The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28

me essence Of life is right living, and it's
exaltation is decency and honor. The es-
sence and strength Of government among
men Is virtue and honor, liberty and law.
The spirit of Washington and of Jefferson
and of the Adamses and Of Lincoln and of
Grant has settled on the American people
today. Will we yield to the suggestion of
national dishonor and consent to q debased
standard of value? do not, cannot believe
IT, American spirit was never higher, strong
er than now, or frmer; American sentiment
was never dearer to the hearts of the peo-
pie than now-a-i We will not forsake the
paths of our fathers; we will not assist in
any act Of dishonor to this republic; we will
not aid in the destruction of the American
confidence which Is the very basis of our
credit and business prosperity.
have observed In the course Of this cam
palgn the great interest which the men OF
toll have for the rightful settlement Of the
questions which are presented to the Amer
lean people for their ballots this year. do
not know OF any portion OF our. population
that can be more deeply interested personally
| than the men who depend upon their daily
toll for living. This whole question Of
American development is to a greater degree
a question of labor than anything else We
have in this country just as good machinery
as they have In Europe and Just as skilled
workmen; workmen that possess as much in
yentfye genius as can be found in the world;
and the only reason we want a tariff, aside
from revenue purposes, is to protect the
american workingman and the American
scale OF wages against the cheap labor and
lower scale OF wages prevailing in other
parts Of the world.
! have always believed that it was true
craftsmanship to adopt that policy that would
give to labor and American citizenship just
as high a reward for its toll as possible. I
have never believed in free trade. or partial
free trade. have always recognized, what
every thoughtful man must recognize, that
free trade would open up our markets to for
efgn products as freely as to American prod
uctS, and this would mean idleness or cheap
wages to our workingmen, and that this
would bring our standard down to the Euro
pean standard.
We must therefore have, as far as posi-
BILE, free and Independent citizenship, SO that
every man in our country is given q voice
in the control Of the government. Ours is
a government that cannot afford to divide
its people into classes; it cannot afford to
array one section against another, because
we are all equal citizens and have all equal
power by the ballot.
MCKINLEY TO WOMEN.
Mckinley. in reply to Mrs. Laylin, of Nor
walk. ON behalf of the Ladies' Mckinley club
of Norwalk, o., said:
1t gives me sincere pleasure to receive this
visit from the women Of Norwalk, made to
Mrs. Mckinley and myself. She very deeply
regrets that by reason of illness she Is denied
the pleasure and honor of receiving you per-
sonally, and bids me to say that she appre-
ciates most highly the compliment and honor
Of this call. 1t is a good omen when the
women of the country manifest an interest in
public affairs. That they should have and
show a deep concern is not at all surprising
or unnatural for none can be affected more
than they. They profit by good laws and sur
fer from bad laws quite as much as men,
Every interest which they have is IN favor
of good government, good morals, clean poll
tics and wise legislation. The interest tnat
they are exhibiting in the rightful settie-
ment Of the public questions at this time can
not but be helpful, and their influence elevat-
ing and inspiring. They have been efectlve
for good since the world began. They exalt
every cause they touch and never can De
enlisted for the wrong. 1t will not be for
gotten that 1.-THE hand that rocks the cradle,
writes the songs for the millions, ana IN
some of our states yields the ballot.
The voice that sings the lullaby, the sweet
est song of all, entrances the world with dear
est notes and speaks with mighty eloquence,
and always for the right. The head that plans
for the family is never too mucn Qccqpleq
to embrace the cause Of country. The hand
that made bandages for the country's sol
ders will never cast ballot against CoUn-
try's honor or the American home. 1T is
incapable of striking blow against country,
and will never cast a ballot except for the
country's glory. I congratulate you upon
what woman has done in the past for hui
mainly and civilization. | salute you from
the bottom Of my heart for the opportunities
that are before you for still greater usefulness
in all that helps mankind, blesses the race
and elevates the country. In closing san
itary fair in Washington, Mr.. Lincoln, on
March Is, 1864, said:
81 am not accustomed to the use of Ian
guage Of eulogy. 1 have never studied the
must say that If all that has been said by
orators and posts in praise of woman was
applied to the women of America, it would
| not do them justice for their conduct Turing
this war;
I will close by saying, as Mr.. Lincoln closed
by saying, God bless the women Of Amer
ica.' Great applause and waving Of hand
kerchiefs.)