, 1888-11-01

half. early in the campaign gn," he con-
tipued." certain persons claiming to speak
for the laboring men, but really in the
employ OF the democratic party managers,
gated through the newspapers and
by cam pai On publications that were not
given open endorsement of the democratic
campaign managers, but were paid for by
their funds and circulated under their au.
spices, number of false and scandalous
stories, relating TO my attitude toward or.
Ranized labor Icheers|. The purpose OF
all these stories was to poison the minds
of the workingmen against the candidate
of the party that stands in this campaign
for the principle of protection to American
labor" fCheers.l
CAMPAIGN STORIES.
have only once in oil OF the addresses
I have made to my felIow-citizens alluded
to these malicious and scandalous stories,
but now, aud in the presence Of this great
gathering of workingmeu, i do pronounce
them to be utterly false cheering and
wavng of flags and banners continued for
several minutesl. The story that ! ever
said 81 day was enough for working
man with all its accomplishments and ap,,
pendages Ia voice: "lknow u was lie.
TCheersl |. l will not follow in detail
this long catalogue of campaign
ISLANDERS, but will only add that 1t
is equally false that anywhere or at any
time, I ever spoke disparagingly of
my fellow.citizens, Of his nativity
or descent. Many Of them are
now enrolling themselves on the side of
protection of American labor. This ere.
ated the necessity for the story. Cheers
want to say again that those who pitch
the campaign upon so low level greatly
underestimate the intelligence, sense of
decency and love Of fair play Of the Amer
ican people. Prolonged cheers.l said
to one Of the first delegations. that visited
me that this was a contest Of great prin-
ciples, that IL would be fought out upon
the high plain of truth and not In swamps
of slander and defamation. Cheers.
Those who will encamp their army in the
swamp will abandon victory to the army
that is on the height. [Cheers. The re-
publican party stands to-day as the bull
wark and defense of the wage earners of
this country against competition which
may reduce American wages even below
the standard. They falsely impute. to
my suggestion Icheersl the policy.
THE TARIFF ISSUE.
The revision of our tariff laws. as indi-
Gated by the democratic party-reveDue
only for tariff or progressive free trade,
means q vast and sudden increase of inn
portations. Prolonged cheering Is
there man here 80 dull as not to know
that this means to diminish work in our
American shopsP Cheers, and cries of
mo- II some one tells that labor is not
sufficiently rewarded here, does he hope
TO have its rewards increased by striking
down our protective duties and compelling
our workmen to compete with the under.
paid labor of Europe. Cheers. | con-
clude by saying that less work and lower
wages are the inevitable result of the
triumph Of the principles advocated by the
democratic party"
The speaker closed by expressing thanks
for the cordial tender of confidence which
had been made. He felt that in return he
could not omit to say what he had said,
because they needed to be assured of his
friendliness. The excitement occasioned
by the personal nature Of the subjects
dealt with by General Harrison. continued
to pervade the audience several moments
after his departure. and hundreds followed
him out of the hall and cheered him vocif-
erousy.
Senator Blair then delivered long
address on the subject of Labor and Edu.
cation"