The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-09
EDITORS VISIT NKElLEY
Ohio Journalists Cordially Greeted
by the Republican Leader.
TIE NEWSPAPER AS AN EDUCATOR

He Declares That His Party islands Be-
tween National Honor and Dishonor,
Public Faith and Reputation, and Or
der and Dlsquietude."
CANTON, O., Sept. 9.-Ths Ohio Editor
inl association yesterday afternoon lis
tened to the mastery address Of Hon.
Charles Emory Smith, Of the Philadelphia
Press, and then marched in body to the
Mckinley home. The editors were Joined
by number of Cantonians; and the party
which cheered Major Mckinley when he
appeared OH the porch numbered several
hundred.
The venerable John Hopley, of the Blu
cyrus Journal, was spokesman for the
editors. He said In part:
"While the nation was increasing In
wealth at the rate of a million dollars
day public confidence was natural, but
who can have faith In a system that has
resulted in the increase Of the public debt
by half million dollars every day, with
no prospect Of improvement. However
urgent the necessity of public confidence,
certainty Of the future Is absolutely es-
sential to It's return. The success Of free
silver would make the future more un-
certain than ever, and the return Of public
confidence in the presence Of such uncer-
tainty will be more hopeless than ever.
But the success Of honest money and the
chance to earn it would Immediately give
to the nation certain future.
among the amazing triumphs of
modern science is the wonderful fact that,
NJ -, thnn nd mil
distant can set into instant motion a
series Of ponderous machinery by the
pressure of button. The people now
await tho night of the Sd of Novem-
Der, when the wires will give the signal
that will send thrill through the nation,
awakening public confidence and setting
In motion the millions now idle and the
millions of capital now dormant"
In responding Major Mckinley spoke in
substance as follows:
1T gives me great pleasure, gentlemen,
to welcome you, one and all, to my home.
You have done Canton great honor by
your visit, and for one highly appreciate
it, as know all our citizens do. General
Sherman and some of our other old officers
used to have way during the war OF
sending certain newspaper men out of
camp occasionally, 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 the enemies country
II feel that l know something of the
Republican editors Of Ohio. This year
they are more earnest, more aggressive,
Srh
they have ever been before They appreci-
alto the overlnastering Importance of the
issues involved in the present contest, and
are loading, gloriously lending, in the edu-
cational work which is indispensable to q
proper understanding Of the questions
which divide us.
SIT Is not often given to political
party, as it is this year given to ours, to
stand between national honor and dis
honor, public faith and reputation, and
order and disquietude. 1t is the good for
tune of the Republican party to stand in
this contest for what is best in govern
ment, for what Is patriotic In citizenship,
for what tends to the support of the flnan-
cial integrity of the government, its credit
and its currency.
Fortunately, In this contest, the Re-
publican party is not alone in its support
Of the Republican cause. Conservative
men Of all parties stand with it. 1t num-
bers among its strongest allies many Of
the most powerful Democratic newspapers,
east and west which are doing yeoman
services for patriotism and national honor.
They are welcome, thrice welcome, and
the country owes them debt of gratitude
for their unflinching loyalty as against
party, for sound money and public morals.
PARTY prejudice cuts little figure in a
crisis like this We must not indulge in
aspersion or elimination against those
who may have differed from us in the
past, but who are now with US in patriotic
effort to preserve the good faith Of the
country and enforce public and private
honesty. We must not drive anybody out
of camp, but welcome everybody In This
is n year for press and pen. The sword
has been sheathed. The only force now
needed Is the force Of reason, and the only
power to be invoked is that of intelligence
and patriotism.
"To be real capable and worthy jour
nalst, wise, honorable and efficient, is to
attain the highest plain of opportunity
and usefulness. To love and proclaim
truth for truths sake, to disseminate
knowledge and useful information, tn cor
rect misimpressions, to enlighten the mis-.
informed, to feed IN expectant and
anxious people with the occurrences of
the world daily-indeed, almost hourly
to discover and correct abuses, to fairly
advocate great cause, in short, to mold
and direct public opinion, which is always
thu mission of journalism, is surely the
noblest OF professions. The press of Ohio
has proudly held its own in the march Of
journalism, congratulate you upon the
great work you are doing and appreciate
more than can tell you the kindness and