New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-22
LABOR GREETS IT'S FRIEND.
Continued from FIRST pRgc.b

eral campaign selections. and then Captain WIZ
iarl Wallace. president OF the Garfield cub intro
duced Congressman Stephen \. Northway a. the
spokesman.
SPEECH TO THE GARFIELD CLUE.
Major Mckinley responded follows
am greatly hOnored to receive this VISIT from
the Garfield Club of the old NIZth ONO DIS
d trict. / understand that eligibility TO mem,
bership ia this club is that the citizen Shali
have voted for General Garfield for Congress.
Under that ruiz. ! am entitled 10 full memD.G-
ship with the rest of you in this great ciup II"
first vote cast after returning iroin ,iic Nv -,
War was a vote to send General GARFIELD pack ~
the House Of Representatives. (ApplauseJ lhe",
besides born in the Western Reserye. !
belong to YOU by every tie. But greater an"
stronger than all Is the tie OF devotion 10
common country and the glorious old stars AM
Stripes. 49,, ,ho
If wise counsals were required on any OF the
questions dividing the country this year, mos
counsels can he found in the Teachings: thr
speeches and the writings OF me JUSTINE u'si ,S
man whose name YOU bear w ile'nv! VI ~. u,
question OF finance OF of tariff ne i"h ,
both by his powerful logic and nina. ! nav
studied NOR less the public career Oh cen
/ era Garfield. He was an INSPIRATION ~ NV -.
! a boy: he was my counsellor and friend III man
hood: and in studying his career II WAS to SIM
gle out any great act or MS NOR US ~,
gushed than any other. W"u'u iu'' n NJ
splendid defence of the public honor anu ~ ,
tjonal currency. Great APPLAUSE 10 III! n',i!'
the greatest speech he ever made, Tor near ' 49,
was when he was seeking to prevent 'he apiii
I
payments , .haro
He was then occupying perilous grouhu' , Ia
was great clamOr in the country over III ''','"
ton Of the currency. General GarheIn, le", ,t
no consequences from his act and knowing that
| he was right decla cd that there was pu. ,, on
thing to do and that was to make ever! oo''s"
ton Of the National Government egua, 10 tn
best dollars known to the cormerclal WI ~, r
Great applause He took the chances Oh ar,
adverse verdict. He came back 20 TINS pr"u'
old constituency and il returned him with an III
wider held-ths great State-ard X commendco
him by clcotirg him to the United states zen,
ate Their finally he received the approval OF
dfr,- millions OF people in his election To be IN"
Executive officer Of the Government oi the
United States ,~
So. too. on that other great question Of tarin.
he was sound You will remember his FAMOUS
speech agans. the Wood bill. seeking to tear
down and destroy American Industries re saiu
i'm substance: Let Germany look after the IN
terests Of the German Empire: let England look
after her welfare, but let the American people
legislate for themselves II he spoke TO US to-
day he would tell us In stand 10y IN" pupic
honor and never consent to corrupt or degrade
the currency of the United States He would
tell us to protect American labor and devel"p
nent against the competition OF the Old World
applause And that is what we propose to 10
this year. We do not mean TO lower our nag.
Crics Of "Ncvcr,)
when Major Mckinley finished he introduced
state Senator James r. Garfield. who spoke briefly
Among others who accompanied this delegation
were Judg, Johnson and Lieutenant Governor \.
W. Jones.
The crea, Illinois delegation pressed closely he
hind the army OF enthusiastic voters from Car
fields old district. The Illinois and Chicago people.
escorted by the Black Hussars and the Canton
Troop passed in review before Major Mckinley
before he addressed them After the parad" Gen
or Al John McNulta spoke In behalf Of the Chicago
Republicans: w ]. Calhoun for he state OF Hi
nois Robert C. Given for he Republican clubs Of
Chicago ana l.. ]. Minitcr for the labor orga nizn-
tons
TO THE ILLINOIS DELEGATIONS
After compimcnting the spokcsmcn, Major NJ
kinley said
greet several notable Illinois delegations here
at Canton during the present campaign All
| of them have been cordially welcome; but beg
| 70 assure YOU that am especially glad in this
| celebration Of Illinois Day ~ my home, com
memorative. | suppose. either Of your admission
10 the Union in ISIS or Of some one Of your
| many recent achievements. But whatever II
| commentaries. your presence here. with repre-
| sentatives from all parts OF your state. testi-
| fes YOUR devotion to the cause or our country
which Is represented by the Republican party
| and which week from next TUESDAY. WI he
| tried before the great tribunal OF IN" American
people. - -,
| great events like the heavens above ~ with
| their glistenng stars. No Commonwealth can
boast OF a better civilization. greater enterprise
| thrift or energy. No Commonwealth OF this
| Union can boast OF such agricultural wealth.
| and ! have seen It stated that no territory Of
| equal size in the world shows such uniform
| productiveness OF soil as yours You are A
| mighty empire in territory. but mignticr IN
| achievements and mghtier In grand names iou
| have the immortal Lincoln (applausc,' that
| enough for one state You have the mighty
Grant Cheers. who flied the world with his
fame as he journeyed in the pathway OF The sun.
| Then YOU have Logan (chcers) and bid me con
| sttuents from Logans home. Southern Illinois.
| hearty welcome to my home to-day. Ihen you
| have Oglesby-grand old Dick Ogesby-and you
| have Tanner.
You have swep. by your sister States with
| neetness which commands admiration and won
| der Your farm products have reached H-io-
| 00O0F) In single year and some people seem
to think YOU would produce core II you mao mao
| acre Of lanl. Now that the price OF wheat -
| going up and silver ~ going down laughter
and your crops have been exceptionally good. l
| cannot how the most pcssmistic can
convince YOU themselves. that our present
| gold standard. which We have had since 1913.
| can be of the least possible detriment to you.
| GOOD MONEY FOR THE FARMERS
| My friends good money is as essential to the
| farmers as good crops. Short dollars are as
| hurtful 10 him short crops. and cheap money
as injurious as low prices Illinois is the first Of
| the great corn States. with a production annu-
| ally Of - OO0UiW bushels, and for the decade
| from 1874 to ISIS; averaged ~, WnWU bushels.
| worth STO.WE,nDO, or more than 80 cents per
bushel This was under the good times of "A
protective tariff and firmly believe that when
we have restored the self-prcserving. prosperity
producing. debt-stopping system again. your
| farmers Will 10 on 10 greater triumphs and enjoy
equal prosperity with that Of years ago. The
! prosperity Of labor. the prosperity OF working
men. IL the prosperity OF the Nation. and you
cannot have that if you don't have work: ard
you cannot have work il you do your work with
| other hands on the other side hnder another flag
| Your vote in 1892 seems 10 have been much
smaller than it ought to have been daughter
which doubtless accounts for the result at the
polls for IL was but $4,000 rs against S,;1. 900
| in Ohio when We. too. were strangely rcmiss I'm
performing whole duty. U.aughter)
| Are you gong to do better this year: tShouts
| OF Veg, ! am sure. for IL was announced
| from this platform that you mad made the larg-
est registration Of any state In the American
| Union and that ought to mean the largest ma
| jority OF any State in the American Union for