The record-union., 1896-09-13
Wasserman, Davis 6 CO.
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VISIT VIM. M'KINLEY
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from McKeeSpOrt, Pa. The two delega-
tions filed into the yard together, and
before either of their spOkesmen had
said a word the rain began to fall. In
tantly a thousand umbrelles We're lifted.
The spokesman for the McKeeSport peO-
pie tried to speak, but only said few
words.
Then there was lull, and the spokes-
speech.
When Mr.. Church had finished the
rain was coming down in torrents, and
it was determined to go to the Taber-
nacle. The crowd marched there, and
when Major Mckinley arrived greeted
him with vociferous applause. He eX-
pressed his regret that the inclement
weather had divided this great delega-
ton, but added that he was sure that
rain would not divide them on the Sd
day of November. This was greeted
with applause and cries of mo, you bet
it won't"
The Major went on to speak Of the
visit he made to McKeesport two years
ago, at the celebration of it's one hun
dredth anniversary, and the great pro-
gress it had made. He added:
QlQ not HIlU every DOuy So well ell
ployed then as they had been during the
previous two years, but l found great
industries giving employment to thou
sands of workingmen which had been
built up under the Republican policy
that had had uninterrupted sway for
more than third of century. Great
applause) I was glad to note, among
other things in connection with that
city, the establishment of a tin-plate
works, one of the first, if not the first,
ever established in the United States,
giving employment to hundreds of men
and of hundreds of more in other parts
of the country.
It am also glad to meet so many of
the men employed in the general offices
Of the Pennsylvania line here at my
home for I have long known much of
their efficiency and fidelity. (Applause.)
I do not think that there ever was a
time in the history of our country when
so many men were interested in the
right settlement Of public questions as
this year, and no class of our people are
so much interested in their righteous
settlement as the men who work for
wages and salaries. Great applause.)
"It has pleased me very much to OBJ
serve that all along the lines of the rail-
ways of this country the employees are
organizing, and I thank them for it.
(Applause and cries of I'VE don't want
thanks') But I want to give you one
piece Of advice: Do not use these great
organizations to coerce your employers
to vote the same ticket as you do (Tre-
mendous applause and laughter lasting
for several minutes.)
Whenever the prosperity of this
country is blighted, the railroads Of the
country are the first to feel it, (Cries of
That's right" If products are not
carried by railroad transportation, there
Is no employment for the operatives on
railroad lines. We must seek first to in
crease trade at home, and gradually so
improve our merchant marine as to give
us greater advantages in the carrying
on the high seas. We will neglect
neither, but by a wise protective tariff
and reciprocity systems increase BOTH
Great cheering)
Major Mckinley spoke at some length
of the enormous development of rail-
roads in the United States during the
past three decades, their traffic, ETC.,