The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-25
READ HIS STORY.
MKINLEY MEETS THE HORNY
HANDED SONS OF TOLL.
Money Should BE as Sound rs the
Government and as Untarnished
Its FIa%-As a Most ArtfuI Dod-
ger Mckinley is n Success.

CANTON, O.. Aug. 24.-Eight hun
dred citizens of East Liverpool, O.,
under the auspices of the Mckinney
and Hobart club of that city, arrived
hare this morning. East Liverpool is
the center of the pottery industry in
Ohio, and most of the men in the dele
cation were workingmen from the potl
teries. This delegation came on a, spe-
cial train, and 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.
potter, who works at the bench He
made an eloquent address to Major
Mckinley, congratulattng him on the
fact that he had remained a true and
steadfast
ADVOCATE OF PROTECTION
principles and assured him that tina
workingInen of eastern Ohio were en-
thusiastic in his support Three rous-
ing cheers were given for Mckinley be-
fore he was permitted to speak. Major
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said that twenty years ago he faced
an East Liverpool audience for the
first time and then and now he was
speaking for protection and sound
money. He then described present con-
ditions, comparing them with those
which existed under the Harrison adj
ministration. The way to help labor,
declared Major Mckinley, is to provide
II with steady work and good wages.
and then have these good wages al
ways paid in good money as sound as
the government and as untarnished as
its flag.
No matter what kind of money, we
cannot get IL without work-whetfer
it is poor or good, gold or silver. We
cannot get one dollar unless we have
employment for our hands and heads.
This sentiment was greeted with pro
longed cheers. A short time after the
East Liverpool workingmen departed,
a large
DELEGATION OF FARMERS
from Knox county, O., marched I'D to
the Mckinley residence. They were
warmly greeted along their line Of
march. 1t was the first delegation COM
posd entirely of farmers which has Wis
Weu Major Mckinley since his nominal
ton and there was uncommon interest
on the part of the citizens of Canton.
irrespective of party, to hear what the
farmers would sey to Mr. Mckinley.
and what he would say to them. Their
spokesman. H. D. Critchtield, explained
in his address to Major Mckinley. that
Knox county is a typical agricultural
community of the central states and
that it contained men of all shades of
opinions The Populists have been ac-
tive there he said and still are. But
we are here to assure you, Major Nc
Kinley. that the vote of every RenubIi-
can and some of the Democrats of the
county will be cast for you" When
Major Mckinley stepped upon a chair
to speak, the 500 farmers who faced
him cheered long and Justify. Major
Mckinley spoke with elaboration AT
first, reading from typewriter manu-
script
Major Mckinley said, in part:
Il am glad, especially. to meet the
farmers Of Knox county. for the farm
ers of the United States are the most
conservative force in our citizenship
and in our civilization. CApplausel 4
force that has always stood for good
government, for country, for liberty
and for honesty. Great applause.l
Whatever the farmer is suffering to-
day is because his competitors have
Increased in numbers. and because his
best customers are out of work. (Ap-
plause and cries of you are rightly
1 don't know that we can decrease the
number of your competitors, but with
the adoption of true
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE POLICY
we can set your best customers to
work. Tremendous cheers and cries of
"hurrah for Mckinley We have suf
fered in our foreign trade, and we
have suffered in our domestic trade
The farmers have suffered in their ex-
port trade, and they have likewise suf
fered in the home market Under the
Republican tariff law of 1890. we i'm
ported in 1898 over III, 0OO, GOO pounds Of
wool, valued at over $4,000. 900. In
1895. under the Democratic tariff law.
we imported 24S.0OO.0OO pounds of wool