The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20
Cincinnati E, chamber Of commerce, was

Cincinnati chamber Of commerce, was
the spokesman.
In responding, Maj. Mckinley, after a
passing reference to Cincinnati, turned
his attention to the Northwest and
said:
claration that our excellent monetary system,
with the good dollars we now have in cir
culation, every one of which has been worth
l0O cents In gold every minute Of every hour
OF every day since January l. 1879 is impoyer-
ishing the West and bankrupting all its peo-
pie The Mississippi valley is surely part of
the West, and the marvellous growth told by
the census figures, the official authority,
proves the faisity and absurdity of their state
ments. The new and promising states of
s MOTH n, ana south Dakota. Kansas Nebraska
the West, and their growth in population from
$4,000 in 1870 TO 4, ,290 900 in 1890, ana their
assessed wealth of H,285, 900 demonstrates
TO any fair minded man that, however much
they have suffered by droughts and poor crops,
they are still reasonably vigorous 1augh-
Ter and applause) and in no great danger of
being abandoned or bankrupted. (Applause)
Dakota has progressed from 14,181 to 511 527
IN population in these twenty years and has
assessed property of 1920, 900, COO. Kansas
has gained nearly 400 per cent in population,
or from S64,3s9 to 1,427,096 while her as
sessed property amounted to $29l 900 0O0 Ne
braska had gained more than 800 per cent
In population in these two decades springing
from 122 993 to 1,05S,910 Inhabitants with an
assessed valuation in property in 1890 of 1885,
o0O GEO. Minnesota has trebled in population
In the same eventfu period increasing from
439, ,706 to 1,301 S26 inhabitants while her as
sessed valuation of property was 1888 600 900.
SO. might we enumerate all the states of the
MISSISSIPPI valley with like results. All have
made remarkable progress, all have gained
immensely in both people and wealth, the
older states not so rapidly as the newer but
all going ahead with steady and healthy
pace, and all the time they have been max
ing this progress we have been under a pro-
tective tariff and upon sound money basis.
Applause.)
The Cincinnatians had surrounded
Maj. Mckinley on the porch and were
shaking hands with hdm at the rate
OF more than one second, when the
horsemen escorted a long line of car.
riages and a long line Of marchers to
the gate. This body was the CONNER
cfal Travellers of Pittsburg. with thef,
wives and lady friends in the car
riages. They brought a floral tribute
OF immense size and great beauty to
Mrs. Mckinley, and their president
placed a large roseate badge Of the
club, with special inscriptions on Mai.
McKinley's lapel. Addresses were
made by Percy F. Smith and by Will
liam III. Reed, president of the Pitts
burg Commercial Travellers council.
The next company to call was com
posed of Hungarian-Amercan citizens
of Cleveland. each of whom waved a
small American flag, and B. S. Steiner
and State Representative Joseph c.
Bloch made addresses
The last organization to call was
the Hardware Mems Mckinley and
Hobart club, Of Cleveland, made up of
the dealers and their employees. but
originated by the latter 1t was in
charge of the president, Maj. Samuel
Gemmil, and was introduced bv
Charles A. Parsons. Each of the men
in the party wore white duck cap
and carried tin cane and q foo
Maj. Mckinley addressed, them briefly