The record-union., 1896-09-16

applause) The financial honor Of this
is entirely too sacred, to be the football
or party politics. (Great applause.)
Che Republican party has maintained
it, and is pledged to maintain it. 1t
has more than once stood between good
faith and dishonor, and when it gave
up the control OF the Government our
national honor had never before been so
high and unquestioned. (Applause)
The Republican party is pledged to
maintain the credit Of the Government.
which is intimately associated with its
spotless name and honor, and this it
Will do under all circumstances and
at any cost (Cheering) Consider, my
felloW-citizens, the advancement we
made between 1880 and 1890, and during
those years we never had free trade
nor free silver daughter and cries Of
"Good.'O The marvellous progress of
the country between 1880 and 1890 is
worthy the study Of all American citi-
zens. 1t is the best answer to the Oft
repeated but fallacious statement that
the country has been suffering from the
effect of the Act Of 1873, which stopped
the free coinage Of silver. 1t is an un-
answerable argument for the restora
tlCn Of protective tariff and the main
tenance of sound money" (Applause)
A VISIT FROM WAR VETERANS.
Early in the afternoon the Grand
Army Posts of Stark County called on
Major Mckinley. Five hundred veter-
ans marched with valiant step, but
Slow behind the bands and the old
rcgimental flags-fags that We're torn
by shot and rent and gnaShed by shells;
flags that were waved at Shiloh, riddled
1T Winchester glorified at Gettysburg.
The veterans marched with a soldierly
aspect that won them tribute of earn
est applause all along the streets
through which they passed. Colonel
j. j. Clark made a brief but eloquent
address to Major Mckinley on behalf
Of the visiting comrades.
In answer to Colonel Clark, Major
Mckinley said:
Colonel Clark, my comrades and fell
loW-citizens: 1t is very great honor to
rec and one | shall always cherish to
receive this call form my old comrades
of the war living in this neighborhood
(Applause) / bid you welcome to my
home, and express to you, in response
to the generous and grateful message
delivered by Colonel Clark, my profound
gratitude and thanks. Coming to this
city to give me congratulations, not only
are those who served on the Union side
during that great struggle, but those
men who served on the Confederate
side. Both have been here to tender
congratulations and give me assurances
Of support. Great cheering) Now all
are citizens of the common Union, and
all Of them ready to battle for that
Union and for the honor and integrity
Of the Government Of the United States.
Great cheering)
II am glad to meet you here to-day
was proud of you when in the field
am proud Of you as citizens Of the
Union which you helped to save. (Ap-
rlause) No grander, no better, no
more glorious army ever marched to
battle for noble cause than the army
Of which you We're a part. (Great
cheering) You We're patriotic then; you
are patriotic now. You know no poll
tics in your Grand Army Posts (cries of
mo, no,'D, but you know patriotism
when you see it. applause and cries
Of You are right'O
II thank you most warmly for this
call, and for the cordiality Of your
greeting and the gracious messages
which have been delivered by your
spokesman: and as another delegation
is waiting, l must close by saying that
it will give me great pleasure to shake
each one of my old comrades by the
hand" Great cheering)
The call of the Grand Army men was
one Of the most impressive visits Ma
jor Mckinley has received.
Hon. r. G. Kerens of ST. Louis, who
was Major McKinley's guest through
out the day. has arranged for the visit
Of q large delegation of farmers from
Northern Missouri on the 9th Of Octo-
her. This will be the first long-d distance
farmers delegation to visit Canton Il
is estimated that those who come with
it will have to travel at least 500 miles
Among Major McKinley's callers to-
day was DR.. Barth of Berlin, a member
Of the German R4ichstag. DR.. Barth
has come to the United States to study
our politics. and will be in this coun-
try until after the Presidential cleo
ton. To a representative of the United
Associated Presses he said: II am much
interested in American politics. I have
seen. met and have heard Mr.. Bryan.
and I have greatly enjoyed meeting Ma
10f Mckinney ana seeing the great dele
cation which called on him to-day. He
is a great speaker. We are in favor Of
what you call sound money in Ger
many and we do not want the United
States to plunge itself into grave diff
fculties by trying to open the mints to
the free coinage Of silver without wait
ing for an international agreement"
The tidal wave of congratulatory
messages rolled into Canton this morn
ing. The Maine victory is the cause Of
much rejoicing among the Republicans
Among the messages We're the follow
ing:
Augusta, Maine--I offer you my
hearty congratulations This is your
triumph. The party has achieved the
most sweeping victory ever accorded
any party in the history of Maine.
~ IT. MANLEY"
The President of the National League
Clubs wires as follows:
Chicago-Maine, Vermont and the
boys are with you. That settles it,
I'd. d. WOODMANSEE."
RANnTTS RATn A CTTST0M HOTTcE