The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
FIVE BIG DELEGATIONS CALLED
TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS To
M'KINLEY.
TRAVELLERS CAME IN FIRST.
THE KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP GIVEN
A VERY HEARTY WELL
COME.
eERMAN-AMERIcANs THE LAST
dresses Delivered to Them by
the Candidate.

| CANTON, O., Aug. 2s.-This was a
1 busy day for Canton. Five big dele
cations called to pay their respects to
| Mckinley, and there was a continual
round Of brass bands. professions and
| speeches. The two most important
| delegations were the travelling men
from Chicago. who came over by spe-
cial train, and the German-Americans
/ from Cleveland, who ended the big
/ days
/ OF the five delegations scheduled, the
| first arrived at 7:45. It was the Com
| mercial Mems Mckinley Club No. /, of
/ Chicago, 300 strong. The Pennsylvania
company cars in which they came were
gaily decorated and proclaimed the
identity of the occupants, their start
ing point and their destination on a
| banner on either side Of the train,
reading: Commercial Mckinley Club,
| from Chicago to Canton" Numerous
banners were carried by the CONNER
cial men, conspicuous among them be-
| ing one on which were the pictures of
! Mckinley and Hobart, with IAN Hon
est Dollar" clasped hands of working
men, and the words, Protection to
Labor and Capital; Honest Money in
! 1896 to Revive Trade, Start Industries,
| Increase Wages and Restore National
| Credit The visitors were under COM
mand of Chief Marshal George Green,
| who had as assistant marshals.
Charles Medley, W. Haskell, Joseph
Pomeroy and Frank F. Lewis
The party contained all the mem
| bers of the national executive commit
| tee of the commercial men of the Unit
ed States. The officers of Commercial
Mckinley Club No. were also in line.
| The Chicago men presented a sight
which aroused much favorable COM
ment as they marched with military
! precision up the street to the Hurford
house, carrying in their hands McKin-
ley and Hobart umbrellas, and many
| of them armed with the omnipresent
| grip.
At the hotel the boys were fed and
frightened themselves up when they
| We're then ready for their onward
march to the Mckinley residence. Can
! ton turned out to do honor to the &C.
caslon. The local commercial men
| were on hand to receive their fellow
Knights Of the grip, and they did their
part well. The citizens escort and the
canton troop were in line The far
FAMED Grand Army band, with stately
! step and inspiring airs, kept eyery-
body in good humor. In answer to the
call for those who believed in the gold
| standard to assemble at the Dueber-
Hampden works to form an escort for
| the visitors, the Dueber men turned
out fully 300, and armed with McKin-
ley and Hobart umbrellas, caused
hearty applause along the line of
march. They assembled in response to
an invitation from Mr.. Dueber, who
had been invited to join his travelling
men in the demonstration Mr.. Due
Der himself, accompanied by G. +.
Corey, chairman of the national execu-
tive committee of Commercial Men of
the United States; F. B. Higbee, who
| arranged the parade, and Mr.. George
B. Frease, drove to the train to give
/ greeting in person to the commercial
| men.
| 1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the
i members of the delegation had finished
! breakfast and reorganized the impos-
ing parade to march to the Mckinley
home, to present their congratulations
and listen to his response. There was
/ by this time a large crowd on the
0SCCoAOA
4 these fell in the rear, and the crowd
which surrounded the Mckinley house
and sent up a mighty cheer as the
major appeared, completely filed the
lawn and extended over into the adult
ting street. Mr.. Carey, who presented
the visitors, was interrupted at short
intervals by applause, and when Maj
Mckinley stepped upon the chair to
1 h. criyv ,acsf 10o, ~
ovation. 1t was some minutes before
| he could proceed. When he could be
| heard, he said:
my home Thrice welcome are you here
| l am honored very greatly honored, by the
| call of this assemblage OF commercial men
| representing great commercial interests and
coming from every section of common
country. (Applause.) Although you ac-
| customed to calling on people for that, 1
| believe is chiefly your business, let me
| sure you that you never made a call any
| where more agreeable to your host than this
| call is to me. Great applause and cries of
| Good, good and tHurrah for Mckinley
| You are not only carriers of commerce,
but creators of confidence; not only advo-
Gates of progress, put promoters of pros
| perity. Everywhere you inspire either con-
fdence or distrust for You tell the truth
| about the condition of the country. rnu
not only sell goods-or used to great laugh
| ter and cheering)-but you disseminate infor-
! nation among your customers. There is no
more certain barometer of the business of
| the United States than the sentiment of
the men. of which this body assembled here
this morning is representative You en-
| courage the Respondent and quicken the lag
ging into fresh activity You give new hope
and stimulate new effort in that great body
| of business men upon whom largely de-
ponds the revival of business in all parts
| of our country. (Applause.)
What we want above all else, my fellow
citizens is confidence (Cries of good, good. y
And we cannot get confidence by threatening
to revolutionize all values and repudiate OBJ
legations. both public and private. (Enthusi-
astic cheering.) You know the facts of
business and can dispell the theories of the
dreamer and the misstatements Of the DEM
agogue, and one thing like about the COM
merciai travellers is that every one of them
applause and cries of And for Mckinley.
too'D And always stand up for America
(Cheers.)
We are all members of the great American
family and these policies which are good for
one of US are good for all Of us. Cries CT
THAT is right Those policies that are
good for the West and the great Northwest.
(Applause.) We have always
PRACTICED THE GOLDEN RULE.
The best policy is to live and let live, -
and to buy and sell IN the way that will
best promote the good of all. applause
rival whose objet in selling TO you at a
low price is to establish a business that will
in time destroy your ewn: t'5reat applause
and cries of Tint is right. } We want
no cheap goods in this country at the ex-
pense of free and honest American labor.
Tremendous cheering and cries CT "Hurrah
for McKinley.') We want no cheap goods
whose production woIii elui-e us to intro.
duce in the United States industrial and social
degradation. Cries Of "You are right, we
don't.')
The commercial travellers are practical
bushes men and comprehend business re-
suits They understand business; they know