Show LEHIGH VALLEY VOTERS pay their respects to maj mckinley San dasky county ohio sends a delegation the major talks of their noble deeds war decordy Ee cordy etc canton U oct 13 A delegation of about voters from the lehigh valley district of pennsylvania arrived in this city at 10 thie morning to pay their respects to major mckinley McKin loy the visitors came from a ind a number of other towns between that place and WilbeE barro II azelton and freeland were pretty well represented owing to the continued inclement weather the party was hurried by the canton citizens reception committee to the tabernacle congressman charles L brumm 0 spottsville pottsville Potts ville pa acted as for the visitors in his remarks to the candidate he predicted that pennsylvania would bend a republican delegation to the next congress besides giving mckinley a majority of three quarters of a million votes major mckinley in responding dwelt at some length upon the tariff question we have more free trade in the country he declared than any other country in the world but it is free trade at home and our own states we want all that kind of free trade we can have but we no free trade with foreign countries he concluded by urging the necessity of sound currency sandusky county bent a big crowd of its inhabitants to call on the major they came in sections by different routes and when they bad all congregated at the tabernacle there wern fully 1000 in the party de spile the rain they were unusually enthusiastic thusia clyde bellevue fremont and green springs were among the towns represented among those who accompanied the delegation was scott hayes son of the late president iiames after the ginging of several campaign songs by an uncommonly good glee club which came with the visitors R dewey an attorney of clyde acting as the spokesman for the party made the introductory address he eulogized the late president hayes and spoke of the magnificent war records of alie late generals bucklands Buck lands and mcpherson the remains of all of whom rest within the borders of sandusky county when major mckinley noeo to rf depond he waa greeted with great applause he sad ohio is full of glorious memories and the worda of your spokesman have revived them jn my mind I 1 knot of no state in the union that has contributed more to the honor and glory of the nation than the state of ohio I 1 know of no county in the state that carries the ashes of more noble dead than bandusky Ran dusky county which you represent but you have come here my follow citizens to give me assurances of jour devotion to the republican cause and pleasing it would bo to me to indulge further ia reminia conces I 1 call your attention in the briefest manner to of the which are engaging at this moment the most earnest attention of the american people the condition of the country ii such that every man is thinking about it every woman is thinking about it and wondering how we are tu improve that condition con diton I 1 read today in the north american review an article by the of the navy mr herbert of alabama whom I 1 well knew as a member of alie national house of betre he has just visited europe and he describes the business conditions of germany and edeland and france as possessing an era of activity and prosperity the like of which they never enjoyed before he closes by eagin that the united states was nuver as it is today and then h 0 makes the inquiry why i it the united states and its working people with all our natural re sources are not enjoying a share of the prosperity thai is enjoyed by england and germany aad france we all know my fellow citizens why we are in the midst of depression now and I 1 think we know why these great nations of the world our competitors are prosperous we are dlinn 1 of our own work and they are doin more of it for us everybody admits the condition that mr herbert describes I 1 need not slop to discuss with you the cause everybody knows its source the question in every american mind is bow to remove the cause and how to get back the old which wo had enjoyed for more than a third of century if we do not ue the power ot the ballot which we possess to obrown beat interests te rests do not ue the ballot to the best advantage we cannot improve tho condition of this country by decreasing the value of our money and making believe that of dilver is a dollar laughter and great applause after listening attentively to the ad drees of major mckinley a procession was formed and the more enthusiastic mm r members of the party headed by a band of music marched through tho rain and up to the mckinley residence there they prevented to mrs mckinley a beautiful collection of roses the gift of the ladles of sandusky it is expected that wednesday oct 14 which has been designated illinois day will be the most notable day of the campaign in this city between and people it is believed will make the journey from different points of illinois and extra preparations or their entertainment are baing made by the citizens reception committee the visitors will bring a carboa J of horses for their own use and many ani formed clubs will accompany the party |