The San Francisco call., 1896-10-20
Then the Streams of Visitors
Continue to Arrive at the
Mckinley Home.
TELLING WORDS OF PATRIOTISM
Always, Says the Next President.
Has the Republican Party Fought
Against Reputation.

CANTON, OHIO, Oct. 19.-The booming
of cannon at o'clock this morning an
nounced the opening of The meeting at
the Tabernacle of the Union generals. un-
der the leadership of General r. A. Alger.
In spite of the early hour for which the
meeting was called the hall was filled
with an enthusiastic audience. The men,
bers of the party were presented by R. A.
Cassidy OF this city. Short speeches were
made by Generals Howard, Alger, Mar
den, Stewart and Sickels and Corporal
Tanner. As each speaker concluded his
remarks he was presented with basket OF
cnoice flowers by the members OF the
Woman's Relief Corps of Canton.
After the meeting the visitors were es-
corted to the depot by a large number OF
citizens. Major Mckinley drove down to
the depot from his residence to see the
generals off.
delegation of business men from
Zwickley, Pa. arrived here at 11:30 o'clock
and called on Major Mckinley at his resi-
dence. The speaker for the Mckinley and
Hobart Sound-money Club of Zwickley
was George Wallace. He reviewed with
graphic felicity the effects Of the Wilson
tariff law upon the industrial and COM
merclal world, and said that the growing
belief in the election of Major Mckinley
was beginning to restore confidence.
Major Mckinley made short speech IN
reply, which was received with applause
and much cheering. Major Mckinley
said in part:
am glad to have the assurances of your
spokesman that in this crisis of our history
you are standing for National honor and for
the preservation of our free institutions. Tt .
Republican party has always occupied a pr st
of great honor. From the time ofits orgsniza-
ton down 10 the present moment it has been
the leader OF all that is best in government.
1t was born in the interest OF liberty and the
rights OF humanity. 1t has never struck q
blow that has not been for freedom ana our
glorious flag And in every great emergency
tha party, not so old as some other parties in
this country, has led for the right, for justice,
for good morals and for public honesty. 1t
never had higher post of honor than it has
to-day Glorious as the past has been it never
carried a flag which involved more to the in
stitutions OF our country and its good name
than the flag which IL carries to-day, and am
glad to know that from one end of this coun-
try TO the other the intelligence and judgment
and conscience of the American people are not
appealed to in vain. Some people seem TO
have the notion that the Republican party
has made new departure; that it occupies q
different position to-day from that which it
ever occupied in the past. That is q mistake.
We stand where we have always stood, not
only upon the money question, but on the
tariff question; and 1 want TO call your atten-
Iion to what may have escaped you. When
the war closed the great problem before the
American people after the reconstruction of
the Union was what should be done with the
great debt that had been occasioneu by the
war and what should be done by way of main
tanning sound currency in the United States.
In 1868 the great soldier of the war, who had
led the mightiest armies that were ever en-
gagged in sustaining a cause General Grant
was nominated for President. Let me read
you two planks OF the platform upon which
he stood. and you can see then whether the
Republican party has changed its position
"We denounce all forms of population as a
National crime, and the National honor re-
quires payment OF public debts in the utmost
good faith 10 all creditors at home and abroad
not only according to the letter but the spirit
OF the law under which it was contracted" :"
That was when we had that enormous war
debt OF over 50, 900. 100000, and the country
seemed to be staggering under it, but the Re-
publican party stood up as it always has and
insisted that every dollar of that debt m ust be
paid in the best currency OF the world and
under that policy we have paid off more than
two-thirds of that great National debt and
paid every dollar of it with honor and in the
best currency.
Another party of political pilgrims, also
accompanied by alarge mum Der OF ladies,
journeyed up the hill to Major Mckinley 3
Market-street home about P. NJ. They
came from Mogadore, Ohio, aud brought
the candidate assurances of loyalty and
earnestness in support of the ticket from
the Republicans of that section. The
visitors were introduced to Major McKin-
ley by State Represe entative F. Myers. In
responding Major Mckinley spoke in a
neigh borly way to his former constitu-
ents and bade them remember that the
Nations superb record of progress in the
last thirty years was made under a policy,
first of protective tariff. and second
under a sound monetary system. He
urged his visitors to vote for good money
and protection to home industries.
The mail and telegraph are still bring
ing requests from leaders of delegations
asking Mr.. Mckinley if he can receive
them.