New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
7.ABOR'S INSPIRING VOICE.
TT RINGS CLEAR IN CANTON.
s,.,oR M'KINLEY VISITED DY A GREAT
DELEGATION OF SrEEI.-WORKERS.


orENT SPEECH TO THEM RE-
cEIvED WITH TREMEN-
Dous ENTHUSIASM
c.r.on. Ohio, Sept IA large and enthusias-
A.. ALLEGATION OF employees Of the Edgar Thomson
s..., Works at Braddock Penn. arrived in Can
A., IN three special trains over the pennsylvania
r.r,oad shortly after noon to-day The visitors
-. accompanied by the Sheridan Sabre and St
r.,nas bands There were fully $500 persons In
-. marty. At the station the visitors were met
,~hs Canton Mounted Troop ard large crowd
;. c,,,,ens The line formed and the dclega-
A., marched 20 the house Of Major Mckinley.
,,,, T.. Jones. their spokesman. said:
y,tor Mckinley: We come from the town OF
,.adock Penn as a delegation Of employees OF
A.. great Edgar Thomson Steel Works. OF all
.,,sses coiors and cTeeds. not as Repuohcahs OF
Y.r,ocrsts We have thrown old party Affiliations
80. "a IN the days OF IS. and '65 Judas sold his
80, FOR thirty pieces OF silver. ratio unknown.
,-o,a tried 70 sell his country for prize, ana we
,oer,,a the fact that have men In our country
,odav who would bring ruin and dshonor on our
N Gag and Nation for sixteen ounces OF silver.
ua,or we will not have IT, No party that Will oe-
$40 ,he honor OF the Nation shall have our votes;
- Marty that saws that the National Government
,s not snpreme shall have our support. and the man
vbo tries 10 array against classes will be
created with The contempt he deserves. Recognize
inr the honest dignity OF honest labor, we recognize
no man as superior.
We look TO you. the soldier statesman and true
,a,r,ot: one who has always been the true friend
=. the work.ngman one who knows their wants.
who has said that honest labor should have a
chance through honest toll 10 earn an honest dollar.
With our friend and comrsde. William Mckinley,
N the Presidential chair. loyal Congress 10 hold
vp his hands and strong protective tariff in
WORKING order, the crown of thorns and cross Of
gold and l6 20 /" buried in the Potters Field for
ever then Will peace and prosperity reign.
MKINIEY TO THE STEEL-WORnERS.
Major Mckinley had been received w:th a storm
Of cheering when he appeared or me porch. and
the applause renewed when he mounted
chair 70 respond. He addressed the workngmen
hs follows
"Mr Jones and my Fellow citizens: Many
delegations have waited upon me in the last two
months All have been welcomed and their visits
have been inspiring; but somehow. when an as
eemblage Of workngmen come 10 pay me a visit
It attracts my interest and touches my heart.
Cheers | bid you welcome TO my city and TO my
home can we'll appreciate why the working
men Of this country should have deep and pro-
found interest In the outcome Of the present Ma
tonal contest. (Cries Of I'VE haver) We can
Tot fail 10 remember that the one thing which
stands between your labor and the labor OF Eu-
rope-the one thing which stands between your
workshops and the workshops Of the Old World
Is wise patriotic American protective policy.
QSreat cheering and cries Of Right you are')
an glad 10 have you come In the manner your
spokesman has described-representing all
creeds. ali colors and all classes; men who belong
70 the Republican party and those who have
heretofore belonged to other parties now acting
together for what they believe to be the common
good. applause and cries Of What's the matter
with Mckinley? He's all reht")
This is distinctvely the peoples year, when
old lines are effaced and men heretofore opposed
meet upon common platform TO sustain the
honor of our country. Applausel We are all
concerned. no matter what may be our occupa-
tons In our country's welfare. Cries OF That's
so"O Whatever political views we may have,
however, we may differ on minor questions OF
public policy we are all Of one mind in the con-
yction that something or other Is the matter
with the country. applause and cries OF
whats the matter with Mckinley? He's all
rghtr) We may differ in our diagnosis; We may
differ about the treatment in detail. but we 90
not disagree upon what Is essential in the first
Instance to the restoration of the better condi-
tons Of the past.
THE FUNDAMENTAL TROUBLE.
zone thing above all else that is wanted at
this juncture f. the return OF public and private
confidence. (Applause and cries Of "Correct')
It's absence is our fundamental trouble. Upon
that there cannot be two opinions and that my
fellow citizens. no class of people know better
than you. know the very day and the houf
ehen this confidence was first shaken. and from
that hour distrust and doubt have hung over the
business Of the country. 1t has been aggravated
rom a variety Of causes. but none greater than
tie assault which has been made by the allied
Political organizations upon the credit and tho
trrency Of the country. (Applause and cries OF
That's rightly This new menace must be
kvsrted before we can nope to have any perma-
bent prosperity.
We know that the present monetary stand
ord has no, stood in the way Of our prosperity In
The past (Cries Of NO. no; free trade has.D
You Know that we were prosperous IN lS''2 and
lad been for the preceding ten years. You know
NAT We have not SEN any real measure OF pros
perity since (Applause and cries Of That's
nght) business is so sensitive. 80 quick 10
tcert danger. that any legislation or proposed
legislation change Of policy which would de-
range or alter or unscttle values is felt Ions be-
.ole the apIrehended blow is given. SO that |
I'm 'he Very hour ii was determined by IN" |
"thnet'can .htta people that the Republican party |
."on with bu, a single interruption. had been |
,h,...N'i Vi Inc Government Tor more tHdi |
, WI! years was TO go out Of power and another !
-! Win different policy was TO come in, !
@ ..a. moment every business man Of the country
assumed an attitude OF waiting and Of fear and |
,..eV applause and cries Of whats the |
t'i Win Mckinley? He's all right!'D Whid |
utts'hess men were waiting to know exactly |
,nat that legislation was to be. business was |
.suishlng from one end 10 the other and labor |
re "l'ncut work Then we began living from |
ho haho 10 mouth. and we have been living from
ea eano 70 mouth ever since. Great applause and |
cries Of "We have,')
THE TRUE AMERJCANISM
A| courtrymen, am one Of those Americans