The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-03
A TIDAL WAVE
IN THE EAST
Sentiment Now Overwhelmingly Re-
publican and Promises a
Great Victory.
DELEGATIONS STILL VISITING
with the Same Mcn. Mines, Manuf1c-
tories, Money. ana Genius aB IN 1850
20 1899 Whnt Causes the Pres
vnt Depression

Canton, ohio. OCTOBER Major Nc
Klnlry today addressed the delegations
from West Virginia and from Seneca
county. ohio he said
The Republican candidate has no
enhancement In speaking to Amer
team audiences He does not have to
make different speech Tor different
localities VIVA, be would say to the
people Of West Virginia or any other
state of the South, that he would say
In New England or on the PhriHc
coast, for the principles Of the Repub-s
lican party are AK national as our flag.
country. wherever they may reside, or
whatever be their occupation. Is how
We are 10 get back. as a nation. 10 the
old conditions Of business activity and
prosperity Something has gone wrong.
We have the same country: We have
the same men We have the same mines.
the same manufactures. the same mon
ey. the same musterful genius among
our people We had between 1850 and
1892. but We have not the same degree
OF prosperity now that we had then. |
Democratic free trade') In single /
word the trouble with the country ls /
the lack Of confidence The merchant
has confidence when he stocks his
shelves with more goods In the expecta-
ton of large sales. The manufacturer |
has confidence when he Increases his I
factories. lays IN his material In ad- I
vance. certain that II win not decline I
before hts finished product II sold: con I
ndcnt that he can pay the wages to
labor aud the prices FOR his raw ma
Icrlal. and viii not ind In the end his
goods will De- driven out Of the Ameri-
'an marke, 10y foreign goods under a
free trade policy tremendous cheer
ng and cries OF that's the stuf.D The
aborcr feels this confidence when as
,ured ot steady employment"
Aside from two organized delegations
today met many distinguish
"a callers, Among them were Harry
iarneld of ohio; Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts: Theodore
Roosevelt. New York; Congressman
pingley, chairman Of the house ways
md means committee Of Maine; Ruth
'rford Hayes, of ohio; Congressman
)alzen Of Pittsburg,
Congressman Dingley said he expects
election to be dmphatid
md overwhelming. He also expects /
he next house to be Republican and
.gainst free silver by II large majority. !
lie is hopeful that the senate will be I
arrled In the general victory. IL
Mr. Roosevelt says the Republican d
entiment in the East amounts to {
idal wave and he believes It will sweep
ver and engulf the West
Senator Lodge predicts an unpre-
edented Republican majority In Mas
aohusetts and complete victory in q
he nation for the Republican party.
Telegrams from James II. Dunno, at ;
he Chicago headquarters, says the bad
Weather NJ this week interfered with '
he wheelmen's arrangements for to-
borrow, hut that about 5000 will come !
D Canton. Chicago will send between
90 and 400 and the parties assembled
I Cleveland, Pittsburg and other
oints viii gather recruits en- route. Il
,leven delegations are scheduled for X
Dmorrow. IL