The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-01
PENNSYLVANIANS
VISIT M'KINLEY
They Reached Canton After q Hard All.
Night Ride.
STORM COULD NOT INTERFERE
Four Hundred Centre County Voters
Greet the Candidate After Marching
in a Binding Rain..First County
in the State to Instruct for McKin.
ley..He Pays Compliment to Cen.
tre COunty's IllustrOus Sons.

Canton, O., Sept. 3O.-After an all
night ride on the cars, party or 40O
enthusiastic voters from Centre county,
Pennsylvania, arrived at O'Clock this
morning and marched through a blind
ing rain to the Tabernacle. Major Nc
Kinley took an early and hurried
breakfast and was driven down to meet
his visitors u few moments after their
arrival.
His appearance on the stage was the
signal for an outburst of cheering. The
men from Pennsylvania forgot all
about their long ride and the dismal
weather They threw their hats in the
air and shouted, cheered. and applaud
ed for nearly i've minutes. The spokes-
man was W. r. Gray, Of BellefOnte,
chairman of the county Republican
committee. lie called attention to one
of the banners which the delegation
brought, and which bore the imscrip-
tom: THE first county in Pennsylva-
mia to instruct Tor Mckinley"
Mr.. Mckinley, i'm responding, said:
81 am glad 10 address the citizens Of the
county in Pennsylvania that has furnished
SO many distinguished men to the public
service. 1t was my honor to be person.
ally acquainted with the old war COVER
nor. Andrew q. Curtin tapplause). with
whom | served FOR Il time In the national
privilege for years to know Governor
Beaver tgr-at agplause), as we'll as Gov
ernor Hastings. tRenewed applause).
Both of them have spoken from this plat
form many, many times, and no speakers
ever came 10 this city, who have been
more welcome. or who have been favored
win larger audiences than those two dis
tiiIsIIis he'd citizens of your county.
u am glad to meet the Republicans of
the greatest Republican state OF the Union.
tApplause,. Whatever other states have
done In The past your glorious old com
muuWealth has always been true to thu.
doctrines Of the Republican party and in
the national contest has been true to The
Republican cause. A visit from Penn
sylvaniu Is always enjoyed by me-. TAP
piuuseD. like that Old state. My ancrs-
tors came from 1t and have for you a
feeling Of kinShip.
IL know your great resources. ! know
your wonderful achievements. ! know the
wealth Of your state aud its splendid cit
izenship and | am always glad To be AS
sured 10y pcnnsylvanianS that In this
great national contest for public honor.
public and private honesty. for the SUI
preInacy of law and order, for good gov
ernincnl, ana good politics and good NOR
ais, your great state will lead in the tri-
umphant march for Republican principles
Uireat applause and cries of "That's 5
right.D
"By the census of 1880 | have noted. as
doubtless you have noted, that you have
farm values - Pennsylvania, in over 20 =
tUu,VO acres ui JIo.WU,'WO. or an average
valuation of more than SIS per acre to IT,
whole state In your production you get
more than $i29OOO.oOU or AN average yield
in prosperous times Of 81 per acres, while
your manufactures, which benefit and en-
rich the farms have an annual pay roll
of reward Of labor of sj43.OOO.OOO which
would mean that farmers would have from
them, If they furnished all the breadstuffs
and other farm products that laborers
consume, nearly $3.50 per acre each, and
every one of which are prosperous when
business is good and all are embarrassed
when business Is bad.
mo other similar reward to husbandry
Is presented anywhere: and | make no
apology, my fellow citizens. for urging Il
like policy everywhere or for having al
ways endeavored to the extent of my best
efforts to continue this wise system under
which you have had such splendid results
in the state of Pennsylvania. Great cheer
ing). Call it the Pennsylvania system if
you Wilt only does honor to Pennsyl-
vania and her statesmanship-for ii bene-
fits all our laborerS and farmers in all
parts of the American Union. applause
and cries of That's right.'D Why should
we not do all our work and spend all our
wages at home, giving to both farmers
and workingmen the richest rewards for
their labor of any country under the sun.
Great applause and cries of That's the
stuT.'o Answer that my fellow citizens
applause and cries "Give us protection:")
My greatest concern, my chief object
IN TINS, as IN every campaign is to drive
from our shores distress and want and
misery and lift up those who are bowed
down. and bring to those who are in want
work and prosperity. (Applause). And |
| will never view with tolerance any system
which has different object towards any
American citizen anywhere within the
plause and cries of "Hurrah for McKin-
ley.'D