The herald., 1896-10-04
Mckinley Kept Busy From
Dawn Till Dark
SIXTEEN BIG AUDIENCES
Were Rounded Up in the Majors Front
Yard
Liberal Promises of Protection Prove
Productive of the Presentation of
Pretty Porcelain Bathtub.
Associated Press Special Wire

the most notable day for delegations yet
experienced. In the enormous crowds
present, twelve states were represented
by delegations ranging from small clubs
of wheelmen to many train loads of citi-
zens, representing all interests. The
demonstration began early and contin-
ued until late, special trains arriving at
short intervals from early morning till
late in the afternoon. Major Mckinley
addressed sixteen audiences on his lawn.
The audiences represented many dele
cations, as high as Nven being included
in one audience. The reviewing stand
from which the major is accustomed to
review parades and. street demonstra-
lions was re-erected ON the front of the
lawn. All day the streets were filled with
marching clubs, gaily uniformed bicy-
clers, bands and drum corps, and ka-
leidoscopic effect was ever in view with
the shifting banners. flags, streamers,
decorations and other campaign para
phernalia. The most elaborate demon
stration of the day was made by the
wheelmen under the auspices of the
National Wheelmens Mckinley and
Hobart club. The incessant rain of the
past week interfered materially with the
proposed overland trip, but many came
by train and in the parade, and at the
meeting addressed by Major Mckinley,
clubs from twelve different states were
represented. The addresses on behalf
of the wheelmen We're made by r. p.
Walker, president; w. p. Williams,
nd w Wa11c
utive committee. Among the delega-
tions addressed were: Kenago county,
Pa, delegation; the students of Wooster
university; the Union Veteran Patriotic
league and the Allegheny County War
Veterans club the Stamina club of
Cincinnati a committee representing
the mechanics and silversmiths employ
ed by the Mauzer company of New
York and Chicago, who presented Ma
jor Mckinley magnificent gold loving
club, and delegation representing the
Bohemians and Slavonians of Cleve-
land.
The day was in every way suspicious
for the big demonstrations scheduled.
Two delegations were in before the city
was astir One from Harrisburg and
Dauphin counties, Pa, reached here
about o'clock. Captain William J..
George was spokesman for the party.
The second delegation, which arrived at
7:15, came from Athens county, Ohio, be-
ing called the Sunday Creek Valley Nc
Kinley clubs. Other trains arrived soon
afterward. About o'clock the first par
ty went to the Mckinley home and adj
dresses were made by Captain William
J. George of the Harrisburg News, for
the Pennsylvanians, and J. M. Allen of
Gloucester for the Sunday creek valley
people.
In McKinley's first speech of the day
he said: 1t gives me great pleasure
to receive at my home fellow citizens OF
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
the state of Ohio, and could not but be
struck by the similarity of the messages
which have come from your respective
spokesman as to the condition of the
people of those two great states. How
similar they are. A cry of distress goes
up from every part of our common coun-
try. What men want is business &C
tivity. What laboring men want is
work. I favor that policy which will
give the largest development to every
American interest, that gives the most
| work and the best wages to every
American laborer and secures to oul
| people the highest possible prosperity
| for all their occupations.
| For three years past the trade re-
| views of business, manufacturing, ag-
| riculture and mercantile, at the end OF
| each quarter of the year, could be read
| lily summed up in single sentence
| prices all along the line have declined,
and with them the hope and comfort o.
| the American people has also declined
| In 1895 Dun's review reported 25 pei
| cent decline on iron and steel, 235 pei
| cent on wool and II per cent on cotton
| 1t might have been supposed that the
bottom prices We're then reached, but or
March IA, 1895, the same excellent non
partisan review of the standard au
| tnorities made this report on the con
diton of trade of the country, and I can.
not see that it has greatly changed from
| that time to this, and certainly there i!
| little Improvement or advance in price.
| generally. To-"
AS prices about February q were or
| the whole the lowest ever known in thi!
| country, considerable space is giver
this week to comparison of quotation!
| in the most important branches Of man
ufactures, and then follows a length!
| table of which l need only say, that i
apparently and abundantly sustains it
| assertions and shows most deplorabl
! condition of all kinds Of business AS
| legitimate result we never knew so man!
failures as in 1885, We had hoped tina
things would take turn for the better
| but they have not although 1 am sur,
| that such is the wish of the American
people today and the earnest and sin
cere aim Of the Republican party. Blu
| such a condition seems impossible unde
our present revenue legislation. I will
not pursue the distressing rec0'd fur
Their. Never has business been poorer
| never has industrial progress of tn,
country been SO retarded as during tn
low tariff, or no tariff years of 1S94-96, II
al lour history. And the government ha
Jared little better because the treasur,
reports have recorded monthly deficien
cies and additions to the public debt
and the deficiencies still continue. VIII
any one say in the presence of such fact
that the revenue legislation of the coun
try must remain unchanged, that it /
not the plain and palpable duty of tn
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