The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-16
His HOME FOR HIN
PRECINCT, WARD, CITY AND COUN-
TX CLAIMED FOR THE CANTON
NOMINEE.
DEMOCRATIC FOR YEARS.
UNTIL 1898 REPUBLICANS HAD NO
HOPES OF STARK
COUNTY.
LABOR PAID MAO A VISIT.
Most Important Event of the Day
Was an Informal Visit From
Canton WorIxingmen.

CANTON, O., Oct. 15.-Secretary Will
liam Osborn, of the Republican nation
al committee, witnessed the big demon
stration in Canton today. He spoke
most confidently of the outlook While
there were large parties from New
York and Pennsylvania, the most sur
prising event of the day was the in
formal call of the working people Of
Canton They came in thousands and
filled the broad North Market street a
half mile from Public square to Louis
avenue at the Mckinley home. They
crowded over the fences from the
streets and the sidewalks onto the
dooryards and the lawns of other
houses. There was an unusual tremor
in Maj. McKinley's voice when he arose
to respond to the sentiments of the
venerable spokesman from local fac
tories who addressed him. Addresses
were made by Edward Jones, factory
Waterman, and John Grouse, wood
worker
John Thomas, chairman of the Stark
County Central committee, publishes a
statement tonight in the Evening Re-
pository, giving polls in the eighty
four precincts Of this county, and de-
claring that Mckinley will have a good
majority in his precinct, ward, city,
county and state. Until 1898 this had
been Democratic county for nearly
thirty years
The first callers to see Maj McKin-
ley today arrived in a special train Of
six cars at 1920 o'clock The party
was composed Of farmers and business
men from Northern Erie county, Penn
sylvania, and were in charge Of w. J.
Sell. This delegation was held ten or
fifteen minutes till a second train of
eight coaches, filed with business men,
farmers and other citizens Of Cory,
Pa, arrived, and the two parties were
combined and marched to the McKin-
ley home, where one address suf1iced
for both. S. A. Smith spoke for the
Cory party, and w. j. Sell for the
Erie men.
A delegation from Western New
York, consisting of professional men of
the cities, and farmers, dairymen and
grape growers from the surrounding
country, arrived this afternoon and
paid their respects to the Republican
standard bearer. The delegation which
filled eight coaches left Dunlirk, N
r., last night. The Introductory adj
dress was made by Congressman w. B.
Hooker, of Fredonia
In response to the greeting of Canton
workingmen, Mr.. Mckinley said:
l have witnessed in front of this porch
many scenes which have touched my heart
but none which has more deeply moved me
than this gathering of the workinpmen of
/ canton. q 40 frin odc
currency, which, since 1879 has been on a
safe and sound basis is now assailed by our
political adversaries. 1t involves the old
question of the honest payment of the pub
lie debt and the pensions of our soldiers and
of all public obligations which the people
long ago determined on the side of good
faith, good morals and common honesty But
with that settlement some people are not sat
lshed so we are called upon this year to
pass upon this question. There is still an
other, the question of protection against free
trade or tariff reform
In 1892 free trade as against protection was
the paramount issue of the campaign, and
free trade triumphed before the great tribu-
nal OF the American people, and this year we
bring the question to you again. We ask
you to review it and to impress your recon
structed; better and more matured judg-
ment upon that issue, after three years of
dreadful experience. I spoke in the city Of
Canton on Nov. 8, 1892, and 1 appealed then
to my fellow citizens at home, as l had ap-
pealed to them elsewhere, not to overturn
the protective policy which had brought Us
such universal prosperity and which at that
very moment was spreading it's blessings and
benefits throughout the entire country and
in every Industrial center. Protection against
free trade was the leading issue then, and /
told you what was true then and what is
ture now
But again the Democrats say that IL we
have free trade we could buy cheaper than
we do at present. Yes, we might while the
struggle between American and foreign in
dustries was going on, but when the former
are wiped out, the price would go up to
I,ato
eign manufacturers, and in the meantime
labor will be scantily employed and at re-
duced rates. Free trade cheapens the article
by cheapening the artisan; protection reduces
the price Of product by giving the artisan
just reward for his labor and receiving its
reward in his higher skill and industry.
The medium of free trade is to buy where
you can buy the cheapest l will give you
a maxim worth ten thousand times more
than that: Buy where you can pay the
easiest Buy where labor receives its high
est reward and that it is in the United
States Of America, or was four years ago.
! Why? During the years Of protection every
manufactured product had been cheapened
| but in that process, thank God, men, living
men, had never been cheapened. While the
| products of the country had gone down in
| price, labor, up to 1892 had more than held
| its own, and workingman at that time was
| receiving go per cent more for his labor than
| he received in 1860 All that we have done
| by protection is to take care of our own
! households and great national family. That's
| what we propose to do in the future by our
| ballots on the Sd of November
The people must not only have stability
| in their currency, but they must have sta
| bility in their tariff laws. These tariff laws
must not be ever-changing with each new ad-
/ ministration. You know-there Is not a
| wcrkingman about me who does not know
| there is not an employer of labor who does
not know that the home manufacturer must
be able to count with certainty upon the
| character Of his foreign competition before
! he can plan his years work. He must know
In advance what prices he will have to meet
in this market from his foreign competitor
before he can fix either the number or the
wages Of his employees, or the volume of his
/ output. The sharper the manufacturers
| the cost Of his product IL he would keep this
market. Is not that true?
Your ballots on the Sd of Noember, with
the ballots OF your fellow citizens every
where, will determine whether we are to
have shifting currency, or whether it shall
/ be good and sound one, and recognized in
every part Of the world. These ballots too,
will help to determine whether we shall con-
tinue a tariff policy that fails to supply the
! government with adequate revenue, or re-
/ store the one which will supply adequate
revenue and at the same time enable the
! labor OF the country to be employed in doing
the work OF this country rather than by the
labor of any other country. while our work
ingmen are idle.
Your ballots are free; they belong to no.
body but yourselves; you have nobody to an
sWer TO for your votes but your conscience
and your God. Suffrage is the most priceless
privilege of citizenship. and should be free,
| fair and Independent. I bid YOU workingmen
of Canton, use those ballots as your intel
lect and conscience shall direct, moved by
| the highest and most honorable considera-
| lions which can influence the voter-that of
i the welfare Of all the people and the honor
and good name OF the government which we
love. Use the ballot as will best subserve
your own interest and that Of your family,
whose welfare and happiness you have in