The record-union., 1896-10-10


the Way From East Tennessee
Two Thousand Ex-Confederate
Veterans From Virginia Among the
Visitors.
CANTON CO.,, Oct. 9.--In addition to
the activity here to-day, Major Mckin-
ley was enabled to hear the shouts and
sounds from the great demonstration
in Chicago, and the tramp of the 10O,-
OOO marching Republicans echoes by
lcng-distance telephone in Major Nc
kinley's study and in Mrs. McKinley's
living-room. The telephone company
put a direct Chicago wire into the Nc
kinley house for use to-day, and there
were twelve receivers attached to this
end of it,
The first delegation to arrive was that
from Knoxville and East Tennessee,
about 800, and they were all enthusi-
astic and demonstrative. The spokes
man was Editor William Rule of Knox
Vile. Among those in the delegation
were the donors of the large hickory
stump which Major Mckinley received
some time ago from Kings County, Ten
nessee. The candidate to-day made use
OF the stump for the first time.
In addressing the Tennesseeans, Ma
jor Mckinley said:
Il appreciate that you have come a
great distance, almost the greatest dis
tance of any delegation that has yet Wis
tied me, to pay your respects to me, not
personally, but rather to testify your
devotion TO the principles of the Repub-
lican party, and your determination
that those principles shall triumph at
the election on the Sd day Of Novem-
Der. Your presence here recalls pleas
ant and inspiring memories connected
with the early history Of your State
A delegation Of 500 miners from
Monongahela County, Pennsylvania,
then marched up to the house. Thomas
Pollock made a short speech of intro
duction to which Mr.. Mckinley re-
sponded.
The next delegation, also Pennsyl-
vania one, was made up Of citizens
from Warren and Forest Counties, and
numbered 600 Mr.. Mckinley addressed
them as follows:
If | ever had any doubt as to the
extent Of the population of Pennsylva-
MIA that doubt has been removed since
the St. Louis Convention. daughter
and applause) I think that I have had
the honor Of call from nearly all West
ern Pennsylvania and as far east as
Harrisburg; all coming upon the same
mission; all determined upon the same
end-that Of contributing their part to
the success of the grandest principles
that were advocated by any political
party and for the greatest party in the
world. (Applause)
I've have had in this country since
| the beginning of the Government the
trial Of two revenue systems. One has
been known as the tariff for revenue
only system, and the other as the pro-
tectiVe tariff system. We had no ex-
perlence under the former system for
50 many years that the people had
totally forgotten the distress which was
the result of the inauguration of that
system. We have had some experience
with it during the last three years and
half, and we do not want any more
Of it." (Applause)
Clinton County (Ohio) farmers to the
| number of 400 came next. Clinton
County is the rich agricultural section
or Ohio, and its citizens are among
the most prosperous farmers in the
world.
Mr.. Mckinley had not been notified
OF the coming of this delegation, and his
remarks We're wholly improptu.
Inc speech which Major Mckinley ex-
pFcted 10 make first was made the last
ne eX-Con1ederate eX veterans who were
expected to arrive at in the morning
] dld not all reach Canton until o'clock
TINS afternoon. They came on three spe-
I frrf l.
nandoah and numbered nearly 1000.
Nearly half Of them fought under Stone
wall jackson, and hundreds Of them
nave never voted the Republican ticket.
They were met by Grand Army Posts
| upon their arrival, and were escorted to
the Tabernacle, where an elaborate din
| ner was served by the women of Can
ton. After dinner they marched to
Major McKinley's house. Scores Of the
ex-Confederate soldiers walk arm-in-
arm with the Union veterans-gray uni
forms and blue were mixed In the
parade. Along the line of march the
veterans were cheered at every step and
they made a brave spectacle as they
swung up the broad street just at sun
| set.
The last rays of the sun cleaned in
the faces of the men who had faced each
other as foes in deadly battle, and those
same rays fell upon and glorified forty
American flags which waved above them
as they marched and to which they are
! equally loyal and devoted. 1t was an i'm
pressive sight.
AT Major McKinley's house the recep-
| ton given the visitors was most cor
dial Flags and handkerchiefs fluttered
from every window, and Mrs. Mckinley
! leaning out on the sill from a second
story window waved a small silken
banner. The two thousand spectators
on the streets and in the neighboring s
yards lifted their voices in a chorus of
cheers and then from the great delega-
| ton of Southerners rose a great cheer
the old rebel yell transformed into a
great patriotic cheer. The cheering
| when Major Mckinley appeared on the
stand was prolonged and vehement.
Major Mckinley said: My fellow
citizens: / welcome to my home the
representatives of a State of proud an
cestraI memories. (Cheering.) The
state of Washington, the President OF
the convention which framed the Fed
eral Constitution, and the first and fore
most President of the United States; the
State of jefferson and the author of the
Declaration of Independence (great ap-
plause), and which lighted the torch OF