The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-12

| sehlion with rockies attempt to in
crease the price of silver by legislation,
fem, and threatened unlimited issues of
paper money by the government. The
proclaim, that in view of these and other
grave
DEPARTURES FROM DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLES,
rhey cannot support the candidates OF that
convention nor be bound by it's acts
They declare the Democratic party has
survived many defeats but could never
survive victory won in behalf of the
poHcy proclaimed in its name at Chi oa-
| go.
Mr.. Mckinley read the declaration of
the indianapolis convention on the
money question and added: "What
nave read, my fellow citizens is not the
statement of a Republican convention,
but or Democratic convention, the
most representative which probably
ever assembled in the country. Senators
ana representatives in public life today,
leaders OF the Democratic party in their
respective states. thus denounce the Dem
ooratio convention held il the city of
Chicago. They speak the words of tru tn
ana soberness. You cannot debhse the
currency of the United States without
degrading the public honor. They speak
the voice OF patriotism, they
REPUDIATE THEIR OWN PARTY
convention and characterize its resolu-
tions as unsound, injudicious, unpntriot-
ic and revolutionary They are to be
commended by every lover Of his CONN.,
| trs everywhere, for their courageous
stand and for their bold denunciation of
doctrines which. although adopted by
convention representing large body
or democrats, are o menaGe to tho peace
and tranquility. credit and currency OF
the country. 1t falls to the Rspu blican
party th 10 year, as in many other years
OF the past, to carry the standard of nat
cred In their hands. They meet the cris-
| Is with old-time courage and If given
power. the Whole world will know they
WILL never permit the currency of the
country to bs debased or its financial
| honor stained"
The seventh speech was made to the
delegation from the Laokawanna and
Leigh valleys. The nexr delegations were
| Industrial ones of Cleveland, the EN-.
ployes Of the Otis Steel company came,
| heard Mr.. Mckinley and made room
for the w0rkingmsn employed by the
City Forge of Cleveland. Mr. Mckinley
made his tenth speech today to delega-
ton composed Of mission board, the edi-
| tors, the mem bers OF the publication
| committee and ministers of the RYAN
geltcal church. Bishop Bowman was
| spokesman and Bishop Esher and Horn
were with the party. The Cleveland.
Akron and Columbus Railroad Sound
Money club marched In before the stand
at O'Clock. There were 800 WORKING
men IL the body: splendid delegation
from Wheeling, W. Va, containing 1910
voters, marched up the street with bands
playing and banners waving. There
were mum Der of handsomely uniformed
bs
A delegation of $50 enthusiastic com
mereial travellers from Terre Haute.
Sullivan, Vincsnnes and Evansville,
"boy orator. q. Clyde is'7 WilVene. was as
Terre Haute, aged 10. He delivered an
excellent, we'll constructed political ora
ton. Delegations W ere marching IN the
street and q score OF bands were PLAYING.
Major Mckinley had to make his remarks
very brief. The next delegation WAS a
brigade Of workingmsn $500 strong from
the Commercial Travellers McKinIav
club and the Commercial Trayellers'
sound money club of st. Louis. which
arrived here 80O strong. Archie g. Phil
lips, small boy, presented Major Mr.
kinley with silk flag.
Inc Cl0VelhuQ OOMln orclAl Travellers,
club with 1000 men in line, came up and
filled the street In front of the srand
The st. Louis delegation Was in the
yard. The ST. Louis delegation brou0ht
an elaborate
HORSE SHOE IN ROSES
over which was depended floral drum-
mers' grip sack. IT was presented tn
Mrs. Mckinley by e. S. Lewis. II was
almost dusk when the next deleUation
arrived. 1t was composed of emn1o otun
of the White Sewing Machine commas
from Cleveland. Pressing closely bahinad
this delegation oamo three or four hnn.
dred business men Of Pittsburg, esoortad
BY the Six Footers' club of that citv
The eighteenth speech of the Iav wss
nude to thousand produce co,nmissi"n
men Of Cleveland and their emnlovss
Nearly 5000 railroad workinnvo,,,
marched up to Mr.. McKinley's honse on
hour after sunset. They came from
Cleveland and represen ted the Biz For,
Lake Shore. Nickel Plate, CIevsland
Canton and Southern, Baltimore snd
Ohio and Pennsylvania roads, The ,.st
delegation was one Of 1900 Polish m eso
loans from Cleveland.