The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-27
Indiana miners VISIT
The Next President Of the
United States
md GEN HARRISON SPEAKS
u,rren,iou al 1000, Including
,ux roIorcd Vo,crs-A Strong
and sicaI Addrcss-A"other
:rsnn club Calls

,sn,,y,rols. July 26-Over two
,.,,J ls strangers paid their respects
',,J, I.rooI; hands with General Harrison
.a.,,~ .,'I Th, principal delegation came
w." cay county, Ind, and vicinity,
"0," ,,. ,,,pnosrd Of coal miners and
Az. %., d,.lrns, nearly all Of whom are
o'a ..,,..,rI in mining industries. Con-
lh:y''S l".rs in the delegation was hun
y" "r mor.. rplnrcd miners. 1t was
~, a.,,h. mos, imposing demonstration
"a, i! ba, been made by any outside dele;
I'.'." .n'' ~ anil was under the auspices OF
gS.''i; ..1.. i;l.r,.pn Miners Club, Of BraziI," "
,'T,opk largely OF a labor demon-
a..' 1..',idn Major NJ. ". Carter, OF Brazil,
I"$r'I II"li;,.crrI the cOngratulatory address at
Ty,i,i, University ln!rk. TO which General llar-
rison responded rs follows:
cr,rrrvrv AND FRIENDS FROM CLAY
r.'.., ,hank you for this enthusias-
Naturalization Of your interest. .
~ Van came, as | understand, from all
.r.s,i,s 10 declare that in your opinion,
"',i, i,"r, interests IS farmers, us miners, as
!nn%aui.s, ~ tmdcsmen, are identified
,i,r,tI. maintenance Of the doctrine OF
T.',.rti.n T1 to American industries, and
preservation OF the American mar
g., ,rr american products. LCheers,I
S,,u resort to statistics to show that
,h,nnnIi,ion Of the American workman
!. hrt,rr Paid than that OF workmen OF
,,I,,.r rpuutTv, do not care now
,| ImI with statistics. One fact is
nr,r.h for me. The tide OF llnmlgra-
lion from all European countries has
L.,n. and is. toward our shores. The
,r,n. oi Castle Garden swing inward.
TIry do not swing outward to any
American labor seeking u better country
tIan this. [Crics Of "Nover.'l
Nv countrymcn, these men who have
tojIrd at wages in other lands that bare.
liz gustain life. and opened no avenue OF
nronisr to them or their children, know
thc GOOD land Of hopc ~ well rs the
swallow knows the land OF summer.
Thr nrx, suggestion ! have to make is
this. That the more work there is to do
in this country. the higher the wages
that will he paid for the doing OF it.
rApplausrl speak to men who know
,MGgs M Wien the product Of their toll is in
'InmopI 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 manuiaC-
torrr is begging for buyers, then wages
ca down. Is il not clear, then, that
,bot noliry which secures the largest
anouut OF work to be done at home is
tLr pnlicy which will secure TO our
nbortrr men steady employment and
,br M,sl oi wages? IChcers, and cries
al "That is ri.ht."l
poiry which will transfer work
from our mines and our factories to for.
riyn mines aud foreign factories invaria-
bIy tends 10 the depression OF wages
here. Applause and cries OF THAT is
,rrc."1
Can we look for contcntmcnt ii the
workman is only able to supply his
,hilv necessities by his daily toll,
anI'is not able in the vigOr OF youth to
LYNN A store against old age? 4 con-
dition oithings that compels the laborer
in contemplate want ms mn incident oi
sickness or disability is one that tends
10 social disorder. Applause and cries
ui "That's so."l You are called upon
now To consider these problems. ! will
no, debate them in detail. Others will.
can only commend them to your
tlonphtiul consideration, Think upon
laem. Conclude for Yourselves what
p,liry rs to our tariff legislation will
best suhsrryc vour interests, the inter
rs,s Of your families and the greatness
and Glory of the nation of Which YOU
are citizens, GChccrs.N
Nv rolorcd friends who are here to-
day.' the cmancipation OF the slave re.
moved from our country that which
tended TO degrade labor. Men are now
all free You are thrown upon your
own resources, The avenues of intclli.
grncr and Of business success are open
10 all.
notice that the party TO which we be-
lonr has been recently rrnrOachcd bv
The suggestion that We have not
thoroughly protected the ecolored man in
the South. This has been urged as n
reason why the COlOrpl people should
ioin the Democracy. | bGr the gentle
mrn who uruc that plea 10 answer this
question;
Aruinst whom is il that the Rcpubli.
can parry has been unable, as Won saw,
to protect your race? iAppIause and
cries Of "Goodw "Goodl5l
The CLAY county pcople had not
finished shaking hands With the Gen
cral when another delegation hove in
sight. headed by Il Zouaye drum corps.
They proved 10 be the ,Iohn A. Logan
CluL Veterans Of bloomington. fll.,
about 3oQ styons Prof Adams intro.
ducrl the dcIrgation and made the
address. to which General Harrison, re.
plyiur. said:
Nv RlooNIyCroy FpryDs:-I thank
You rs have thanked those who prece.
lied you. You have oIrrady Thought
upon the platforms Of tjH two parties,
Some OF you have perhans taken YOUR
politics 6y Inheritance, 1t is now n
pn,l ti,nn 10 r,,,,.,,, tI,, ,;tunt;nO NVn