New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-23

THE PRESIDENT ELECT MUCH BENE-
FITTED AND PLEASED BY HIS VISIT.

THE PRESIDENT ELECT MUCH BENZ
FITTED AND PLEASED BY HIS VISIT
GOLD DEMOCRATS ASSURE HIM OF THEIR SUP
PoRT-HE COMMANDS THEIR CONFIDENCE.
AND THEY WILL NOT THROW AWAY
THE FRUITS OF VICTORY BY
PARTISAN CHICKERING'S
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuNE.J
Chicago. Dec. 22.-Major and Mrs Mch'n
ley left Chicago at 80 o'clock Tonight. ana
expect to reach Canton about l:3o o c'ocA
Wednesday afternoon. Both the President-eiec'
and his wife have been benefited by the change
Mrs Mckinley Is in better health than she
has enioved for three months. and Major Nc
KinIey. while he has not had a great dea, Vi
rest has had an opportunity to take long drives
daily and to spend a good deal OF time III ,"e
open air The weather sluring Major McN'h-
ley's six DAYS sojourn in Chicago has been
delightful. and he said tonight 'ha' HIS '''''
had been an enjoyable one.
Major Mckinley has been in close touch VIII"
men and affairs during his stay In chicago
The foremos, men of Illinois and OF some OF the
adjacent States have called upon him anu
there has been n pretty free interchange OF III
formation and ideas upon many suDJec's VI
current Interest Major Mckinley enjoys d"
acquaintance as broad the land itseii anu
twenty years of public life have Drought nm
into personal touch with most or the "en "
the country who are conspi uous III po'.,N
and business circles. but he desires sun i"' wv
to increase his knowledge OF men anu '''
tons and no opportunity for acquiring '"io' mo
,ion that NAV prove useful to him in meeting
the grave task of organizing an Administration
TO cope with a of vitality serious queS'
tions was allowed to go by unimpro'eu
Major Mckinley las pleasant pu' "s"'
erectual way Of drawing men out by putting
them at ease and listening with achrao'
a,,e,,ion to their observations about matters
with which they are most conversant Anion'
his callers were such men as Marshau f'e'u
Josenh Medill Robert r. Lincoln. Representa-
tive HIT George NJ Pullman. Governor Up
ham os Wisconsin: General Wesley MerriV
I-nitad States Army; Ferdinand Peck. Charies
G. Dawes. Alexander Revell, w. r. Mason anu
colonsI Harrison Gray Otis. OF Cailiorh''i,
,rbore were. too. a hundred others. all promne".
in various lines OF commercial. hnahciai MI"
political activity.
The President -elecs has had an exceHeh' op
portunity To survey the whole Wes'er" Si'""
,ion and he knows precisely the va!ues' III "
politicaI way OF men who seek iiip"' ''''' "
Ace throughout all this part of the country anu
-, u,ows "a we'll their intellectual and inora'
worth. Major Mckinley did not come mere ~ "
,,ork but neople came to see him who were wen
informed and trustworthy. and all ne hau - ~
WAS TO listen and ask an occasioha' a"'
4 noteworthy feature OF his WISH 10 |"'~ GO
$780,, ,h. .,or, made b, many Of the leading
/ gold Democrats of this city 10 n'Pies'
.,.,,. ,,.. couviction that he commanded their
] haV
,,s efforts 10 effect a prompt settlement oi '"e
tariff question by passing an adequate 'e'e""'
law ,. at, ona
<.,. ,.o,,os, Democratic bankers OF the couh-
49,. ., IN. Union League Club this evening"
! .u, rnovv TINT | am not alone In this iee"'e'
!, .o,,ia T.. ike throwing away halt the i'"'''
, ,r snlondid victory Of last November IL '"e
/ o,a pemocrats were not 10 stand soliaiy d' '"e
| ,ac,. - ,h. next President and support MIN III
u ,ror,s to nut an end To conditions oi o's'i u''
/ and unc.rt lintv by the speedy eh"''iie"' vi "
good revenu, law DO not believe III me-" ''
,.cti,n. think II unwise as matter I'll '"'o''
hut ~ there was ever time "heh ''s'' "
/ nor,en,ous condition. and not a 'heo's' w"
/ ,r,n,.d the people of this country IL u '"-""'
I sov to every patriotic Democrat 'e' "S P
/ ,heorI.s aside for time. Like the s""'u' "'".e
a,. ha sav,d without them. Let us coruia''y
, ,,,,rcb,nclv stand by the Republican party
a. ,,s enort 10 bring back condition oi ho'""'
/ prosperity. -, - .ar,,,a, ,,r,-
."rhe demand for unseliish onpartSail pa.a' ,'a,
otlsu, and the unity Of honest Wen pc =,
,,, ,.os never NOR. pressing than II Is to-day' /,
10 tho business OF patriotic Democrats 10 heP al, an
| ,,, ., ohsfruct the V ork OF the kepuphcahS. nc
! sooner the tariff question IL settled nS tIie ~ en
! ,,cnt ~ q law that shall produce all the monc
80 covcrnnent needs for It's daily incteasiiiH
w ,,..,,.n,s the better will II be for all sorts
! a,d conditions Of men. ! ASSUME tha' the Ia"
In H.. a fair one | do not eXp'c' IL to pc per.
| Geo.. Tbere will be time enough 10 aiilehu ~
| af,or the wheels are started ana we nave au
tus,od ourselves 10 its working But my con
Jt,, JuSIt lin Major Mckinley fills me with
| hona that the next tariff bill will be so aoly con,
.,r,cted that all OF us irrespective oi parry IL,
h willing 20 let II stand for eight or ten years
| More than n score Of widely known De!nocratio
,,a;n during Major McKinleys visit here. ano
,bnv assured him that they expressed IN.
| san,imon, ~ 90 per cent OF the gold Democrats
~ the community. The slogan IN Chicago -
| I,roeneri,v first. the discussion or doctrlnai dli
| fcrenccs later. .,oa ,h<
! Major Mckinley has notapiy s'i,ns w -, W.
! admirable impression he made during FORMER
,si,s to chicago one hears daily AT the grea
husinoss and social centres here swelling Voi
una ~ earnest enthusiastic. pleasant comheh
49,, tho manv-sidedness. the breadth or views
,ho resoluteness. the mental alertness ana tn'
.,. Wv. con nsorvatism OF the Presidcnt-elect HI:
nuali;ies OF mind and heart have impressed IN
MOUND vav this practical clear minded. on
( arpetic community. MAJOR MckinieH rec'iNc'
,rnr, IL the fullest measure OF admiration con
Gdcnce LOYALTY and liking and II has required
,nnst active effort his part to prevent the ex
as.tnr ~ these sentiments In some formal
nublic and sumptuous manner
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