The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
TO CARNEGIE's MEN.
Brief Speech to Delegation of Iron
and Steel Workers,

During the meeting in the opera house
the delegation from the Carnegie City
mills, L 600 strong. and several bands ar
rived, and their reception was also held in
the opera house, L. t. Brown, superintend-
ent of the mills, introducing the party.
Major Mcinley replied as follows:
Mr.. Brown and my Fellow-citizens:
assurances of support which l am daily re-
ceiving from men of toll in the United
States. TO have as allies in this great con-
test for the honor and prosperity of this
country the workingmen of the United
States is indeed a crown to any cause
YOU have but one ain in the use of your
ballot, and that is To secure the highest
and greatest good to the people of the
United States. (Applause) That is what
the ballot is for and 1t is for the accom-
pllshment of that you will use that ballot
this year: We have had in this country
uonal policies. Most of the men who sit
before me to-day never had any experience
under but the one policy until within the
last four years. You have now tried them
both. You have tried the protective pol
icy Of the Republican party and you have
tried the free-trade revenue tariff policy of
the Democratic party. Which do you like
best? (Cries of Protection" and footing of
horns) If it is protection you prefer, there
to vote for it, (Crfes OF vote for McKin-
ley that's what we will do!O
Under the Republican protective policy
we enjoyed for more than thirty years the
most marvellous prosperity that had ever
not only had individual prosperity, but we
had national prosperity; and during all
these thirty years, while we were building
up great industries to furnish employment
to American labor at American wages-all
the time we were doing that we were col
lecting, under the tariff policy, ample rev.
enues for current expenses and surplus
revenue to pay off the public debt. Gap
plause) And from 1879 down to 1898 this
government had been a debt-paying and
not debt-making government. Applause.)
But / need not discuss to Pennsylvania
audience this great American principle
You are familiar with it. 1t is written in
your hearts. 1t has been eXemDlifed in
your happy homes. 1t has brought cheer
and contentment to your families, and you
know it (cries of That's h;l right"l, and and
knowledge.
Then, my countrymen, we have pre-
sented to US very dangerous peril to the
country-a proposition to enter upon the
free, independent and unlimited coinage of
silver and the issuance of irredeemabe
means that your money has been de-
graded by free trade, the wages of our
countrymen shall be degraded by free sill
yer and inflated currency; and as we are
against free trade we will be against free
silver. applause and footing of horns.)
Now. just one word more what we
want in this country is that every man
who wants to work shall have an oppor-
tunity to work. (Cries of You are right!D
And then. when he has performed hon
est days work for his employer, we mean
he shall be paid in honest dollars. Tire
mendous applause.)
II assure you, gentlemen, / appreciate
more than l can tell your warm assur-
ances of support to the Republican cause
which for the moment and in this con con
with you longer but another delegation
for we are having them all the time in
thank you all and wish you all safe re-
turn home and wish for all prosperity in
your Vocations and peace and love and
contentment in your homes" :" Tremendous
aDDlauSe.1