Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-08-03
THE CAMPAIGN.
GEN. HARRISON TO WORkINGMEN
Whnt hc snid 10 u Delegation Of $500
Miners aud othcrr.

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Miners aud others.
A deeply significant feature Of the pill
| grimagc to lIarrsons home in lndianapo-
lis is the large number Of wage workers
who 20 TO pay their respects to the Republi-
can candidate and express their heartfelt
wishes for his and their success in this cam
pagn. On Thursday Of last week dele
cation from the mining region Of Indiana
$500 strong, comprising farmers and mill
hands as well as miners, called upon him,
declaring that they wanted no British free
trade, that they did not intend to be bossed
by foreigners, and that they were going to
take IA hand in this fight for the sake Of
their wives and children. Among the
words which Gen. Harrison spoke in reply
we're these
"Nou come here as representatives Of
| the diversified interests Of your county.
! You are fortunate in already possessing di
| vcrsiiicd industries. You have not only
agriculture, but the mine and the factory,
which provide home markets for the pro.
ducts of your farms. You come as un.
drrstand, from all these pursuits 10 declare
that in your opinion your interests rs farm
ers, as miners, rs mechanics as tradcsmen,
are identified with the maintenance of the
doctrine of protection In American indus
tries, and the preservation Of the American
market for American products Cheers
| Some resort To statistics Ia show that the
condition Of the American workman is bet
ter than that of workmen Of any other
country. | do not care to deal now with
statistics One fact is enough for me. The
tide Of immigration from all European
countries has been and is townr,l our shores
The gates of Castle Garden swing inward
They do not swing outward Ia any Amer.
can laborcr seeking "A better country than
this (Cries of never Nv couutrymeu.
thes. men who hnyr tniIrd nt Ynpes i'm other
lands that barely sustained life. and opened
no aveuue of promise tn them or their chill
dren. know the good land of hope as we'll
ns tb. swallow knows the land or summer
tNpplauscl They testify that here there
nr1 hettcr conditions. wider and more hone
rl prnsprcts for vorkmeu thnu in any other
hand
The next suggestion have To- make i,
tins Thnt the more. work there is tn do i'm
this country the higher the vapcs that will
hr pnid for the doing Of it, applause
.paak tn men who know TINT when the pro.
| duct of their toll is in demand i'm the mar
| k.t ,,L.u Luv.r. ,r. .,..kiu,, il ,,agr. nI
vance, with the demand but when the mar
/ krt f,r vnur ur,sIrrt - J.,r.ss.I and th,
manufactured i, begging for buycrs. then
| v,nrrs go dawn 1. IL NOT ,l,or then that
/ that unlicy 4, bich secure, the largest amount
/ of work to b. dome nt home i, the policy
/ which will secure To our ahnring men
-t.nJy rmrloymeut and tn, best wage,
| uch,ers. and cri,- of .that i, right. . 4 pol.
/ icv which will transfer work from our
mines and pur fnrturi,. To- foreign mine,
aud foreign factories inevitably tend, to the
| oppression Of wages here. applause
| h'N' are tru'h' thaI '' NOT n'+' P'"l'"l"
',, ,.i '.,,,,. III .,I ,,ii,i.,i
ronJitinn. ,nor,. f,vornbl. than nre found
elsewhere If we can preserve also more
fayorahl" industrial conditions We shall 81.
cure the highest interests 9i our working
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n,t ~, ,,,,'Ili,,,ut thrirty ,nnt.ntad work
inn, rla,s, Can we look for contentment if