The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
CANTON MEN VISIT MAC.
Workingmen From His Own Town
Tramp His Lawn.

Canton, o., Oct. ia gentleman who
witnessed the delegations receptions
at Canton yesterday said that while
there were parties from New York and
Pennsylvania. the most surprising
event was the informal call of the
working people of Canton. They came
in thousands from the 125 factories,
large and small,in this city. They came,
many of them, with their wives and
children and babies. They filed the
broad North Market street from the
public square to Louis avenue, at the
Mckinley home They crowded over
the fences from the streets and side
walks into the dooryard and lawns of
other homes They carried banners in
scribed open the mills; our money
is good enough, what we want is work ;
Eve want Mckinley, protection and
work"
There was an unusual tremor in the
ma jOr's voice when he arose to respond
to the sentiments of the venerable
spokesman from the local factories
who addressed him
Addresses were made by Edward
Jones, a factory Watchman, and John
Grouse, q wood worker.
Replying to the greetings of his fel-
low citizens the WOrkngmen of Can
ton, Major Mckinley said in part:
Il have witnessed in front of this
porch many scenes which have touched
my heart, but none which has more
deeply
men of Canton. I greet you all as my
friends The currency, which since 1879
has been on safe and sound basis, IS
now assailed by our political adver-
saries 1t invoices the old question of
the honest payment of the public debt
and the pensions of our soldiers and of
all public obligations, which the PEG
Die long ago determined on the side OF
good faith, good morals and common
honesty But with that settlement
are called upon to pass upon this ques-
ton There is still another question,
of protection against free trade, or
tariff reform
4fOn was the paramount issue of the
CAMPAIGN. and free trade triumphed
before the great tribunal of the Ameri-
can people and this year we bring the
question to you again We ask you to
review it and to express your recOns1d-
cred Judgment upon that issue"
The nominee then entered into a gen
eral review of tariff legislation as af-
fecting industrial conditions and con
II do not believe that in my relations
with YOU with many of you Tor more
than a quarter Of century, nave IN
dertaken to deceive. m1slead or mis-
NY opinions may have been wrong,
but they were honest opinions, and none
were more honest than those L e1-
nTEEa0
were truly and worthily spoken you
can now Judge We have passed from
the field Of prediction into the king
dom of fuIhllment. We have passed
the period Of prophecy since then The
result Of free trade tinkering has come
and we have seen its effect. know
we can make a strong and long start
in the direction of prosperity by the
proper use of confidence and of the con-
ditions that prevailed under the Repub-
1f0au nQliCV of DrOLeCtlOn-
The speaker followed with plea for
the maintenance of the existing hnan-
eiaI system and concluded his speech
with the following words.
your ballots are free. They belong
to nobody but yourselves You have
nobody to answer to but your con
science and God. Your suffrage is the
most priceless privilege of citizenship
and should be free. fair and independ-
emit I take delight in the fact that I
have done my best always to make and
keep the suffrage of the American peo-
pie free. If it is not free and fair then
this is not longer a government Of the
people, but a government by some OF
the people for all the people. And that
is not the sort of government out faith
ers esta blfshed or which their sons have
maintained. To the Tighttul exercise Of