The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
TO TEMPLATE WORKERS.
Speech to Delegation of TOiIers
from New kensington, Pa.

Speech No. 10 was to employees of the
Pennsylvania Tin-plate Company, who
came in a special train of fifteen coaches.
Members of this delegatio were hand
somely uniformed and carried torches,
which were used in the street demonstra-
ton tonight. Their greetings pre-
| scented by Edward Dinkelspel. Mr.. Nc
Kinley said:
"Fellow-c itizens-For the generous mes
sage of good will which has been presented
to me by your spokesman L beg ITO make
most sincere and heartfelt acknowledge
ent. To be called by laboring men them
selves the workingman's friend is the
highest honor for which l would strive
(Cheers) To have been in any way con,
nected with legislation that has furnished
employment to the hundreds and thou
sands of men who stand beside and around
me is worthy the best ambition of man.
i am glad to have demonstration here
to-day that shows we can make tin plate
in the United States. (ADplause) If your
factory and other factories are not as
prosperous as they were three years ago
YOU know the reason why: if your wages
YOU know WHY well / can tell you
the reason. Whenever there is a cut in
portations it is likely to be followed by
cut in rates in American wages and you
have had that in your experience. Then.
ali in favor of a protective tariff. (Cries
of That's what we are?) | take it you
tariff. Cries of we do!D 1 take it you
know what ticket represents that great
American doctrine.
good work and good wages-is that you
want to be paid in good dollars. You
lars cut daughter and applause.) 1t is
bad enough to suffer a reduction in your
pay, but 1t is harder to suffer a loss in the
money in which you are paid: L take 1t
that every man who stands before me to-
day is not only in favor of national pros
"a natlOn2l CllrrpncV
sound the Republic and as unsuilied
its honor has always been. Tremendous
apDlause.) There is no menace to labor
like that of the deprecated and debased
currency.
savings banks in Pennsylvania? "a voice:
Millions of dollars.) Why, in the year
1895 the savings banks of the State of
Pennsylvania held in trust for the 264 900
depositors. men and women. s6S 500. 600 in
earnings of labor. Would you favor, can
you favor any policy which would decrease,
which would inevitably destroy one-half of
the value of this great sum, the accumula-
tions of your honest and prudent toll?
(Cries of 'No.D There is in my mind some
thing abhorrent in such a proposition. If
it is right to inflict upon the people
policy which would depreciate by one-half
the value of those savings 1t is right to
take away their whole value, and to such
depth of dishonor / know the American
people will never stoop. We must not leave
moorings; must not be deluded by
false doctrines of false prophets; we must
never let our ballots stigmatize ourselves
either a dishonest reDudiating ma
ton Steady work and good wages is the
test of a nations prosperity and the hap
piness of its citizens. Neither of them will
come through free trade or free silver; for
while both may benefit somebody else,
neither of them benefit the American
citizen. (Applause)
Il thank you most heartily for this call,
and in view of the many speeches l have
already made and some which I have yet
to make, | know you will excuse me. /
will say to you. all of you, goodbye and
God bless YOU.