The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-13


CANTON O., Oct. 12-Major Mckinley
this morning expressed himself as being
in the very best Of health and spirits.
Over thirty delegations are expected to
engage the majors attention during the
week. There were two delegations to-
day. Both were from Pennsylvania and
represented the miners of the Mononga-
hela valley and the workingmen of Ros-
cos. Major Mckinley is in receipt of
many congratulations upon his address
to the -Confederates on Friday last.
The following stelegram was received this
morning:
Hon. William Mckinley, Canton, Ohio:
The members of the Union veterans
Patriotic league in all parts OF the codn-
Try approve your address to the Confed-
crate veterans of the Shenandoah valley.
IL. EDWIN DUDLEY,
National Secretary u. V. P. L."
The Pennsylvania visitors to the num-
Der of 500. arrived. on a special train at
] O'Clock. The rain. which had been
falling more or less heavily at Intervals
during the morning, came down very
hard just as the Pennsylvanians arrived
All of the
OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS
were abandoned, and the visitors were
escorted TO the tabernacle. A colored
glee club had Just begun to sing some
SOISS Wnen AldJOT MCAlsllty
entered the hall Instantly every man in
the audience was on his feet and cheer
lng at the top of his voice. Major Nc
Klnley had never been greeted with a
more emphatic welcome than that OF the
miners and others from the Monongahela
valley.
George V Lawrence, who has repre-
scented the district from whence came this
enthusiastic delegation for several years
in congress, acted as spokesman. Mr.
Lawrence Is over so years of age, and is
a personal friend of Major Mckinley. In
his remarks he said the delegation rep
resented the miners, mechanics, laborers
and professional men of all classes in the
counties OF Washington, Westmoreland
and Fayette. When the speaker referred
TO Major Mckinley as the next presi-
dent OF the United States, there was a
tremendous outburst Of applause
1.-THE laboring men in particular in our
district are your best friends continued
Mr.. Lawrence. They have seen the
splendid prosperity for which you strug-
gIed so long and hard to build up. de-
stroyed by the infiiction of the free trade
principles of the Democratic party. The
laboring classes have hopes in you and
believe that your election will restore
that prosperity to them
The eX-congresssuan then presented Ma
jor Mckinley with gold-mounted cane
made from the wood of a door of the
house in which James G. Blaine was
publican club OF Fayette City. Another
cane, made of glass. the gift of the glass
workers of Belle Vernon, was also pre-
scented to the candidate
In responding to the address of Mr..
Lawrence, Major Mckinley said:
at gives me sincere pleasure to meet at
my home citizens of Fayette, Washington
and Westmorsland counties. Pennsyl-
vania, and make acknowledgment of
their friendly visit. 1t has been
A SOURCE OF PECULIAR PLEASURE
to me to meet my old friend and col
league in the rational house of represen-
tatives. your venerable spokesman, Mr..
Lawrence. ] always found him voting
for right things and for the supremacy
of Republican principles and their en-
bodiment into public law. Western Penn |
sylvania is filed with many proud and |
historic memories. Il registers the birth |
place Of that splendid parliamentarian ana !
gifted statesman and great secretary of
state, James G. Blaine. tremendous |
cneers) 1t is very gratifying to me to |
receive from the hands OF the Fayette |
club this beautiful cane made from the |
wood of Mr.. Blaine's home, in which he i
was born, in Brownsville. and 1 assure |
you that il shall always be preserved |
and kept in my family as precious SOU /
After speaking at some length on the !
tariff Mr.. Mckinley continued:
There is just as much money in this !
country today as there was from 1870 to |
1880. and more. But what q the trouble? |
(Cries of mo work. no Work.'D Yes, no |
work 1t is work that puts money in cir |
GlldtlOn. money GOES not want 10 De /
Idle more than labor wants to be idle. |
The man who mas money wants that |
money to be earning something, and the |
only reason he does not put it out now
is because he is afraid that he viii never |
set it back, or get it back in depre- |
ciated currency. And when he does not |
Put it out and 1t does not circulate, then
there is no work. (Applause.) When !
you have idle men and idle money,
DLSTRLSS AND SUFFERING
think about it. but l think you cannot
have money too good. (Applause.) When /
a miner has performed a weeks work
do not know how long it has been |
since ne has performed a fun week S
work-when the miner in the mines and |
the glass-p blower in the glass works and |
the workingman in any occupation has
performed his week work and gets HIS
the value OF his labor for six days Does /
it not2 Well. don't he want the money |
he receives to be the best IN the world? !
Does he not want that money TO have |
as much purchasing power as any money |
anywhere2 And when you have received |
dollars worth 100 cents in purchasing
power. you want to know that they viii |
not lose, but keep, that 100 cents worth |
of purchasing power tremendous
cheers.) That is the kind of money we
have now. And that is the kind of
Deiiete, nov fE-ioW ciuEens, Jhat WIN re-
turning confidence-and the confidence is
half the capital of the world-money will
come out from its hiding place. be in
vested in enterprises all over the country
and put all idle men to work (applausel,
and SO believing. l stand for that policy
which will most surely restore confidence
Now, having said that much, desire to
thank the glass-worlSers for their gift
which / highly value-for anything that
comes from the hands of labor is always
cherished by me. tremendous cheering.)
There is nothing in all this contest,
that has given nee so much satisfaction
and announcement as to feel that 1 have
the w0rkingmen of the United States |
standing for the cause ] represent /
thank you all for this CALL and wish you
q pleasant visit here in Canton and a
safe return TO your homes" Great ap-
plause)