The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-29

sure you 1t has been purely desire 10
serve you and the cause you represent.
! We VIII take this occasion to say that
1t will be our pleasure to serve You In
the same capacity as long as these DEL
| egations continue TO come. We also
| wish 10 thank you most heartily for
the courtesy shown us from the review
| Ing stand on every occasion and We
want you 10 feel that you have at least
the friendship and desire on thc part
| OF this troop that you may be success
| ful now Rs you have been In tho past.
| Crhree cheers were then given for Nc
Kinley.)
a party OF sevcnty-five women from
| Wellsvillc, Ohio. arrived on the regu-
| lar Pennsylvania train this morning,
with greetings for Major Mckinley.
Owing 60 rain they were taken direct
TO the Tabernacle, where they were
introduced 10 Major Mckinley by DR..
K. B. Parke.
From the Village OF Minerva and vi
cinity in this county, there came this
afternoon ten carloads OF people full OF
| enthusiasm for Mckinley and the Re-
publican cause. The party was led by
three aged citizens. NJ. unger, aged
rinety-four. who voted for Jackson and
for all the Democratic presidents since:
]. C. Hostetter. aged seventy-iive, and
| Hiram lIostettcr, aged seventy-two.
who made the introductory address for
| the party. There were 4 large number
OF ladies' In the party which was greet
| ed by Major Mckinley in the taber-
racle.
| An extra car attached 10 the regular
| Fort Wayne train from the west this
afternoon brought farmers, business
men and other citizens from the village
Of Tlro. In Crawford county, Ohio.
They were introduced by Charles Nc
Connell.
Nine carloads OF Buffalo people
reached Canton at 1l:20 this morning.
coming via Cleveland, where they
breakfasted after leaving the Buffalo
boat. In the party was the Republican
League Club In handsome uniforms,
headed b. Powell's SiHty-nfth Rcci-
ment band: the Central Italian Club,
| headed by Scinta's band. and num-
ber OF unorganized citizens represent
Ing the various interests OF Buffalo.
\ carload OF West VlrginiAnS came
| from Wheeling. with them Lieutenant
Governor Richards. OF StcubenvilS o.
Theirs was n social visit without for
| NAL speechmaking. They called at the
Mckinley home and they shook hands
| with the major and cOnversed with
him in social way.
\ driZzlIng rain was falling when
the party arrived and the formal re-
ceptlon was held In the Tabernacle.
where ]. Emory Close made the intro
ductory address.
The First Speech.
Mr.. Caesar Antozz! spoke on behalf
OF the Italian club, of Buffalo.
Major Mckinley said:
Ny Fellow CitlZenS:-I thank YOU
from the bottom OF my heart for the
assuring messages which you bring TO
me from the city OF Buffalo and Eric
county IN the great empire state. do
not feel that We are altogether strau-
gers TO each other, for more than once
1t has been my pleasure and honor 20
meet with this club and enjoy It's greet
ings and hospitality. am glad TO meet
you here at my home. members OF tho
Republican League OF the Th!rty-third
congressional district, md am glad. as
we'll. 20 greet the Central Italian Club,
OF the City of Buffalo, born under an
other sky from ours,but this year keep
ing step TO the music OF the Union and
marching with US under the glorious
stars and stripes.
/ bid you all welcome to my state,
my city and home; and appreciate that
your coming from such great dis
tance and at such Inconvenience, means
that you arc deeply ard profoundly
concerned about the outcome Of the
election which ocurs next Tuesday.
(ApplNuse) Thn Republican party oc-
cuplcs this year post OF most distin-
Guishcd honor and rcspOnsibility.tIt has
4 ham IN f.tu- s, l,aH
OF the American republic 10 take. the
| position thus occupied by our grand
old party to-day, standing MS 1t does,
for country, sound currency, public
honor and the supremacy OF the law
and tho, great courts that have been
inCorruptIblc In the past and have been
our safeguards In every time OF peril.
| CGrcat cheerinK.) The Republican
party assumes the responsibility which
has been assigned 1t and congrntulntes
itself that this year, carrying the flag
OF our country, carrying the standard
that represents the best things In gov
ernment. that around such banner Will
rally not only Republicans, but Demo-
Gratis from every section Of our COM
mon country. Men born beneath our
flag and men born beneath aHother
flag, men belonging heretofore 10 other
political paroles are with US this year In
heart md purpose 10 save the nation
from dishonor and reputation. We are
all Interested whatever may have been
our political faith IN the past, We nrc
all Interested In the prosperity OF our
country. We have suffered now for
three years and Il half from business
depression and an absence OF business
confidence. and the people are only
waiting this year-waiting impatIcnt-
ly--for nm opportunity To Ovcrtun the
policy they adopted four years ago and
rc-Inaugura tc that splendid American
| protective policy that suStains labor,
tremendous Gl:ecrlng.)
All Wo Want.
We have had all the free trade We
want In the United States. We have
not only suffered In our occupations
AMI employmcn,s, IN our incomes and
earnings, NO matter In what profession
We have. been at work, but We have
suffered alike In the revenues aud
credit OF the government Itself. We
want to return To a policy that pro.
tects and defends American labor, the
American workshop and the American
market and takes lnlo arcolint always
that the best thing for any country So