Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-03
Assemble to Honor Major
Mckinley,
BOHEMIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY
And Many Other NatioHaIitIes, In
cIuding Americans.

received delegations Of all the foreign
elements Of Cleveland and ii was a
veritable congress Of nations. The
chairman said:
"In bringing here to this city the
representatives. of the various nation
alities Of Cleveland, we do not come
as any particular class but we do come
as the representatives Of true and
honest and loyal and faithful sup
por;ers OF great cause for great
country. And in these nationalitieS
we nave the coiOrcd people who by
their pat riotiSm and loyalty have al
WHY'S recognized the Republican party.
We have Polish people who by their
val0r and their liberty loving princi-
pies tried to be enforced in former
years, have come to this country and
have adopted the principles that are
proper for American citizens. Then
we have the Hungarians, those who
fought for the old flag in the old
country, and who are capable, law
abiding, industrious citizens also.
Then we have with us the BOhemians,
who, by their thrift, economy, and
good citizenship have become known
throughout this country. Then also
we have the Germans-the Germans
who by their intelligence and indus
try and independence make one OF
the best class of citizens. Then we
also have the Italian Americans, who
is here with us today, his patriotism
is always manifested by his presence
and his loyalty by his deeds. 1t is my
high pleasure and privilege to intro
duce to Major Mckinley all Of these
patriotic citizens of Cleveland who
have come to pay you homage and
respect you as the standard bearer OF
| ,,.-an- party. lApplduSe'
w. H. Swartz spoke in response for
the "Knightly Hungarians.
Joseph Carabelli said for the Ital-
ians:
"The Italians for whome L speak
today come to this country because
their labor is better appreciated and
better paid for than in Italy, and
they become citizens of this great
commonwealth because they believe
this will be permanently true. They
believe that there is no better country
in the world for the laberiUg man to
come TO. You cannot make Demo-
crat out Of an italian this year, be-
cause they have decided opinions
about free silver and free trade"
Charles Richter spoke for the Bohe-
mians as follows:
"In behalf of 81, 900 Bohemian resi-
dents Of the city of Cleveland, l am
here to pay respect, and to assure you
of our royalty to you as the most
prominent and worthy representative
Of protection and sound money. Let
me assure you that majority of my
countrymen can not and will not
support a party which simply makes
vain promises without expecting or
intending to fulfill them, and which,
therefore, is unworthy of our conf
dence."
State Senator John p. Green spoke
Oh behalf Of the Afro-Americans. He
said it afforded him much pleasure to
present, as the representative. Of his
race, and TO assure Major Mckinley
that in the present campaign as in
the past the .colored voters would be
found with the Republican party.
He spoke briefly of the race and said
that at present they had no interest,
no demand that was separable from
that of all good citizens, no matter
what their race or nationality. They
feel the need Of leader tried and
true, and such they have found in
Major Mckinley, as shown by his pub
lie and private career.
CAPTAIN L. IL. BONN
spoke on behalf of the Gernan-Amer-
leans. lie said he had previously had
the pleasures OF congratulatihg Major
Mckinley on behalf of Germans, and
he could only repeat what he had said