The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY'S HOME
BESIEGED BY THOUSANDS OF
VISITORS.
THE DELEGATION FROM NILES, D.
People From McKinleys Native Town
Were Among the Nisitors-The Gov
crnor Addressed the Various Del
cgations, Touching on Tariff.

of tin buckets, banners, canes, whistles
horns and speeches. Promoters and OPP
erativcs of tin plate industries have paid
their respects to the statesman whom
they pronounce their greatest champion
Along with the tin pialP MIL working
men from Niles this afternoon came
i, Henry Mason. an old man, who was the
only one Of the hands out of the delega-
ton present that Governor Mckinley
remembered who lived at Niles, where he
was born. The Niles delegation arrived
at 3 o'clock. As they marched up Mar
| kct street they carried in line a huge
strcamer, $50 feet long, inscribed in
large letters: "From Niles to the White
| House"
OF the $50 marchcrs many of them
| carried sheets of tin fixed on flag poles.
The Niles delegation were most enthusi-
astic in their reception of Maj Mckin-
ley.
The Governor was introduced by Col.
w. H. Smiley. who said:
Maj. Mckinley, | have the pleasure
of Introducing to you some hundreds of
the citizens of your native town of Niles.
We realize that we have been and what
we hope to be is largely due to that
which is sometimes called protection,
and now is called 'McKinleyism.' We
realize not only what you have done for
us, but what it has cost you to do it: we
know what it must have cost a man in
that Fifty-first congress, which gave us
4. n ,p.l
We know that you have sacrificed every
interest and given your life to the Re-
publican party, and if there is anything
we can do for you we want to do it,"
Cheers.
As Governor Mckinley mounted the
chair and bowed his Acknowledgements
three rousing cheers were given for the
major. He said
81 am very glad indeed to meet the
citizens of my native town. | was glad
to have demonstrated in my native town
that we could make tin plate in the
United States and in reply to what your
spokesman was kind enough to say of
my services, | answer that | am proud
that | have been associated with any leg
isaton that has given to Il single Ameri-
can workingman Il days work at Amer
lean wages; that is honor enough for me.
w IL
icy that will put enough money into the
treasury of the United States to run the
government; a policy that will bring back
to us that period of prosperity and of
plenty that we enjoyed for more than
thirty years. | wish for old Niles pros
perity i'll every work shop and in every
factory and in every home love and CON
tentment and happiness"
Twcnty-onc carloads from Wheeling
w. Va, followed the Niles delegation
The delegation was made up largely of
owners and workingmen of the La Belle
Iron and Tin Plate company of that city.
The crowd came in two sections. TO the
first Mckinley responded as follows:
Il beg to thank this asScmblage for
the generous message of good will and
congratulations which you have brought
to me from the Little mountain state
"Thcre is no tribute greater; there is
no tribute that could he dcarcr to any
man than to have it said, as the speaker
has been kind enough to say of me. that
he contributed in the smallest degree to
the establishment of an industry in the
United States which gave employment
to American labor and brought comfort
to American homes.
Il can not misunderstood the meaning
of these demonstrations on the part of
the WorHlngmcn. They mean hat III
the mind of every American working
man is the thought that this great Ameri-
can doctrine of protection is associated
with wages and work and linked with
home. with family, with country and
general prosperity. | wish for all my
Il speedy return to the old
and happier and better days we used to
have"
The tin plate party marched and
countermarched and made way for the
second Wheeling delegation. which was
headed by President Bentley Jones of
the, Ohio County CIV. Va) Republican
club. The delegation was introduced by
Congressman Dovenor of the First West
great that Governor Mckinley had to
mount chair to respond to the presen-
taton of Mr.. Dovenor In part he said:
Upon every occasion that have
visited your city and state it was to carry
the banner of the Republican party and
speak for its immortal principles. | re-
member having gone through the state in
1891. when the Little Mountain state
was transferred from the column of our
opponents to the column of the Republic
can party. l have not seen you since
and take this first occasion to congratll-
late you for that splendid victory and
what you did two years ago.
Il thank you. my fellow couatrymen.
for this visit. We are all one in devo-
ton to the Union and the flag"
Just after the Wheeling delegation had
departed. Mr. Robinson. delegate of
the Lincoln club of Chicago. accompa-
MED by Col. w. a. Moore of the Dueber
watch works. called with credentials
from the president of his club to extend
to Governor Mckinley their congratula-
lions and asked for Il response to send
to the club on the occasion of heir rati-
tication meeting tonight.
At the governors request Mr.. Robin
son telegraphed as follows:
Governor Mckinley expresses his
grateful thanks for the assurance of sun
port delivered by Mr. Robinson"
Tonight the demonstrations of enthusi-
asm were as marked as ever. Large
Canton delegations joined the out-of-town
visitors from Wheeling and elsewhere
with music, and made II great fireworks
display and paraded by the Mckinley
home.