The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-28

with handsome banner and beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
! The flag was presented by a 12-year-Old
lad in behalf of the children of ST. Louis.
while the travelling men We're introduced
as an organization largely composed of
Democrats but determined TO vote for
Mckinley and sound money. Mr.. Nc
kiniey's response was as follows:
Il can turn either way this year AMI
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause.l 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me TO speak joint
ly to the people of Missouri and Ohio.
(Applause.) There is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it is ma
tional in character and represents the
best hopes and aspirations of the Amerl-
can people everywhere. You are all
commercial travellers. and whether from
Missouri or from Ohio. you have had
similar experiences. You leave your
sample cases at home now. If | should
talk little longer and more directly,
my fellow citizens of Ohio. to my friends
from Missouri. it is because | more fire.
quently have an opportunity to talk to
you than l have TO them. Great cheer
ing on part of the Ohioans) | love my
old state (here three cheere for Ohio
were given at the suggestion of one of
the Missourians), the state of my birth.
| love the public spirit and splendid en-
ergy of the people of our city on the
iahe' anu nave al"a!s hkeu Mlssourl
and nothing has occurred this summer
in st. Louis to make me change my
mind. tremendous cheering and waving
OF hats.)
Il welcome you all here to my home
and city. 1 welcome the commercial
travellers of St. Louis. the citizens of
Missouri. and | welcome the sound
money club of St Louis which is COM
posed of men of all political parties. who
stand this year for the honor of the gov
ernment and the integrity of our financial
system. We are all citizens of Il com
mon country. This year. as in oil the
years of the future. ! trust we have no
North. no South, no East, no West. but
union and union forever. Great cheer
ingD
We have but one flag. too. like the one
brought to me by NV Young friend from,
tied small flag. which was followed by
tremendous checring.) 1t is the flag We
MI love, and which we moan to transmit
TO future generations. unsuilied and stain.
less
..Missouri. like Ohio. needs protectiop.
sound nancy and nuhIic confidanca Vor
have n hundred and fifteen counties in
your state, and l understand that there
is not a single county that does not pro-
duce zinc. iron, coal or lead beneath its
soil. (Cries of That's right.'0 What
YOU want is the touchstone of conf !
dence. which will bring business activity |
and send every miner with his Dick to |
dig out from the bowels of the earth |
those treasures of wealth. (Applause1
I'VE want in this country n tar;ff noI;or
which viii snnnIv the ,,ovcrnnan+ an pU.itS
snft;c;ent reyenne and nrntnct vii, miun
,,1nrt ;ngman WIN ,tiesomr; 10y 10y
ha,t in the DAYS of Thomas Ran,o "may way
nailed ~ the buiIion stare Hos e'o5, sho doi was
ora+od since tbenS ICr;es af .sW sIe ueteri, ri1
WiiI +be 9raat commarci.I citr o, no; ,
'on;s With IFS intricata and doi;ot oi 81,
thrands of trade and comneraa a n.n ueiicate at
a ani nnI;ny or for marty thnt v.;i, '9oe 9. aor
a pGI p6doInco nnso,+1a T.Inns WI uestI3y
oi4r's Welforn and nrnd,,co ihipair tne