Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-09-25
MAJ. M'KINLEY RECEIVES
CONTINUES TO RECEIVE LARGE
DELEGATIONS.
gie's Steel Workers Listen to
Protection Doctrine.

Canton, Ohio. Sept. BIN spite of bad
weather people began pouring into Can
ton this morning at lively rate. With
the single exception of yesterday, today
furnished the largest crowd of the cam
peign. The first arrivals were railroad
men, There were IL trainloads of these.
Besides railroad men, the delegates
scheduled for the day We're: Republicans
of Hutton, Pa; two trainloads from the
Carnegie steel works, Homestead; COM
mercial travellers of Cincinnati and Pitts
burg, and a number of trains from north
ern Ohio. The Hutton, Pa, delegations
Of thousands arrived at II o'clock. Rain
was pouring down, and they were receiv
ed at the Grand opera house. The good
wishes of the visitors were extended by
General A. c. Litchfield and DIR. C. II. c.
Campbell.
Major Mckinley responded.
AT the opera house, when Mckinley
finished addressing the Hutton delega-
ton, he introduced Senator Cullom, who
spoke briefly. The senator told of the
rivalry among the states to roll UP the
biggest majority for Mckinley. He told
in happy way of there being nothing
the matter with the currency, and when
the tariff was properly adjusted along
| the lines of protection, the country would
| be all right, confidence and prosperity
would be restored and the silver agitation
| would be forgotten.
| During the meeting the delegates from
the Carnegie city mills. 1900 strong, came
| in, and their reception was also held at
| the opera house.
| l.. t. Brown, superintendent of the
| mills, introduced the party.
| President S. G. Gassard, of the Chicago
and Western Pacific Gold Standard Club,
said at 1890 that 10 trains had arrived.
completing the Chicago railroad party,
| bringing 1920 railroad men.
Among those accompanying the Chicago
delegation were Charles G. Dawes, of the
republican national committee, who came
as the guest of Major Mckinley, and
| State Chairman Dennison. Mckinley
| spoke to the Chicago railroad men from
an improvised platform in front of his
| house, after scenes of the widest enthu-
| siasm yet witnessed.
The Mercer and Butler county delega-
ticns were presented at the same time
Speech to Pensylvanians.
u think you want return of that
| splendid protective policy under which
Tor more than 30 years we enjoyed pros
| perity, and under which we made this
the greatest mining, the greatest manu-
featuring and the greatest agricultural
nation of the world; under which the
manufacturers of this country We're en-.
abled to pay better wages than were
paid in any other country of the world
and better wages than were ever raiL
under u revenue policy in the history OF
our country. (Applause) l am one OF
those Americans who believe that Amer.
lean workshops should be protected
against foreign workshops. CTremendous
applause) l believe the American work.
ingman should he defended by a wise anC
judicious protective policy against The
workingmcn of the old world. (Renewec
cheers) In a word, l believe this coun.
try is ours (applause), and we, first CT
| all entitled an to rit
and its blessings.
The first thing we want in this coun-
try is plenty to do, and when we have
that then we want to be paid in .,ood
money for what we do. Tremendous
| applause) We neither want free trade
nor free silver in the United States Cap
plause and footing of horns.) We want
an opportunity to work, and we want
when we have improved the opportunity
to be paid in dollars worth muciI the
week after they are received as OH the
day they are received.
Free trade has cheated You in your
wages. (Cries "Oh, you're right ii has,
We do not propose to permit free silver
to cheat us in our pay. (Applause.)
am glad to meet my comrades of the
| war, whose cause has been so eloquently
| presented this morning. We fight ouI
battles now with the ballot. (Cries
''Hurrah for McKinley.') The only force
needed in this country now is that OF
reason and intelligence, and patriotism
and with this we are bound to achieve
victory next November" Great APP
plause.)
No hall could be found sufficiently
large for the crowd of railroad men. and
they braved the rain to hold their re.
ception on the lawn about o'clock this
afternoon.
On behalf of the railroad men an adj
dress was made by j. w. Dodge of the
| Illinois Central, and on behalf of the
telegraphers one by NJ. ]. Burke. 1t he.
gan to rain just as Major Mckinley be-
gan to speak, but he declined to have
an umbrella held over him, and stood
in the shower, as did his audience. He
spoke at some length on the importance
of the railroad interest, and how 1t is
influenced by the questions of the cam
paign.
When this reception was finished, abou
8 O'clock representatives of Mercer
county, Pennsylvania, were awaiting al
| audience and behind them was a Iarg,