The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-26

other cities Of southern New YORK,
such as Binghamton, Olean and James,
town, that come to my mind as Illus
trating the special advantages which
the policy Of home industry and de-
velopment brought Us.
How has it been. my fellow-citizens,
since 1898? Have you enjoyed the same
degree of prosperity since then? (Cries
of MOI .No!O Well, / take 1t you
know the reason why, and any argu-
ment, therefore, seems unnecessary. You
know that in 1892 we wer in the midst
of the greatest degree of prosperity the
world had ever seen, and then by the
voice of the people the policy was
changed under which We had lived for
more than thirty years. and there cfme
a change to the business of the coun-
try, very much to its injury. Every
body knows that. Everybody --nows
that the great heart of this country
yearns for a return OF that prosperity.
I do not know that we shall be able to
bring 1t all back again, but we can
overturn the policy that deprived us
of it and take back the policy that gave
1t to us. (Cheers.)
You have demonstrated in your
county of Steuben what was believed
to be impossible, namely that you could
make as good cut glass as any that Is
made anywhere, and your sement Is
distinguished above all others. You
want those industries promoted. This
is true Of the industries of other states.
What il good for New York Is good for
Ohio; what Is good for one section of
the country is good for another. What
will make the citizens of the North pros
porous will make the citizens of the
utheDrosperous. 1t Is this country's
business. and our chief concern, to see
to 1t that our great family Is protected
from the competition of the outside
world. What we want Is to do our own
work. pay our own wages/to our own
workingmen. and we have discovered
that just to the extent that we have
our work done in Europe. to that ex-
tent we deprive the American working
man of the wages which are his by
right.
THE POLICY THAT PROTECTS.
I'VE must return to that policy which
protects our workingmen, and I make
no apology to any man anywhere for
having through all my public life stood
for the protection of the American
workingman and American industries.
cloud cheers.) l want a tariff high
enough to protect our industries against
foreign industries which compete with
ours. A tariff that will bring cheer
and happiness to every American home,
high enough for this great government
to pay as 1t goes. Why, what have we
after three years and half exper-
ience under the policy inaugurated four
years ago? Cloud cries of 'Nothing!D
1 hear voices say Nothing Well, we
have our votes left, and we have still
the skill and labor of the American
people. We have the same men and
manufacturers, and we propose to set
them to work Cloud chcers), and when
we have set them to work we do not
propose that they shall be cheated by
a short dollar. When we work all day
for our employer and night comes We
want to be paid in dollars that won't
change in value before morning. We
want to go home feeling that we can
hold that money as long as we want to,
without any fear Of its depreciating in
value"
A delegation of 400 men employed in
the steel and tin mills of Cambridge.
Ohio, marched into the yard. j. II.
Morgan introduced the steel-wOrkers.
and Ambrose Beard the tinmill EN-
ployes. Major Mckinley addressed
them briefly, discussing the tariff and
the money question.
COLORED VOTERS WELCOMED.
The next delegation was composed
Of colOred voters from Pittsburg A.
Y. Hall introduced William NJ. Ran
dOlph, who Is candidate for presiden-
tial elector on the Republican ticket
in the Twenty-second Pennsylvania
district. Mr.. Randolph addressed Ma
jor Mckinley, and assured him that
he had the confidence and support of
the colored people. In response Ma
jor Mckinley said
] am glad to greet you as my fellow
citizens, 1t Is our pride and glory that
in free America we know neither race,
color. class. caste nor distinction; the
native born and naturalized. black and
white, all have equal rights in our
laws. They are equal in responsible
ity, opportunity and possibilities. You
have always been true to your coun-
try, and that is a great distinction to
any race. You have always followed
the dear old flag wherever II led and at
whatever cost to yourselves. / am
glad to know that you are enrolled in
the ranks of the Republican party. and
that we can count upon you as willing
allies in this great contest for the ma
tional honor.