The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-10
TO THE WAGE WORKERS
GOOD ADVICE FROM THE GOLD
STANDPOINT.
PennsyIvnnIa Mechanics Take Labor
Day to Visit the Canton
Candidate.

canton, sept. b.-Ine western Penn
sylvania delegations today numbere
over 5000. Two trains came in iron
Pittsburg and vicinity; then the excur
sions OF Plttsburg newspaper in tn
afternoon. Congressman w. A. Stone
chairman of the visiting delegation
presented w. A. Carney, a rolling-mil
man, noted In the councils of labor Oh.
ganizations who spoke When uuie
was restored, Major Mckinley thanke,
the visitors for the honor shown him
and said:
This assemblage thoroughly typl
fes the rational idea of a great Amer
lean commonwealth, in that 1t repre-
sents the equality of all, which lies a
the basis Of popular government. II
emphasizes the American spirit Here
are workingmen In every department
or Industry, professional men, newspa
per men, the native-born and the nat
uralized citizen, all equal In privilege
and power before the law, all alike in
terested in the government of the coun.
try, and all with equal voice in con
trolling and shaping the destiny of cur
great republic
Here Is striking protest aainst the
unworthy effort on the part of those
VINO would divide our citizens into
classes, and a striking condemnation
or such an un-American appeal to pas
Sion and prejudice. Nothing can better
stamp with falsehood and indignant
disapproval an effort to array class
against class than this great demon
stration before me today. I have no
sympathy with such appeals.
ratrfOtism n Noble Sentiment.
PATRIOTISM Is nobler sentiment. 1t
exaits, but never degrades. Instead of
seeking to work the masses, it would
De worthier on the part of all of MS to
get work for the masses. Workingmen.
mat you should have called on me this
oay, set apart by your great common
wealth to celebrate the worth and dig
n'ty and power OF labor is a great hon
or which l duly and gratefully appre-
ciate. Labor day is a national holiday
hisn and just recognition of the
oioest and most honorable of all call
lnss, a calling which Is at the founda-
tion OF every industry and of our ma
uohai progress. This Is a demonstra-
uon OF respect to the men who labor.
ana an honorable distinction, worthily
bestowed. upon those who toll.
you are here today not from idle
curiosity, nor from any motive per-
sonar TO myself, but you are here be-
cause we are all citizens OF common
country VINO In few weeks will be
gained upon, through our constitutional
.e'm' 10 determine what party ahaIl
controi the government for the next
iour years, and, what is more imnort-
@nt oy what principles and policies |
such party shall be governed.
''FHhQ
Ms ~ mas always stood. opposed to the |
or an industrial policy |
"nioh crippes industries at home, robs |
,aoor vi its just rewards, and supplies |
lnsuniclent revenues to run the gov
e.hmeht, 1t stands opposed to any |
cnanse In our financial policy which |
eouio put us upon silver basis and |
uepriVe US or the use of both gold and
silver as currency.
Government by the Inv.
involved In the contest. too ia tbe
fundamental question of whether we
ire to have government by the law.
The republicans stand now. as always
or the maintenance Of law and order
md domestic tranquility There nre
We tnings which deeply and personally
interest the workingmen. They are
YORK ana wages. They want steady
Vork at good wages They are not
ausned with irregular work at mad
quate wages. They want the Ameri
an standard applied to both; with
teady work they want to be paid in
ound money s
we nave learned from experience
We can not increase work at home by
wing 1t to people abroad, and II Is a ,
DOR policy to keep our own men In /
ileness while we furnish employment &
those outside of our own country
'ho owe no allegiance to this govern
nent and who acknowledge no LOYALTY
0 our flag.
some people seem to think that
neap dollar is the best thing for the
The wage earners are p
realtors Their wages are paid To- a
ay In money whose purchasing pow n
ID good Tor 100 cents on every dol II
IT anywhere In the world If dol II
+ worth less than 100 cents is a legal [
hoer, the workingman will never get u
ny other kind. They Will always get u
he poorest which will pass current a.
40 then when the prices of products a
vance, who will be cheated? cloud IL
les OF The workingman') Who will %
Use the workingman's wages to meet a
e rise In the products he buys? He u
m not do 1t until aided by himself ~
ID he does not wholly control the In
~ roll OF his employers: he must get
melody else's consent before his ID
ages can be raised. and he knows
ON experience that the last thing to
advanced. the hardest thing TO
we advanced. is his wages. &C
We might just as well understand OF
at we can not fix by law the wages tn
labor That.is a matter of mutual m
ntract between employer and en- Io
BYE. 1t is grave error to suppose w
at you can enhance values by d. sh
nishing the value Of money-that he
u can increase the volume of any
ing by changing its measure. You &c
no more do that than you can in y"
Ease the quantity by diminishing the MI
assure.
thank you for this generous ard IL.
acious call. One of the greatest
trees Of comfort to me in this con ,
4 Is the assurance of your spokes- ~.
n that I have behind me so MANY toe
the workingmen of the United So
Ites.' cloud applause) at