Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-01

rhousands Of Railroad Men ~
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] onstration in Canton. Ohio. There, No.
To- msitng delegations Of from loo ~
5000 each and utilizing twenty-six 49,
cial trains, and estimated at from 10y0oo
to $1,000 people. After the two receD-
tons In the opera house In the forenoon
one to the visitors from Hutton, Verona,
Oak Mount and other burroughs of Ala
gheny County, and the other to the en-
ployes of the Carnegie City millb Of Pitts
burg, the speech-making was transferred
to the Mckinley lawn, part of 1t being
done in the rain.
1t was the big delegation of railroad
men from Chicago, too large for any han,
who set the example of defying the eIe-
ments. They, with the three or four hun
dred telegraphers who came with them.
surrounded the little receiving stand ON
the Majors lawn and listened to and
cheered the assurances Of hearty support
delivered by their spokesman, J. w.
Dodge, of the Illinois, and NJ. j. Burke,
on behalf of the telegraphers.
- .McKinIey to Railroad Men.
Maj. Mckinley responded to the rail-
road men as follows:
My fellow-citizens: 1t would be a hard
heart Indeed which would not be moved BY
this splendid demonstration. bid YOU. each
ana every one OF you, sincere welcome to my
nome. count 1t among the greatest honors
9. my IRE TO have 1000 representative men
from the great railroad lines of the country,
centered In Chicago, come to this city to give
me their assurance that In the year 1895
sn eya stand na. by protection, reciprocity and
long distances present remarkable phase
In our political life and evidence the deep
soiicitude they have for the welfare Of our
Il country. Such demonstration as this would
not be possible II the people of the country
were not profoundly sensible Of the danger
Gus menace en which Is presented In the ma
You are here to-day-men Of all parties ana
creeus-Decause you want to defeat the e1-
fort which islnow being assiduously made %
destroy the credit and currency Of the counr
try, ana also because, loving law and order.
you want to stamp out the spirit Of awless-
ness and reputation which now threaten It.
your active Interest In this contest for good
politics, good government, good morals and
good money Will be helpful In every part Of
the country and inspiring to the friends Of
In the great State of Illinois and the great
city or Chicago are nearly IL 900 miles Of
railway. have read the official statement
| or your railroad commissioners, and In the
year ended July 80. 1894, including the Inn
mense traffic Of the Worlds Fair the great
est ever known to date. only sixty-fve lives
were lost. Truly 'the laborer Is worthy OF
his hire" and faithful to employer and the
public, and. my felow-citizens, am glad to
say that the wages Of the railroad men are
larger by double In this country than In any
other country In the world
Your spokesman has justly observed that
no body Of Americans have greater interests
at stake In the pending political campaign
than the railroad men, who are everywhere
taking the livellest interest In the proper
settlement OF the great principles involved
In II.
The triumph of free silver would mean to
you, as Its adoption by Mexico has meant
to the railroad employees OF that country,
decrease In the purchasing power or tho
money In which they are paid of fully one
half, with comparatively no Increase In
wages Not only that, but 1t would mean
Inevitable decreased employment and gen
eral distress. A 50-cent dollar, employees OF
the railroad companies. will no more add to
your earnings than the railroads would ada
to their traffic by diminishing the size OK
their cars.
The railway men are deeply interested In
the prosperity OF the country. They know
from experience that when the country 10
prosperous railroads are prosperous, ana
when railroads are prosperous they have
steady. work and remunerative employment.
They know that when the business OF tho
country Is poor the business of the railroads
Is poor and the employees suffer both In time
and pay. They are Interested, too, In GOOD
money. and they are In favor OF law ana
order They want to perpetuate our free in
situations for their children forever ana
ever. ift.I it. 4"Ie -t4.t
Talks to Telegraphcrs.
Maj. McKinley's response to the teleg-
raphers was as follows:
And now, Mr.. Burke and gentlemen Of the
| TeiegrapnerS' Association OF CDlcagO, am
glad to greet you here with the railroad EN-
poyes who have honored me with their pres
ence. Perhaps none OF us appreciate the de-
gree Of universal acceptance that the tele-
graph has obtained / remember as a boy
reading how Morse, the first to put the tele-
graph into practical use In the United
wres ths sesl Goa
hath wrought" Little did the people know
then what gift he had made to his future
countrymen, ana to the remotest ages. When
| ha namaprotip National Convention
was In session at Baltimore, 1t Is said the
news Of Mr.. Folks nomination was Instant
ly telegraphed to Washington sixty miles
distant; but 1t found no credence there! Men
did not believe In the accuracy or the state
ment, and waited until II was verified by the
haps the news was surprising. where differ.
emit result was so confidently expected, but
IL illustrates the credulty Of the times and
Contrast this lack OF faith with the faith
Of the old man who, Ii Is reported, having
learned to read the clicking of the wires.
waited patiently at the telegraph office In
pomattox, and when at last the wires were
clicking the news from Washington that Lee
had surrendered he sprang to his feet with
the happy exclamation. which proved to be
his last words: snow can die happy
I thank you, my fellow-citizens, for your
call and appreciate most highly, Indeed.
your assurances OF support which your elo-
auent spokesman has presented TO me.
wish / could shake hands with every man
In this audience. 90 not hhow .iae 80
40 IT, but / am glad to meet and greet you:
and am Glad to know that you are enlisted
in the great cause as against pubic repuuia-
tlon.
Other Delegations Welcomed.
Two delegations were massed in one Tor
the next address. They were the people
of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, about
700 in number, and the Butler County.
Pennsylvania, delegation, also large
one. These delegations brought three or
four bands, a number of clubs and 0Oo
gayly uniformed men.
Congratulatory addresses were made BY
John e. Harris, puddle boss of the Sharon
Iron Companys rolling mill; j. Nj. Evans,
president of the Sharon Mckinley and
Hobart Protective and Gold Standard
Club. and III. II. Zeigler, chairman of the
Mercer County Republican Executive
Committee, on behalf of Mercer County,
and by Col. J. N. Thomas on behalf OF
Butler County. Each assured Maj. Nc
YKinley that his majority would be the
largest in the history of the Keystone
State.
Mai Mckinley hurried to the house
when his address to the foregoing was fin
ished, to pay some attention to individual
callers awaiting him in the library. He
lust reached the door when the committee
of the Railroad Mems Gold Standard Club
of the northern division of the Pittsburg
and Western Railroad from Foxburg, Pa,
oyerhauled him and demanded response
to the introduction of their president, d.
G. Moriarty, of Foxburg.
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