The record-union., 1896-07-26
Window Glass Workers Call Upon the
Republican Nominee.
Have No Fear of Their Dollars If the
Tariff is Regulated
On Such Principles as to Best Protect
American Industries and to Insure
Sufficient Funds to Meet the
Necessary Expenses of the Gov
ernment-MajOr McKinley's Reply
to the Spokesman of the Delegation.

to the Spokesman of the Delegation.
CANTON (O), July 25.-Perhaps the
| most important delegation which has
come to Canton since the nomination of
Major Mckinley to call upon him was
the delegation which arrived this morn
ing from Pittsburg. 1t numbered over
400, and was made up of delegates to
the eighth National Convention of the
Window-Glass Workers from New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mich
igan, Illinois. Ohio, Delaware and Mary
land representing the real industrial
classes in those States and not the poll
| ticians or professional laboring men.
Their spokesman, Henry Bostwick of
Indiana, said the issue which appealed
most directly, personally and powerful
ly to the man who works in the factory,
foundry or ship is the tariff. THE
workingmen who came to Canton, and
they have been here in large numbers,
said Bostwick have the notion firmly
| fixed in their minds that the present
! tariff law is responsible for their pres
ent lack of prosperity. We want the pro-
tective principles restored. We are sat
isfied with the quality Of our dollars,
and have no fear as to the volume of our
money if the tariff is so regulated and
levied on such principles as to best pro-
tect American industries, and to in
sure sufficient funds to meet the neces-
sary expenses of the Government
This sentiment was the keynote of
the speech. When Major Mckinley rose
to respond he was greeted with pro-
lOnged applause and hearty cheers. He
said in part:
Nothing could be better said than
| that a great essential to the credit of the
country is to provide enough revenue to
run the country. The credit of any
Government is imperiled SO long as it
expects more money than 1t collects. The
| credit of the Government, like that of
the individual citizen, is best subserved
by living u 4sain it's means and provid-
ing means with which to live Every
citizen must know that the receipts of
the United States are now insufficient
| for its necessary expenditures, and that
| our present revenue laws have resulted
| in causing deficiency in the treasury
! for almost three years.
1T has been demonstrated, too. that
no relief can be had through the present
| Congress. The relief rests with the peo-
| pie themselves. They are charged with
the election of new Congress in No
Vember, which can alone give the needed
| relief. If they elect a Republican Con-
| greSs the whole world knows that one of
its first acts will be to put upon the
statute books of the country law un-
! der which the Government will collect
enough money to meet its expenditures.
stop debts and deficiencies and ade-
quately protect American labor (Great
| cheers and applause) This would be
one OF the surest steps toward the return
| OF confidence and a revival of business
prosperity. (Applause)
THE Government, my fellow-citizens.
has not been the only sufferer in the
past three years. The people have suf-
| fered, the laboring man in his work and
| wages, the farmer in his prices and
markets, and our citizens geenrally. in
their incomes and investments. En-
| forced idleness among our people has
brought to many a mans home gloom
and wretchedness, where cheer and
hope once dwelled. Both Government
| and people have paid dearly for a mis-
turbed industries and cut down our rev.
| enues, always 50 essential to our credit
| and independence and prosperity. A
| new experiment is now proposed. one
| that would debase our currency and
further weaken, if not wholly DESTROY.
| public confidence.
circumstances, gentlemen, have
given to the Republican party at this
1uncture of our national affairs a place
OF supreme responsibility and duty.
Seldom, If ever, has any political party
occupied a post of such high import
ance as that intrusted to the RepubIi-
can party this year. Indeed. it may be
| confidently asserted that never has any
| political organization been so clearly
and conspicuously called to do battle
for so much that is best in Government.
but happily it will not contend alone.
| 1t Will number among its allies. friends
and supporters thousands of brave citi-
Zens and political opponents of the past
VINO Will join our ranks and make COM
mon cause in resisting the proposed de-
basement of our currency, the degrada-
ton of our country's honor. and in up
holding the continued supremacy of law
and order-this strongest and mightiest
pillar of free Government (Great ap-
| plause)
The whole country rejoices to-day
that the strong and sturdy men who
toll are enlisted in the cause of Ameri-
can honor American patriotism, Amer
ican production and American pros
perity-a cause which must surely win
before the great tribunal of the Ameri-
can people" tremendous applause.)
| Major Mckinley had a UNIQUE call
| this afternoon. A party of Baltimore
| and Ohio railroad officials, with half a
dozen well-known citizens of Canton,
drove up to the Mckinley residence in
tally-ho. Behind the tally-ho was an
| express wagon and in it was a huge
gilded basket containing a big water
melon. Judge Baldwin of Canton pre-
sented the melon to Major Mckinley on
behalf of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road employees. 1t came from Georgia.
| and was obtained through the efforts
| of L. w. Mitchell of the Baltimore and
| Ohio. who offered prize for the largest
| melons grown there this year. One
| was presented to Major Mckinley and
the other is to be presented to Mr..
Bryan. The railroad employees caused