The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-07
REPUBLICANS LEADER
Still Receiving Delegations from
Many Sections.
PARADING IN A RAIN STORM.
Drenching Showers Have Nc TsrrGrS for
the Republicans Who Visit Canton to
Pay Their Tributes of Respect to Their
Standard Bearer.

CANTON, O., Oct. 7.--Rain and slush did
not keep the big delegations from Canton
yesterday. No more enthusiastic callers
have been here than those from Tona-
wanda, Buffalo and Syracuse, N. Y, and
Lenewee county, Michigan. Through the
drenching showers the callers marched to
the Mckinley home making tho city re-
sound with their enthusiasm, while
mounted troops and large bands of music
and finely drilled companies, uniformed
in mackintoshes evoked cheers from the
thousands who stood sheltered in the
doorways and under awnings.
The formal receptions Of the visiting
delegations did not end the demonstra-
tions. Soon as tho city was shrouded in
darkness the clubs were again on the
streets, Michigan and New York and Ohio
uniting to form the spectacle. When the
parade was we'll organized 1t marched and
Countermarched past the Mckinley home,
and was reviewed from the little stand on
the front lawn by Major and Mrs. No
kinley and others.
Tho first delegation to arrive came in ut
1906, when the regular west bound train
brought two extra coaches filled with
shouting Mckinley mon from East Brady,
Clarion county, Pa. They were headed
by q band and the banner carried an
nounced the party as "The Plutocrats of
Clarion County Pa" The delegation was
introduced by L. E Graham.
A special train of five coaches arrived
Rbout 3 clock in the afternoon, bringing
the lumber dealers OF Buffalo and Tona-
wanda. This was distinguished appearing
and thorouyhlv enthusiastic deleration.
IL wns composed of bu,iness men con-
nected with the lumber trade, and, ac-
rordino In tbe st,tancnt of tne snakes
man. included many former Democrats.
The rccention was held in the Tabernacle
rnin nroventing demonstration on the
lawp Mil,nr6 II I,urns made the intro
suotorv address.
Sbort,v ,ftcr Il o'clocl, n spocial train of
Ace coachos arrived herring tho Republi-
nan clubs of Syracuse. N. Y Most Dromi-
mont in this was handsomely uniformed
and we'll dril)ed Syrocusc escort. mn or
ganization effected in 1851 There were
also representatives of thirteen other clubs,
Includinra u detachment of wheelmen. The
delegation was introduced by Daniel
CrichtoD. a business man.
A few minutes nfter tho Syracuse party
arrived n special train of ten coaches
reached Canton, bringing n delegation
named in honor of IIonewee and organ
tied in the county of Adrian, Mich The
marty was made up of about 90 per cent.
farmers The delegation, in a pouring
rain, marched to the Mckinley home to
Wow the lawn. They then returned to tho
Tabernacle, where Henry C. Smith made
In his speech to the lumbermen Major
Mckinley said
"No one con know better than the men
engaged in your occu patton the value Of
stable nonev and of general prosperity.
No one can know better than you the
effect upon your business of the waves of
depression and those of prosperity, and 1
receive the assurances so feolingly given
me BY your spokesman with Il grateful
heart. and return to you all my sincere
thanks, This is year when party dsci-
Milne sets loose upon the people of tho
country.
aWe ate bonorod here today in having
with Ms these entorDrisjnp bnsiness mon
who represent the great lumber interests
of Ruffalo and TonawAnda, In 1880 the
hike trade in lumber at Buffalo WINS over
eSs 600 OOO feet and Mt Tonawanda over
rlfOOO 600 feet, though under the lumber
prnvisions of the present tarif law tho
trade of Buffalo has since decreased until
in 1905 II was II 600 600 feet less than in
ISM wbile that Of Tonawapda had sbrunk
In the sa,ne ueriod moro than On; 600 600
feet Canadian free lumber has been en-.
rnurogcd Mt the exnonse of the lumbar in.
terests of the rreat state of New York and
all the other states of ,he A morcon IJniop.
Imav bs hardened gentlcmen II snv in
tb,s nresence that I belIeve in the nolicv
tLnt givaa nreforonca tn Ruffelo and Ton.
.wand, rather than to Montreal and 10.
ronto Like all the other features of FREQ
trsde II hos helned to make us nn,r for
The advantage Of other neonIeHving within
snothcr iurIsdict,on nnl who owe M nj.
leglance 70 our flnu"
10 tho delepation from Eost Rradv po.
Nr McI,inlev said.
1--WE nre too ant to forget what ia he.
hind us, and too ant to be needless of our
avn exnorIence. Wo can hardly realize
tbot from 1874 to 1904 wa reduced tbe nuh.
liz debit from 81 ara. 33l 3Os to s57O GOO OO0
Wa mid off diving thnss twentv years
ii Go9 5SI 673 of the npblic debit, And wa
were Under n proteotlye and sound money
system when we were making the laree
nsvments Two.tbjrds of TINT great debit
has disnnnaarsd and while wa wers INV.
ING IL off we were building in this country
the most splendid industrial enterprises.
giving steadv employment I'd American
labor at fair wages and giving to the farm
srs of the country a Just reward for their
toll and labor.
"Durinu that period for the greater part
ri the time. we were selling more gold
abroad than we were buying abroad. And
the balance of trade was therefore in our
favor, and the balance Of trade, settled as
n wos in gold pave us the good vellow