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turned aside from their usual occupa-
tionS to come to our county for this
great opening day of our campaign. And
1 want you all to feel that 1 regard it
as a special favor and compliment to
have you with us to-day. (Great cheer
ingD And I trust that our people will
give you most generous and hospitable
welcome, as / am sure they will, and
wish for all Of you safe return to your
homes after the days doings are over.
(Cries of 'Hurrah for McKinley.O
Major Mckinley had hardly finished
before the Building and Trades Council
of Columbus came up the street behind
their band. AS soon as the Americus
Club moved away from the vicinity OF
the stand the Columbus delegation took
its place. John N. Marion was spokes-
man. In response to his remarks Major
Mckinley said:
II have been very deeply and pro-
foundly touched by the message which
your spokesman brings to me as your
representative, speaking of the great
buildings and trades occupations of the
Capital City. Applause) I recall the
four years I spent in your city, and
cherish them among the most dear and
not recall an hour during my incum-
bency of the office of Governor that l
did not have the sympathy and encour-
agement and friendship of the working
men Of the city of Columbus.
"Our trouble to-day in this country is
that we have not got enough work
(cries of that's rightly, and all of US, no
matter to what political party we have
ho1 in, bo CT n vote
for more employment to give the Amerl-
can working man. Cheering and ap-
plauseD We have lost a good deal Of
work in the last four years, and we want
to get it back, and then when we get It
back (cries of We want to keep it)-yes,
we want to keep 1t. and when We get 1t
back we propose that we shall be paid
in the best dollars known to the COM
mercial world. tremendous applause.)
We do not propose to vote in favor of a
money, the value of which you have got
to ascertain every morning by consult
ing the market column in the news
papers (Great cheering) We have
had no such money as that in the past
and we do not propose to enter upon
such an experiment just now. CAP
plause and cries of Our money is good
enOugh.O
Il thank you my countrymen, for this
call. i appreciate the good will of the
men representing the great buildings
trades Of the city of Columbus / know
that you will be glad to hear from the
great State of Pennsylvania, and we
have here on this platform that splendid
Governor, General Hastings. 1 take
pleasure in presenting him to YOU
Great applause)
Before this delegation left Governor
Bushnell was escorted to the stand, and
he was introduced and made a short
speech.
Several delegations called at the close
of the afternoon meeting. To the Akron
delegation. one of the largest that Wis
tied the city, Major Mckinley said:
Il was especially delighted to see the
great delegation from Akron in the
parade to-day. 1t occurred to me as
saw you passing the reviewing stand
that you had not left anybody at home.
Applause) 1 am sure your presence
here has contributed much toward max
ing this most successful meeting, and
personally 1 feel especially honored to
see you come over in such large numbers
on this, our opening day. This is one
of the largest political meetings, ii not
the largest, ever held In the State, and it
is only the opening of the campaign,
and as l said in 1893 at Akron, when 1
looked over an audience of fifteen or
twenty thousand of people at the open
ing of the campaign of my second nomi-
nation, / said if this is the opening what
will the close be? And SO / thought to-
day as you were passing. | thank you
for your call" Great applause)
1t was quite dark when the Elkins
Cadets and a large delegation from
Salem, Ohio, called. Major Mckinley
was tired, and had gone to his room to
take short nap. The bands played six
or eight marches, and he gave up the
notion Of slumber and made two more
speeches.
Judge Amber Of Salem made short
address and Major Mckinley responded
in a few appropriate remarks.
Major Mckinley then turned to the
Elkins Cadets. He was heartily cheered.
After the tumult had subsided he made
a speech Of welcome, and was greeted
with rounds of applause.
Major Mckinley entertained Senators
Cullom and Thurston, Governor Hast
ings, Governor Bushnell, Congressman
McCleary and a dozen Canton friends at
dinner this evening.
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