fol
Mckinley a tariff that will stoI
debts and deficiencies. and make tn,
treasury of the United States once
more safe and sound i'm every particu
\ lar. (Cheers.) 1t stands for reciproc
ity that seeks out the markets of tn,
| world for our surplus agricultural ant
manufacturing products without sur.
rendering a single days wages thai
belongs to the American workingman
| Applause.) 1t believes in preserving
| a home market for the American farm
er (applause): in the open American
factory for the American workingmar
(applause); and the opening up of 6
foreign market wherever that can b,
done with profit to all the great in
terests of the United States. CRe
newed applause.)
FOR SOUND MONEY.
'It Is. too. for sound money (grea
cheering). every dollar worth one hun
dred cents. every dollar as good a.
gold Continued cheering). and is op
posed alike to free and unlimited coin
age of silver and the issuance of ire
deemable paper money to which tn,