The record-union., 1896-10-09
10 Show Loyalty to Cause Of Protection
and Sound Money.
Another Pennsylvania Delegation,
Comprising Miners, Lumbermen,
Farmers and WOrkingmen, Call
Upon the Republican Nominee, as
Well as Two Thousand First Voters
of Cleveland, Ohio.

CANTON (O), Oct. S.-With the re-
turning sunshine came at noon to-day
a delegation Of 300 swarthy, dark
haired Italian-Americans, with ban
ners and bands, from Pittsburg, repre-
senting the United Italian Republican
Clubs of that city. These Italian-bOrn
citizens gave Major Mckinley STIR
ring welcome when he appeared on the
porch to address them.
The spokesman for the Italian clubs
was Louis Beggino, and he made a
speech which was a model of brevity,
and which could be initiated with profit
by the spOkesmen of all delegations
which come here. Major Mckinley ex-
pressed great satisfaction with it. This
is what Mr.. Beggino said:
Major Mckinley: l have been as
signed the pleasing task of introducing
to you this delegation of Italian-Ameri-
cans, members of the United Italian
Republican Club of the city of Pitts
burg. These humble toilers are here to
greet you as the gallant standard
bearer of the party which stands for
the promotion of the best interests of
ell who labor for their daily bread, and
they yield to nobody in their devotion
~ the lTdOlllOilS anu principles OI lUdt
glorious old party.
Major Mckinley then addressed the
delegation as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: 1 am indeed
very glad to meet my fellow-citizens of
Italian birth and descent who have
honored me with this visit to-day. I
thank you for having brought the sun
shine. Gaughter) 1 appreciate this
eli hof hau
an interest, in common with all your
fellow-citizens, in the welfare of the
country of your adoption, and because
you feel that in the campaign now upon
us there is much involved in the right
ful settlement of the questions which
are presented.
We are a nation of woT king people.
We recognize no caste or class or rank,
and will tolerate norA beneath this
flag. We are a nation of political
equals. The voice of one citizen is as
potent as the voice of another, and the
united voice, when legislatively ex-
pressed, is the law of the land. The
great statistician, Mr. Mulholland, de-
Clares that no other civilized country
could boast of Al 100000 instructed cit
1ZenS in a total population of less than
1O,OOO,O0O, all of whom happily are
equal beneficiaries of the advantages
and blessings and opportunities Of free
government"
After briefly reviewing the issues of
the campaign, the Major concluded as
follows: Il am especially gratified to
be assured that our Italian fellow-citi
zens are enrolled this year in the ranks
of the great Republican party. Great
applause) And that they are enlisted
in a patriotic effort to achieve a vic
tory for themselves, for their labor, for
their occupations and for their coun-
try" (Cheers)
The Jefferson County, Pa, delegation,
which was next to arrive, was a rep
resentative one, composed of miners,
lumbermen, farmers and workingmen.
j. w. Reed, the spokesman, set forth
in his address the versatile character Of
the delegation.
Major Mckinley, in response to his
remarks, spoke as follows:
1T gives me great pleasure to meet
the citizens of jefferson, Clearfield,
Armstrong and Clarion Counties, Penn
sylvania. l bid you welcome to my
home, and congratulate you on the
bright outlook for a return of that busi-
ness confidence that will give to this
country increased Industrial activity
and greater prosperity l have no SYM
pathy with the sentiment sometimes eX-
pressed by good people Of doubt about
the future of the United States. No
body need be troubled about that. The
United States will take care of itself.
(Cries of Good, good and You bet!'O
And in it's own good time and proper
way, through Constitutional forms, re-
restore this country to its former great
ness, glory and prosperity.
..The United States, with it's wealth
of resources and the skill, energy and
enterprise of it's people, cannot be long
checked in its onward march There
ore some citizens in all the States who
seen, TO be seriously concerned, but l.,
for one. do not share in their appre-
tensions. The great body of the peo-
nile Is safe; they are steady; they are
not moved by wild impulses DISMAL
forebodings of what might happen will
mot be realized. Demagogues there are
IN the country who attempt TO inculcate
the doctrines of distrust ana dlsmay
among the unemployed, and IN great
part the men who are inculcallhg the
doctrine are the men VINO advocated
noIicv that first created idleness in the
ITnitea states. (Applause) Extremists
there are who talk glfbly ABOUT the
1var of the classes against the masses,
beadless of the effect OF the IoSlcai
outcome Of their false and pernicious
position. their degrading and danger
Gus doctrines. Foolish men there are
who innocently disseminate every sort
and variety of misfortune, ana thus oo
the bidding of the better posteo out
more designing men whose dupes they
are. Still there need be no alarm; there
need be no excitement: there neeu oe
no abuse or exaggeration, for all those
false doctrines and unworthy inhuences
will not prevail with the Iree' .ne iiiue-
nendent and the intelligent citizens of
the United States. Great applause)
THE great majority of our people are
relgiously devoted to law ana order
the public peace and public tranquility
They love their homes and their wives
and their families too well 10 stano oy
any policy that will lead to public dis
order and disregard of law. They are IN
favor of respecting the rights or prop