The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-09-17

liCaE Editorial association this afternoon
listened to the mastery address of Hon.
Charles Emory Smith, of the Philadelphia
Press, and then marched in Il body To the
Mckinley hone. The editors were Joined
by a number of Cantonians, and the party
which cheered Maj. Mckinley when he APP
peared on the porch numbered 700. The
venerable John Hopley, of the Bucyrus
Journal. was spokesman for the editors.
He said In part:
"While the nation was increasing In
wealth at the rate of a million dollars a
day, public confidence was natural, but VINO
can have faith in a system that has resulted
In the increase of the public debt by half
q million dollars every day, with no pros
pect of Improvement. However urgent the
necessity Of public confidence, certainty or
the future is absolutely essential to Its
return. The success OF free silver would
make the future more uncertain than ever,
and the return of public confidence In the
presence OF such uncertainty would be more
hopeless than ever. But The success OF
honest money and the chance to earn 1t
would Immediately give to the nation a
certain future, and on the 4th day of No
yember, thousands Of contracts, involving
millions of dollars now awaiting the result,
would then be closed. All over the nation,
as the first fruits of that success, would be
a revival Of that activity even as the return
Ing sun in spring wakes torpid nature into
bright and beautiful life.
"Among the amazing %triumphs of modern
science Is the wonderful fact that at a given
signal a child a thousand miles distant can,
by the pressure of a button, set into In
Simultaneous motion acres Of ponderous ma
chinery. The people now await the night
of the Sd of November, when the wires Will
give the signal that will send a thrill
through the nation, awakening public con-
fidence and setting in motion the millions
OF men now idle and the millions Of capt.
tai low dormant, throughout the three mil
lions of square allies of this, our vast In
heritance, surprising in richness the prom
ised land of GoG'S chosen people
McI<inIey's Reply.
Maj. Mckinley was heartily cheered when
he stepped forward to reply. He said:
l have been deeply moved by the gracious
words Of your venerable spokesman. You
could not have chosen one Of your mem
bership to give expression TO the senti-
ments of your association more pleasing
to me tIan my old and honored friend,
Mr.. Hopley, whose efforts in behalf of
the Republican party have been unceasing
for more than forty years. Defeat has
never discouraged him nor victory unduly
elated him. Indeed, ; rhink he is at his
best and does his best work when the
party 10 which he belongs is under tenn
porary defeat. | can only wish for him
continued good health and the full meas
ure of those blessings which he has so
much enjoyed during his long and ~eventful
career.
1t gives me great pleasure. gentlemen,
to welcome you, one and all, TO my home.
/ feel sure that you are familiar with
Canton and need no assurances from me
as 10 the cOrdiality of its hospitality. You
have done Canton a great honor by your
visit, and for one l highly appreciate it,
as | know all our citizens do. Canton just
now, / judge, is a very fair newspaper
town, and no newspaper writer or pub
Usher ever comes here who is not warmly
welcomed, whether he gets what he comes
for or not, and no matter what he may
say when he goes away. Gen. Sherman
and some of our other old officers used
to have a way during the war of sending
certain newspaper men out of camp oc-
casionally and perhaps often wished to
send them ''across the lines" We have
no sectional or partition lines now. They
have been happily obliterated and no part
OF this great republic can now be justly
called 1.-THE encmy's country"
Newspaper men, like everybody else, can
20 freely and speak freely and write freely
on every spot of ground beneath our glori-
Gus flags. | feel that l know something
of the Republican editors of Ohio. ! can
not recall a time when they have not been
faithful and friendly. nor can i forget that
In some OF the closest campaigns In the
state their intelligent and unfaltering sup
port has brought victory. This year they
are more earnest, more aggressive, more
thorough and more efficient than they have
ever been before. They appreciate the
-overmastering Importance of the issues In
VOWED In the present contest, anu are
leading. gIoriously leading. I'm
The Educational work
which Is Indispensable to n proper under
standing OF the questions which divide us
and right action ultimately at the polls.
Gentlemen, ID Is Il post of singular honor
which you occupy to-day. ! cannot remem-
Der any period. save and except the war,
when the Republican press so signally rep
resented national honor and national well
fare as now. 1t is not often given 10 a
- a T.. At. 80. -i-a. a.
ours, to stand between national honor and
dishonor: public faith and reputation. and
order and diSGuictude. 1t is the good for
tune of the Republican party to stand In
this contest for what is best In government.
for what is patriotic in friendship, for what
tends 10 the support Of the financial integ-
rity of the government, Its credit and cur
rency. 1t is a vast responsibility put upon
any party. but the Republican party Is
not without trial amidst grave responsible
titles. II has performed supreme duty be-
fore. 1t has met great trusts before. 1t
has discharged them, too. with wisdom.
courage and fidelity. and II will meet the
new ones with an honest and unfalterinS
purpose 10 serve the best interests OF the
people, and all the people.
Fortunately. in this contest, the Repub-
lican party is not alone In Its support OF
the Republican cause. Conservative men OF
all parties stand with 1t. 1t numbers among
its strongest allies many OF the most pow
erful Democratic newspapers East ana
West, which are doing yeoman service for
patriotism and national honor. They are
welcome, thrice welcome, and the country
owes them a debt of gratitude for their
unfinching loyalty, as against party. for
sound money and public morals. This Is
a year, gentlemen, of political contention
without bitterness. Intelligence and inves-
tlgation are taking the place OF passion and
partyism. Party prejudices cuts little fg-
urc In a crisis like this. We must not In
dulge In aspersion or recrimination against
those who may have differed from US I'm
the past, but who are now with us In a
patriotic effort 10 preserve the good faith