New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20

the old man who. 1t is reported had learned TO
read the clickings of the wires. He waited pa
tientiy at the telegraph Office in Chicago for
many hours for news from Appomattox 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: And now
can die happy Great cheering) Congress gave
very scant aid to the great invention and some of
the old statesmen OF that time laughed to sccrn a
proposition to make small appropriation for
connecting Washington and Baltimore by a tele-
graph line. saying 1t was chimerical and could
not be done 0aughter), and yet they lived to see
such lines practically girdle the globe CAP
piause) American geEius and enterprise wiser
than the lawgivers, were soon extending wires
everywhere. until now believe it Is estimated
that the American lines extend for 250,00O miles,
with 100000 miles OF wire. 10000 offices and
4ZOOO employees. Everywhere the service Is eff
cient and reliable great cheering) and / con-
graduate the telegraphers OF Chicago the rep
resentatives of those of the entire country. upon
the marvellous skill. rapidity and accuracy with
which the millions of messages almost daily
handled and transmitted. Applause)
1T Is gratifying. too to find them as sensible in
politics as in business great applause); as quick
to enhance the prosperity Of the country and as
unitedly In support OF the right they uni
formly attentive and obliging to the public.
Great cheering.) thank YOU my fellow citizens.
for your call and appreciate most highly indeed
your assurances of support which your eloquent
spokesman has presented to me. / wish could
shake hands with every in this audience.
(Cries Of I'VE wish you could. too, Major") l do
and greet you, and am glad to know that you are
enlisted in the great cause as against public
pudiation." tremendous cheering)
WELCOMING PENNSYLvANIANS.
Delegations from Butler and Mercer counties.
Penn. just behind the Chicago men. AS
soon as they could find room they took their
places near the stand There were LOO in the
two delegations. Major Mckinley said to them
MY felsw-citizens: have been very much
touched by the messages of greeting and con-
graduation which have been given to me from
Mercer and Butler counties Penn. Penn
sylvania is our nearest neighbor, and the two
States have always been in the fullest accord in
political belief and purpose appreciate the
message which comes from the farmers from the
workingmen Of those two counties and from my
fellow citizens generally and thank them all
from the bottom of my heart for their warm ten
der Of support and assurance of fidelity to the
Republican and to the Republican party.
(Cries of "Hurrah for McKiney!) What we
want In this country first and foremost is work
for the American workingmen. Appause) Rail-
way men In this country who want to work ought
to havS an opportunity to work (ories Of That's
the idea") and that opportunity is always limited
by the extent that we have work done in
European workshops by European labor and
am one Of those who believe in the doctrine Of
protecting American factories against foreign
factories (cres OF Good" and great applause).
and the American workingmer against the work
ingmen Of the Old World (Cries of "Hurrah for
McKinley!)
This is our country. and II we don't have II
lust as we want it, 1t Will be our fault and no.
body else's (applause). and the way we inculcate
the policies for our country is through the use OF
the ballot. "a voice. That's the stuff. old boy!
Now. you have tried partial free trade In the
United States. and how do you like it? Oaugh-
ter and applause) Not only have the working
men themselves suffered. but the farmers have
suffered in their home market. (Cries of That's
right"O There is not farmer in Butler or Mer-
Ger county that is present here to-day who has
not suffered from the reduced production OF the
factories of those two counties. ApplauseD What
we want is a chance to work, and when we nave
wages the home market Is improved TOT the
farmer. We want honest American dollars (cries
Of That's rght"), and you want TO vote TOT
that party that you believe is likely to give
YOU the best chance for work and the best com
in payment. applause and cries of you bet we
willrO And you must Judge for yourselves whlch
party that is CA voice. I'VE already know")
thank YOU for this CALL and wish 1 could talk
longer but must bid you all goodby." Continued
applause)
MORE RAILROAD MEN ARRIVE.
A delegation Of Pittsburg and Western Rail-
road men from Foxburg, Penn. were the next
callers They all carried tin buckets. Their
spokesman was ID. G. Moriarty. In response to
his remarks Major Mckinley said;
'My Fellow-citizens; | regret very much that
I could not have had you here earlier In the
morning when l had the pleasure of addressing
600 railroad employees from Chicago. represent
ING all the great roads centring in that Won
derfu commercial city. 1t was a sight that was
most inspiring to all Of us, and most encour-
aging for the cause in which we are engaged
and for whose triumph, with them. you will
contribute your share. Applause) am glad
TO meet and greet this little body OF railroad
mon known as the Sound Money Club OF Fox
burg
"Th,s wear partyism counts for much less than
formerly. and in all the delegations that come
IN me TO give me assurances Of support and en-
couragement there are large numbers or men
who never before voted the Republican ticket
Applause) They are with us this year because
they believe in their country and because they
believe that patriotism demands that they should
turn their backs upon their party organizations
and join that party for the contest that repre-
sents sound money. National honor and pro-
tective tariff CThree cheers for Mckinney l
an, glad to meet and greet you all and bid you
godspeed I am glad to see that you come
from town. a State at least, where tin Is made
(cries of "Goodv)-good honest American tin
plate which some people used to say we could
not make In the United States (cries OF we
fooled 'em.) but which we are making with
great success and furnishing employment to the
workngmen of the country l thank you for
this call and bid you goodby" loud cheers
and waving of tin buckets)
ADDRESSING COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
The commercial travellers Of Pittsburg and
Cincinnati called later in the afternoon. They