The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-18

you are, major') James G. Blaine
(applause), that gifted statesman In
1854,
SPOKE WORDS OF WISDOM
which seem singularly applicable to our
present situation and to the present
hour He said: "A policy that would
abandon the field OF home trade must
prove disastrous to the mechanics and
1vorkingmen of the United States.
Wages are unjustly reduced when
an industrious man is not abe
by his earnings, to live IN
comfort, educate his children and
save sufficient amount for the
necessities of age. The reduction OIL
wages inevitably consequent upon
throwing our home market open to the
world, would deprive the workingmen
of the United States Of the power to
do this. 1t would prove a great caiarn-
ity to our country. 1t would produce a
conflict between the poor and the rich,
and in the sorrowful degradation of
labor would plant the seeds of public
danger.
The Republican party has steadily
aimed to maintain just relations be-
tween capital and INCORPORATING with
care the rights of each. A conflict be-
tween the two has always led in the
past and will always lead in the fu-
ture to
THE INJURY OF BOTH.
(Applause) Labor is Indispensable TO
the creation and profitable use of cap
ital. and capital increases the efficiency
and value of labor. Whoever arrays
the one against the other is an enemy
of both. (Applause.) That policy is
wisest and best which harmonizes the
Of
The Republican party has protected
the free labor of America so that its
compensation is larger than is realized
in any other country. applause, and
cries of 'Hurrah for McKinley.'O But,
my countrymen, as if the business con-
ditions were not bad enough and hard
enough to bear, we have thrust upon
us, at this most critical time in the
business affairs of the nation, a prop
osition to debase the currency OF the
country and to undermine the public
credit. We know what partial free
trade has done for the labor of the
United States. 1t has diminished its
employment and earnings. We do not
propose now to inaugurate currency
system that will cheat labor in its pay
The laboring men of this country when
ever they give one days work 70 their
Lemployer. want TO be
PAID IN FULL DOLLARS,
good everywhere in the world Great
cheering and cries of -McKiniey's all
right.'O We want in this country good
work. good wages and good money
I (Applause.) We want to continue our
good government with its g neTous priv
ileges and matchless opportunities all
over Cheers. and for the equal benefit
( of all. Renewed cheering)
my fellow citizens, it is gratifying 10
me to be assured by your spokesman
and my old comrade-it VIII be insp4r-
ing to the whole country-that the voice
of labor here today declares that 10
party which degrades the honor Of the
nation, no party which stands opposed
to law and order, or which seeks TO ar
ray the masses against the classes, sha III
receive it's vote and support. Great
cheering, and cries of That's right,
and 'Hurrah for McKinley.'o
Golden words are these which VIII
strike a chord of sympathy in every
American home where virtue dwells ana
truth abides, (Applause) We have this
year resting upon US as citizens
A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY.
1.-THE country has never failed nor
faltered in the past to meet gsery crisis.
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