Show LOYAL he makes an impressive speech at st louis there was not a hall birce to accommodate the immense crowd of st louis oct 1 while senator vest was the democratic campaign in url at kansas city tonight tonie ht governor Oo vernor vociferous crowd in a large ball here made the opening address of the republican campaign it was the third state campaign which he himself opened within a week lion chauncey I 1 filley chairman of the state committee ex and a committee of reception met governor mckenley at the depot and escorted him to the planters hotel where he held a public reception the governor paid a visit to the merchant exchange mr W 0 boyd president of the exchange introduced him in a feeling speech governor mckinley said mr president and gentlemen of the merchants exchange I 1 consider it a very great honor to be presented to the merchants exchange of the city of st louis composed as it 1 of representative business men ot a strong and progressive city I 1 bring to you the good will of the state of ohio assuming whatever differences we may have you are all for the city of tit louis applause and for the state of missouri what we want in this country no matter to what political party we may belong Is business prosperity applause and whatever will brine that about we mean to have applause this country is too great its resources too mighty to permit of anything permanently standing in the way of its progress and prosperity aej whatever elands in toe way must ft out of the way applause for whatever else we may be or Missour lans we all of ns are for own country first last and all the time applause I 1 late the citizens of st louis upon their splendid conservatism in business we have cone through in the last eighteen months a dreadful panic and yet the business men of this city resting as they did upon conservative business integrity survived that panic and as I 1 am informed in your institutions yon did not have a single failure it was remarkable history to make and I 1 congratulate you upon it governor me kinley next was baken to the fair cr where Childrens day was being celebrated some youngsters were on the ground and they all cheered lustily for mckenley then came a visit to the exposition where in response to a storm of cheers and demands for a speech the governor spoke for a lew minutes tte crowd in suburban hall tonight overflowed the laree building ex secretary of the interior noble was one of those on the stage hon chauncey I 1 filley called the to order and presented as chairman lion charles arald uproarious cheering mentioned governor as his choice for the presidency in laou the cheering of the great audience became almost cyclonic when governor arose and continued for several minutes with an of amazement upon his face the speaker began your chairman said this was the opening of the campaign in missouri I 1 wonder in my heart what its close will be the truth la continued the governor that no hall Is large enough for alcan this year A contract was made between the industrial du condition that existed under the tariff law and those existing at present the resul t it was charged of dem legislation and governor Oo vernor mo inquired whether the audience thought it the business of congress to for the united states or foreign nations nobody said he has heard of any industries being revived in the united states since the wilson tariff law if anybody in ibis audience knows of a single one let him name it on the other band they are being revived in has it built a aidele fire or given employment to a single idle working man has it given you better prices for the products of bour farms no no they say the law ia better than the law of 1890 cause it has reduced duties it reduced the duty on tin plate and haub who bits beside xoe can tell you what the result has been he has closed bis tin plate works benauro under the law he cannot compete with the cheap labor of wales and pay the wages he paid under the law of 18 I 1 would rather make it hard for foreign product to get into this country than to make it bard for american citizens to live in this country awhile governor Oo vernor mckenley poke inside the hall hon charles F joy and congressman Itar told addressed an overflow of 2500 people out elde governor mckiney will speak at kansas city kan tomorrow afternoon |