The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-03
Gov. Mckinley Addresses :
Meeting at Kansas City.
CROWD roo el6 FOB The HALL.
his Speech Against the Policy Of De-
ssroying Home Industry Cheered.
inxiy Beaten IN Connecttcut-san
Franchises >ominstions-Aajas jassment
Of Wages on naveaneysr Tariff Basis-

kansas cfrx. Oct Cor. Mckinley
reached this city ~ aaoas 2 o'csoek this
morning on special train from 81 Laags
Mayor Barnes. Of Kansas CITY, Kan. came
from ST. Loais with him, and reception
committee. composed Of Charles Sehast-
ner. OF the Republican state committee;
jarvis Harkiess. president OF the Missouri
League OF Republican Cubs: f. {. Ed
wards. managing editor OF the Kansas City
Journal. and ex-Congressman Warner.
met him few miles cut of town.
The morning was spent in receiving callers
at toe hotel and driving about the city.
When Gov. Meksaiey went TO the stage
entrance of the Auditorium st 80 O'Clock
he found ii necessary 10 make fall use Of
his physical strength 10 get In, for the
crowd IN front of the door was 50 tightly
packed together that such thing a. max
ing room vas out of the question. The
stage. toe. was jammed. and he had TO
fairy force his way through, assisted by
several strong-armed men,
When Gov. Mckinley finally reached
the footiights he looked out upon thgong
that filed all the seats and alsles and even
utilized the yentllating openings around
the dome as places OF observation, while
far our into the street stood a struggling
mass OF people who strove in vain TO secure
admission into the building. A great roar
OF welcome went up from thousands of
throals. Women waved their handkerchiefs
aud men howisd. while those outside took
up the cry and echoed it through the
streets. Mckinley was given sample OF
genuine Western cordia.ity. Mayor Davis
introduced the governor ia a fiorid speech.
in which he eaiogized Ohio and its famous
citizens, and said that unless the signs of
the times were wrong It's present governor
would, two years hence, be the leader OF
the Republican hosts. This sentiment
Was vigorously app,auded.
In his first sentence Gov. Mckinley
struck responsive chord. Proud a. |
ara" he began. 80 be an ohioan, am
pronder yet to be an American" Then he
proceeded with his speech:
II have come among you this afternoon
TO talk with you little While concerning
The great political questions that are upon
US this year, and ta discuss with you and
before you the relation OF these questions
TO the business interests Of the country.
Politics this year is business. aud business
is politics.
References made TO ex-President Harrs-
son, Hon. Thomas b. Reed aud the late
lican tariff legislation was cited, we're
warmly applauded, as was the OBJ
servation that I'VE have not a single
commercial competitor in the civilized
world that does not rejoice over the pas
sage Of the Wilson law" The governor
found subject for reflection in the fact
that Mr.. Wilson had 10 go TO a foreign
country TO gst congratulations for the pas
sage of the tariff Law which bears his name,
and when some one in the audience sang
out that the only industry which had been
called into existence by the Wilson law
was that OF free sonp houses. Mckinley re-
sponded.
There 10 not an American citizen but
would rather earn his own soup than 10
beg il OF others; and under the policy OF
the Republicans We never had to have
free soup house. Tor every one " no was
willing 10 work had work, AMI he had MS
own soup at bis own table. Senator Vest
told you last night story about n dog
which came by express and nobody could
tell where it came from or who IL was for,
bee ause III had eaten It's tag. lie applied
the story TO the fopnlisl party. but he
might better have applied IL 70 this VA
son Law. Everybody diso@ns IL and yet
you are asked 10 approve oi II Nhy. the
Democracy OF New York disowned il
formally aud officially when IL nominated
for governor Of that state David b. His,
the only Democratic member Of the sem
ate " ho voted against it,
Mexican ores are jnst arriving: Aus
trallau wool Is coming In by the cargo.
every foreign product upon which the
duty was reduced under the Wilson law is
coming into This country IN unusual aaan-
titles, and every foreign product that
comes into this country III competition
with our oan. dispiaees inst 80 much Of
American products. And when those are
elisnsaced the American labor required TO
make them Is displaced; and yet they ask
The woskingman Of the United states TO
approve. By their votes. the Wilson Law.
Who il empIeyed now that was not en-
ployed tn lss29
.aoaly the congressman" promptly re-
sponded somebody ia the audience.
H''Ies. retorted Gov. Mckinley. and IL
l. because the con ngressnen have been EN-
ployed AZ tearing down the defense of pro-
tecilon that there is no work for any one
else When | spoke in this city tao years
ago a gentleman in the gallery wanted 10
know what | thought Of the esght-hour
gaw. question then among .0Fkmen
was how 10 reduce the hours Of labor
daughter and appianse.I There is no
| trouble of that kind nos. The working
men are not locking for shorter hours
now: there are looking for longer hours. "
soms inqulsitiYe individual asked
What's the matter with the A. K. A. p
TIE interruption vas not well received,
aad there came cries from al parts Of the
theater: Put him ouEp' Gov. Mckinney
PAUSED a moment before replying. then
said: "The question We have 10 settle
new il. what is the matter with tho
oountry7'n A burst Of applause followed
thai.
at the close Of hrs address IN the thsaEsr
Gov. Mckinley spoke for few minutes 70
large ero9d outside. then crossed the
river 10 KaGsas City. Kan, where another
large crowd was gathered. lie leaves to-
rnorro~ morning on = special train Tor
Topska and Hutchinson lie sill speak
briefly st several points ea route.