New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28

The first delega ton arrive was large one from
the mountain counties % West Virginia and Mar
land on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Th'ro
were COO farmers in the party. ana number OF
business and professiona! rnen
About seyonty-hve women from Martins Ferry ar
rived with the West Virginia and Maryland peo-
ME They were presented 10 Major Mckinley by
Henry Pratt Major Mckinley thanked tnem cor
aiallv for the compliment OF their cali. ana ad~
dressed them with the larger delegation. He said.
| am glad 10 be assured by your spokesman
that both States can be counted this year IN
tho Repuhlican column and Ii or the evening
NJ The third day Of November the result should
be different then shall not regard him AZ IA
good prophet. The State OF West Virginia was
Republican two years ago the State Of Mary
Land was Republican year ago, and kno"
Of no reason--do yOu?-Why you should alter
vour respective verdi is Their rendered Ia favor
Of Republican principles Cries 81 NO! NO. ;
The highest destiny OF man is the aspiration
of the human family, wherever situated or
wherever located We divide ourselves into
great governmental systems: the projectors OF
each believing that their system will best sub
serve the country's interest and best secure
the highest destiny for the people. we think
we have the best system under the sun. III ~
certainly the freest Up 10 this noun TINS mas
heen a Nation not OF dishonOr, but or honor.
and / believe the people of this country. Norm
and South. and East and West, VIII maintain
the ,nsuied honor of our Government and the
unnuestfoned integrity OF our currency Tor ever
and ever more. AppauseD
What We want in this country Is an oppo
unity to develop It, Your two states are oni.'
waiting for the magic touch OF confidence t.
unfold the wealth of treasures which the AL
niphty has put into your hills. You were just
beginning, prior 70 isoH. 10 enJoy NV eai
and YOUR iron, your splendid industries scat
tered all over the two states We're enjoying
the very highest prosperity 'hat had ever ne 'i
anioved suddenly confidence Is shaken, busi-
ness is paralyzed Men have no faith In the
future men don't know what ~ 20 await mem
in their business. Capitalists SIT WIN tneir
, money boarded in strong boxes, ana WINE
canital "a boarded in the strong box labor Is
idle on the streets All because there is no
confidence: ell because the people III their ma
iestic mower did what they have right to do
.I,ravsEthev changed from a policy under which
/ we had been operating for more thar one-haIi
Of the life of the Government. ana entered
upon a new policy under when whenever 1t
! prevailed in this country we had business de-
preston and from that nour to this the coun-
;ry has suffered Every ir.erest mas suHereo'
every workingman has suffered In MS income
and his wages. and the Go.:rnment ltsei1 mas
suffered In it's revenues ard has been rorceo
TO go out into the oper .1srHets ana porro"
/ money to pay It's everyday expenses.
Now take it. no matter what your politics
haze been in the past. you don't want to pur-
sue any such debt-creati1g policy. You don I
want TO pursue policy tnat imPoverlshes .ne
neople and impoverishes the public Treasury
what we want to do is to get that confidence
hack. and the only way to get IT back Is 10
defeat the party that DESTROYED It and put into
ppne-third Of a century gave to this country
,hs highest prosperity and greatest develop
oent il ever attained. (Applause)
1b. next delegation came from Cleveland and
'oo,u,ossd NJ about thousand employees OF the
Irnson Nut Company. the Lampson Sessions Com
,any and the Peck. Stow e. Wilcox Company. This
Allegation was uncommonly enthusiastic. Major
rcItinley's appearance was greeted with thundcrs
If .npI,uso and cheers which continued Tor several
! minutes w F. Mckenzie was me SPOKESMAN 'e
h'''," ,area number of the men in the dele
Co. - far free trade four years ago, ana
tbs, The. had been sorry for IL ever since an" Do