The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-03


turned into study and it is filled with mail
which includes almost every conceivable
form of telegram, letter, newspaper, badge,
and congratulatory message.
Ex-congressman O'Donnell, who sat for
six years in congress next TO Mr. Mckinley,
introduced President ellison to the next
president and his wife and he introduced
the members of the party to Mr.. Mckinley,
who in turn introduced his wife, both of
them shaking hands with the entire party.
Mrs. Mckinley is an invalid but most
sweet and fine looking lady with a kind
word for all.
After the introductions President ellison,
for the association, said:
We have come to your home to add our
voices in the great chorus of congratulations
that comes to you through all this broad
land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
| from the Canadas to the Gulf. We come
from the state of Michigan, that is proud to
claim cousinship with Ohio-a state that,
like your own, has vast agricultural, COM
mercial, industrial, railway, marine and
mining interests, all of which are to be
benefited, as we firmly believe, through
your influence. 1t Is state that is now
solidly republican in all its departments
and will be kept so in spite of the fears of
the timid, by the magic of word, a new
American word, word that was coined for
us by our political enemies in a spirit of
ridicule and is adopted in a spirit of zeal
and gratitude-the word McKinleyism.
We come from profession that is quick to
recognize and utilize every American genius
whether in the form of physics or of state
craft-a profession which has done much in
the past to educate the people along the
lines of material Developments profession
that is, with the school and the church, to
uphold national integrity, national educa-
ton and national loyalty-a profession,
Major Mckinley, devoted to the American
flag, the American farm, the American
factory and the American fireside. We
come to you, Major Mckinley, as business
men and business women-for our profess
sion is not only graced but strengthened by
the presence of the gentler sex. We have
with us ladies who are publishers of news
papers that we are proud of in Michigan.
We come to you, say, as representatives
and exponents of great business interests,
and are sure to receive new hope and en-
couragement from your name and the prin-
ciples which it represents.
We have introduced to you today gentle
men and ladies representing our most in
huential newspapers. The larger cities
in our state are represented here
Detroit, Grand Rapids, the metropolis
and the second metropolis of our state,
as well as q number of the larger towns that
are well known throughout the United
States. The city of Jackson, Mich, was
the home of the republican party and its
birthplace. In that beautiful city, in 1854,
was organized the republican party of
which we are al so proud today.
have nothing farther to say except this, that
we came, perhaps Unexpectedly, and so
soon after the nomination that we had moi
time to gather in our hosts, so that our com
pany is but small part of what it other
wise would have been; but we came into
your yard to help trample down one of your
flower beds, if thore are any left to trample
and to carry off few pickets from your
back fence.
In behalf of our party l sincerely thanR
you for the privilege of meeting yourself
and Mrs. Mckinley.
MAJOR MC'KINLEY's RESPONSE.
In response Major Mckinley spoke a!
follows:
Mr.. ellison and Ladies and Gentlemen:
count IL very great honor as well as very
great pleasure to receive this visit from tn,
republican editors of the state of Michigan.
have noted for many years the ability of tn,
press of your state. l have noted that the
republican press has never faltered in ID
loyalty to the republican principles, anC
under all circumstances has been faithful t.
the republican cause, nor have / permitted
to pass unobserved the very friendly per
sonal spirit which has been shown me fo
long years by the republican editors of you
state; and during the discussion preceding
the republican national convention you
partiality was SO strongly marked and 81
generous that cannot forbear to thank you
When your great state, with its representa-
tives at st. Louis spoke, it spoke unitedly
so that the republican press and the peopl,
Michigan this year were of one mind.
The power which you, ladies and gentle
men, exercise cannot be overestimated
, You not only register public opinion, bu
you have much to do with making and IN
luencing it, and in government like ours
where public opinion lies at the foundation
and is supreme in government, the press
mighty in its power. The partisan press
: too. is indispensable In government lik
ours. AS long as we have parties, we mus
, have party newspapers, and 1t is very graft
, flying to me to know today that the republi
can party never had such strength and sup