The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-26
PROJECTION FOR LABOR.
Theme OF Mr.. McKinley's Address Go
Delegation of Steel Workers.

Canton, o., Sept. 1s.-A large and en-
| thusiastic delegation OF the employees Oh
| the Edgar Thomson steel works at
Hraddock. Pa, arrived on three special
trains over the Pennsylvania railroad
shortly after noon Thursday. The Wis
itors were accom- oacied ny the Sheri-
dan Sabre and St. Thomas bands. There
were fully 1850 persons in the party.
Mai. Mckinley addressed the work.
ingmen at some length. lie said among
other things:
.I can well appreciate WIN the working
men of this country should have deep ana
profound interest in the outcome or the
present national contest. We cannot faii
10 remember that the one thing which
stands between your labor and the LABOR
of Europe-the one thing which stands be-
tween your workshops and the workshops
of the old worlds wise. patriouc'
American protective policy
Zone thing above all else that Is wanted
ut this juncture is the return OF public ana
private confidence. Its afsence Is our
funda mental trouble. Upon that there can
not be two opinions, and that. my Fellow
citizens, no class OF people know better
than you. We know the very day and the
hour when this confidence was first shaken,
and from that hour distrust and doubt nave
hung over the business or the country II
has been aggravated from u Variety VI
causes but none greater than the assault
which has been made by the allied political
organizations upon the credit and the cur
rency OF the country. This new menace
must be averted before we can hope 10 have
any permanent prosperity. we Know that
the present monetary standard has not
stood in the way or our prosperity in the
past. You know that we were prosperous
in 1882 and had been for the preceding ten
years. You know that we have not seen
any real measure OF prosperity since, Busi-
ness is 50 sensitive SO quick 10 scent dan
ger, tina; any legislation or proposed leg
islaton or change Of policy which ould
deranyc or alter or ulsUttie values Is felt
long before the apprchendoG blow Is siNen.
So that from the very hour IL was deter
mined by the American people that the
republican party, which with but single
interruption had been in control Of the
government for more than 50 years was
TO so our of power ana another party with
q different polls" Was 20 come IN, that
moment every business man Of tie coun-
try assumed an attitude OF waiting ana OF
fear ana anxiety. while business men were
waiting to know exactly What legislation
was 20 be. business was lanSNishins from
one end TO the other and labor was without
work. Then we commenced living from
hand TO mouth. ana we have been living
from hand 20 mouth ever since.
According 10 census recently taken by
n newspaper IN New Nor!: Il appears that
~ July, 1852, 81 employers OF labor IN tie
Atta STATES kaIt Mvln " ti7'-'l haiGs'.
40" IS u IN July 4s'a. t"t a'-i"C ~
lioyCrs save W0rG 10 '>7v HANDS; ;i,G5l
men Who had pcca employed In 1852 wore
throTn out cf cMpl0y"tn, in lSs0 and put
~ sttte o. 1919 ness = S".l me 10 a loss 'i
more tHaN ~ ieE It.'t' 70 ''-2oi' ~ SN4!'
~ tae "Hst, i%' 70 ms 4+t'-,t L@i.s
amotA'eG - s-'%-' IN Icly' AaA Inc
earnings ~ t"t.'sr,. , HH'ls aalttNllvG 20
only S9,tH.Ti2. u loss 70 l%Gcr IN u siGwle
month Ia '.cse est '.i.~HH!eHiS Ci Sl.7'.',-l,
- ~ per 'S"t. N - l"G monthly aNeEa"e
81 NSEts pau IN thcSe establishment was
astyi; IL i>.", oAly S3l
am o"e q thCS' anne f'c&ES VINO Ie!!cNe
thai the mtFi2aH "orhsh Z! sGou!- y" Pro-
tccted a7 iaE as p9sS'sIe iI-3l the ;ore,En
.tCfk@Aop, 70 thg tan ih@i American Wol"-
iNGmsn may be constants. eiCi.o}tl, and
60 protected roo. as 70 oe enl.NSd AZ
American wages. Nor do want ! ryducts
choapeAed az the cNlense q American
manhood. Nor % J think that II ID econ
omy 10 BUY socGs cheap!y abroad II there
by Il enfCEees alSHesS at home such
GeoGs are tRe dearest tAat the American
people can buy
James q. LlalAe th2t s.fted states
man in 3'Nl spoke words OF wisdom which
seem singuiarly applicable 70 our present
situation ana u tne present hour He said;
~ policy that would abandon the field Of
home trade must prove disastrous 10 the
states wages are unJustly reduced when
an industrious man is not able by his earn
lngS 10 i've III comfort, edlcate his children
ana save suihcient amount for the neces-
sites OF age. The reduction OF wages in
evitably consequent upon throwing our
home market open 10 the world would de-
prive the workingmcn OF the United States
OF the power to Go this. II would prove a
great calamity 10 our country. Ii would
produce conflict between the poor and
the rich, ana IN the sorrowful degradation
OF labor would plant the seeds OF public
danger. The republican party has steadily
aimed TO maintain Just relations between
capital and iabor-Euarding with care the
rights of each. conflict between the two
has always led in the past and viii always
lead In the future to the injury OF both.
Labor Is INDISPENSABLE 10 the creation ana
nro3.aLlA nee az cani,sI or6 Sa,,t,ti, '' .,.
piO.''aS'e HSe " NSP'tai' ana capltal m
Whoever arrays the one against the other
Is an enemy OF both That policy is wisest
lass ~ otsni,,,a i,,atic Ste TWO on me
party has protected the free labol Of
America 80 that It's compensation is larger
ma. al, - ieaiizeu IA any oth"r country