New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28
posed 10 reverse the verdict they helped TO render
then.
THE WAGE-EAKNERS' INTEREST

then.
THE WAGE-EARNERS' INTEREST
Major Mckinley took up this line OF thought and
discussed the tariff for several minutes. lie said:
have observed in the course Of this campaign
the great interest which the men OF toll have for
the rightful settlement Of the questions which
are presented TO the American people for their
ballots this year ! don't know of any portion
OF our population that can he more deeply inter
ested. possibly more vitality interested In the
success OF right principles than the men who de-
pend upon their daily toll for a living. This
whole question OF American development is to
greater degree a question Of labor than anything
else We have in this country just as good ma
chinery as they have in Europe and just as
skilled Workingmen. WOrkingmei. that possess
as much inventive genius as can he found in the
world and the only reason we want tariff aside
from revenue purposes Is to protect the Ameri-
nottingham and the American scale Of
wages against the cheap labor and lower scale
OF wages prevailing in other parts of the world.
have always believed that ii was true states
n1anship to adopt that policy that would give
TO labor and American citizenship just as high
reward for its toll as possible. l have never
believed that free trade partial free trade
would be good thing for the United States. for
] have always recognized the difference between
labor conditions in the Old World and the New.
/ have always recognized what every thoughtful
man must recognize. that free trade would open
up markets to foreign products freely
as to American products, and this would mean
idleness or cheap wages TO our workingmen. and
that this would bring standard down to the
European standard TO this ! have always
stood and will always stand unalterably OPP
posed (Cheers)
| believe il il the business of ever nation To
work out the highest destiny OF its own people
We are a peculiar Nation-dfferent from any
other in the world in this. that every man in
country has voice in the control of tho
Government We must therefore have. far
as possible. free and independent citizenship.
which cannot exist with extreme poverty and
reduced wages. bu: must come from better
wages that will give us better homes and more
cheer and comfor,.
Our6 IL n Government that cannot afford to
divide its people into classes. II cannot afford
TO array one party against the other: II cannot
afford to array one section against another. be-
cause we are all equa' citizens and have equal
power by the ballot The better off all our peo-
pie are the better citizens they are. and the bet
ter citizens we have the better country this will
be- SO. in my public life. in talking to old
friends and ncghbors. ! have insisted upon a
tariff high enough 10 protect American products
against those foreign products which compete
with them. ard to make UP the difference he
tween the wages paid in Europe and those paid
in America
Pressing closely behind tho Cleveland men were
80 workingmen from the Junction Iron and Steel
Works. OF Mingo Junction. Ohio. Captain W. J.
Urquhart introduced them 10 Major Mckinley. who
addressed them from the stand IN front of his
lawn.
4 well-organizei and interested delegation Of
women from Norwalk. ohio. came next There
more than 900 in line when they marched up
the streets accompanied by reception committee
of Canton women. Each woman in the delegation
carried red. white and blue umbrella They
marched well and had several bands the women
were greeted with cheers and applause along thu
line Of march. Mrs \. r Blossom was marsha.
and Mrs J. G. Iayln made the address TO Major
Mckinley. II a ringing political speech ann
was loudl" applaudod. Mrs. George :. Titus pre-
sentcd flowers Mr.. Mcklnicy. Tn" NorwniS
women were introduced 10y Mrs. ". Day, of.Can-
ton. After Major Mckinley remark They sang
"Thc Red White and Blue