Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
New York Press.

with handsome banner and beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
The flag was presented by 12-year-Old
lad in behalf of the children of st. Louis,
while the travelling men were introduced
as an organization largely composed of
Democrats but determined to vote for
Mckinley and sound money: Mr.. Nc
hlnleys response was as follows:
81 can turn either way this year and
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause.l 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me to speak joint joint
Applause.) There is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it is ma
tional in character and represents the
can people everywhere. You are all
commercial travellers, and whether from ron
Missouri OF from Ohio you have had
sample cases at home now. If l should
talk a little longer and more directly,
from e Missouri It is 81 BECAUSE more fre
quently have an opportunity to talk to
you than have to them. Great cheer
old state here three cheere for Ohio
were given at the suggestion of one of
the Missourians), the state of my birth.
ve of hs the eu People of e ono ths
lake; and 1 have always liked Missouri
and nothing has occurred this summer
in st. Louis to make me change my
mind. tremendous cheering and waving
of hats.)
Il welcome you all here to my home
and city. I welcome the commercial
Msse Of and St. L %eleom the a zen HsuS
money cls6 of St, Louis, which is com
posed Of men of all political parties, who
stand this year for the honor of the gov.
eminent and the integrity of our financial
system we are all citizens of cow-
mon country. This year, as in all the
Sear: of the future, / tfust we hase 10
North, no South, no East, no West, but
oh
ing.)
We have but one flag, too, like the one
brought to me by my young friend from
Missouri. CMaj. Mckinley here exhib-
ited a shall flag, which was followed by
tremendous cheeringD 1t is the flag we
all love, and which we mean to transmit
to future generations, unsullied and STAIN
less.'
Touchstone of Confidence Needed.
missouri. like Ohio. needs protection,
have a hundred and fifteen counties in
your state, and I understand that there
soil (Cries of 3'That's rightly What
you want is the touchstone of conf
dence, which will bring business activity
and send every miner with his pick to
dig out from the bowels of the earth
those treasures of wealth. (Applause.y
I'VE want in this country a tariff policy
winch Will supply tHe government with
sufficient revenue and protect every
workingman. Why. Missouri away
back in the days of Thomas Benton, was
called the bullion state Has she deteri-
grated since then? (Cries of mo, noro
Will the great commercial city of St
Louis, with its intricate and delicate
threads of trade and commerce. vote for
a policy or for a party that will destroy
confidence. unsettle values. impair the
city's welfare, and produce panics of
unprecedented severity? loud cries of
'.NeverrO 1 do not believe it will. q
ity in St. Louis" followed by great ap-
piause.) A friend from Missouri SAYS
that Missouri will give our ticket 10000
majority (Cries of NO, St. Louis will
give you 10000 majority.'O What an
swer will Ohio make to that? lCries of
mendous cheeringD Thirty thousand in
Missouri is a greater majority than 49,
600 in Ohio. (Cheers.)
This year patriotism is above party
Men love their country more than they
love their old political associations Men
party than break up their business. CTre-
mendous cheering) I cannot imagine
anything that could happen to strengthen
the American union more than to have
the men of the South and the men of
the North come together and Jointly adj
Let your verdict this year be for hon.
est money, public security, national tram
guilty, protective tariff, and recipro-
city tremendous cheering and cries
let there sound forth verdict for this
Nation of law and order and it's en-
thronement in every corner of the repub-
lie. I thank you all, and bid you GOOD
afternoon Great cheering and three
cheers for McKinley9