The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
TO PITTSBURGERs.
Major Mckinley Wins More Applause
from Pennsy1vanians.


from Pennsy1yanfans.
The delegation from Senator Quay's
county in the morning were followed by
two train loads from Pittsburg and vicini-
ty, then excursions of Pitsburg newspa-
per at $3.50 in the afternoon. Congressman
W. A. Stone, chairman of the visiting del
egation, presented Mr.. w. A. Carney, a
rolling-mill man, noted In the councils of
labor organizations, who spoke. When
quiet was restored Major Mckinley said:
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
and my Fellow-citizens-It is a very great
honor to have this large body of citizens
from the counties of Allegheny, West
moreland (cries of And Washington!)-
yes, and from the whole State of Pennsyl-
vania-Qaughter) turn aside from their ac-
customed occupations and pay me this
visit. (Applause) This assemblage thor
oughly typifies the national idea OF great
American commonwealth, in this, it repre-
sents the equality of all. which lies at the
basis OF popular government. 1t empha-
sizes the American spirit. Here are work
ing men in every department of industry,
professional men, newspaper men-the ma
tive born and naturalized citizen-all equal
in privilege and power before the law all
alike interested in the government of the
country and ali with equal voice in con-
trolling and shaping the destinies of our
great Republic. Here is a, striking protest
against the unworthy effort on the part of
those who would divide our citizenship into
d
such un-American appeal TO passion and
prejudice. 9Cheers) Nothing can better
proval the effort TO array class against
class than this great demonstration before
me to-day have ave, no sympathy niI a Nth sue @
Patriotism is a nobler sentiment. 1t ex-
ats, but never degrades. Instead of seek
ing to work the masses, it would be
worthier on the part of all of US to try to
get work for the masses tremendous
cheering and cries of 'Hurrah for McKin-
.'Workingmen, Mr. Carney, that you
should have called on me on this day set
apart by your great commonwealth to cele-
trate the worth and dignity and power of
labor IS great honor which duly and
.Hurrah for McISinlegA Labor day is ma
tional holiday Is a high and Just reeogni.
all callings-a calling which is at the foun-
dation of every ina,ustry ard ard OF our ma, na-
is a demonstra lion of respect TO the men who
labor and an honorable distinction bestowed
Congress. is made legal public holiday. /
congratulate you that most of the States
have accorded to labor a day separate and
recognition with the memorable events of
our own and the worlds history.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
'You are here to-day, not from idle
curiosity from any motive personal to
myself, but you are here because we are
all citizens of a common country who in a
constitutional forms to determine what
party shall control the government for the
next four years, and, what is more impor-
tant, by what principles and policies such
party shall be governed. Enthusiastic
cheering and cries of We want the Repub-
lican partylo The Republican party
stands to-day as it has always stood, op-
posed to the continuation of industrial
policy which cripples the Industries at
home robs labor of its just rewards and
supplies insufficient revenues to run the
government. (Cries of 'Goodr 'Goodi) 1t
stands opposed to any change in our finan-
ciaI policy which would put US upon a sill
Yer basis and deprive us of the use of both
gold and silver as currency. (Cries OF
That's right.D Involved in the contest
too, is that fundamental question of wheth-
er we are to have a government by law
The Republican party stands now, as al
ways, for the maintenance of law and or
der and domestic tranquility. (Great ap-
plause and cries of That's rlght!)
personally I i interest @ the the workingmen They
are work and wages. They want steady
work at good wages. They are not salts
wages. Cries of NOD They want the
American standard applied to both With
eady work they y 70 be pd hs0 r do
not want to lose any part OF their hard
earnings through poor dollars (applause),
and they don't want to be paid In dollars
whose value can only be ascertained by
the daily market reports Great appiause)
good money and therefore complaint is
made on that score. They are satisfied
with the. seant. work or the reduced wages
{Cries of That's right, hdajor!) They
satisfied with the present dollar bill, but
they are not satisfied with the present
tariff bill. tremendous cheering and
blowing of tin horns9 We have learned
from experience that we cannot increase
work at home by giving it to the people
abroad (cries of That's rightiD, and it is
poor policy to keep our own men in idle
xkrnif m lnI lent tn
outside own country, who owe al
} legiance to this government and who ac-
ing to an American flag Great applause.)
Some people seem TO think that a chear
man. The wage earners are creditors
Their wages are paid to-day in money
whose 2SrJ y good for
in the world. Their dollars are as good
anybody's dollars, and equal to every
bodys doilars-Just as they should be; (Ap-
piause) Nobody anywhere gets better
ones, but you do not have chance under
the present system to get work to earn
enough Of them. (Cries OF You are rightly
cents is a legal tender tie workingnlen
will never gel any other kind (Cries of
That's right.0 They will always get the
poorest which viii pass current, and when
the price of the products they buy ad-
vances, who will be cheated? loud cries
of The working man.0 Wno viii raise the
the products he buys? (Cries of Nobody
Give US a Republican administration with
Mckinley for PRESIDENT. followed by
cheering and blowing of tin horns.1 He
canr OF do it unaided and by himself; he
does not wholly control the pay roll of his
employees He must get somebody ese's
consent before his wages can be raised
and he knows from experience that the
last thing to be advanced and the hardest
thing to have advanced are his wages
| {Cries of That's right!o
I'VE might just as Well understand that
we cannot fix by law the wages OF labor
That is matter of mutual contract be-
tween employer and employe. But we can
fix by law the kind of money in which
wages are paid and We will never decree
that they shall be paid in anything short
of the best dollars in purchasing power
recognized throughout the civilized world
horns) When a man is out of a job he is
usually out OF money 0aughter), and to
live he must draw upon his savings if he
has any. Is not that SO, workingmen of