The San Francisco call., 1896-09-24
AN ENDLESS
Pill GRIMAGE
No Cessation of the Human
Stream Pouring Into
Canton.
FIRST-VOTER CLUBS IN
THE THRONG.
Peculiarly Happy Address to
the Young Men by the
Major.
HE ALSO TALKS TO AN OLDER
DELEGATION.
Reiterates His Assertion That 1t Is
Better to Open the Mills Than
the MINIS.
HE ALSO TALKS TO AN OLDER
DELEGATION.
Reiterates His Assertion That It Is
Better to Open the Mills Than
the MintS.

CANTON, ONO, Sept. 23.-The delega-
tions which came to call on Major Nc
Kinley to-day were from the natural gas
districts of Ohio and Indiana. The first
visitors were from Wood County and
Bowling Green, Ohio. They arrived about
2:30. The delegation was composed of
frst-voters' club of Bowling Green, parts
of the various Republican clubs OF the
county and the Woman's Mckinley and
Hobart Club. The members of the latter
organization wore white Tam o'Shanter
caps. The whole delegation numbered
coo. a. S. Parker was spokesman. In
response to his remarks Mr.. Mckinley
said:
am glad TO meet at my home this represen-
tative delegation from Wood County. l am
especially glad to make suitable recognition
of the women who have honored me with
their presence to-day. ICheers.l The pres
ence OF this body OF young men who are to
vote for the first time next November, is to me
an inspiring sight, and that you are soon to
enjoy the priceless privilege OF citizenship
must be to all of you an inspiring thought l
wonder whether you fully appreciate the
privilege and honor which you are so soon to
have fear sometimes that few of US estimate
suffrage al its true worth. 1t clothes US with
sovereignty. II is a guaranty TO our liberties
and institutions and is our surest safety. 1t is,
indeed, priceless inheritance and should be
valued as such by every young man. 1t should
2-Tcr, no never, be throEn against the coun-
try aud should never represent public dis
honor. GApplause.J
l recall young men, my first vote. With
what thrill OF pride I exercised for the first
time the full prerogative of citizenship. In
the crisis OF war--in the very field OF conflict
my first vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln
ICheering.l 1t Is to me priceless memory
You, gentlemen, did not have that privilege,
but it having been denied you then it viii be
some satisfaction to you to vote for the party
OF Lincoln, which rallied the young men of
the country around the banner of liberty
union and National honor between 1860 and
1865 [applausel. and now summons you under
the same glorious banner. [ReneWed ap-
plause.l
1t is seldom given to the first vot ers of this
country to start in in so important a National
contest, where so much is involved and where
so many interests are at stake. 1t is a year,
too, when old party divisions count for little
when men of all parties are united IN the
common object to save the country from dis
honor and the currency from degradation.
[Cheers.l
My fellow-citizens, 1 ventured few weeks
ago 10 suggest in a public speech that
it would be better TO open the mills than
to open the mints. [Great cheers and cries of
That's right l see that some of our polit-
ical adversarics criticize the statement saving
that it is putting the cart before the horse"
They seem 10 think that the way to open up
the woolen-mills for example, is to start a
yardstick factory. [Great laughter and ap-
plause. They forget that you must make
cloth before you can measure it [renewed
laughter, and that the weaver must be en-
ployed before the yardstick is required ZAP
plause.l But they say the yardstick is too
long. 1 answer, if you make yardstick nine
\ -.
present length, you will not increase the out
put OF cloth or its value or give additional
days labor to the American weaver. Nor Will
52-cens dollar increase industrial enter.
prises, add to the actual earnings of anybody
or enhance the real value OF anything. [Greal
applause.l
1t will wrong labor and wreck values, and
has done so wherever it has been used. More
cloth might require more yardsticks laugh
teri but more yardsticks or shorter ones vii
not create a demaLd for more CLOTH IRE
newed laughter and cries of "Good, good %
Nor will short dollars from wide-open mints
free to all the world increase our factories
[Applause.l More factories at work will fnc
work for the good dollars now in their hiding
places and find employment for the good mer
now idle at their homes. Tremendous cheer
ing.l
Industry must come first. Labor precedet
all else 1t is the foundation of wealth; it i!
the creator of all wealth. lApplause.l Iti
active employment puts money in circulation
and sends it courslng through every artery oi
trade. [Great applause.l The mints dom
distribute it in that way. Start the factorie:
in full blast and the money will flow from banl
and vault The lender viii seek the borrower
not. as now, the borrower the lender. [Grea
cheering.l
start the factories and put American ma
chihery in operation and there viii not be ar
idle man in the country who is willing anC
able TO work There will not be American
home where hunger and want viii not disap
near at once, and there VIII not be farmel
who will not be cheered and benefited by hiI
imnroyed home markets and by the better and
steadier prices for his products. (Applause
Plenty and prosperity will return TO us again
and do not forget, men and women of Wood
Comfy. that you cannot coin prosperity [gIea
eheeringl ana you cannot revive industrie:
through the IN inIs. They come through labor
and confidence, skill and enterprise and hon
esty. and they viii come no other way. lGreai
cheenng.l
The second and last delegation to-day
came from Muncie. Ind. Four bands o.
music accompanied the Indiana visitors
and a more enthusiastic delegation has
not been seen for weeks in Canton. The
spokesman for the Indiana delegation was
n E. Needham, who made an earnest ad'
dress. In response Major Mckinley said
1t is needless for me 10 say that am greatly
nouored to receive this call from my fellow.
citizens of Muncie. l must congratulate this