Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-24
attribute FROM NE|GHBORS
A Pleasant Surprise Given Major
Mckinley.
The Working People OF Canton Pre-
pare One of the Most Enthu-
siastic Demonstrations
OF the Campaign.

stastic Demonstrations
OF Campaign.
Canton, O, Oct. l6.-Secretary VIM
M. Osborne of the republican nationa
committee witnessed big delegations ill
Canton yesterday. He said he a read
of them daily, but had ne comprehen'
sionof their magnitude or impressive
ness. He spoke mos confidently Of tbs
outlook. While there were large par.
ties from New York and Pennsylvania
the most surprising event Of the da!
was the informal call OF the working
people Of Canton. They came In thou,
sands from the l25 factories, large an.
small. in his city. which employ from
twenty-five 10 $500 people each In pros
porous times. They came, many u
them with their wives and children an,
babies. They came from the forge an,
factory and mill in working clothes un
til it appeared as IL half the population
OF this city OF 10000 WAS trying 10 ge'
within hearing distance OF Major Nc
kinley's voice. There was an usu
tremor in Major McKinley's voice wher
he arose to respond TO the sentiments ol
the venerable spokesman from local fac.
tories who addressed him, and many 9
gray haired man, with bent form and
hardened hands. but tender heart, pre-.
scented a face with tears gllstening in his
eyes as he greeted the major when the
speech making vas over. No meeting
mas affected Major Mckinley SO much
as this tribute OF the workingmen Of his
home.
Major Mckinley's Address.
Major Mckinley, after bidding the
people of his home city a warm and
sincere welcome to his home, spoke
upon national issues. saying in part:
The currency, which has been since
1874 on a safe and sound basis, is row
assailed by our political a~dversaries. II
involves the old question OF the honest
payment OF the public debt and the pen.
sionso of our soldiers and of all public oh.
legations which the people long ago de.
termined on the side OF good faith, goo6
morals n common honesty. But with
that settlement some people are not sat.
listed, so we are called upon his year tG
pass upon this question. There is still
another-the question OF protection
against free trade, or tariff reform.
In 1892 free trade as against protec
ton was the paramount issue OF the
campaign, and free trade triumphed be.
fore the great tribunal OF the American
people, and this year We bring the ques
ton TO you again. We ask you 10 re
View 1t and to pass your reconsidered
better and more mature judgment upor
that issue, after three years of dreadful
experience. / spoke in the city OF Can.
ton-and many OF you doubtless were
~present-on Monday evening, November
s, 1892, and In h a speech i appealed 70
my fellow citizens at home, as i had ap;
pealed 10 them elsewhere, not to over,
turn the protective policy which had
brought us such universal prosperity
and which at that very moment was
spreading Its blessings and benefit
throughout the entire country and in
every Industrial center. Protection
against free trade was the leading issu,
then, and in the course OF that speech
said what IA true her and what 4,
true now. This is what / said fouI
yearS ago.
But again the democrats say that Il
we have free trade we could buy cheape;
than we do at present. Yes, we m.ghi
Se~sisS 1nS.s..,es 10. ..I.a -.
the former are wiped out the price woul@
go up to whatever figure might be dictated
by the foreign manufacturer, and In tn,
meantime labor would be scant,ly EN-
ployed and at reduced wages. Free trad,
cheapens the article by cheapening the ar
t.san; protection reduces the price of ,
product by giving the artisan just re ware
for his labor and receiving its rewards il
his higher skill and industry"
Free trade cheapens the product b,
~cheapening the producer; protection
cheapens the product through the skin
the genius and the industry of the pro
Queer. loud ~applause.) But, my coun,
trymen, nothing Is cheap at any pr.c,
which comes from abroad that entail,
idleness upon the American people. Tn,
maxim Of free trade is buy where you car
buy the cheapest. / will give you a maxim
worth ten thousand times more than that
Buy where you can pay the easiest
tremendous cheering.) Buy where laboi
receives rs highest reward, and that e IL
the United States Of America, or was fom
years ago. During the years Of protection
every manufactured product had beer
c~heapened, but In that process, thank
God, men. living men. had never beer
cheapened.
Canton, o., Oct. 16.-The first delega:
ton to call on Major Mckinley this
morning was a party of business men,
farmers and miners from Pennsylvania.
Congressman Codding, OF Tonawanda.
acted as spokesman. In responding Ma.
5or Mckinley spoke at some length upon
the advantage to miners of a settled
tarin policy backed up by a sound and
stable currency.
These conditions together with the re.
turn OF confidence to the business world
he said would restore the prosperity to
The country that had been destroyed
oy the enactment Of the Wilson tariff
till.