The herald., 1896-10-25
Except When Pharaoh Rounded
Up His Slaves
MEN WHO WORK FORALIVING
Are Gathered Together on McKin!ey's
Front Lawn
The Candidate Speaks With His Usual
Fervor and the Crowds Respond
With Perfunctory Applause
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press special WlrO
CANTON, O., Oct. 24.-"The like Of
this has never been on earth before"
said Charles Emory Smith, ex-minister
to Russia, as he stood by the Associated
Press representative, viewing the great
line Of marchers and counter-marchers
parading on broad North Market, to
and from the Mecca of the pilgrimages
Of people from many states. Today's
visitors again broke the record in long
distance parties and variety of delega-
tions. Business men and farmers came
from far and near, and railroad men
called by thousands from Missouri,
Kansas and Iowa. From nearly dawn
until late tonight the Mckinley house
was surrounded by continuous jam, re-
enacting the exciting scenes Of other
big days.
Major Mckinley spoke with unusual
fervor all day. He made particular re-
sponse to the coercion charges made by
National Chairman Jones when he said
In his address, this evening to the British
Isles American club Of Cleveland: "They
talk about coercion-the coercion Of en-
ployes by employers. They mistake the
spirit of this campaign. 1t is not coer-
cion, but cohesion-cohesion between
employe and employer, made strong by
a common interest and common expe-
rience."
Statements Of similar nature in his
Missouri address called forth the great
est demonstration Of the day
The delegations began to arrive early
this morning at a rate calculated to
make this Saturday at least equal in
volume and variety of demonstration
to earlier Saturdays Of the campaign
The first delegation came from Lebanon
county, Berks county, Schuylkill coun-
ty and contiguous territory in Pennsyl-
vania. There were Introductory ad-
dresses by ex-Mayor j. K. Kennedy for
Reading and J. v. Yellowsmith for Le-
banon. AS soon as the address to the
Pennsylvanians was finished, members
of the Hardwood Lumber exchange and
Builders and Trades exchange, who
had arrived on special train of three
Pullman cars, were introduced by Har-
vey S. Sheridan and addressed by Nc
Kinley.
The tenth audience to surround Major
McKinley's home came from Allen and
Henry counties. principally from the
towns of Lima and Spencerville. 1t was
made up Of farmers, business men and
citizens of all vocations. The intro
ductory address was made by George
r. Davis.
Major Mckinley resonded as follows:
My Fellow Citizens: It was generous
on your part to come and see me. mas
much as am not doing this year what
1 formerly did. in going about to see you
I am very glad to meet my old friends
of Auglaize, Allen and Henry counties,
before whom have stood many times,
speaking for the cause. for the same
glorious cause for which our party
stands this year. The difference between
the contest this year and former con-
tests Is that we can count on our side
hundreds, thousands, and even hund-
reds of thousands of good, old-fashioned
Democrats, who are with us in the fight
to maintain public honor and the finan-
cial integrity of the United States. Gap
plause.) We are glad to have them in
association with us. Patriotism is nevsr
partisan; 1t is above that plane. One
thing has never been said and never will
be said of the government of the United
States and that is that 1t is govern
ment of reputation. We have always
paid every dollar Of our public obliga-
tions. whether contracted in peace or
war. In the highest and best form Of