The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-25
THE FARMERS VISIT
MAJOR M'KfNLEY
Work Of Populists Has Been 10 Vain in
Knox County.
Mr.. M'KINLEl WILL GET THE VOTE
An Able Explanation Of the Causes
Which Have Reduced the Profits of
ASricuiture.. Most Enthusias.
tic Delegation That Has Visited
Canton During the Campaign,

Canton During the Campaign.
Canton, o.. Aug. 24.-Eight hundred
citizens Of East Liverpool. Ohio, un-
der the auspices of the Mckinley and
Hobart club Of this city. called ON Ma
iur Mckinley this morning. Fast l.iv-
"rpuol is The center of the pottery in
iustry in ohio aud most of the men in
the delegation We're workingmen from
the potteries. The delegation came on
q special train and marched up the
streets with flags ryinS and bands play
ing. The spokesman was introduced by
William Surls, marShai of the day. The
spok eSman was l.. V. Blake, a potter
who works At the bench. He made an
excellent address Ia Major Mckinley,
| Congratulating him on tn" fact that h"
had remained a true and steadfast ad-
vocate Of protection principles and as
| sured him that the worl<insmen Of East
| crn Ohio were enthusiastic in his sup
port Three rousing cheers We're given
| for Major Mckinley before he was per
mitted to speak.
| Major Mckinley spoke with great
vigor. He said that twenty years az"
he faced an East Liverpool audience
| for the first time and that then as now
| ne was speaking for protection and
sound money. lie then described tn"
present conditions. comparing with
| those which existed under the tiarri-
| son administration. Tn" way 10 help
| labor, declared Major Mckinley. Is 10
| prnVide il with steady work and good
wages. and then have those good wages
| always paid i'm good money as sound as
| the government and as untarnish"d as
its Nag. mo matter what Kind Of
| money we have, we cannot get II with
| cut work-whether it is poor or good
| gold or silver. We cannot get one dol
lar unless we have employment for our
hands and heads"
| This sentiment was greeted with pro-
| luuSed cheers.
THE FARMERS ARRIVE.
| \ short time after the East Liver
pool workngmen depa, ted Il large del
rga tion Of farmers from Knox county,
ohio. marched up to the McKinley
residence. They were most warmly
| greeted along their line of march. 1t
was the first delegation composed en-
| tirely of farmers which has visited
! Major Mckinley since his nomination,
|
the part of the citizens of Canton,
irrespective Of party, t" hea" what the
farmers would sayytn Major Mckinley
and what he would say to them, for in
this state as elsew here, the farmers
have. been deeply interc stsd In the dis
| cussion of the silver question.
| Their spokesman, II. -. Critchiield,
explained in his address To Major M
kinIey. that Knox county is typical
agricultural community of the Central
states and that it contains men of all
| shades of opinion. The PopulistS have
been active there he said, and still are,
But We are here to assure you, Major
| Mckinley, that the vote OF every Re
publican and some of the Democrats 5
Of the county will be cast for you."
| When Major Mckinley stepped upon
| the chair to speak, the 500 farmers who
faced him cheered long and Justify.
| Major Mckinley spoke with delibera
! ton at first, reading from u typewrii- =
ten manuscript. His speech was fun
of points which We're earnestly ap-
plauded Depression in agriculture al
ways follows low tariff Legislation. he
| declared. Tn. farmer is suffering to-
! day because the number of his com
| prtitors has Increased and his best
customers are out of work We can
not decrease competition. but res o.
ration of the protective policy will give
work to your customers. Major Me-
| Kinley spoke Of the benefits OF rec r.
rucity and showed what the farmers
had lost in foreign mar kcts. Free sill
| YER, h. said, will not cure our over
production, nor under consumption
You don't get consumers through the
| mint. you get them through the fac
| tories" These sentiments were loudly
cheered. The delegation was one Il
the most enthusiastic that has visited
Canton and gave evidence of the de.p-
est interest III the discussion of money
and tariff questions. Major Mckin-
ley's speech was carefully prepared
MCKINLEY'S REMARKS
Major Mckinley spe aking to a dele.
CATION of farmers said i'm part:
| am glad especially to meet the
| farmers of Knox county. for the farm
.rs Of the United States are the most
| conservative force in our citiZenshi.
and in our civilization. iApplause). 4
force that has always stood for good
government. for country. for liberty
and for honesty. Great applause)
| Whatever the farmers is suffering To.
day is because of his competitors hav.
ing increased in numbers and becaus,
his best customers are out of work
(Applause and cries Of you're right")
do not know that we can decrease tn
number of your competitors, but witt
the adoption Of true American pro
tective policy. we can set your bes
| customers to work. frremendou.
| cheering and cries Of ''hurrah for Me
Kinley"). We have suffered I'm ou
foreign trade and we have suffered II
our domestic trade. The farmers hav,
suffered In their export trade and the,
have likewise suffered in the hom,
market. Under the Republican talif
of 1890. we imported in 1893. Ill 200. .O1
. pounds of wool valued at over $1,000.
O0O In 1895. under the Democratic tar
if law we imported 24S.OOO.OOO pounds
of wool. valued at S33. 10000. Nearl!
$40. 900. 900 worth more of wool was i'm
ported under the Democratic tariff Law
than under the Republican tariff Law
in 1894. The imports of woolen good
i'm 1893 amounted to $16.SOo.OO0 and thos
of 1895 to s57,49i.000. From the report
of the treasury department at Wash
ington we find that there Were 47,213.
600 sheep i'm the United States in 1897
valued at SIZE. .9O9. 900. ON the first o
January. 1896. there were 3s.29S.O0
sheep I'm the United States. valued u
t65 900 600 a decrease of 100000 In tn
number of sheep and of S60.OOO.O0O ii
value, 81. 2O0.O 900 worth more of shodd
was imported under the Democrati
tariff law than under the Republican
tariff law. In woolen goods the differ
ence is mole than $5O.O00.O00 In favo
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