The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-02

PIE. tremendous cheer ind three
cheers for Mckinley } fi r
thank You. gentlemen, and bid you
good afternoon. ri;
q THE SPEECH TO PORTAGE COUNTY.
Old Fellow Citizens From the Western
yE;3s Reserve Hear Words OF Nvi,doni.
CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 1.-Followins is
the speech Major Mckinley mdde to
the Portage county delegation, d
Senator Wolcott, Ladies' and Gentle
men and my Fellow Citizens: I am glad
TO meet and welcome my old friends
and fellow citlzens OF Portage county.
;Applause.) That you should have paid
me this visit on this uncomfortable and
inclemeut day In such large numbers
10 both assuring and impressive. IRE.
newed applause.) have looked into
your faces many times before. / have
felt your warm hand grasp. (Cheers.)
have realized from my own expert
ence your masterful power when once
aroused In a political contest, and I
Victory In which You performed G. noble
part. tCr!es OF "We will do it again,
major" followed by tremendous cheer
ing and waving of hats,) " E.
WE PROPOSE IN THIS CONTEST
TO PROTECT THE MONEY OF THE
UNITED. STATES, AND BY THE
SAME VOTE WE PROPOSE TO PRO-
.TECTE AMERICAN LABOR FROM
THE Sc COMPETITION, OF THE
CHEAPER LABOR OF THE OLD
WORLD. Great cheering and cries of
"Hurrah for McKInley.r)
Z thank You for this hearty greeting
and splendid demonstration. Your.
spokesman has most eloquentlyr referred
TO the dangers Of the past through
which we have been merclfully spared,
and speaks hopefully OF the future, In
the great contests in the past, both in
war and peace. the Republican party
has done, proud and conspicuous SER
vice In the cause OF liberty, honor, JUS
.tice and truth. (Applause) Let us
preserve her splendid example, (Crles
of I'VE will.O The. issues Of the pres
ent campaign, quite as distinctly as
any OF the great campaigns OF the past,
deyolve upon every American citizen
q most important duty. Our contention
this year appeals-to the best aspirations
OF American cltlzensh!pnndl Involves just,
as certainly as any contest In the past
ever involved the honor and good faith
OF the country. We cannot close our
eyes to the fact that II BY your ballots:
We lower the credit OF the government,
repudiate its honest obligations In
whole or in part, we have aimed a blow
at Its hitherto unsullied name and
hopor, My friends, will We permit the
name and honor OF this great American
nation to be sullled or tainted? cloud
cries OF mo, never.U /
(, Your spokesman has well said that the
United States never repudlated any obli-
gation that 1t had, by y.eIpressed terms or
Implication, honestly entered irto;, and I
agree with him, as am sure the great
majority OF our fellow citizens every
where VIII agree that II never will.
lGreat aplause.) THIS IS THE E5YEAR
TO SETTLE FOR ALL TIME THAT
OUR NATIONAL HONOR WILL NOT
AND CAN NOT BE TAINTED. (Ap-
pause and cries OF, That's rightly NO
STATE OF THE UNION OUGHT IGV-i
Err TO DECLARE FOR AEFINAN-
,CIAL POLICY THAT ENCOURAGES
THE VIOLATION OF CONTRACTS.
THE REPUTATION OF DEBTS OR
THE DEBASEAfENT OF OUR CIR
CULATINGE MEDIUM. It should be
the common aim and pride OF all that
we are Americans and intend at all haz-
ards and at all times to preserve Amer
lean integrity and credit and uphold
public law. (Great cheer!ng.)
You come. from a section OF our. state
very near and dear to ne. that has been
distinguished In Its history from the be-
ginning as standing for the highest type
OF American citizenship unl the highest
ideals In government. (Applause.) For,
having cxacted OF its public, servants
the most scrupulous regard ffor good
faith and good morals In every public
law and transaction tRpplause), and n
duty. devolves upon you In the impending
campaign which am sure you will with
;scrupulous fidelity perform. TO MAIN.
tain your high standard OF the past. Cap
plause and cries ofs"Wc WILLY The
grand old western reserve Is fulllof pa.
triotIc recnllections. 1t Is the home Of
Glddings, OF Wade. of Garfield (great ap-
plause), and the home Of the most splen-.
did RepubllcanIsm (cheers): the clvIliza-
tion that has produced many Of the lead
ers! OF Republican thought tapplause).
who have occupied theiyery nutposts of
human liberty in the years tllat are past.
l(Applause.) Isl
That grand old western reserve MUST
roll up such Republican majority In
November as 1t has never before re-
corded, :, (Great cheering,) And once
more demonstrate It's patriotism and
love OF country. Renewed cheerlng)
NEVER gIIAS THE REPUBLICAN,
CAUSE MORE gCLEARLY,'APPEA
ED TO CONSCIENCE AND 1NTELL1-
GENCE THAN IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
The patriotism for which you are so
Justly celebrated must not be abated.
i(AppIause and cries OF TT won't be.O
The strong clear voice OF your people
which has been heard so distinctly IN
perIlous times OF the past must again
resound throughout The nation ~ thun-
der tones for truth and justice and
honor and honesty, tGreat scheers)
Your glorious past appeals 70 you 70
abate no effort because the TIDE or plio:
lie opinion seems 50 strongly In your
favor. ON the contrary let this be the
greater inducement3 for extraordinary
efforts, for. It will not do this year to
win a3merc vIctoryMlt must be a VIC
tory triumphant enough to be worthy
OF the cause for which we stand. (Crles
of Fright right" 5pnd great Eapplauset)
"a On the question OF protection and free
trade you have already madn n splen-
did record In tho decisive campaigns OF
the past three years, II IL to me. an
recollection THAT eighteen
years ago when your county was "a
part OF my congressional district we
were fgihing for the same principles
which are engaging tho country now.
You 5will remember It. Then we were
for m American protective
tariff that should care fofs'all Amerl-
anslntercsts: and we .wcrc contendlngl
Iii The same campaign for the jreesunUl--i n
.tDntpf specie payments f0rsan honest.
p, ,ti <I,,t 4 n ~
astlc cheering ana ercB os ..'lNifat'a the
matter with NICK Kinley?') iiss55 'ThcniEylt: t:
was that:iy0iiag gave To- me, tho then
standard bearer, tho largest majority