The record-union., 1896-09-26
The Republican Nominee Makes Four
Speeches to as Many Delegations.
Presented With a Picture OF the Late
General Gibson.
The Major Delivers Long Address to
Ohio Wool in Which He
Clearly Points Out the DiSaStrou
Results of Free Wool Both to the
Grower and Manufacturer.

Grower and Manufacturer.
CANTON (O.), Sept. 25.-Major Nc
Kinley made four speeches to-day The
first was shortly after 5 o'clock, ana
from that time he was busy receiving
bis callers. Nearly every visitor in
sisted upon shaking hands with the can
didate. Tomorrow there are seventeen
delegations expected. One railroad
company has arranged for fourteen spe-
cial trains. Major Mckinley has found
it necessary to make his speeches short
er All of his speeches Saturday eX-
cept one will be brief. To-day he made
his longest speech to a delegation from
Seneca County, Ohio. 1t was wool
speech and was largely addressed to
the wool producing States.
George f. Stroth Of Tiffin was the
spokesman for the Seneca County dele
cation. His address was strong, and
his remarks in presenting Major Nc
Knley with a handsomely framed steel
engraving of the late General William
II Gibson were particularly eloquent.
The picture was presented on behalf OF
the wife of General Gibson.
In response to Mr.. StrOth's address
Major Mckinley said:
My fellow-c citizens and ladies and
gentlemen: l have been very mucn
moved by the message which has been
presented to ME by your spokesman
in YOUR behalf l reciprocate the kind
words he has uttered. and the generous
terms in which ne has expressed your
assurances of good will and support
You could not have brought me gift
a n ba cherished
longer to be cherished than the picture
of my old friend, your friend, the friend
of every soldier, the friend of the whole
country - General William H Gibson.
(Great cheers)
Il am glad to congratulate your coun-
ty upon being now in the column OF
Republican counties (applause), and L
would not have you forget that the only
way it has become a Republican county
is because the Democrats, loving their
country and wanting prosperity have
Joined the Republican ranks. (Great
laughter and applause.) And you must
keep them with you, and continue to re-
cruit from their ranks to your own
(Applause) This year is an especially
good one for that sort Of recruiting
service Men of all parties this year,
a. in the contest of the civil war, when
rnemberment, are standing together for
public honor and public honesty, for
good currency, good credit and natlonai
good faith. (Applause)
This is year when those who stand
opposed to US indulge in glittering
promises They offer a remedy which
they say Will cure all our ills. We
might accept their services and take
their remedies, if we had not been
doctored by them before (Great
laughter and applause) Free trade and
free silver are the false friends of labor
(Applause and cries of That's right. }
They lure with promises of cheap COM
nodities and cheap money. The partial
trial Of free trade has proved that the
cheap commodities promised are dear 10
Dor and at the cost of labor, and cheap
money will be equally dear to them, ana
sacrifice their highest and best inter
ests We cannot but remember the
PROMISES that were made to the people
in 1892, Of the universal beneficence
which was to follow the inauguration
OF a tariff iff-for-revenue-only policy, ana
with what prodigal bounty IL was 10
benefit labor. increase the purchasing
power of wages and decrease the prlce
of everything it bought and increase
o
plause) They did not pan out.
II recall an utterance by the Hon
William NJ Springer, spoken in the
House of Representatives April 4, 1892,
when he was advocating free wool
There may be some wool growers in
this audience (Cries of "Yes.'D This
is what he said: Pass this bill, and
thousands of feet heretofore bare and
thousands OF limbs heretofore naked or
covered with rags will be clothed in
suitable garments. and the condition of
all the people will be improved. daugh-
teri 1t will give employment to 10000
moro operatfves in wooden mills; ii will
tncrease the demand for wool. and prices
will increase and with increased de-
nand for labor wages Will increase.
Those who favor it's passage may be as
sured that they have done something to
nronoote the general veal, something to
scatter plenty DER this smiling land
.welI the free wool bill was passed.
Have anv of YOU realized the promises
then made? (Cries Of mo, no.D Wool
was made free. and every man in this
country knows how poorly the perform
snces have tailed with the promises
tban made. Instead Of adding 10000
lahorers TO the payrolls OF the woolen
mills. II has taken off more than that
number. The price of wool has failen,
and with what effect upon the manu-
facturer I will show hereafter. The
wools Of Ohio. Pennsylvania, Michigan,
New York, New England, Connecticut
and Missouri, twenty-four varieties
washed and unwashed. the average
price in April. 1890. was 303 cents per
pound; in April, 1896, ia cents per
pound. decline Of more than ~ per
cent The wool of Texas, California, Or
egon, Montana, Wyoming. Utah, Colo
RADIO. Mexico, Georgia and the South.
twenty-six varieties, secured, the price
in April, 1890, was 49.1 cents per
pound; in April 1896, PA cents per
pound, a decline of 44.4 per cent. Other
woods, ten varieties, secured, in April,
1890, 45.9 cents per pound; in 1896. 80
cents per pound decline OF % per
cent. So great a drain cannot be found
in any other commodity. Ohio Xxx
wool has dropped from ~ cents In 1897
to Is cents per pound in 1886
This will give you some idea of what
free wool has done for the wool pro-