Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-28
NEW ENGLAND
Sends Her Delegation to the
Home Of Major Mckinley.
Our Next President Greets Them
Warmly and Makes Grand Speech.
Pays Tribute to New England o. Which She
May Well Be Proud.

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tons were late in reaching Canton.
today. The first to arrive was a large
one from the mountain counties of
West Virginia, and Maryland on the
baltimore 4 ONO railroad. There
were 600 farmers in the delegation and
a number Of business and professional
men.
| A delegation came from Cleveland
| was composed of about 1900 employees
| of the Epson Nut Co. Lampson Zes-
sions Co.. and Peck. Stow II CO. W.T..
| Mckinsie was the spokesman. he made
Il ringing address. Major Mckinlcy's
appearance WAS greeted with tnunders
! Of applause and cheers that continued
| several minutes. The spokesman said
| that large number of the men in the
| delegation voted for free trade four
| years ago. and had been sorry for il
ever since. and proposed 10 reverse the
verdict they helped To render then
| Major Mckinley discussed the tariff
| for several minutes.
| Pressing closely behind he Cleveland
delegation were 500 workingmcn from
| the junction Iron and Steel Works of
| Mingo Junction. Major Mckinley ad-
| dressed them from a stand in front of
| his lawn.
| A special train of handsome Wagner
| sleeping and dining ears brought a
| line delegation from Boston and other
| New England cities at : T. NJ. today
The excursion was under the auspices
| Of the Boston Herald. The members
! OF the New England Sound Money
| League who composed the delegation
| we're received "a fba i.x-,
Mounted Canton troop. and widely
known Grand Army Band and a com
| pany of prominent citizens. who es-
corted them to Major Mckinley's res
| dence
The spokesman for the New Eng
| land visitors was Hon. Frank ". Roll
Inns, 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
the visitors. Major Mckinley said:
This public manifestation of the zeal of
New England for the Republican cause
and the triumph of Republican principles
= most encouraging and inspiring. | don't
| feel that the New England people are
stosether strangers to me. l have met
| them at their meetings in public discus
sion Tor nearly - years, and il has been
my observation that whatever considera-
tons move New England to any action
move every other part of our common
country. Great APPLAUSE What is good
for New England is good for Ohio. What
Is good for New England is good for the
great West. and what is good for one part
OF our country is good for every part
tApplausel.
This is year. my fellow citizens. when
partisanshlp counts for but little and pa
triotism for everything. tCries OF
Good. }
This assemblage furnishes an impress
siVe tribute TO the cause of national honor
ana the upholding of the American ma
ton We nave presented in this campaign
a question that should be in no sense poll
ticai. partisan or sectional: strange but
very serious question, astounding. indeed.
at TINS Juncture of our national affairs.
question fraught with the greatest peril
70 every, interest of the United States.
but of tomorrow and hereafter-a bold,
bald question of national integrity and
national honor. Great cheering). Both
OF these are involved in the die of our
ballots. a week from today.
1t Is not question simply as to whether
one party or another shall win, as in
times past-that sinks into comparative
insigniiicance in a crisis like this-but it
Is a question whether now, in our great
est strength and majesty. we shall pro-
claim to the world whether we are a ma
ton OF people that can be trusted or
whether we shall allow it TO be said that
we the people of the United States. be-
lieve in paying our honest debts in bits
OF metal stamped in the name and by the
authority of the great republic as worth
leo cents for all dues, public and private.
when in fact they are worth only so cents.
My fellow countrymen, the mere state
rlent of the proposition brings the indig-
nant answer of instant and instructive
condemnation. tCries of Good and
My friends. l do not know what you
may think of such u proposition. except
rs | judge of your past history. resplen-
dent it is and has been in the annals
of human affairs and government, but l
feel as | believe all Americans must feel,
when l contemplate such a project. like
when he cried aloud with fervent Voice.
Forbid it. Almighty God" We cannot
afford to be Indifferent. listless or uncon
cerned on such Il question, and We are
not. Men in every part of the country are
quickened into activity to avert the
threatened danger as they have seldom,
if ever. been quickened before.
There is more in life than food and
raiment, lands and wealth-more in
life than power and riches. Whatever
our condition, relatively speaking, there
comes a still. small voice more pene
trating than a tempest, that asks and
insists that we shall answer Is this
just true and righteous and that
question addressed to every mans con-
science must follow us into every cleo
ton booth in the country. Great
cheering and cries of 1T will).
IF we could profit by public dishonor,
we would still spurn it. No nation.
state or individual ever did or can
profit by dishonor. The men of New
England spurn. as they have always
spurned Reputation or dishOnor. in
any form or guise in which it may be
presented.
On December Goth, next, / believe
you will celebrate the seth anniver-
sary of the landing of the Pilgrim
fathers. The shades of three centuries
are looking down upon you and us.
With the Pilgrims came the glorious
institutions of freedom of speech, free
dom of faith and worship. Individual
responsibility and inviolable personal
and public honor. With them came the
priceless gem of American liberty; with
them came love of family, church and
school and the blessed institutions of
public law and order, of a reverence
for courts and respect for constitutedt