New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-26

The spokesman. Dy. W. r. Frances. OF Marion asa
sured Major Mckinney that the workingmen of Ind
lana We're enthusiastic in their support Of him and
that the state would give him $1,000 plurality In re-
sponse Major Mckinley spoke as follows:
FClIow-Citizans of the City of Marion and
Grant County: | congratulate YOU on being firss
to-day. Naughter) No other delegation has
yet preceded YOU. Genewed iaughterD L give
you Zach and every one of you. warm and
cordial welcome To my home. | welcome the
Republicans and the citizens Of the Hoosier
State. the State Of that grand old War Governor,
Oliver y. Morton (applausel. and that splendid
President and patriot, benjamin Harrison.
Great cheering)
You are here this morning. not to honor me
pers lnally. but tc honor the cause which you
love and which you mean to support, and YOU
mean 10 support that cause because you believe
ii will insure your own best welfare and the best
welfare Of the country at large. applause and
cries Of That's right") You believe in that
cause because You have tried it. and having
tried it YOU know YOU have been more prosper
Gus In your occupations under the policy which
II represents than YOU have been under any
other policy. loud cries Of That's rightrD
And if any yihine WAS needed to confirm YOU In
your devotion 10 that policy il could be found
in your experience Of the last four years Under
no other policy. under no other principle. have
YOU enjoyed that degree Of ind vidual or Ma
tonal prosperity. which for more than thirty
years YOU enjoyed under Republican policy and
Republican administrations tapplause) and you
here this morning. to testify anew your de-
votion to Republican principles and your deep
and abiding interest that they may be success
full throughout the country next November.
Cries of 'Thajs right!)
You are interested in Indiana. just as we are in
terested in Ohio both in agriculture and manu-
featuring You know something I'm that great
gas belt e what manufacturing means to any
community. You know that where there is sue
cessfu manufacturing there is a prosperous city,
and YOU know that where there is a prosperous
city there is always prosperous agriculture.
(Cries of you're right"D The farms about q
little manufacturing city advance in value. and
the market for the farmer is enhanced every time
you put up a new factory in any community or in
any city. applause and cries of Good"
"Cood"O
You have in your city Of Marion. as I recall. an
industry which manufactures glass that used to
be in the city Of Canton. Am right about that7
(Cries If "YeS") II is a good ndustrH. Well,
now, that fairly illustrates my idea. That used
to be, | said. a Canton industry. We would
very much have preferred to have had il remain
here but II was taken away. However. II did
not go ont Of our own country Applause) It
went into neighbOring State. and therefore ben-
ehts the American family; American workmen
still do the work We share in your good fortune
and prosperity, but W. would have felt differently
II IL had gone the other side and went out OF
the United States. Cries Of Yes. wouldrD
We want To do our manufacturing at home
great cheering and cries Of That's right, Ma
jOr,). and II We cannot do IL in Ohio. we are
willing to have you do it in Indiana. Renewed
cheering) And If we cannot do IL in Canton. do
not know Of any city in Indaan in which would
rather have 1t done than in the city Of Marion.
Great applause)
| am glad TO meet You here this morning. We
want in this country good times steady employs
ment a good home market. and then We want 10
continue the good. sound, round. honest dollars
great cheering and loud cries of That's what We
want"D with which 10 do our business and pay
our labor. (ReneWed cheerng) My felloW-citi-
zens, thank you FOR this morning call and bid
You a hearty welcome applause and cries of
Hurrah for McKney"O