The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-03
FARMERS AND RAILROAD MEN.
They Listen To an Interesting Address
by MIR. Mckinley.


Tuesday postponed their coming and
the two remaining ones did not go to
Maj. McKinley's house on account of
the rain, but were addressed in the
tabernacle. A delegation OF 500 union
veterans from the state soldiers home
at Sanduslky with 100 citizens of that
town came at 1890 o'clock on
special train over the Baltimore a.
Ohio railroad. Sergt. Hopkins intro
duced the spokesman, l.. W. Hull, who
addressed Maj. Mckinley at some
length. Maj. McKinley's greeting from
the old soldiers was ardent. After the
applause had subsidized he spoke as fol-
lows:
II have always been I'm favor OF pension
ing the deserving and disabled soldiers OF
tho republic and favoring their pensions.
and am now In favor OF having their pen
slons paid I'm a money whose value does not
rest upon mere fiat, and which cannot be
deprecated by fire. | am opposed TO cnt-
tin down pensions In that way / want
the pensioners. who are among the largest
creditors OF the government to-day. az
wan. all the creditors OF the government,
great or small, TO be paid in the best me ney
IN the world. worth 100 cents every day
and everywhere"
The second and last delegation OF the
day arrived an hour later. 1t was COM
posed in the main OF employees of the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad in northern
Indiana. With the delegation were
200 farmers and about GO ladies'. There
were upwards of 500 railroad men in the
delegation, and Maj. Mckinley has not
had n more attentive and enthusiastic
body Of visitors since his nomination,
nor has he listened 10 more effective
address than the one made on behalf
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad men
by their spokesman. Judge w. L. PEN
fel, OF Auburn. Ind. In response Mai.
Mckinley said:
1.-THE farmers OF this country must aD-
preciatc. and viii appreciate. II they do not
already, that we cannot increase their
market or decrease their competition either
az nome or abroad by destroying the credit
OF the country. That we cannot cut down
the competition which they have I'm India
ana Russia and the Argentine republic or
increase consumption at homo OF their
products by cutting down the value OF the
currency or the United States The only
way the farmers can be benefited Is
through larger consuming class The
mints Will not furnish the farmer with
more consumers lie has the most pr it
able market for what he produces at home
and not abroad. lie Is not in the markets
OF the world by the products Of 81; her lands
beyond the sea. The only market he can
rely upon every day I'm the year is the
American market and what he wants to
know Is how TO make that market the lost.
lie cannot do II by closing the mills lie
cannot do II by putting out the fires OF cur
furnaces. lie cannot do IL by taxing husl-
ness away from the great railroad lines OF
the country. He can only improve me
American market by favoring policy that
VIII put every man 10 work who lives he
meath our flag. and keeping thern at work
az living wages. not the wage sca'e OF sumo
other nation of the world but the american
scale-the best I'm the world.
And you cannot improve that market by
destroying the credit OF the country for the
credit OF the country lies ? the foundation
CT capital and prosperity. The moment you
have destroyed the credit OF the country,
you have taken away from the manufac-
turer the ability TO get money with which
10 conduct his business. and when he can
not conduct his business he cannot en-
ploy men; and when he does not employ
men, he does not pay wages 10 spend, and
when they have no wages TO spend they
make poor customers for the farmers The
farmer can no more increase the value or
his wheat by diminishing the value OF the
American dollar than he can increase the
quantity OF his hay by diminishing the
hay wagon on which he hauls IT,
The railroads OF the country make bust
ness. They consume 5000O.OO0 tons OF coal
year. That is what you engineers burn
every Il months. What does that do? IL
gives employment while you are burning
II; IL gives the thousands OF miners em-
ptoymont while they are q. -ring u That
Is the Kind OF policy we advocate. Let
everybody help everybody else. | zee that
the railroad train service has four distinct
branchcs-probably more-that of the en-
tFlUI hs. INN. a
order of railroad Conductors, with switch
men and telegraphers. ! am informed that
each OF these organizations has a depart
ment OF insurance, mutual in It's character,
and conducted ana administered by men OF
their respective organizations. The highest
tribute TO their business capacity and hon
esty is found In the fact that not one dollar
has been lost or squandcred. The train
men have paid out nearly SS.5O0.0O0 The
nremen have paid out nearly Si.OVU.Ot0. The
conductors have paid out insurance
amounting TO nearly S,5c0,OO0 while the
engineers, which believe is the oldestor-
gitnization. have paid out nearly 5000. coo.
The railroad men, too, are inVes' ors and
stockholders In loan associations ard have
savings IN savings banks. or did have.
What "A deep interest, therefore, the rail-
road men have IN the rightful settlement
or the money question. Not only are they
interested In preserving the integrity or
their savings for their Old age OF disquall-
hcation ana their insurance 10 their fam
lilies IN case OF accident or death. but they
are Interested In their present and future
wages do not believe that the railroad
men of this country VIII ever consent to
having their savings cut IN two. or their
Insurance money paid at the rate OF SO
cents on the dollar. Nor VIII they be salts |
He'd to receive their wages IN anything but
a currency which shall be worth a fun 90
cents.
while they are talking about the cred |
itors OF this country. they are animadvcrt- |
ing against them. Who are the creditors |
OF this country The greatest creditors OF |
this country to-day are the workingacn. |
Aside from what ls due them upCn most |
ments and savings their current wpgcs |
make them the largest creditor class I'm |
the United states. The employers Of ciia |
country owe their employees every % days, |
ia good times. more than the Bonded IN |
dcbtness OF the United States. Nearly $780,. |
COO, coo are paid out annually 20 the railroad |
employees alone. Does the railroad emp.oyc |
propose 60 aid any party to enact lcgicla- |
tion which Will cut his payroll from - 60 /