The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-28
M'KINLEY TALKS
TO VIRGINIANS
Attention is Called to the Results Of the
Free Trade Policy.
MORE CONFIDENCE IS NECESSARY;
Large Delegations of Artisans from
Cleveland, Minso Junction and
Other Points, and Special Train
of Handsome Wagner Sleeping Cars
Brings the Boston and New Eng.
land Visitors.

canton, o., Oct. 2I.-Ihe Delegations
were late in reaching Canton today.
The first to arrive was a large one from
the mountain counties of West Nir-
ginia and Maryland on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. There We're COO
farmers in the delegation and num-
Der of business and professional men.
A delega ton Of about 75 ladies from
Martins Ferry arrived with the West
Virginia and Maryland people. Major
Mckinley did not make a speech to the
delegation for the reason that it came
in with another delegation and did not
ask for a separate address In ad-
dressing the West Virginia and Mary
land delegations Major Mckinley said
in substances:
II am glad to be assured by your
spokesman that both states can be
counted this year In the Republican
column and If on the evening of the
third of November the result should be
different then l shall not regard him
as good prophet The state of West
Virginia was Republican two years
ago, the state of Maryland was Repub-
lican year ago. and know of no rea-
son. why you should alter your
respective verdicts then rendered
in favor of the Republican principles.
(Cries of mo, no.'O
THE highest destiny of man IS the
aspiration of the human family where
ever located. We divide ourselves into
great governmental systems. The pro-
jectors of each believing that their sys-
TEN will best subserve in the countries
and best secure the destiny for their
people We think we have the best
system under the sun. 1t Is certainly
the freest and up to this hour. has been
a nation not of dshonor but of honor.
and | believe the people of this country
north and south and east and west will
maintain the unsullied honor of our
government. and the unquestioned in
tegrity Of our currency forever and
evcrmore. (Applause)
CONFIDENCE NECESSARY.
What we want in this country is an
opportunity to develop it. Your two
states are only waiting for the magic
touch of confidence TO unfold the
wealth of treasures which the Almighty
has put in your hills. You We're just,
beginning prior to 1892 to enjoy the lar
Eest development you had ever en-
ioyed. Your coal and your iron. your
splendid Industries scattered all over
two states, We're enjoying the very
highest prosperity that have been en-
Joyed before. Suddenly confidence is
shaken, business is paralyzed, men
have no faith in the future; men don't
know what it is to await them in their
business. capitalists sit with their
money boarded in strong boxes, and
while capital is boarded in the strong
boxes. labor is idle on the streets. Ali
because there is no confidence. all be-
cause the people in their majestic
power did what they have a right to do
always-they changed from q policy
under which we had been operating for
more than one half of the life of the
government and entered upon a new
policy under which whenever it pre-
vailed in this country. we had had
business depression and from that hour
to this the country has suffered. Every
interest has suffered: every working
man has suffered in his income and his
wages and the government itself has
suffered in its revenues and has been
forced to go out into the open markets
and borrow money to pay its every
day expenses. Now. take ii no matter
what your politics have been in the
past you do not want to pursue any
such debt creating policy. You don't
want to pursue a policy that impov-
erishes the people and impoverishes
the public treasury. What we want to
do is to get that confidence back and
the only way to get it back is to defeat
the party that destroyed it and put
into power that party which for more
than one-third of a century gave this
country the highest prosperity and
greatest development 1t ever attained"
(Applause.)
CLEVELAND VISITORS.
The next delegation came from
Cleveland and was composed of about
thousand employees in the aggregate
of the UpsOn Nut company, the Lamp
son company and the Peck, Stow &
Wilcox company. w. F. McKenquie
was spokesman and he made q ringing
address. The delegation was hilar-
ious and uncommonly, enthusiastic one.
Major Mckinley's appearance was
greeted with thunders of applause and
cheers continued for several minutes
The spokesman said large number of
the men in the delegation voted for
free trade four years ago and they had
been sorry for 1t ever since and pro-
posed to reverse the distress they
helped to render then. Major McKinl-
ley took up the line of thought and dis
cussed the tariff for several minutes.
Pressing closely behind the Cleve-
land delegations were 500 workingmen
from the Junction Iron and Steel works
of Mingo Junction, and Captain w. J.
Urquhart introduced them in few
words to Major Mckinley who adj
dressed them from the stand in front
of his lawn.
A special train of handsome Wagner
sleeping and dining cars brought fine
delegation from Boston and other New
England cities at D. m. today. The
excursion was under the auspices of
the Boston Herald. The members of
the New England Sound Money league
who composed the delegations were
met at the station by the Canton
mounted trOOu and the widely known
Grand Army band and company of
prominent citizens, who escorted them
to Major Mckinley's residence. The
spokesman for the New England visit
ors was Hon. Frank w. Rollins, who
addressed Major Mckinley with great
earnestness and eloquence. He was
frequently applauded. Cheer after
cheer greeted Major Mckinley when he
stepped forward to address his visit
ors.
NEW ENGLAND'S GIFTS.
The New England delegation brought
several gifts to Major Mckinley X. A.
Soule. of New Bedford, presented him
with large cut glass punch bowl and
some handsomely polished whales
teeth; .. w. Holmes on the part Of the
Salem Cogswell Republican club, with
golden witch spoon, and the women
of Massachusetts. through Mrs. Emma
S. Alrny, sent Mapor Mckinley a twig
from pear tree planted in Danvers
in 1890 by Governor Endcitt.
A well organized and interested dele
cation Of women from NOrwalk, Ohio,
were the next callers. There were
more than 200 in line when they
mare "a T., the streets, accompanied
ny g''' . on committee Of Canton la
Dies. Each woman in the delegation