The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24
POTTERY AND IRON WORKERS.
They Greet the Champion OF Protection
To American Industry.

they Greet the Champion OF irOtectioh
To American Industry.
The next visitors were from West Vir
ginia and included pottery workers, iron
workers and a club known as the Tariff
Champions of Wheeling. To these con-
soldated delegations Maj. Mckinley
said:
Gentlemen: Republicans seem TO be
on all sides this year. Great laughter
and applause voice: "And Demo
crats.") And many Democrats are with
us. (Applause) 1 am honored by this
call of this large asscmblagc from the
state Of West Nirginia. | am glad 10
meet the 6-footers. Cheering from the
SiX-Footcrs' Protective aud Sound
Money club Of Wheeling) They ought
90 be- and | am sure will be, giants IN
this contest for national honor. / am
glad TO meet the pottcrs of West Nir.
GINA. | am glad 10 meet the iron and
steel workers of the Riverside mills. |
am glad TO meet YOU all and glad to feel
that the mission you are here upon is 10
make Republican principles triumphant
ON the 81 day of November
There is Unborn in every human breast
n sentiment that moves him TO strive 90
better his condition. The humblest,
those born with least fortune. those with
most unfayorablc surroundings, all of
them aspire 10 better things and all have
n right SO TO aspire. The genius of our
free Institutions cNalts ambition and
most men want TO lift themselves up, TO
elevate and improve the condition OF
their families. The thOugla in every
mans mind here today Is: How can |
better my condition? How can | improve
the condition of my familyT The an
swcr comes almost with one voice: The
way 10 do IL is To protect American in-
dustry and defend American labor Crre-
mcndOus checring) Let us do our own
manufacturing here In the United States.
Let us make our own iron and steel, our
own pottery, our own gass-and when
we do that, then we will employ every
idle man in the United States and bring
hope aud happiness TO every American
home. i believe in that policy Of pro-
lection To home industries and to the en-.
crgics of American people. | do not
believe anything is cheap 10 the Amer
lean people that imposes idleness upon
a single American citizen. What you
want Is work and wages. DO you believe
free trade will aid your DO you believe
protective tariffs will do it, eyes, yes,
every time.") Then vote that way.
loud yclls and cries of you bet we
will.")
"Protccton never closed an American
factory; protection never shut an Amer
lean mine. protection never put Amer.
lean labor out on the streets. | wish
could say as much for partial free trade.
such as we have experienced in the last
three and n half years.
"AIore than that. my fellow citizens.
we not only want an opportunity 60
work. but when we get that opportunity
we want 10 be paid IN honest dollars
worth 100 cents each. Continuous cheer
ingD We believe neither Ina free trade
nor I'm free silver. The one debases the
labor. and the other the currency OF the
country, and more than that. you gentle
men. | know. are in favor Of the main
q L.. 4 n.
you for this call and | trust that the
little Mountain state will I'm 1896 repeat
the verdict OF 1894 by giving the Repub-
lican party a grand and glorious tri