St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-14
HARRISoA'S PET HOBBY.
Young Tippecanoe Talks Protection to
Hoosier Railroad Men.
: NINE HUNDRED IN LINE.
ALI We're Republicans and of Course
Were Glad to Greet the Party's
Choice.
Special to the Globe.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 13.-The
demonstration OF railroad men tonight
in behalf of the Republican nominees
was remarkable affair considering the
statements that had been made con-
voters. About s o'clock procession
with SAT men in line was formed,
and marching through the principal
streets, went to Gen. Harrison's resi-
dence, where they greeted him, as he
appeared on his doorstep to receive
them, with prolonged cheers. The club
was formed only three days ago. 1t in
',cludeS IN its membership men of all
branches of the railroad service from
managers down to the most humble
grade of service.
ALL ALIKE WE'RE ENTHUSIASTIC
and as A. d. Shaw, their spokesman,
addressed the general they indorsed
what he said by frequent cries of
"That's right" "That's true" In re-
sponse Gen. Harrison said: "Gentle-
men: Your visit is very gratifying to
me, and is full of significance and inter
est. Ii 1 read Alright the language of
Republican train to go ahead.
You have concluded that it
is freighted with the interests and
hopes of the workingmen of America
anu must have the right of way. The
train has been inspected; you have
given it your skilled and intelligent ap-
proval; the track has been cleared and
the switches spiked down. Have read
your signals aright?" [Cheers and cries
of, "You have" and ''There's no flat
wheels under this train."] You repre-
sent, understand, every department of
railroad labor-the Office, the train,
the shop, the yard and the road. You
are the responsible and intelligent
rude and clumsy beginning, has grown
to be as fine and we'll adapted as the
parts of the latest locomotive engine.
The necessities and responsibilities of
the business of transportation have de-
manded
BODY OF PICKED MEN,
inventive and skillful, faithful and cour-
ageous, sober and educated-and the
call has been answered, as your pres
ence here tonight demonstrates. He
roeS have been found at the throttle and
brake, as we'll as on the battle field, and
as we'll worthy of song and marble.
The trainman crushed between the
platforms, who used his last breath,
not for prayer or message of
love, but to say to the panic
stricken who gathered around him;
''Put out thenred light for the other
train," inscribed his name very high
upon the shaft where the names of the
faithful and brave are written. This
early and very large gathering of Re-
publican railroad men suggests to me
that you have opinions upon public
questions, which are the product
of your own observations and
study. Some one will say that
the railroad business is "non-
protected Industry" because it has to
do with transportation and not with
production. But l only suggest what
has already occurred to your own minds
when / say that is very deceptive
statement. You know there is rela-
tion between the wages of skilled and
unskilled labor, as truly as between the
prices of two grades of cotton cloth;
that if the first is cut down, the
other. too, must come down.
You know also that if labor is thrown
out of one line by so much the more
will the others be crowded; that any
policy that transfers production from
the American to the English or German
shops works an injury to all American
workmen-but if it could be shown that
your wages were unaffected by our syS-
tenn of protective duties, am sure that
your fellowship with your fellow-toilers
in other industries would lead you to
desire, as do and always have, that
our legislation may be of that sort that
will secure to them the highest possible
prOsperity-wages that not only supply
THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE,
but leave substantial margin for COM
fort and for the savings bank. No mans
wages should be so low that he cannot
make provision in his days of vigor for
the incapacity of accident or the feeble
ness of old age. l am glad to be as
sured tonight that the principles of our
party, and all things affecting its candi-
dates, can be safely left to the thought
full consideration of the American
workingmen. They Will know the truth
and accept it; they will reject the false
and slanderOus. And now let me
say in conclusion that my door will al
ways be open to any of yorwho may
desire to talk with me about anything
that interests You or that you think will
interest me. / regret that Mrs. Harri-
son is prevented by illness from joining
with me in receiving you this evening.
At the close the men wer6sfntrOduced
to the general, and after that the pro-
cession was reformed for the march
down town again, where 1t diSbanded.