The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-13
OBSERVING LINCOLN DAY
The Event Celebrated at Chicago and
Philadelphia.
SPEECHES FROM M'KISLrl
Ohio's Favorits Son Is Given a. OeAtion
st Chicago -Lincolu's Ideas oA
Tariff-Cslebratiou In the
Quaker City.

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whose introductjor yas n,aIa tha s;o.,
nal for an overwhelming outburst OF
enthusiasm Every man before him
rose TO his feet as II an electric button
had caused the movement, every man
fiuttered a piece Of linen in the cigar
smoke laden air and every man shout
ed or clapped han0s until the presi-
dents gavel brought the ovation to q
close. This was not the first greeting
of the kind extended TO the Ohio states-
man. While President DayVitt ~ tho
cIuh v,as da,,>ar;,,sr y ri, oaa,,,, 'S
,tonnas q, tns 60. N, 80 'o
oPpS~ ~ I'o' III t"S aoeennoiy Tia. u
crowd Oh men were standing ON the
storm-Swept street, in front OF the hO-
tel, ana would not dtsperSe until Major
Mckinley spoke to them from the bal
cony, When the toastmaster asked
thar the distjnr,,isbeA guest he axcu.ed
for few minutes, cheers, hand clap
ping and waving Of handerchiefs by q
thousand men accompanied the exit of
the Ohio man. Wrapping q coat about
him and standing without hat in the
clustering, snow-laden east wind from
the lake, Ohio's ex-governor spoke to
100 men from the Michigan balcony
few words about Lincoln. The men
were members of the Cook County Nc
Kinley Marching club, who brought u
band and abundant enthusiasm.
Lincoln ON Tariff.
Tn b;s sneacb ,oyarror NtoIy;n,a,, .,,a
among other things: "Let me read To
you the Lincoln platform on tariff,
adopted on May II, 1850, by the Sec
ond Republican national convention"
Here Is what he said:
Resolved, That while proving revenue
for the support of the general government
by duties OIL imports. sound policy re-
quires such an adjustment of these i'm,
pSr,s as ~ enepurase % .ne 9evelopmen.
oa,,ntrx, aud u.a r.consn,s,S ,hnt rni;n,,
of aiionsi EXCHANGES which secures to
the wrokingman liberal wages. TO agricul-
ture remunerative prices. to mechanics
and manufacturers an adequate reward
for their skill. labor and enterprise, and
10 the nation coh'iherc'ai prosperity ahu
ihuepen'e"'e'
Better protection, no Repupiicah
could ask or desire. The republican
party IS competent TO carry this policy
into ERECT Wherever there Is any
thing TO he done for this country IL is