The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24

that splendid policy returned which we
enjoyed for about thirty years, when we
made this the greatest mining and manu-
featuring state of the greatest nation of
Americans who believe that the Ameri-
can workshops should be protected
against the foreign workshop. CTremen-
dous cheering.) l believe that the
American workmen should be defended
by wise and judicious protective policy
against the workingmen of the old world.
Renewed cheering) In word | be-
lieve that this country is ours (applause),
and we first of all are entitled to enjoy
its privileges and its blessings.
THE first thing we want in this coun-
try is plenty to do and when we have
that then we want to be paid in good
money for what we do Tremendous APP
plause) We neither want short work
nor short dollars in the United States;
we neither want free trade nor free sill
yer in the United States. applause and
footing of horns.) We want an Opportu-
nifty to work and we want, when we
have improved that opportunity, to be
paid in dollars that are worth as much
after they are received rs they are be-
fore receipt. And we do not propose to
permit free silver to cheat us in our pay.
(Applause) / am glad to meet my com
rades of the war, whose ranks have been
so ably represented here this morning.
We fight our battles now with ballots.
Cries of Hear, hear and hurrah for
McKinley.') The only force needed in
this country now is that of reason and
intelligence and PATRIOTISM and with
that we are bound to achieve victory
next November. | am glad to meet and
greet you all, and am sure you will eX
cuse me from making "A further speech
because there are many delegations
waiting on me elsewhere to whom | must
say word. But we have with us this
morning one of the most distinguished
citizens of the United States, and look
ing around)-I did not know but that he
had escaped. He is the Hon. Shelby NJ
Cullom. (Applausc.) Senator Cullom
spoke briefly.
During this meeting the delegation
from the Carnegie mills, 200 strong,
with several bands, came i'll and their
reception was also held in the opera
house, l.. 7. Brown, superintendent of
the mills, introducing the party. Maj
McKinley's speech to Carnegie workers
| follows:
Ladies and Gcntlcmcn--Nothing
moves me more than to have the assur-
ance of the support which | am daily
receiving from the men who toll i'll the
United States. 10 have as allies in this
great contest for the honor and the pros
perity of the country, the workingmen of
| the United States is indeed crown to
any cause. You have but one aim in the
use of your ballots, and that is to secure
| the highest and greatest good to the peo-
| pie. That it what the ballot is for, and
| it is for the accomplishment of that you
will use that ballot this year. We have
in this country experience under two
contcnding national policies. Most of the
men who sit before me today never had
any experience under the one policy I'M
til the last four years. You have now
protective policy of the republican party
and you have tried the free trade and
revenue tariff policy in the democratic
party. Which do you like best? Cries
of 'Protection.O If it is protection you
prefer there is just one way to get it
and that is to vote for it. Cries of
vote for Mckinley; that we will do.)
Under protection we enjoyed for thirty
years the most marvellous prosperity. We
not only had individual prosperity, but
we had national prosperity and during all
these thirty years we were building up
great industries to furnish employment
to American people, and all the time we
were doing this we were collecting by
| that tariff great revenue to cover eX-
penSes and n surplus revenue to pay off
the public debt. (Appause.) And from
| 1879 down to 1892 the government had
been debt-paying and not Il debt-mak-
ing government. But | need not discuss
to this audience this great American
policy. You are familiar with it; it is
written in your hearts. 1t has been eXem-
in, hnp bnS
brought happiness and prosperity to you,
and knowing it you will vote with full
knowledge. Then, my countrymen, we
have presented to us very dangerous
peril to the country, a proposition to en-
ter upon the free, independent and I'M
limited coinage of silver and the issu-
ance of irrcdeemable paper money. That
proposition simply means that our labor
has been degraded by free trade; the
wages of our countrymen shall be de-
graded by free silver and inflated cur
rency and as we are against free trade
we will he against free silver Zap
plause.) Now just one word more. What
we want in this country is that every
man who wants to work shall have an
opportunity to work. Cries of you are
right And then when he has perform
ed an honest days work for his employ
er, we want to be paid in honest dollars.
tremendous appause.) | assure you,
gentlemen, | appreciate more than | can
tell your warm assurances of respect for
the republican cause, which | at present
represent. | would be glad to talk with
you longer, but another delegation, for
we are having them all the time in Can
ton, is waiting on me elsewhere. | thank
you all and wish you all safe return
home, and full prosperity i'll your y0ca-
tons and peace and love. tremendous
cheers and applause)
tinue for eight days The total mem
bership of the institute is 200 and it
includes members from every state in