The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

and continued applause.l The Hon John G.
Carlisle the distinguished Democrat who is q,
present Secretary of the Treasury, on April
Is, 1896, addressed the workingmen of Chi
cago in a speech of great power and eloquence
Among other things ne said: ''The value OF
the silver dollar under free coinage would
fuctuate from day to day, moving up and
down with the rise and fall of the commercial
price of bullion contained in it, a the Mexi-
can dollar does now, and the premium on the
gold dollar would, of course, fuctuate to the
same extent, thus affordlng an opportunity 10
bulIion-brokers and speculators to buy and sell
at profit.
at would cease to be used as money, because
no man would pay his debts in gold dollars or
in paper redeemable in dollars worth 100
cents when the law permitted him to pay them
in silver dollars worth only 51 or 50 cents
each"
"The sudden withdrawal says Mr.. Carlisle,
"'of $500, 900, 900 of gold from the currency of
the country would undoubtedly produce a
financial and industrial disturbane far more
disastrous to the interest of labor than has
ever been experienced in our history; and no
man who has particle of sympathy for work
ingmen and their dependent families can con-
template the possibility of such a calamity
without feeling that it is his duty, whether he
occupies private or public position, to en-
ploy every honorable means at his command
to avert it," Those are the words of truth and
soberuess, and commend them TO the work
ingmen of Homestead [applausel and the en-
tire country everywhere as well suited to their
most serious and earnest consideration.
am in favor of protecting to-day the labor
ing man of TIE United States against a de-
graded currency. I am opposed to free trade,
because it degrsdes American labor. l am
opposed to free silver, because it degrades
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more than can tell for this call from the men
who toll. IA voice, 1--WE are all with you.
Major."l
1t was 2:30 when the music of the ad-
vancing bands announced the approach
of thousand employees from the offices of
the Pennsylvania Railway in pittsburg.
About the same time the skies darkened,
the sun disappeared and great masses of
black clouds rolled across the sky.
Marching just behind the railway men
was q column of 700 workingmen from Nc
Keesport, Pa, The two delegations fled
into the yard together and before either of
their spokesmen had said a word the rain
began to fall. Inrtantly a thousand um-
brelIas were raised. w. C. Cronemeyer.
spokesman for the McKeesport people.
tried to make himself heard, bat only said
few words. Then there was a Iull and
Samuel II. Church, the spokesman for the
ail@ay men, made brief speech.
When Mr.. Church had finished the rain
was coming down in torrents and 1t was
decided to go to the Tabernacle. The
crowd marched there and when Major
Mckinley arrived greeted him with voci-
ferrous applause. He expressed his regret
this great delegation. 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
celebration of its one hundredth anniver-
sary and the remarkable progress it had
made. He addei:
did not ind every body SO well EMPLOYED
then as they had been during the previous
two years. but found great industries. giving
employment TO thousands of workiugmea,
which had been built up under the Repupli-
can policy that had an uninterrupted exist
enee for more tnan third of a century.
IGreat applause.l l was glad to note, among
other things in connection with that city, the
establishment of tinplate works-one OF the
first If not the first ever established in the
United States-giving employment to hun
dreds of men and of hundreds more in other
parts of the country. also glad to meet
many of the men employed in the general
Offices of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg here al my home, for have long known
much of their efficiency and fidelity. Zap
plause-l
do not think that there was ever q time In
the history of our country when so many men
were interested in the rightful settlement OF
public questions as this year, and no class of
our people are so much interes ted in their
rightful settlement as the men who work for
wages and salary. LGreat applause aud cries
of You're right"J
1t has pleased me We ~ much TO observe that
along the lines of the railways of this country
the employees are organizing, and | thank
them forft- GADplause ana cries of "We don't
want tina ks."1 But / want to give you one
piece of advice-don't use these great organi
cations to coeree your employers 10 vote the
same ticket as you do. Tremendous applause
and laughter lasting several minutesl When