The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
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MILLS. mat IL would be better
TO open the mills than
TO open the mints. Great cheering
and cries of that's right.") / see that
some of our political adversaries criti-
else the statement. saying that II is
putting the cart before the horse.
They seem 10 think that the way To
open the wOOlcn mill, for example, IL
to start yardstick factory. Great
laughter and applause) They forget
that you must make cloth before the
yard-Stick H. required. (Applause.b
But they say the yardstick Is too long.
| answer, il YOU make a yardsiick
nineteen inches instead of thirty-six
inches, its present leangth. YOU will
not increase the output of CLOTH or its
value. or give an additional days labor
TO the American weaver. lGreat ap-
pause.) Nor will II j2-ccnt dollar in
crease our industrial enterprise, add
TO the actual earnings of anybody, or
enhance the real value Of anything,
mreat applause and cries OF that's
right.") II will wrong labor and
wreck values and has done 80 where
eyer ii has been used. tGrcat ap-
plause.) More cloth might require
more yarlsticks ,alghtcrl. but more
yardStirkS or shorter ones Will not
create demand for more cloth. (Re-
newrl laughter and cries OF good,
goOu."D Nor will short dollars from
wide, open mints. Tree to all tho world,
increase our factories. ,Applause and
cries OF you are rlght.'D More fac
tories AT work win lind work for the
good dollars now in their hiding places
and md employment for the good men
now idle AT their homes CTremen-
dous cheeringD Industry must come
first. Labor precedes all else. II Is
the foundation of wealth: ii is the
creator Of all wealth. (Appausc.i
It's active employment puts money in
circulation and sends II coursing
through every artery OF trade. Grcat
applause, The mints don't distribut"
IL in that way. tcies VI you bet they
, DON'T start the factories in iull
blast ana til, money will flow from
bank and vault. The leuler viii seek
the borrower; not as now. the borrow
cr the lender. U.rcat cheering and
cries of that's right Start the fac
tories and put American machinery in
operation and there will not he an idle
man in the country who H. willing
AMI able To work; there will not he an
American home where hunger and
want will NOT disappear al once
igreat applause. and cries of that's
rlght'D: and there will not bc Il
farmer who will not be chccrcd and
benefited by his improved home mar
krtS and 10y the better aud Stcadi.r
prices Tor his prOdurts R"newed ap-
plause.J
THE INDIANA DELEGATION.
The second and last delegation today
came from Muncie. Ind. Four bands II
music arcOmpa MED tho Indiana visit =
OrS.
After Major Mckinley had finished
speaking {. VI. NimbrOugh. Of Muncic
presented him with the pictures of the
two Republican national candidates
framed in narrow twisted rolls of
bread from Delaware county. Indiana
wheat. This unique gift was sent Ma
ior Mckinley by an old soldier, r. n
Rodman.
The spokesman for the Indiana dele
cation was \. t.. Eeedham. who made
an earnest address. In response Major
McKinle! said.
My fellow -citiZcnS: 1T is needless for
me 10 say that am greatly honored To
receive this cali from my fellow
citizens of Muncic. | am glad 10 meet
HE first voters. the old veterans and
The citizeus generally who have called
10 give me assurance Of support and
10 tender expressions OF good will and
congratulations. | must congratulate
This ass"mhage of !ndianiaus upon
the selection Of their Spokesman. who
has delivered before ne so able and
eloquent and telling Il speech CAP
plause.) He has said that ''it Is un-
derslood am an American rtat is
altogether tru. (Anul,us. ana r,ins
of I'VE all know that,
AMERICA ! bciicVc in America
FoR Tor AIn"ricanS-nativ"-
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