New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
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...,. Of Ohio is a network of railroads. and busy
g. 200 when the business of the country is at
o'> .ot q ought TO be-when the business OF the
." 10 prosperous. applause and cries OF
.RiSht you are!)
- service is as efficient that Of the other
...,os hut no exception to the rule. and yet the
threads of Ohio carried S,5OO.OOO passengers in
600 Oh without the loss of single life (Great
.nnsuse. and cries of Good" "Good!')
.'rneir earnings decreased 500 S93, 600 last
hpt there has been abatement in their
'.desvor fully to provide for the comfort and
s.,etv of the travelling public; nor has there
soor the average decrease in employment of
.so,r trained employees that has affected them
=. common with all the other great business in
..rests of the country Great applause)
90 have said that railroad men cool and
.ousctcd. brave and vigilant in the discharge
. their duties. Great applause and cries of
"uurrah for McKinley!) And surely greater
,raise could not be given them than this.
.rathfu unto death has been truly written
of many brave engineer. conductor or brake
non who persisted rather than abandon his
rain when that possible at the expense OF
others Great applause and cries of That's
,rhfrD So worthy are those devoted servants
s the public, so watchful. that railway acct
San,s are said by competent authority to be
neither as frequent nor fatal as in other modes
- transportation In the great State of Illinois
W the great city Of Chicago (applause) are
~asrly IL 900 miles of railway. / have read the
nfscjsl statement Of your Railroad Commission
u.s. and in the year ending July 80 1894 in
orSdnc the immense traffic of the Worlds Fair
The greatest ever known to date-only sixty
Ave lives were lost Great cheering) Truly,
srhe ahorer is worthy of his hire and is faithful
90 employer and the public: and. my fellow
c,,,zens | am glad to say that the wages of the
railroad men ere larger by double in this coun-
49,, than in any other country OF the world.
Great applause and cries OF That's rlght!O
WHAT FREE SILVER WOULD COST THEM.
"your spokesman has justly observed that no
body of Americans have greater interests at
e,ake in the pending political campaign than
the railroad men. who are everywhere taking
,ha l,veliest interest in the proper settlement of
,he great principles involved in IL. (Applause.)
The triumph of free silver would mean TO you.
as the adoption by Mexico has meant TO the
railroad employees of that country. a decrease in
The purchasing power of the money in which
they are paid Of fully one-haf. with compare
lively no increase in wages. Cries of I'VE don't
want IT, and will not have it"o Not only
that but II would mean inevitably decreased
employment and general distress. 50-cent
dollar employees of the railroad companies. will
M more add 10 your earnings than the railroads
would add to their traffic by diminishing the
size Of their cars Great cheering and cries Of
Good enough")
The railway men are deeply interested in the
we are They know from experience that
when the country is prosperous railroads are
PROSPEROUS (cries of Yes. we do"D; and when
railroads are prosperous they have steady work
and remunerative employment. applause and
cries Of That's rght!) They know when the
business Of the country is poor, the business OF
railroads is poor. and the employees suffer both
in time and pay. (Cries of That's right. Major!D
They are interested, too. in good money (cheers).
and they are in favor of law and order. Great
applause and cries Of Yes yes. Hurrah for Nc
Knley,)
They want to perpetuate our free institu-
tons for their children for ever and for ever
more tremendous chcering) They are Jealous,
like all good citizens. for the honor OF their
country (cries Of I'VE arerD and they mean to
maintain unsuled the proud name OF America.
Great cheering) They do not believe either In
public or private dishonesty. applause and
cries of NO No") They want the Government
to pay its debts in the best currency known TO
the commercial world tapplause ana cries OF
That's right"D, and they want the railIoa1
corpauies TO pay them in the best currency OF
the world. Great cheering and cries OF Hurran
for Mckinley r')-currency that Will not be ques-
toned and that will pass current eVerywhere loi
its fase value without discount or depreciation.
,RetgWed cheering and cries Of That's what we
WANT 1870, .o l.,
Il cannot conceive of a more potentlal 1orce III
os- notifies this year than the men VINO traverse
fts country from one end of 1t TO the other' anu
10 feel that a large percentage or that doLce -
enlisted in the Republican cause and IS nsn'ili
:or the success Of Republican principles is an
assurance OF victory which will gladden. every
patriotic heart. Great applause)
..You are always sOicitOUs for the trains IN
vour charge You guard hem with sleepless
activity from wrecks and wreckers, ana as GU
gems OF this glorious Republic you are deep,y
concerned in its progress ana honor anu WI,
guard with equal care from wreck the crenll anu
currency and courts Of the United Sta,es. (Great
applause and cries of Eve WILD The signals OF
danger to public safety and honor are as quickly
and faithfully needed by you as the danger
signals which your roads have established Tor
the safety Of life and property committed 10 your
care Great cheering) The perils "hlch ne
along the path Of the Nations progress YOU
would help TO remove as you would those along
the tracks OF the mighty railroads you Operate.
welcome the railroad employees or tEls country
as allies in this great contest FOR the couhti!
ho,or and the countrys flag. (Tremendous
cbeerlne) The contest this year, my country
men II II results in victory for the Repubhcan
party Will not be mere IattE ore'e siSniecsnt
than hat--for il will represent the votes or men
~ all narties who unite with the Kepuphcah
party in the patriotic purpose 10 pfssertse nc
honor Of the country. 'ApplduSe an" Ni'''
You are right'D ., .A. ara ,is,ting
with the many delegations that are WISHING i,rs
me to-day. the one crowding the othei am 49, ~
Won viii excuse me from talking at greater length
much az I would be glad to do so 10 TINS splehuu
audience Of earnest and patriotic men. tnailh
you ono and all for this visit III mas Deen an III
spjration TO me- and believe that II VIII De Vi III
rpa,,siJa sar,ice 10 the cause in which we are all
engaged. Great applause
TO THE TELEGRAPHERS
And now. Mr. Burke and gentlemen OF the
Telegraphers' Association of Chicago am eiao
10 greet YOU here with the railroad employees VINO
have honored me with their presence 'AppiauseJ
PERHAPS none Of us appreciate the degree Oh UNI
yersal acceptance that the telegraph mas oo-
tanned | remember. as boy OF reaoihs no"
Morse the first TO put the telegraph into prac'ica
use In the United States, sent MS nrst sree'ihs
across the wires-the significant message " nat
hath God wrought Little ala tne people Aiow
,rymen and 10 the remotest ages AppiauseJ
when the Democratic National Convention IN
1874 was in session at Baltimore. IL IS saiu INC
news OF Mr. Polk's nomination was instantly teie.
grained n Washington sixty miles distant put
it found no credence there. Men did not believe
In the accuracy Of the statement ana Waiteu