New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
M'kINLEY TALKS TO EDITORS.
STIRRING SPEECH TO A WEST vIR-
GINA DELEGATION

TRADE AND NO FREE sILvER"-THE
DUTY OF THE PRESS IN THE PRES
ENT CRIsTs-HIs WORDS AROUSE
GREAT CHEERING.
Canton. Ohio Sept. 1.-The advent OF autumn
was made notable in Canton by the arrival OF
delegation of the Republican editors of West
Virginia. Ninety.fve per cent Of the Repub-
hcan newspapers Of the State were repre- scented
ny their editors or owners in the delegation. The
editors arrived at 1910 o'clock and found
special cars on the street railway ~aiting 10
convey them to the hotel. After they I'd dined
they formed in line AM marched to the Nc
kinley residence. They escorted by tt
Canton Cavalry Brigade
THE GREETING TO M'KINLEY
The appearance OF Major Mckinley was the
signal for an outburst of applause He was In
troduced by p. w. Morris. Editor OF The Ritch,e
Gazette" and president Of .he Republican Press
Association of West Virginia. Mr.. Morris
among other things said:
THE Republican party tan be trusted to al
fairly and honestly with silver. and to give the
country all the silver money the real wants Of
trade demand and the ;iles Of finance permit
The other politice, question that is prominent Is
that of protection 70 American industries This
is a matter which brings you Me jor Mckinley
distinctly to mini The law that was allied with
your name such TO make you dear
to West Virginia people tariff bill that at
once brings in sufficient revenue to supply every
proper need Of the Government and properly
protects American industries IS what West Vir
gnia wants-an1 such a bill WAS the one th-t
bore your name. The reason foy this is because
West Virginia has enough coal for the world
beneath her rugged surface iron ore in vast
quantities. great forests. and sheep and cattle
on a thousand hills"
MAJOR MK1NLEY'S REPLY
Major Mckinley was heartily and repeatedly
cheered when he stepped forth to make answer
to the address OF Mr.. Morris. After a few in
trodrctory observations Major Mckinley read
his speech from q typewriter manuscript. lie
said:
"Mr Morris and Gentlemen OF the Republican
Press Association OF West Virginia: 1t affords
me sincere pleasure to give you welcome to my
State. my city and my home. From no quarter
would visitors he more welcome. nor from any
body Of men than the representatives OF the
Republican press of West Virginia. from
State which | am intensely interested In as
citizen and Republican, and because be-
lieve that upon the success Of the Republican
principles her advancement and welfare largely
depend (Applause) The cause In which you
are engaged this year is one commanding both
conscienc. and interest. The Republican cause
never was more just and righteous man tms
year. and the triumph Of its principles was
never more essential to the general welfare OF
the American people than now. We nave hao
great political contests in the past. but DOUBT
II any was ever waged which involved higher
interests 70 the people and to the country at
large than those presented in This campaign
(Annlause and cries Of That's right'D
Nothing is more vital to the standing ana
nrogress of a country than the preservation OF
ito credit and financial honor. tApplause' anu
cries OF That's right") Nothing is more III
dispensable to business ana prosperity Una"
that the currency Of the country s'"'' oe ~
honest that it car cheat nobody. o'rea' o"ee
,npl Nothing is Of greater moment 10 the W.T.
fare OF the country than the ADOPTION VI 4"
pocy which will give TO labor ana oap''a' oo"
slant employment WIN Id" '''''"'
and cries OF "Good")
pESpONSIBILITY OF THE PRESS
"pu, gentlemen. lying beneath all 'hese ana
,ore important than all these IS the prese'N"'i'"
or low and order-the reign OF ooihes"0 '"'e'
,C.baersl All these are embraced IN the co"'e"
,ion which Is upon us this year III co""e'"o"
with these questions. as EDITORS anu pu""'" -
Won have the gravest responsiveness ~" "'P
"a maI-e public sentiment. ana r'eht p""''
sentiment is what is mos. needed at 'h's 'u"''
ure az our National affairs Never "dS '''' P''''
or The country more aroused 10 'hese 'sS"'S '''"
. ~over did the Republican cause have such
mighty support from the newspapers "
,.n,tad staies as IT has to-day This help is not
confined to the Republican press alone pul III
o,udes MANY OF the greatest newspapers which
eI Democratic
lCreat applause> All this is an evidence 'ha'
the people appreciate that grea' cris's Is
,,nor them. and that the way TO avoid that Crisis
e, Cor natr,otic men of every section OF the coun-
., 70 unita and act together In the common
cause OF the country. Great applauseD
HIGH AIMS OF THE PARTY.
.,. o ss,esb concern therefore, that prompts
mn n express the hope that Wes; Virginia may
become permanently Republican state 'cheeis
80 ,rias of "It will go Republican this fall all
r,obtr, and that what she gained so gloriousiy
n 1904 viii not be lost in 1895 Great ap-
,.,.o, The Republican party aims higher than
,bat-.-n il not merely ,he success Of individuals
x,, hut the good Of the country IT seeks;
and II is in that spirit. animated only by patri-
otic sentiment, that WISH always " ''" "'
act (Applause).
.rhore 10 In nv Judgment State whose
,,v "a linked more closely to Republican
paIirics than West Virginia. You have extensive
p;,'ar commerce both the Ohio and Kanawna,
III S ,h,s Ga never so prosperous and active az
when YOUR great steel and iron interests, your
mines your mills. your factories are 6usiiy EN- en-
poyed Cries Of That's rign, 600 ,1ns n9nr ,,h
roads. reaching now more than -'Voo nines wnn ,n
,ber employees are all better off when every field
of Industry is employed. Every railroad em-
poye from the trackman TO manage, h.,ara
rriaies this as he never appreciated IL peIore.
"rben have you considered that perhaps no
otber equal territory. no other 25'OOo square
miles Of the soil OF the Un'eo Ssaes a. nany
,n,erests as ,,es whose development. growth and
n"nrsss are 80 dependent upon the mainte-