Wichita eagle., 1888-07-27

Z a. m. are as follows:
For Missouri and Kansas: Fair, slightly
cooler, followed Friday by local rains and
stationary temperature; variable winds.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26.-Over 1000
strangers paid their respects and shook
hands with General Harrison today. The
principal delegation came from Clay coun-
w, Indiana, and vicinity, and was compos-
ed of coal miners and other citizens, nearly
all of whom are interested IN mining IN
dustries. Conspicuous in the delegation
were 100 or more negro miners. 1t was by
far the most imposing demonstration that
has been made by any outside delegation,
and was under the auspices OF the "Harrl-
son miners club of Brazil" and partook
largely of labor demonstration. On arrIv-
ing at University park, General Harrison
soon appeared amidst continued cheers and
hurrahs.
Major w. NJ. Crater, of Brazil, delivered
the congratulatory address, to which Gen
eral Harrison responded as follows:
Gentlemen and Friends Of Cay County;
81 thank you for this enthusiastic demon
stration OF your interest. l am glad 10 be
assured by those who have spoken for you
today that you have brought here, and de-
sire to evidence some personal respect for
me. This demonstration has relation, L
am sure, rather to principles than TO men.
You come here as representatives OF the
diversified interests of your county. You
are fortunate III already possessing diver
sified interests. You have not only agrl-
culture, but the mine and the factory
which provide a home market for
the products of your farms.
You come, as | understand,
from ell these pursuits to declare that IN
YOUR opinion, your interests, as farmers,
as miners, as mechanics, as tradesmen, are
Identified with the maintenance of the
doctrine of protection to American in
dustries and the preservation OF the
American market for American products.
TCheers.l Some resort to statistics to
show that the condition of the American
workmen is better than that OF any other
country. ] do not care now to deal with
statistics. One fact is enough for me
The tide of all immigration from all
European countries has been and is toward
our shores, The gates of Castle Garden
swing inward. They do not swing out
ward to any American iaborer seeking a
better country than this Cries of newer
My countrymen, these men, who have
toiled at wages III other lands that barely
sustained life and opened no avenue of
the good land of hope as well as the swal-
low knows the land of summer APP
plause They testify that here there are
better conditions. wider and more hopeful
prospects for workmen than in any other
land. The next suggestion have 10 make
is this, that the more work there Is TO do
in this country the higher the wages that
will be paid for the doing of it. APP
plause / speak to men who know that
when the product of their toll is in de
mand in the market, when buyers are
seeking it, wages advance with the de
mand. but when the market for your
product is depressed and the manufacturer
is begging for buyers, then wages do
40 down. Is it not clear then that the
policy which secures the largest amount of
work to be done at home, is the policy
which will secure our laboring men steady
employment at the best wages ICheers
and cries of that Is right. \ party
which viii transfer work from our mines
and factories to foreign mines and foreign
factories, inevitably lends TO the depression
of wages here, Applause and cries OF that
is true / These are truths that do not
require profound study. Having here a
land that throws about the working men
social and political conditions more favor
able than are found elsewhere. if we can
preserve, also, more favorable Industrial
conditions. we shall secure the high
est interests OF our working classes.
lGreat cheers. What, after all,
Is the best evidence of nations prosper
ity and the best guaranty of social order. If
1t Is not an intelligent, thrifty, content
ed workiugman: Can we look for content
ment If the workingman is only able TO
supply his daily necessities by his daily
toll, who is not able in the vlsor of youth
TO lay up store against old age? A con
dltlon of things that compels the laborer
TO contemplate want as an incident of sick
ness or disability is one that tends TO social
disorder. Applause and cries of that's
so. 1ou are called upon now TO
consider that problem. | will not
debate them III detail, others will; | can
only recommend them TO your thoughtful
consideration. Think upon them, con
clude for yourselves what policy As to the
tariff legislation will best subserve your
interests, the interests of your families and
the greatness and glory of the nation of
which YOU are citizens. Cheers. Nv
Colored friends who are here TODAY, the
proclamation of the slave re
moved from our country that which tended
TO degrade labor. All men are now free:
you are thrown upon Your own resources.
the avenues of intelligence and OF business
success are open 10 all | notice that
the party To which we belong has
been recently reproached by the suggestion
that We have not thoroughly protected the
colored man in the south. This has been
urged a a reason why the colored people
should join the Democratic party / beg
the gentlemen who urge that plea To an
swer this question: Against whom Is il
that the Republican party has been unable.
as you say TO protect your race Applause
and cries Of ''ories good. good''l. Thank
ing you again for this demonstration and
for your friendly expressions, | will. if it
be your pleasure. drop this formal method
OF communication and take my Clay
county friends by the hand. lGreat cheer
ingl