New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-17
A SPEECH TO WEST vIRGINIANS.

In replying to their remarks. Major mckinney
made one Of the most exhaustive speeches TO
Southern voters that he has delivered this cam
paign. 1t was received with marked demonstra"
ticns OF approval He said:
The policy Of protection 10 American farms.
industry enterprise and labor is a broad Ma
tional policy. 1t has not a :inge OF sectionallsm
in 1t; 1t is sound in truth and wholesome IN
practice. 1t is not marrow and provincial. put
wide in it's blessings and its benefits, always
promoting Industrial growth, serving Natonal
ends rewarding individual efforts and advanc-
ing the lust aspirations ard hopes OF the Amerl-
can people 1t is the doctrine of true patriotism.
The welfare of country and countrymeh
first; our homes and our families nrst; an ar
dent sincere and genuine Americanlsm tnac
loves our flag better than any other, ana wouLu
rather subserve or own interests than the
interests OF any other people or OF any other ma
tion Of the world. 1t is not the plea OF one STATE
against another, or group or section OK
States against another. but it is for the benene
of ala policy that Injuries no American III
terests, but promotes them ALL
THE POLICY FOR ALL
1T is only perfect when universal ana IL ~
only under this principle that the Repuplican
party advocates it's restoration. The way soWe
of your orators used TO talk To you was ds
though the tariff good thing Tor Tue
Ohio farmer and laborer. but posl,Ne ,nrar ue.s.
ment to the West Virginia farmer ana lapoleI,
as IL il could benefit the miner OF PenhsyNah%s
but injure the miner Of West virginia as -
the wheat and grain grower III nanoa' ih T hv
it's operations and the cotton ana sugar Pidh.-
ers Of Texas and Louisiana become lhPo.s.,
ished under It, Time and again you nave hea'o
them declare that while protection mght pe q
good thing for the Northeast. IL was ..r cwS.
to the West and the South. You Know pe..II
now after having had three years ana nas.
experience under partial free traue. oEiea' 80, d apd
pIa,IseD In vain did Republican speahers Iei,t s.
papers demonstrate against thls HauiieoS' -, ~
Of no avail: and the people gave IL d .s; ..c;
With what result? Is 1t not true tnat pa' n"s 30.
free trade has injured US one ana an Is ). 80 IT,
true that martial free trade has injured evelyy
interest and every industry in West Nrsnia.
Have not the people and the GoVernHiesms
grown steadily poorer under ITS desti ue.rS ~
onorations? Have not both producer anu I'LL Con
sinner been injured? The Southern, III Son,.'S S
With all the other States, steadly auN uNaneea
under the protective system. II .he'S >,m,harn
difference between them and the NOT Nor'mea,. uea
states il was in their favor steadi. ,ta, ra
from 1870 to 1890 simply because nnnr,ant .nem
sources were greater ana 'he'
more general and rapid .,o T delivered
on address before the Piedmont Cnautauau"
Asooc;ation of Atlanta, Ga, in when ! en-
daa vored to point out to the people Oh ina. "' a.
o,har Southern states the great adVahtass a.. ~
woud he to their material interests 10 sustS 81 .Sas
and advocate the protective policy ana ,,a ~, .nes
connection cited the statistics Oh Tue ..n.sv.
ment of the South under the American p pr &C. ,,s
system as the best possible arsutI'ens AZ n.sn
Continued enforcement Imposing as nau -
the nrogress from 1870 to 1881, the grow" "
the South from 1880 to lS9o is sun "oie '
markable