The record-union., 1896-10-16
Great Labor Demonstration at the Home
Of the Republican Nominee.
Four Thousand Toilers March to the
Candidates Residence.
They Came Just as They Left the
r1ilis, the Foundries and the Shops,
to Show Their Allegiance to the
Candidate Who is ChampiOning
Their Cause, Protection and Sound
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CANTON. Oct 15.-The commanding
feature of the day at Canton was the
great spontaneous labor demonstration
v hich took place late in the afternoon.
-Four thousand Canton WOrkingmen
called ON Major Mckinley. They as
sembled at the public square at
O'Clock, fell into line, and marched to
Major Mckinley's house All went quiz
city and without ostentation. Hun
dreds of men came just as they left the
mills, the foundries and the shops at
tired in working clothes and carrying
their tin dinner pals. The workingmen
arranged the call themselves, and they
filled every inch of room in the Mckin-
ley yard and were tightly wedged in.
Several hundred could not get within
hearing distance of the speaker.
After the spokesmen, Messrs. Krause
and Jones, had made some remarks and
q elee club had been heard, Major Nc
Kirley said.
Il have witnessed in front of this
porch many scenes which have touched
my heart, but none which have more
deeply moved me than this gathering
of the workingmen Of Canton. F'ringed
ebout this assemblage are the wives
and little ones whom you love so much,
end for whom you want an opportunity
to work. bid you all hearty and sim
cere welcome to my home
The currency which since 1879 has
been on a safe and sound basis is now
sssailed by our political adversaries. 1t
Involves the old question of the honest
payment of the public debt and the
pensions of our soldiers, and of all pub
lie obligations which the people long
ago determined on the side of good
4aith, good morals and common hon
esty. But with that settlement some
people are not satisfied. So we are called
upon to pass upon this question.
There is still the question of protec-
tion against free trade or tariff reform.
In 1892 free trade as against protection
Vas the paramount issue of the cam
paign, and free trade triu1-s pacd before
thc great tribunal of the American peo-
pie. and this year we bring the question
to you again. We ask you to review, to
express your reconsidered and better
ard more n1atured judgment on that
issue after three years of dreadful ex-
II rience.
Il spoke in the city Of Canton on
Monday evening, November 3, 1892, and
IN that speech / appealed to fellow citi-
ZenS at home, as L had appealed to
them elsewhere, not to overturn the
protective policy which had brought US
such universal prosperity, and which at
that very moment was spreading its
blessings and benefits throughout the
entire country and in every industrial
center, and in the course of that speech
! said what was true then and what is
true now. This is what / said four
years ago: But again the Democrats
say that if we have free trade we could
buy cheaper than we do at present.
Yes, we might while the struggle be-
tween American and foreign industries
was going on. but when the former are
wiped out the price would go up to
whatever figure might be dictated by
tie foreign manufacturer, and in the
meantime labor will be scantily en-
ployed and at reduced wages.
Free trade cheapens the article by
cheapening the artisan; protection re-
duces the price of product by giving
the artisan just reward for his labor
and receiving it's reward on higher
skilled industry. Free trade cheapens
The product by cheapening the pro
ducer protection cheapens the product
through the skilled genius and the in
dustry Of the producer. (Applause)
But, my countrymen, nothing is
cheap at any price which comes from
abroad, that entails idleness upon the
American people. Applause.) The
maxim Of free trade is Buy where you
can buy the cheapest l will give YOU
maxim worth ten thousand times
more than that: Buy where you can
pay the easiest tremendous ap-
plause)
Buy where labor receives its highest
reward, and that is in the United States
of America, or was four years ago
During the years of protection every
manufacture product had been cheap
ened, but in that process, thank Godi
manufactured product had been cheap
ened. While the products of the coun-
try had gone down in price labor. up
to 1892, had more than held it's own
and a workingman at that time was re-
ceiving 60 per cent. more for his labor
than he received in 1860. All we have
done by protection is to take care of
our own households and great national
family. That is what we propose to do
in the future by our ballots on the Sd
of November.
'I said another thing then: If by
your ballots you adopt this free trade
policy, while things may be cheaper in
the United States, you will have less Ia
Dor and less wages with which to buy
them Was I right men of Canton /?
(Cries Of "Yes.")
Those were the words spoke to you
four years ago, and were my best and
most mature convictions. l do not be-
lieve in my relations with you, with
many of you for more than a quarter of
century, I have undertaken to de-
ceive or mislead or misguide you. (Cries
OF You never have.') My opinions
may have been wrong, but they We're
honest opinions, and none We're more
honest than those / expressed to you in
1872. How far they were truth and
worthily spoken you can now judge.
We have tried the field of prediction
and entered into the kingdom of full
fillment- daughter and applause) We
have passed the period of prophesy
since then. and have experienced in our
own homes, in our own employments