Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-20
UNION GENERALS QUIT OHIO
Veteran oampaignors Say Goodby to the
Candidate at His Home.
MKlNLEY SHOWS THE PARTYS ATTITUDE
In n brilliant short Talk ON 81. Louis
Platform He Compares IL TO
TINT ON which Grant
stood.


early and took drive in the crisp October
air this morning. He called on his guests
OF Sunday, the old veterans at the railway
station just before their departure.
The generals special train left Canton
shortly after $40 o'clock this morning for
a swing around eastern Ohio, and will con-
clude their Ohio tour tonight at Cleveland,
entering Michigan from Toledo tomorrow
morning. There was freezing weather this
morning, but the big tabernacle was crowded
at 1880 and flags and festoons and flowers
made the scene warm and brilliant one.
Generals Howard, Alger. Marden and Stew
art, Corporal Tanner and Generals Hurst,
Walker and Sicsels each made addresses.
At the conclusion each of them was pre-
scented with basket OF flowers by the
Canton Womens Relief corps auxiliary to
the Grand Army OF the Republic. The meet
ing was one of the most enthusiastic OF the
campaign. General Sckes. as he spoke In a
low voice, seated on a chair, said he was
the democrat OF the party and there was no
office in the government he would take. but
he said the silver mine owners of America
could make $3.50. 900, 900 a year II the gov
eminent would stamp free OF charge for
them so cents worth of silver as a dollar.
He said these mine owners had a fund of
$4,000 900, and their program was to delude
and corrupt the doubtful states IL there
were any a few days before election.
The weeks visit to Major Mckinley began
with the arrival about noon of several car
loads of people from Sewickley, Pa. In the
party were a number of women and the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Sound Money club of
that city. They were escorted to the Nc
Kinley home headed by drum corps com
ing with them, and gave Mckinley three
rousing cheers when he appeared upon the
porch. The visitors were happily intro
duced by Attorney George b. Wallace.
Major Mckinley said in reply:
PARTY HAS NOT CHANGED.
Some people seem to have the notion that
the republican party has made a new de-
parturc that 1t occupies different posi-
ton from that which II ever occupied I'm the
past. That Is a mistake. We stand where
we have always stood. not only upon the
money question, but upon the tariff ques-
ton, and | want to call your attention to
what may have escaped YOU. When the
war closed, the great problem before the
American people after the reconstruction
of the union was what should be done with
the great debt that had been occasioned
ny the war and what should be done by
way of maintaining a sound currency in the
United States In 1863. the great soldier
armies that were ever engaged in sustain
ing great cause. General L.. S. Grant. was
nominated for president Let me read you
two planks of the platform upon which he
stood and you can see then whether the
republican party has changed its position:
I'VE denouncc all forms of reputation as
a national crime and the national honor re-
quires the payment of the public debt in
the utmost good faith to creditors at home
and abroad, not only according to the let
ter but the spirit of the law under which
IL was contracted"
That was when we had that enormous
war debt of over 81, coo, 0OO, 100 and the coun-
try seemed TO be staggering under it. but
the republican party stood up as 1t always
has, and insisted that every dollar OF that
debt must be paid In the best currency of
the world; and under that policy we have
paid off more than two thirds of that great
national debt and paid every dollar of ii
with honor and the best currency. Then,
let me tell you another plank In that plat
form, which just as well applies to our
situation today:
THAT the best policy to diminish our
burdens OF debt Is to so improve our credit
that the capitalist will seek to loan us
money at lower rates of interest than we
now pay and must continue to pay, as long
as reputation, partial total. open or
covert is threatened and suspected"
This Is the way to get the capital to in
vest ut lower rates of interest, to give con-
iidence to the business of the country not
by repudiating, the debts of the country and
by discrediting its currency, but by lifting
up both credit and currency and thus com
manding the confidence of the business
world. That same democratic national con
vention that nominated Horatio Seymour
for president had this utterance on the
money question. which was sound then and
is today, and commend 1t to all of you:
one currency Tor the government and
the people the laborer, the oificeholder. the
pensioner and the soldier and the bond
holder"
That's the kind of money we have today.
Just as good in the hands of the poor as In
the hands of the rich: and we propose TO
pay the obligations of this government in
the future. just as we have paid the obli-
cations of the government i'm the past i'm
the best money of the world.
After the address Mrs. Mckinley received
the women. and the whole party was photo
graphed, with Major Mckinley In the center
OF the group.
LINCoLN'S SECRETARY CALLS.
Colonel John Hay, who was President Lin
CONS private secretary arrived In Canton
shortly after noon today and was met al
the depot by Major Mckinley. lie ex-
pressed his surprise at the campaign, as he
mas personally viewed 1t. There has never
neeh anything like it, he says. Probably
tho nearest approach to 1t vas the cam
p1lGn OF Mr.. Lincoln, when the nominee
received at his own home large number of
VISITORS But they did not come In such
numbers as they are coming to Canton and
Mr.. Lincoln made no such speeches II has
always been regarded unsafe for a presi-
dental candidate to discuss public questions
Continued Colonel Hay: but Major Me
kinley In all his speeches has not uttered
o. wrong word or made mistake and has
added greately to the strength of the re-
publican cause today"
captain I-hldEetle Williams Mrs. Mcktn-
ley's cousin and prominent business man.
Is also here today with his wife He is en-
route from Europe, where he has been visit
ing for several months. Sol Smith Russell
called during the afternoon TO pay his re-
spects to Major Mckinley. Mrs Mckinley
and party Of friends attended his perform
anee tonight.
The regular afternoon train brought 10
Canton a party of friends and admirers of
Major Mckinley OF whose visit no announce
mont had been made They were cordially
received upon the lawn and were intro
duced by State Representative r. w. layers
PoIitiRl Debate mt David City.
DAVID CITY, Ncb.. Oct. 19.-(Special)-
In the debate held Saturday night between
Hon. Matt Miller (dem.) and C. H. Aidrich
(rep), Miller had the opening and made the
usual silver argument, that the silver in
terests were tho paramount interests of the
world and its price regulated the price of all
commodities. He did not forget to touch
upon the crime OF '73," making the plea
that the free colnage Of silver would cure the
financial Ills that now beset the nation. AL
drich in his answer talked for thirty minutes
on the tariff issue and then took up Mllers
remarks In the order they had been pre-
scented. In Millers closing speech he ig-
nored the questions OF Aldrich, It being evil
hat naWN N