The record-union., 1896-09-26


for the wool-grower Of the United
States, and that customer is the manu-
facturer of the United States. The
American wool-grower has no foreign
market to-day He cannot compete in
any other market with the woods grown
on cheap lands and by cheaper labor OF
other countries.
In the first year of free wool 129, ,O0O,-
OOo pounds of clothing woods came 70
our ports, an increase of over 800 per
cent, as compared with the largest
quantity received when a duty was i'm
posed. And the total imports of all
classes reached 25O,0O0,O00 pounds,
while 115,0O0,00O pounds were the larg-
est importation ever made under duti-
able woods. Have these free imoprts
of wool benefited the manufacturer!
(Cries of mo, no.") The two years IN
which the manufacturers have en-
joyed free wool have been the most dis
astrous in the history of American wool
manufactures, greater than the disas-
ter which followed the close of the war
| in 1S12, or the panics of 1858 and 1897.
Applause.)
1T is well-known fact that since
free wool it has not been possible to
| make woolen goods in the United States
with any confidence that they would
sell in the market for what it cost to
make them. The imports of woolen
goods following free wool was simply
enormous. They averaged five mill
ions month in value, SO that at the
end of the first year under the new law
the total value of woolen goods imported
had exceeded sec, 900, 900 foreign value.
In 1893 1t is estimated that nearly one
half OF the woolens which entered into
consumption were of foreign make.
I'VE have in this country enough
| woolen machinery to manufacture all
our wants, but it is not all in demand
under present conditions. We must
start all the machinery in the United
States, my fellow-citizens of Seneca
County. Applause) While they are
idle working people are looking for a
job; foreign wool growers are sending
| their wool to the United States, while
American farmers are selling their
ffocks. CApplauSe and cries of That's 5
right.O Contemplating these figures
and this condition, what do you think
of Mr.. Springer's prediction? Great
| laughter) Every word of his prophecy
has proved false; every promise has
been broken. (Applause and cries of
That's right"O
IF this is scattering plenty DER a
smiling land we pray God to spare US
any more of it. (Great laughter) Those
who promised plenty and prosperity y
| under free trade are now assuring US
that they can only be secured through
| free silver. Naughter.) How will free
| silver stop the importation of foreign
wool? (Cries of 1T won't.'O How can
free silver change the appalling impor-
| tations of wooden goods from the old
world? (Cries of "It can't do it.') How
| can free silver preserve the home market
to the wool producer and the Woolen
manufactures? (Renewed cries of 1T
can't do it.') My fellow citizens, it is
as delusive as free trade. 1t Will only
| further cripple every interest in the
United States.
How can free silver increase the d.
! mand for American labor and Ameri-
can products? Answer me that. (Cries
of 1T can't do IT'D Remember, my fell
low citizens, that money does not make
business. 1t never did and it never will.
Business makes money. (Cries of
That's right.'O Poor money never
| helped legitimate business in the history
of mankind. 1t has always hurt it. II
| is destructive to every interest but that
Of the speculator (Applause)
What is true of wool is true of other
| industries. All have been suffering, if
not to the same extent, it is because the
blow on other industries was not so
severe. We want in this country a
sound Government. Great applause.)
| And we want to take care of this goodly
Inheritance Of ours and keep it what it
/ has been for the most part in all it's
/ glorious history, the most prosperous
| beneath the sun, with more happy and
contented homes than can be found in
| any other country of the world" Cap
| plause.)
To a delegation from Marion, Ind,
which arrived shortly after Z O'Clock
| this morning Major Mckinley spoke in
part as follows:
| Il congratulate you upon being first
| to-day. No other delegation has yet
preceded you. Naughter) You have
in your city of Marion, as 1 recall an in
dustry which manufactures glass. That
used to be in the city of Canton. Am
right about that? (Cries Of Yes, yes. >
1t is a good industry. Well, now, that
fairly illustrates my idea. That used
to be, as / said. Canton industry. We
would very much have preferred to have
| had it here, but it was taken away.
However, it did not go out of our own
country. applause and cries of Good,
eood.") 1t went into a neighboring
State. and therefore benefits the Ameri-
can family American workmen still
| DO the work. We share in your good
fortune and prosperity, but we would
| f11+ hn1 or,
the other side and out Of the United
| States. (Cries of Yes, we would."o In
| a word, we want to do our manufacture
| ing at home great cheering and cries Of
| That's right, Major'D, and if we cannot
| do 1t in Ohio we are willing to have you
do it in Indiana. CRenewed cheering.)
We want in this country good times,
good wages, steady employment, good
home market. and then we want to con-
| tinue the good, sound, round honest
dollars (great cheering and loud cries
| of That's what we want'O with which
TO do our business and pay our labor. :
| (Renewed cheering)
| At II O'Clock eight hundred citizens Of
Meadville and Crawford County, Penn
| sylvania, arrived. Major Mckinley was
! repeatedly cheered when he appeared
on the porch.
DR.. T. l.. Flood was the spokesman.
In the Crawford County delegation
were half of the faculty and 100 stu
dents of the Allegheny College. Major
Mckinley was a student at this college,
and his greeting was ardent. In re-
sponse to DR. Floods remarks Major
Mckinley said:
1T gives me genuine pleasure to greet
and welcome Won here at nv home