Wichita eagle., 1888-09-19
VALLBNSTEIN & COHN.

nave no oolecuon 20 their rIgnI OF opinion,
and if | had 1t would amount 10 nothing:
nor do intend to speak Gisrespectfully of
( the English, for | have received ~ their
hands very graceful and very cordial hos
pitaiity which would be ehurl not 10 ac-
knowledge before an American audience,
but that does not affect the pending condi-
tons that the American people ind their
interests in one policy and thai the English
want 10 change that policy SO as better 70
conform TO the interests. And that. gentle
men, IS the prime question before you III tins
next November election, | am glad that
this meeting is called IN the nnme of the
laboring people because this question II
from first 10 last, from skin 10 core and
back to skin again, question OF labor.
loud applause.
''T you VIII agree 10 live IN a. poo.
house and eat as poor food ana receive as
low wages as the people IN England receive,
We can produce as cheap goods "a Demo-
cratic administration wants 20 see. laugh
ter and applause But it Will be otherwise
II you wish to better your condition. and II
you want the industrial system Of protected
interests that prevail III this country now 10
be maintained. Tne savings Of the wage
workers of England, Scotland and Ireland,
as | said to-day TO Massachusetts gentle
man, are nos near as grear O. ~ tonight IN
the savings banks of Massachusetts 10 tho
cYed!t Of the wage workers OF that small
State; and if you turn the administration Of
this Republic today into free-trade chan
nels You may not expect these great saw
ings. for you VIII put our laboring men
throughout the country INTO competition
with the laboriug men OF Great Britain, and
in the course of five or ten years you viii
make them as poor upon this side of the
water as they are upon the other
- | viii not in this campaign stop 10 argue
the question upon any other basis. have
no personality TO indulgein, | have no sores
10 heal Loud cheers. | would rather
have your cordial and heartfelt sympathy
than any Office you can bestOw upon me.
Applause But in the canvass IN which l
shall take greater or less part | shall hold
this question from beginning 10 the end, as
the question that interests every man,
woman and child in this country that de-
ponds upon daily labor for daily bread APP
piauso There - 100 need to make any laws
TO protect clD-tl. Capital always takes caro-
of Itself sAl ,cta fun share; but there
are laws that can elevate the condition OF
the la5orinz man, and here are laws that
can degrade him. aud the Republican party
has stood FOR twenty-five years, ana il VIII
stand, | believe. with the blessing Of God
and the VIII Of the American people, twenty
five years more, uphOdIlg and maintaining
the laooring man, for the government which
takes care of the bone and sluew and work
ing muscle of the land is taking care II the
men who created the wealth in the country
and who are, therefore, entitled 10 the pat
ronagc and protection of the government
IApplause.
Now, gentlemen, YOU represent a critical
State; you represent the State Of New
York. Your votes are 20 tell ia this issue.
Yos- votes can DC decisive upon that one is-
sue. Do not be diverted from that one qucs-
ton by side issues. DO not be misled by petty
sQuabbles upon this or that small issue,
or upon personal questions Of abuse on tho
one hand or the other, but give your votes
as independent laooriug men, and give
them for the interest Of your own homes,
of your Cwn fresides. and thereby for tho
great interests Of the great Republic Inn
meDse cheering
/ never. Dir. Chairman, thought Of that
Republic US / 90 10 Night iChcer- have
seen the other side have devoted many %
the past fourteen months 70 seeing the con
dition Of labor and laboriug men N the
other hemisphere, auo say ~ithoit rear o.
contradiction that Ia 80 country N Europe,
In 10 part Of Europe, or = part Of any coun-
try is the condition % labor comparable 70
that which it holds ia the United States.
Applause are you willing 10 give up that
position, or are you willing 20 maintain ~
lCries Of Yes J You may maintain II by
strong pull and long pull and pull al
together for Harrison and Morton" Loud
and enthusiastic cheering and waving u
hats.