The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-12
MAJOR M'KINLEY
RECEIVES MINERS
Delegations from the Wyoming and
Lackawauua Valleys at Canton.
STIRRING EVENTS OF THE DAY
Enthusiastic Visitors from North and
South Are All RECALLED with Match.
less Gems Of OratOry from the
Champion Of Pr0tcctiOn..'ren
States Are Represented.

Canton. Oct. 1l.-One of the most
noted delegations that visited MAJOR
Mckinley yesterday was that which
was composed of citizens from the
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys:
The visitors from the anthracite coat
regions were particularly enthusiastic
and gave evidence that the sentiment
in the coal fields is strongly in favor
Of the champion of protection. Inc
Pennsylvanians from the coal regions
We're introduced by Professor w. +.
Gray. OF Carbondale. who briefly ex-
pressed the sentiments of Northeastern
Pennsylvania upon the subject of sound
money and protection. The Scranton
members of the party We're very en-
thusiastic and led the cheering when
Major Mckinley began to speak.
REMARKS TO THE MINERS.
Mr.. Mckinley said:
"You have all discovered in your own
lives that II you get anything that Is
valuable YOU have to work for it. You
have discovered in your own expert
ence that there is no way TO earn
living or accumulate property except
by labor and toll, energy and industry,
and by frugal savings: and knowing
that, all that you are interested IN at
this moment is how you can best use
what you have-yOur labor. your farms
your products. In word. all you want
is an opportunity to work tapplause)
and when that opportunity Is furnlshed
you will faithfully perform the labor:
There are not enough mints in the
United States or in the world to give
employment to the miners of Pennsyl-
vania (Great laughter and applauseO
Therefore, my fellow citizens, you must
not be looking to the mints for the
money which you need. You must look
to the mines. the mills and the fac
tories. (Applause.) You do not mine
coal unless somebody wants to use that
coal, and the more users of coal the
more miners there will be and the bet
ter will be their employment ana the
better their wages. (Great applause
Now that is the whole philosophy Of
this business (Great applause)
when you have an opportunity to
work, you want to be paid in dollars
that are as good as any in the world.
tGreat cheering) When you have
given your good hard blows in the
mines or in the factory given the mine
owner or the factory-owner good,
honest days work, you want to be paid
in good. honest dollars that will not de-
preciate over night. tremendous
cheers. and cries of "Hurrah for Nc
kinley'D So what the country wants
is work, and the continuance Of the
good money we have, and the preva-
lence of law and order. Great ap-
plause.) We want peace and tranquil
serve the honor of the government Of
the United States, and We will de-
nounce reputation in every form.
Cries of Right you are!"o
Il am glad to meet my fellow-citi-
Zens from Pennsylvania. We have in
this country miners by the hundreds.
l know something about them. | know
that the only aim they have Is an hon
est one-to stand by honest things
and | know how the farmers of Stark
county are benefited when the mines of
Stark county are running | thank
YOU over and over again for this call" ."
Great applause)
OTHER VISITORS.
In addition to the Pennsylvania Wis,
itors, Major McKinley's audiences yes
terday embraced delegations from the
States of New York. Maryland, Ken
lucky, Ohio, Illinois. Missouri, West
Virginia, Indiana and Iowa. Visitors
began to arrive before sunrise and con-
tinued until evening. Major Mckinley
was in excellent voice and spirits. and
delivered some Of the most telling
speeches he has made in the present
campaign.
He has grown in favor of effectiveness
with every party demand upon his re-
sources. and yesterday he reached the
highest plane he has attained as q
masterful and potent campaign orator
He spoke to $4,000 people and delivered
twenty speeches. Thirty delegations
N i'm
ed nearly every form Of industry and
commercial activity. Major Mckinley
met them all, addressed them all. and
sent them all away fired with enthus-
iasm and renewing their loyalty and
devotion to the Republican party He
began speaking at $50 in the morning
and 1t was o'clock in the evening when
the last delegation marched away,
with its torches and banners and
bands.
The railroads were unable to bring
to Canton today all of the people who
wished to come to visit Major McKin-
ley. In the city of Cleveland alone
5000 We're unable to get transportation
to Canton. Congressman BOutelle, of
Maine. who spent the day here said
Il have never witnessed such a spec
tacle as l have seen in Canton today"
The enthusiasm was intense, the
crowds .prodigious and Mckinley was
superb.
Delegations began to arrive in Can
ton at 4.3O o'clock in the morning The
echoing tread of the departing Confed-
crate veterans had hardly died away
before the shouts of fresh arrivals were
heard. The first-comers before day
break were from Lebanon, Penn. They
were followed q few hours later by
large delegations from other towns in
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York
and Indiana.
AN INSPIRING DELEGATION.
One of the most inspiring delegations
which has visited Canton this week was
that composed of the Commercial Tray
ellers' Mckinley club and the CONNER
cial Travellers Sound Money club of
st. Louis, which arrived at the house
800 strong at 4.30 this afternoon. Con-
gressmen Richard Bartholdt and N.
MOzley, Of Missouri. were with the par
ty. L. A. Phillips was spokesman for
the Commercial Travellers Mckinley
club, and Edgar Skinner for the Com
mercial Travellers Sound Money club
Of st. Louis. Archie G. Phillips. a
small boy, presented q silk flag to
Major Mckinley.
The Cleveland Commercial Travellers
Si"p, WIN i,oVV iIICi lint, CdI1le uD
and filled the street in front of the
stand. The st. Louis delegation was in
the yard.
r. n. Hall spoke for the Cleveland
men. and then Major Mckinley mount
ed chair and spoke to the two delega-
tions at once. turning his face alter
nately to those before and those
behind him. He soon had both
delegations cheering, and his
speech was one of the most STIR
ring he has delivered. He spoke as
follows.
MY Fellow-Citizens: 1t is quit ap-
prOpriate, and in no sense embarras-
sing to me. to speak conjointly to the
people Of Missouri and Ohio. (Great
applause.) There Is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it Is ma
tional in character and represents
the best hopes and aspirations of the
American people everywhere. CHEERS
and cries Of That's rightly You all are