The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-29
POTTERY AND IRON WORKERS.
They Greet the Champion of Protection
to. American Industry

They Greet the Champion of Protection
to American Industry
The next visitors were from West Nir-
ginia and included pottery workers, iron
workers and IL club known as the TarlH
Champions of Wheeling. To these con-
solidated delegations Mai. Mckinley
said:
"Gentlemen: Republicans seem to be
on all sides this year. Great laughter
and applause; voice: And Demo
crats') And many Democrats are with
us (Applause.) l am honored by this
call of this large assemblage from the
state of West Virginia. l am glad to
meet the G-footers. Cheering from the
Six-Eooters' Protective and Sound
Money club of Wheeling) They ought
to be, and | am sure will be, giants LII
this contest for national honor. l am
glad to meet the pOtters of West Nlr-
ginia I am glad to meet the iron and
steel workers of the Riverside mills. l
am glad to meet you all and glad to feel
that the mission you are here upon is to
make Republican principles triumphant
on the Sd day of November.
There is Unborn in every human breast
a sentiment that moves him to strive to
better his condition. The humblest,
those born with least fortune, those with
most unfavorable surroundings, all OF
them aspire to better things and all have
right so to aspire. The genius OF our
free institutions exalts ambition and
most men want to lift themselves up, to
elevate and improve the condition of
their families. The thought in every
mans mind here today is: How can L
better my condition: How can L improve
the condition of my family? The an
swer comes almost with one voice: The
way to do it is to protect American in
dustry and defend American labor. Gre
mendous cheering.) Let US do our own
manufacturing here in the United States
ct us make our own iron and steel. our
own pottery, our own glass-and when
we do that, then we will employ every
idle man in the United States and bring
hope and happiness to every American
home. / believe in that policy of pro-
lection to home industries and to the en-
ergies of American people. | do not
believe anything is cheap to the Amer
|. lean people that imposes idleness upon
n single American citizen. What you
/ want is work and wages. Do you believe
free trade will aid you? Do you believe
protective tariffs will do it? eyes, yes,
every time'') Then vote that way.
! loud yells and cries of You bet we
| WILD
/ factory: protection never shut an Amer
! ;con mine: protection never put Amer
/ ;con labor out ON the streets. l wish L
! could say as much for partial free trade,
| such as we have experienced In the last
| three and half years.
/ .sMore than that my fellow citizens,
we not only want an opportunity to
work. but when We get that opportunity
we want to be paid in honest dollars
worth 100 cents each. Continuous cheer e
nnr in free silver. The one debases the
labor lab and the other the currency of the
country. and more than that. you gentle
men. / know, are in favor of the main
tenance Of law and order. Now, | thank
You for this call and trust tot that ntn tine
tho yetdict OF. 1894 by giving the RepHb-
iican party grand and glorious tn