The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
TOLD GLASS WORKERS so.
VISIT TO HIM AT
CANTON.
MAJOR TALKED TARIFF TO THEW
I'm Conclusion He Said His Late Po-
litfcaI Opponents Should Rally
to His Support.

America, at Pittsburg came to Canton
today. arriving here at IL 80 this morn
ing by special train. Their coming
brought out thousands who gathered
about the Mckinley home Henry Bos-
took, of Pendleton, Ore, acted as
spokesman for the delegation. saying
in part:
The men who stand before you today
! have come from states, ranging from
| the Berkshire mountains in Massachu-
setts, to the broad prairies of Illinois;
from the Great Lakes to beyond Mason
and Dixons line; from eleven states we
come, representing the overwhelming
majority sentiment of our fellow work.
men who toll in the great window glass
industry, in every factory in the
United States. We want that principle
restored to the statutes. We are sat
lshed with the quality of our dollars.
and have no fear as to the volume Of
! our money as government, If the tar
III Is so regulated and levied on such
principles, as to best protect American
industries, and in such volume as to
insure sufficient funds to meet the or
binary expenses of the government,
thereby insuring to US the opportunity
| to work and receive the money that is
| the just reward Of an American work.
/ ingman."
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed as
Mckinley stepped forward to respond.
| When order had been restored he spoke
/ as follows:
1T is peculiarly gratifying to me to
have this large party of the representa-
tives of your association, fresh from
| your deliberative convention and speak
/ ing for your grand industry, scattered
over eleven states of the Union, honor
me with this call Of greetings and con-
CALCULATIONS. 1 appreciate the words
| of confidence, expressed by your
spokesman SO eloquent1y, and agree
with him that there is something fun
| damentally wrong which demands a
| speedy remedy, which can only be had
by the people speaking through the
constitutional forms at the next gen.
eral election" (Great applause)
| you have alluded to some Of our
| difficulties with singular force and ac-
curacy, demonstrating that you appre-
ciate fully the great problems which
are before the people for solution and
settlement. Nothing could be better
said than that a great essential to the
credit Of the country is to provide
enough revenue to run the country
| The credit of any country is imperiled
so long as it expends more money than
| it collects. The credit of the govern
ment like that of the individual citizen
| Is best subserved by living within its
means and providing means with
which to live. Every citizen must
know that the receipts of the United
States are now insufficient for its nee
essary expenditures, and that our pres
ent revenue laws have resulted In
causing deficiency in the treasury
for almost three years. 1t has been
demonstrated, too, that no relief can
be had through the present congress.
The relief rests with the people them
selves. They are charged with the
election Of a new congress in Novem-
Der, which alone can give the needed
relief. If they elect a Republican con-
gress the whole world knows that one
of it's first acts will be to put upon the
statute books Of the country a law un-
der which the government will collect
enough money to meet it's expendi-
lures, stop
DEBTS AND DEFICIENCIES
and adequately protect American Ia
Dor great cheering and applause)
This would be one of the surest steps
toward the return Of confidence and a
revival of business prosperity The
government has not been the only
sufferer in the past three years. The
people have suffered, the laboring man
in his work and wages, the farmer
in his prices and markets, and our
citizens generally in their income and
investments. Enforced idleness among
our people has brought to many Amer
lean homes gloom and wretchedness,
where cheer and hope once dwelled.
Both government and people have
paid dearly for a mistaken policy. a
policy which has disturbed our indus
tries and cut down our revenues, al
ways so essential to our credit and in
dependence and prosperity. Having
injured our industries, a new exper-
iment is now proposed, one that would
debase our currency and further weak
en-, IL not wholly destroy public con-
fidence. Workingmen, have we not
had enough of such rash and costly ex-
periments? (Cries Of I'VE have! we
havepO Do not all Of us wish for the
return of the economic policy which
for more than a third of a century
gave the government its highest credit
and the citizen his greatest prosperity?
Great applause.)
AS four years ago the people were
warned against the Industrial policy
proclaimed by our pilitical adversaries
and which has brought such ruin upon
the country and were entreated to re-
ject the experiment which experience
had always shown to be fraught with
disaster to our revenues, employments
and enterprises, SO now they are again
warned to reject this new remedy, no
matter by what party or leaders 1t
may be offered as certain to entail up
on the country only increased and ag-
gravated disaster and suffering, and
orlng no good or profit to any public
interests whatever.
Circumstances have given to the Re-
publican party at this juncture of our
national affairs, a place of supreme
duty and responsibility. Seldom, If
ever, mas any political party occupied
post or such high Importance as that
entrusted to the Republican this year.
Indeed, it may be confidently asserted
that never before has any political or
ganization been so clearly and conspic-
uously called to do battle for so much
that is best in government az
is this year demanded OF the
Republican party. But happily
it will not contend alone. IT
VIII number among its allies, friends
and supporters, thousands Of brave
patriotic and conscientious political on
ponentS OF the past who will ioin orr
ranks and make common cause in re-
SIst1ng the proposed debaSencent Of chr
currency the degradation Of orr
country's honor, and in unfolding the
continued supremacy of law and order