The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23
N'KINLEY TO LABOR
ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THREE
THOUSAND ARTISANS FROM
PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS.
TALKED OF TARIFF FIRST.
FOR WORkINGMEN, M'KINLEY BE-
LIEyES IN THE ISSUE OF THE
CAMPAIGN.

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 22.-Two thous-
and farmers, mechanics and other citi-
zens Of Newcastle, Elwood and other
parts Of Lawrence county, Pa, started
for Canton this morning in special
trains over the B. & O., to call on Maj.
Mckinley They reached Canton short
ly before noon. Along their journey
they had many recruits. When they had
paraded to the Mckinley home, six
thousand people crowded over the bare
lawn and surged into the streets round
about. And then 1t rained, while bands
played and thousands Of enthusiastic
voices cheered and cannons doomed
and steam calliopes lent their
noise to the medley of the crowd. The
people stood through the rain for an
hour. They waved their banners and
beat their tin helmets. They carried in
scriptions 1--WE want back the good old
Mckinley times" I'VE want the fur
naces and factories started, not the
rich mems silver mines" Honest mon
ey and chance to earn it, I" Free trade
makes cheap men. Free silver makes
paid in good money The presenta-
ItOu WAS IIldQS ny Us
car l.. Jackson, who said:
Most of our people are as familiar
with you public career as are those of
your own district, and we are proud Of
our right to call you neighbor, as well
as fellow citizen of this great country.
Your nomination was not obtained by
Self-Seeking, neither was it the result
of accident, or the impulse of the NOM
ent. For years no other citizen was so
well known and none SO often men
toned throughout the whole land as
suitable candidate for that great office.
So certainly had public sentiment de-
signated you as the fit man for the
place that the convention seemed to
meet only for the purpose of ratifying
the choice This large delegation re-
presents all classes of citizens of our
country-farmers, merchants, students,
professional men, and the workmen
from mines, mills and factories But
we are one in sentiment and are here
to honor you as the most distinguished
friend of the American system of pro-
lection. We know that this system
benefits all classes equally and we have
enjoyed fair share of the prosperity
that attends it. Under 1t our country
has been developed wealth has ac-
cumulated and the wages paid. 1t
will not admit Of doubt that large
II.
That Is the real question to be settled
this year and we want to do our part
10 keep this before the people. We con-
slider the much-talked of question
false issue raised by designing men for
selfish purposes. Republicans are not
asking for any change in this respect.
For many years we have had good
money, and we only want it kept good.
we claim in all that is best to occupy
leading place among the great nations
OF the earth. Undoubtedly then. we
should have money that Is recognized
as the best the world over. We are not
the people that should go back to cheap.
poor money, and when that question
does come up. we want all we have to
be good, equal to the best"
When Maj. Mckinley mounted
chair on his stoop to respond to the
sentiments of Col. Jackson, calliopes,
cannon, bands and myriads of human
voices repeated their ovation.
M'KINLEY's ADDRESS.
1t gives me very great pleasure to welcome
the citizens OF neighboring state to nv
c1ty, and to my home note with great
satisfaction the message which your eloquent
spokesman brings to me. that the people of
Pennsylvania have lost none of their devotion
to the great principles of the Republican
party, and that this year they will give to
the Republican national ticket an unrivalled
Republican majority. (Cries Of I'VE will do
tnat ali right Nor am l surprised, my
fellow citizens that this IL so. We have
had three years of bitter experience under a
policy which the Republican party has al
ways opposed; and there has been nothing In
that experience to win to that policy, but
everything to increase our devotion to the
old policy Of protection. which stands OPP
posed to 1t. (ApplRuse.9
MY fellow citizens. the earnest thought OF
the people this year is directed to the present
condition of the country and how to best i'm
prove 1t. This Is the thought of every mind
and the prayer Of every soul. Nobody Is
satisfied with our unfortunate business con-