Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-02
lELEGRAPHIC.
TALK TO EDITORS.
Vsi Virginia journalists Call Cd
Mckinley.
,rspOSslDILIrY OF TUE PRES.
,..,.e,lon aud pa'rlllism Tho Topls
Of thi Addrc,s-An En.hu'i'
asiic Crowd.

CANTON, o., sogt. 1.-The noun
,.,r,st editors Of West Virginia nave
"a. healthy lungs. When the party
!, slsbiy.six called on Mel. Mckinley
:, 4 o'clock this afternoon, several
,spdted people Joined In the gather ny.
r,,tybody was enthusiastic and the
l,,sra,lon applauJed nearly every
,,s,sres Major Mckinley spoke. The
,,,.pp,aiion Of the Republican Press
,,.oelaiion by Mf. w. =. Morris was
ssu,ually witty and cnlcriaibiug.
Mckinley In response said:
rMt Morris aud Gentlemen OF the
Retublican Pfets Association Of
West Vifginiai
oil Affords me sincere pleasure TO
.lye you welcome TO my state, my city
nj niy home. From no quarter could
,lsllofs DO moro welcome; not from
ans body Of men than tue representa-.
liyss OF the Republican press OF West
Vifrlnlp, OF n state In which nm in-
t,n,sly Interested M q citizen and
Republican. and because l believe
mai upon tho success Of Republican
rrlpeiples her advancement and wei.
,re largely depend. This cause In
shlch you arc engaged this year IL one
commanding conscience anu interest.
ms Republican cause never was mole
iu,t and righteous than this year, and
lhs triumph OF Its principles was never
more essential TO the general welfare
n the American people than now.
We have had great political contests
In the past, hut II doubt II there ever
Eas xagUd a campaign which invoivei
hi.htr Interest 10 tho people and ine
e,unify than those presented 10 this
ampalgu. Applause and cries OF
aTnaps figh.nl Nothing Ia more
vital 10 tho alabuIDg anu pfogtces Of n
country than the preservation OF lie
credit ana finhnciai honor. Applause
sbd orlue OF "rhats flghf, too."
Nothing IL more Indispensable 10 busl.
bss, anu prosperity than that the cur.
rncy Of tho county shall be 90 honest
lhai n can cheat nobody. NothiDg 10
siKfeaIer moment 10 tho welfare Of
ltV country tnhn the adoption Of "A
policy which will give 10 labor aud
rApliAl constant employment with fair
s,ufns. Applause and orlea OF
iG50Jp
"But, gentlemen, lying beneath all
lAue anu more important than all
lhee, 10 the preservation OF law ana
uflei-tho reign OF domestic quiet
iChsep. All these are embraced In
he acknowledgement IL upon this year.
Ia connection with these questions,
~ editors anu publlshefs, you have
the gtavesi responsibilities. You
help " make public sentiment, and a
right public sentiment II what IL most
needed al this Iuno,uro Of our national
Afaln. Never was the pteea Of the
egunliy more aroused to theso issues
lhAn now. Never dii the Republican
cause have such mighty support from
the newspapers OF this United States
nii has today. This help IL not con-
hned 10 tho Republican press ALONE,
but lDcludu8 many VI tho greatest
newspapers which nave hitherto auv0.
Gated the Democratic cause. Great
APPLAUSE. All this N an evidence that
the people appreciate u great crisis IN
upon ~ and that the way 10 avoid that
Crisis 10 for patriotic men Of every bec.
lion oi the country To unite and act
together In the common cause OF oOun.
Try. tigeat applaus
at Is no selfish concern, therefore,
that prompts mo TO express tbs hope
that Wett Virginia may become prom.
lhenlly a Republican state Cneers
and cities Of ~ will 10 Republican this
iill oil IlghPl. and that what she
gained 20 glonousiy In 1894 viii not
ls lost 10 1926. Great applause. The
Republican parry aims higher lhan
lhal-l1 Is not merely tho success
q Individual or party, hut tho good
o. Tue country II neekt; anu IL u