The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-28
A REPUBLICAN MAGNET
BIG CROWDS OF PEOPLE ATTRACT
ED BY GOVERNOR MKINLEY.
Speeches Yesterday I'm the Mohawk
Valley of New York and at
Night in Philadelphia.

proved a magnet for the Republicans again
to-day, both in this State and Pennsyl-
vania drawing big crowds at all his stop
ping places. His tour this morning was
through the lovely valley of the Mohawk.
which was covered by a thick blanket OF
fog, giving 1t a spectral appearance TO the
early risers. 1t was not Z o'clock when the
special train drew into Little Falls. but The
town was astir and the booming of cannon
was summoning the people to the depot,
where the Governor spoke from a stand
covered with decorations. There were not
less than $500 in the audience.
Governor Mckinley had a special word
for the operatives Of Gloversville. "When
we prepared the tariff law in $780," he said,
I'VE put a tariff on imported gloves, know
ing that we would thereby secure for you
steady employment at good wages. / now
ask you whether the tariff did not accom-
plish this?"
A chorus of Eyes, yes was the answer.
At Amsterdam over three thousand ex-
spoke from a platform behind which was a
llfe-size picture Of himself marked NC
Kinley BILL" accompanied by the mute an
to Amsterdam"
At Schenectady not less than four thou
sand people gathered about the platform
of the car and listened to the Governors
tariff talk. In closing he said: II see that
Mr.. Hill says that business Is resuming in
this country since the passage of the tariff
law of 1894. Every man In this audience
knows whether business has resumed, and
If 1t has resumed upon what conditions that
had any resumption. and hope we have
had it, 1 submit that the resumption has
5fsinry upon w1ts a lover lower plane me s with ,d lover nr sSns
for American products. Is not that soT'
Cries of Yes, yes"
When the train arrived at Albany Gov
ernOr MCKINLEY was escorted TO the CITY
Hall, where a stand had been erected and
three thousand people were waiting for him.
ally suggested a joint debate upon that
question between Senators Hill and Muir,
the latter for the Wilson bill.
Speaking from the platform of his car at
Poughkeepsie, Governor Mckinley made a
fcrcible reply to Vice President Stevenson,
who spoke there on Friday night. He in
Mckinley tariff law were sufficient to meet
all the expenses OF the government and pay
all the pensions until the election Of the
new party candidates having a different
policy to put into effect. This caused a
feeling of doubt and uncertainty among
business men and a decrease in the vol
ume of imports, involving a diminution of
the import duties.
Before crossing to Newburg, Governor
Mckinley, in response to earnest calls by
the several hundred assembled. mounted a
wagon and made a brief impromptu expla-
nation of the different results effected by
protection and free trade. At Newburg a
half hours address was made from In front
OF the courthouse to a large crowd.
M'KINLEY AT PHILADELPHIA.
The next stop was at Weehawken- An
other special train was provided en- the
| Philadelphia & Reading railroad, which
made a phenomenally fast run to Philadel-
phia. On his arrival in that city the Gov
ernor went at once to the Stratford Hotel,
where he was called upon by a number Of
distinguished Republicans, including ex-
Postmaster-general John Wanamaker. Gov.
Mckinley addressed two immense audiences
of ~workingmen in Philadelphia tonight,
and In addition delivered an outdoor ad-
dress to an overflow meeting. The first
wbich contsinad witbin Ire Ills u,ors 49,
5000 cheering admirers. After speaking
nearly an hour the Governor was hurried
where he was greeted by almost as many
people. Thousands who could not get in
side the opera house congregated in the
wide street on which the building faces and
waited until Governor Mckinley, after fin
tshing his speech, came out on the veranda
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the speech
making was concluded and the distinguished
visitor was driven direct to the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad station. where he took the
l0:25 train for Columbus. he will reach
that city at 2:25 tomorrow afternoon and,
after spending a few hours at home, will
s Siiied for for o a Speech hi MONDAY as Wni marS Si1y ne @oI is
ernor Mckinley will speak in several I'LL
nois towns during Monday, arriving at Chi
oago and addressing audiences in that city
Both Of to-night's meetings were under the
auspices Of the Workingmen's Protective
'rousers" In every sense Of the word. AT
the Academy the Governor told his hear
ers that While in New Orleans recently he
round representative men by the hundreds
who have been Democrats all their lives,
preparing to abandon their traditions and
vote with the Republicans. They assured
MIN that Louisiana would send three Re-
puolicans to the next Congress to help swell
the Republican majority In that BODY. Ohio
ne sad, VIII send six Republicans from
districts now represented by Democrats
ana ne urged pennsylvania to increase their
representation to twenty-five out of thirty
instead OF twenty, as at present.
"A Democratic Congress and Presiden,
nave been running the country for nina.
teen months" said he. and nothing else
How about the souphouses? ' shouted q
man in the gallery.
Mr.; Mckinley criticised the manner In
saying 1T was forced upon the 5.OOO.Oo0 OF
people In this country by three men-Srna.
Tors Harris, Vest and Jones. You have got
IN the state or Pennsylvania" he said "a
larger manufacturing product than every
one or the Southern States. including NTary
tha anu YET your tariff law was made by
manufacturing States. Tennessee. Nissan
ana Arkansas" Oaughter) He referred tc
%uoyS tdLlI speech as the lOn0ast
on record, and still unfinished, and indorsed
tnat gentleman's sentiment that 1T i
better to Kill time than to kill the indrs
ries of the country" S inuuS'
Mr.. Mckinley's reference to Presidar,
Cleveland as "a peace man I'm war and !
war man in peace brought down &c
house. The Democrats say bad as on,
tar1fr law is, it is better than the law ~
is0. Better for who?' asked the Gov.
A voice-Better for England.
Mr.. Mckinley said that under the Ian
or 1870 old industries revived and new ones
sprung up, thirty millions of capital beinf
put into new industries within eiehteeT
months. And tin plate was one of them
ne exclaimed in response TO a query from
the gallery Ten thousand men We're EN-
ployed in this branch of trade and they
made better plate than was ever produced
in Wales. In less than two years we sue
ceeded in producing one-third OF all tn,
Tin plates used in this country. The Dem
ocrats cut the tariff down and three week
ago ten thousand workmen stepped GU
and the shops closed.
Two years ago when / was in this cit,
pleading with people to stand by the tarif
law some one in the top gallery of tn.
house said: How about the eight-hou
law? The ~workingmen were agitating 70
fewer hours. / have not heard of tn
eight-hour law since the Democrats cam
in power. 1t is not fewer. but more hours
work the workingmen want now. ZAP
plause.) The tariff law OF 1890 may hav
had mistakes in it. In $500 separate para
graphs there must necessarily be mistakes
but all that were discovered were on tn
side of the American people. In the pres
ent law $50 eyror5 have already beef
found. and not one of them in favor o