The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-02
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Two thousand WOrkingmsn Gall on Harrison.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26.-Over two
thousand strangers paid their respects
and shook hands with General Har-
rison to-day. The principal delega-
ton came from Clay county, Indiana.
and vicinity, and was composed of
coal miners and other citizens, nearly
all of whom are interested in mining
industries. Conspicuous in the delega-
ton were q hundred or more negro
miners. 1t was far the most impOr-
tant demonstration thai has been made
by any outside delegation and was
under the auspices of the Harrison
miner club of Brazil" and partook
largely of a labor demonstration. On
arriving at University park General
Harrison soon appeared amidst contin-
ued cheers and hurrahs. Major w. M.
Carter, of Brazil, delivered the con-
gratulatory address to which General
Harrison responded as follows:
GENTLEMEN AND FRIENDS FROM
CLAY COUNTY:-''I thank SOu for this
enthusiastic demonstration of your IN
terest. / am glad to be assured by
those who have spoken for you to-day
that you have brought here and desire
to evidence some personal respect for
me. This demonstration has re-
lation / am sure rather 70 prln-
ciple that to me; you come here as rep.
resantatives of diversified interests OF
YOUR county. You are fortunate in al
ready possessing diversified industries,
you have not only agriculture, but the
mine and the factory, which provide
home market for the product of your
farms. You come, as l understand,
from all these pursuits to declare thats
in your opinion, your interests as
farmers, as miners, as mechanics ana
as tradesmen are identified with the
maintenance of the doctrine of pro-
lection to American industries and the
preservation of the American market
for American products. Cheers
Some resort to statistics to show that
the condition of the American
workman is better than that
of the workingnen Of any
country. l do not care now to deal
with statistics, one fact is enough Tor
me. The tide of immigration from all
toward our shores and the gates OF
Castle Garden swing inward; they do
not swing outward 10 any American
| laborer seeking better country than
this. (Cries Of ''never''l. My coun-
trymen these men who have toiled at
| wages in other lands that
barely sustained life and opened
no avenue of promise to them
or to their children, knew good land OF
| hone as we'll as the swallow knows the
land of summer. [Applause.1 They
testify that here there are better con-
| ditionS, wider and more hopeful pros
poets for WOrkmeE than in any other
4 land. The next suggestion 1 have To
make is this, that the more work there
| is to do in this country the higher wages
that will be paid for the doing of it
AHpplaHHS Solv tb.. SPEAK sSsn the to p msh
uct of their toll is in demand in
the market, when buyers are seeking
it, wages advance with the demand
i but when the market for your products
| is depressed and the manufacturer Il
begging for buyers, then wages come
down. Is it not clear then that thai
policy which secures the Largest
amount of work to be done at home II
the policy which will secure t.
ployment and the best wages. [Cheer
and cries of 'sThat is right"
a party which will transfer work from
our mines and our factories to foreigI
mines and factories inevitably tends +
depression of wages here. lApPlaus
and cries of ''That is true."l TheS
are truths that do not require profoun
study having here q land that throw
about the wOrkingmen, social and pc
: litical conditions more favorable tina
are found elsewhere and if W
, can preserve also more favors
BILE industrial conditions We shal
secure the highest interest of on
working classes. Great cheers
What after all is the hest evidence OF
; nation s prosperity and the best guar
anty of social order if 1t is not an in
telIigent, thrifty and contented WORK
: ing man? Can we look for continent
ment if the workingman is only alb!
to supply his daily necessities by hi
daily toll 1t Is not able in vigC
of youth to lay up a stor
against old age, q conditio
Of things that compels laborer to COZ
sickness or disability is one that tend
+ cries Of That's soy. You are Gale
upon row to consider these problems
will not debate them in detail. bI
others will. 1 can only commen
them to your thoughtful consideration
D Think upon them, conclude for yOul
selves what policy. as to our tart
legislation viii best suDSerV
family and the greatness and glory c
3 the nation of which you are citizen!
4 (Cheers.)
NV coiored friends who are here Il
day, the emancipation of the slave n
) moved from our country that whic
/. tended to degrade labor. All men al
! now free. You are thrown upon YOU
4 own resources. The avenues of int
!. ligent and of business success al
0 open TO all. I notice that th
3 has been recently reproached by th
f / suggestion that we have not thorough
r protected the colored man in the sout
( and this has been urged as q reaso
r why colored people should join tn
democratic party. l beg the gentleme
0 who urge that plea to answer this que
{ ton. Against whom is it that the n
publican party has been unable, as 70
D say, to protect your race. IApplaus
and cries of "GOOd, good
: Thanking you again for this demon
0 stration and for your favorable e.
: pressions, will, If it be your pieasurt
j drop this formal method Of COMMIT
g nic3tion and take my Clay count
: friends by the hand. Great chez
{ ing.l
Gater-The John A. Logan club G
: veterans from Bloomington, Illinois
g were received. They also called O
|, Ex-Governor Porter.
- Kidnspsrs Captured.
al ELIzABETHTowN, ILL.,, July 25.-
{ News of bold case Of kidnapping /;
y CaseyviIle, KY, few miles above tn