New-York tribune., 1891-10-14
M'KINLEY TO WORKINGMEN.
A STRONG SPEECH AT AsHrABULA HARBoR.
ELooUENTLY SETTING FORTH THE BENEFITS OF
PROTECTION AND THE DANGERS OF COM
PETITION WITH THE PAUPER
LABOR OF EUROPE.

AND THE DANDEkS Of NOAn-
PETITION WITH THE PAUPER
LABOR OF EUROPE.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEr
Cleveland Ohio oct. 13-The second day Of Major
McKinleys canvass OF the Western Reserve was
marked by notable political gathering THIS forenoon
at Painesville, Lake County, the largest meeuhg
held in Oho's nOurishing Lake shore town since the
memorable opening Of the Presidential campaign there
In 1880 by James A. Garfield Mentor Garhehs om
home, lies Just west of Panesvle. and the whole
county still alive with tile spirit and memory OF MS
magnificent political leadership. Major Mckinney
naturally made fitting and feeling alluson 10 the
dead President in the prelude to his speech this lore
noon Garfield. he said had been his dearest per
sonal and political friend, and 10 no man In pubic lie
had the untmey death OF the President been deeper
and more irreparable personal loss. 81 am here
he concluded "befOre commencing my speech, win
single word to pay him my tribute Of respect ana
admiration and veneration for his splendid work
while living and to his memory now that ne Is
dead7
Painesvile is pleasant country town Of from 1000
70 1000 oeople. with a harbor Fairport. two miles
distant on Lake Erie. This port divides with ASH
+abula and Cleveland the handling Of vast quantities
Of iron ore shipped each year from the Lake superior
region for use the Mahoning Valley ana IN western
| PENNSYLVANIA. On this ore traffic the towns pros
nerity largely depends and Major Mckinley pointed
mining and ranyportation industry would fail aoso-
luolv were IL not for the protection afforded by the
| present tariff Like all the Western heser'c Uo"n.'
Painesville has noticeable air Of New-hhgilno u'r'
and neatness and the pretty park OF ems VIII 0i''
kent paths winding through il, in which TO-DAY in0et
ing was held carried one back 10 the trim greens anu
nublH SQUARES Of 20 many Connecticut ana Mass"
t,,@at+s yiuaq.s. The speakers platform was the
litta in the middle Of the park facing the
sordiers, monument in granite which Garhen deul
Gated on July A. 1880. The day was perfect autumn
| re The audience was large in numbers, from oOoo
70 900 being within earshot. Major MchinAey SPoh
with a strength of voice and physical comfort "'0''
he has not enjoyed for many days. ms norn,De ~
Asbtabua Harbor he had made to the wofkmeh 'Hcie
Iiof talk +II Of pth and point and fresh material que
note of which is made further down. -
| rrbts afternoon he returned TO his elaborate ana
onnded argument On free coinage anu PiO
tAcion. the full force Of which ne mp
~ bring home, day by day, to 'he P"p'
al the counties of the state. His reference 70 tie
o - 's +h - tho iron-ore industry in the last ten
| rars rsnr Hgures which had appeared TINS nornins
! - The cleveland Praindealer,' Demociauc he"s
| n,nor was the newest ard most umey P''9~e
' his speech In 1o5O, The Palnaealer 9iu' W
| total product of iron ore IN the OIi'eu go
TOO 6eo long tons. valued at s23156,6o'. IN lo7'
-s-,.a as 1451s.O41 long tons. and the value
',,0 , ora had reached s33 35l, ,976. THIS MAJOR
% -, - ,od vas as good a tariff argument as any
"0 o,ono r,,nrinq over to Palnesvile this morning
Major Mckinley paid visit 10 the herOor u n''
t-ra o,rere about 20 10000 tons ot ore are uh
loaded and transshipped southwark each S~eo'o ~ -,
- Cannbeu had made demagogic speech the''
49,. .ol,s AGO and 10 the stevedOres VINO came aoou.
49, +r,in Mckinley gave short talk by way u
onsrer II was perhaps. for us lehs-h' Uie -
-. - HE speecrts this fail. The speaker 'eioi0I
Gr.t 70 the commerce Of tie harbo7' ana q
fv1v,rf
the hope that some needed lnP'ooe1e- l.l- rhnr he
lion would soon be authorized by congress 4"'" -"
added; ......,
. Stave, partv we may have belonged In the past arc
| good markets good money, good wages anu s'e'l ,
mont: and when have these we nave 1e - -,
tlon Of prosperity-indsed the very periecuon o
] | ,,., We have In this country to-day prosperity
WITHOUT parallel IN the worlds history. 4ne, = ~,
b man anywhere who cannot get WORK lnei -. . ~" g.,
~ = 80 .,ons or merchandise 10 sell who cannot N.'
ssrs In this country. 1 believe that the polcy "'n
a,,s bv the Republican uarty by th> PFoOect''" pa
q, tho country Is best calculated to secure 'he 'l
. have named believe that undef 'ha' -" 80
,, :. ~ hotter wages and give steady Work ana give
hetter markets for crops and labor 'hau un1. 80
.,. svstem 1t Is said that. IN this country pO'e'o
concentrates wealth in the hands OF ic" SeD - - -
eoct In free.trada England wealth Is Huch no'o 49,
a,d I'm the hands Of a than II Is In pFouec'eu
80 " 7-..e ts no country in the world whose WealIl
q, - generally diGused as the United states Anee
m country In the world where so many OF Ine p''P'T
, the,- own homes In the Inltu e'~'1'' -
l. o"" - 8, the world where many worAinemei
i no - - cha savings institutions as in the Unlt'
C 80 csrdDal Manning s9id in the December nunoS
- srrbs Tineteenth Century" magazine oi ~ =
+ neot4ng Of free trade that froe trade Ola t"O -
+ -. ,r-esronsibe wealth which st-shaN'' ~ =
-. uagas of the labor market Theh ne u'o'
. ,sa e,,arkabe words: "Here In Eafland We hs'e - -
4 yyavs before US the world Of wealth ana he 60,
The world Of wealth saying in It's heart 'I. - -.
-- I torers and traders"; and the world of Wah' no
/ .rno are strikes running through every ihuus'l! al
agriculture and lands have gone our .. .l1. ,her.
y Thea exclaimed this grsl' Oh'i'
l. OHgpI Tp, upon r,cture is not drawn by partisan
~, BY Republican, nor by one n.o
omcs or place at the hands
:, e,e.t Christian teacher and philanAf0ps' VINO 10
u ,.ss.d the result Of free trade in England we "'.
y no such picture the United States. 90 nov S SN @
70 rbat marty we belong We ought not 10 ha'e w. ~ -
,. taIots I'm our hands, apprccisdng the po"er y -
Z ballots We ought to cast them IN way 49,, " -.
p stgn in the direction Of free trade lAppAusel -,
Is 1-o1 cannot have free trade in this country unIe7
% YOU level the conditions OF American ~ m
IA ,o the eondnon OF European worklhsmen nv "
:. - Tho manufacturers and capitalists get the eehe'
:. | r,tea tlon You hear every day from Uno'o " "
= -aeru To want free II the worklnghah s' % =,
" co. on the other side the water and comes nero "1u -
- a dav who gets ahe dollar ana hslft IS hO' n' %
oI - II the uav over there Is 70 cents any anu ~
IS nav here is s. 25 day, If the manuiac'uer so' 1
u ye vou 40 . beause Of the protective siri "N' -
~ -. "a bafq Not the manufacturer nor th
eontali.t but the man who works lCres Of Ih'vs so
a have said a good times II We mann"
Of our position as an industrial country we "CIm
"a hiring our conditions down TO the cOhdlu0HS u 'o -
O''-e -. :, nrs,,sss We cannot COMPETE with I>uroi
yi Europe laying 90 per cent less than We CO. aht
~ nIv vav we DO il l. 70 put tariff on things conihs
u uat compete with sufficient 70 comp i"T" ~ ~
v etrerence between wages here and In Europe IH'.
at an mat there /. in q protective ann 4 you want
he trade YOU do not want vote for me "oulu nO' w
ta Gov ,r. trade for the best oce in the git OF h7 Aer
n Republic. / for my own country anu ioi ' 4,
49, IA t,,iov c,tlz.as ard AGAINST all mankind Al