The record-union., 1896-08-25
Eight Hundred Citizens Of East Liverpool
Visit the Nominee for President.
Most of the Men Being Workers From
the Potteries.
The Major Congratulated ON the Fact
of Being a True and Steadfast
Advocate of Protection Principles,
and Assured That the Workings
of Eastern Ohio Were Enthusiastic
In His Support.

CANTON (O), Aug. 24-Eight hum
dred citizens of East Liverpool, O., un-
der the auspices of the Mckinley and
Hobart Club of that city, arrived here
this morning. East Liverpool is the
center Of the pottery industry in Ohio,
and most of the men in the delegation
were workingmen from the potteries.
This delegation came on a special train
ard marched up the streets with flags
flying and bands playing.
, The spokesman was introduced by
William Surls, the Marshal of the Day.
The spokesman was A. V Blake, a pot
ter who works at the bench. He made
an eloquent address TO Major Mckinley,
congratulating him on the fact that
he had remained q true and steadfast
advocate of protection principles, and
assured him that the workingmen of
Eastern Ohio were enthusiastic in his
support.
Three rousing cheers were given for
Major Mckinley before he was permit
ted to speak. Major Mckinley spoke
with great vigor. He said that twenty
years ago he faced an East Liverpool
audience for the first time, and that
lection and sound money. He then
described present conditions. compar-
ing them with those which existed un-
del the Harrison administration. THE
way to help labor" declared Major
Mckinley. 'is to provide it with steady
work and good wages and then have
these good wages always paid in good
money as sound as the Government
and as untarnished as its flag. No mat
ter what kind of money, we cannot get
ii without wOrk-whether it is pOorSor
good, gold or silver We cannot get
one dollar unless we have employment
for our hands and heads
This sentiment was greeted with pro-
]onged cheers.
A short time after the East Liverpool
wor1ingmen departed a large deIega-
ton of farmers from Knox County. O.,
marched up to the Mckinley residence.
They were most warmly greeted along
their line of march. 1t was the first
delegation composed entirely Of farmers
which has visited Major Mckinley since
his nomination, and there was uncom-
mon interest on the part of the citizens
Of Canton, irrespective of party. to hear
" hat the farmers would say to Major
Mckinley, and what he would say to
them. Their spokesman, II. D. Critch-
field, explained in his address to Major
Mckinley that Knox County is a typical
agricultural community of the Central
States, and that it contains men of all
shades of opinion. ''Populists have
been active there he said 'and still
are. But we are here to assure you
Major Mckinley. that the vote of every
Republican and some of the Democrats
of the county will be cast for you"
When Major Mckinley stepped on a
chair to speak the thousand farmers
who faced him cheered long and Justify
Major Mckinley spoke from a type
written manuscript
Major Mckinley said in part: 81 am
glad especially to meet the farmers Of
Knox County, for the farmers Of the
United States are the most conservative
force in our citizenship and in our civ
ilization. (Applause) A force that has
always stood for good government, for
oUr country, for liberty and for hon
esty. Great applause) Whatever the
farmer Is suffering to-day is because
MS competitors have increased in num-
ber, and because his customers are out
Of work. applause and cries of You
are right.') | do not know that we can
decrease the number of your competi-
tors. but with the adoption of true
American protective policy we can set
your best customers to work Tire
Tnendous cheers and cries Of 'Hurrah
for Mckinley.D We have suffered in
our foreign trade, and we have suffered
IN our domestic trade. The farmers
have suffered in their export trade. and
they have likewise suffered in the home
market
Under the Republican tariff law of
1890 we imported in 1893 over III. 900. =
COO pounds of wool. valued at over S13.-
100000. In 1895 under the Democratic
tariff law we imported 2fS,OO0 900
pounds of wool valued at $:3. 40 600
Nearly S20.000,0 900 worth more of wool
was imported under the Democratic
tariff law than under the Republican
tariff law in 1894 The imports of
woolen goods in 1894 amounted to SIC
$4,000. and in 1895 To S57 .494 900.
From the reports of the Treasury De-
partment at Washington we find that
there were 47,2T3. 900 sheep in the
United States in 1892, valued at $125.-
100000 On the 1st of January, 1896,
there were 3S.29S. 900 sheep in the
United States, valued at So. 100000 a
decrease Of 1900, 900 in the num-
ber Of sheep and of $50 000,-
COO in value. over $4,000
worth more of shoddy was import
ed under the Democratic tariff law than
under the Republican tariff law. In
wooden goods the difference is more
than S50000,0 600 in favor of the foreign
manufacturer and against the domestic
producer.
"rhe total loss in these three items to
the American wool grower and the
American wage earners in American
woolen factories is more than So. 600 :
600. Is it any wonder my fellow-citi-
zens, that the sheep husbandry is no
longer profita BILE?
so with other agricultural products.
During the last seventeen months of
the Republican tariff law there were
imported in this country 10000 tons of
hay, and during the first seventeen
months of the Democratic tariff law
there were imported 3I3.000,000 tons.
The Wilson law gave the foreign pro-
ducers a market for 233. 100000 tons
more than they had enjoyed in the last
seventeen months under the Repub-