New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11


posed Of men of all political parties VINO stan9
this year for the honor of the Government ana
the integrity Of our financial system. Urea
applause and cries OF THAT'S right = we a."
al citizens of a common country. rms year,
as i'm all the years of the future, tius, W.
have no North. no South, no East no " CO.,.
(cries of ''GoOd.). but a Union. ana n oh'"" i''
ever Great cheerng) ..
We have but ono flag, too like the one Drousht
to me by my young friend from Missou our, Ms
jor Mckinley exhibited a small nag Whicn H aos
followed by tremendous cheeringD IL Is the nag
we all love. and which we mean to transmit ~
future generations unsullied ana S'a'n'eSs
Great cheering.) an.
| have a speech specially prepared for MIS-
souri, but ! believe I will not make It, ana l
take leave of print. Great applause ana cries
of $50 onr) This is the fifteenth delegation
that have welcomed here to-day. Applause,
Missouri. like Ohio. needs protection SOUND
money and public confidence. Great cheering
and cries Of Right. Right:) You nave ~,
counties in your State, and Understand ma
there Is not county that does not produce Zlnc,
or IRON or coal or lead beneath It's SOIL Cres
Of That's right.) What YOU want rs IN" toucn-
stone Of confidence, which VIII bring business
activity and send every miner with ms PICK 10
dig out from the bowels OF the earth those
treasures Of wealth. Great applause and cries
Of Right you are!) 49,,
will supply the Government with sufficient reve.
nue and protect every workngman !Great
cheering) Why. Missouri, away back IN the
DAYS Of Thomas Benton was called the nara
then ICries of MOI 'No.") VIII that great
commercial city OF St. Louis. with It's Intricate
and delicate threads of trade and commerce, VIII
il vote for policy for party. that will destroy
confidence. unsetue values. impair the citys
welfare and produce panics OF unprecedehten
severity? loud cries Of No: never l 90
not believe It will "a voice, I'VE will give you
80 Geo majority in st. Louis. followed ny great
applause ,,-,
4 f,iend from Missouri says that Missouri
viii give our tickle. 10000 majority. Cries OF
mo. ST Louis will") What answer will ONO
make to that? Cries of looWo' ONO an
swers l.ODDD Thirty thousand In Missouri u
a greater majority than 10000 in Ohio. Great
checrngD This year patriotism Is above party.
(Arplausc and cries of That's riSht:D Men
love their country more than they love their
old political associations. Renewed applause
and cries of That's right"D Men this year
would rather break with their party than Dreak
I'D their business Tremendous cheering)
The St Louis delegation brought an elaborate
horseshoe In roses from which depended moran
drummer's "gripsack" II was presented to Mrs
Mckinley by T. s Lewis
1t VAS almost dusk when the next delegation ar
rived II was composed of the employees OF the
White Sewing Machine Company from Cleveland
II q Hitchcock introduced them and Major Mckin-
Low made a short speech, thanking them for their
call
Pressing closely behind this delegation came three
or four hundred business men OF Ptsburg. escorted
by the Six Footers Club OF that city George r. Pet
ut Introduced them In neat speech ana MAJOR NC
kincy responded,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS IN LINE.
The eighteenth speech Of the day was made to
loo produce commission men OF Cleveland and
their employees. u. Mailer presented the deiesa'ioh
TO Major Mckinley. who said:
am glad to be assured by your spokesman
that 90 per cent OF the produce commission mer-
chants OF the United States stand for honest
money a protective tariff the supremacy or
law and the return OF confidence to our business
world. Your spokesman In MS remarks caiIs
10 my mind the fact and reterates well the state
ment which have always made That free TRACE
or partial free trade benefits no interest IN the
United States: that II Is an expense 10 you wnsn
tho lowering Of tariffs the removal OF the
tariff altogether from farm products mas IN
jured the farmers OF the country. not only tne
farmers situated along the border or tne Inc,
but in the Interior and also that TINS pohcy nas
reduced anufacturng and mining ana the
activity OF Industrial prices generally. ana tnis
lack OF activity has very much interfered WIN
and disturbed the business OF the produce OF the
commission merchants of the United states
We have been injured in every direction; IN
jured as producers; injured as consumers: IN
iured as commission merchants. me true
policy OF this Government is to protect the en-
terprses and industries OF the American peo-
pie think protection should be to the AMER.
can people what Burke said or liberty
should free all II should free none
TO ToILEaS on THE RAILROADS.
Nearly 5000 railroad workingmen marched up to
came from Cleveland and represented the Big
Four Lake Shore Nickel Plate Cleveland, Canton
and Southern Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania roads A. n. Watt OF the Lake Shore. pre-
scented this vast delegation to Major Mckinley who
addressed them as follows:
II is a mighty cause that would bring together
this vast assemblage OF the people from the
states of New York. Pennsylvania. OHIO. Indl-
ana Illinois and Michigan. and West virginia
representing these three great railroid lines IL
is my fellow citizens. the deep and earnest IN
tcrest you have in the rightful settlement or the
pending questions In our political campaign that
has brought you together here tonight You
know from experience that IT you would prosper
in your employments there must be prosperity
i'm every branch OF American industry. YOU
know that when the producer suffers the roads
that carry the produce suffer. tApplause) 1Ou
know that when the manufacturer suffers Dy d.
minshed manufactures. you suffer In your EN-
ployment. and the more work and wages there
are in other industries In the country the steadl-
er is your employment and the better your wages.
The best road to work for is sound road
lhere again the shouts from the various roads
went up. each proclaiming that their road was
the besp. and the best money to be paid IN.
whichever road you work for Is sound money
tremendous applause) that is worth a hundred
cents on the dollar in every state or the AMER
can Union and in every market place OF the
world tCheerng) This Is the KIND or money
we have now. That's the kind OF money that
YOU are paid n--when you have employment
and this Is the kind of money the hepuoncan
party means you shall have II YOU give tnem
chance. (Renewed cheers.)
| made a visit to the state or Georgia iast
year There came into my car one OF the EN-
pIoycs OF the Southern road on which was
travelling I invited him to sit down. He was
"A born Georgian. He told me he had always
been a Democrat. but that for three years ne
lad been going to school in that best Of all uni
versites- experience. daughter and applause)
He took off his railroad cap and said to ME: Il
have on this cap that which will tell you how
have been promoted backward" daughterD
First he showed me on his cap the word train
man" He said. That's what am now" Then
he lifted that and said: That's what was be-
.ore--brakeman" Then. he raised that up and
said: What you Cow is what had three
years ago. I was u conductor" Then said he:
"rhose stages express to you what have lost
by the change OF administration which helped
to make" 1.aughter) l do not know whether