New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

and In a system so great and extensive, doubt.
less there have been some In spite OF their Ell
forts to prevent extortion-they are now ana
always have been common carriers. and pc
lieve that almost without exception, the aim OF
their managers Is to oblige, and not impose
upon the public. Great applause)
HOW TO INCREASE COMMERCE
mo department of human industry In the
United States has made greater advancement IN
the last thirty years than that which you repre-
sent. In 1865. the number of miles Of railroad
i'm operation in this country was 3JOS'; In 1901,
100 900 and in 1893 rs 900 miles: but believe
we have not been building many, II any, miles OF
railroad since then We have. at any rate, luiiy
one-half of ALI tn railroads IN the Woriu i"e
traffic of our railroads is UNNECESSARILY greater
than that of any other country. single eH-
ample will suffice TO illustrate this: England -
our acknowledged greatest commercial rival ana
her foreign trade is the greatest or any country
in the world. The tonnage entered and cleared
in foreign trade of London during 1870 was h.
$50 TG1 tons and OF Liverpool 1921 800 tons-a
total for these two great shipping ports OF ~
442,5S6 tons. The aggregate traffic on our our raj
roads in our domestic trade for 1880 was 69l,544-
49, tons. or twenty-eight times as great, ana IN
1891 1O4, 1903. or more than twenty-nine times
as great.
For what therefore should we chiefly contend
the advancement and protection OF this dornes-
tic traffic or its practical abandonment or neglect
at least-n the effort to share Englands ocean
traffic? Whenever the prosperity OF this country
is bghted the railroads Of the country are the
first to feel it, (Cries OF That's right") II prod
ucts are not carried by railroad transportation
there is no employment demanded for the opera
tives on railroad lines. Let US seek hTst to IN
crease trade at home. and gradually so improve
our merchant marine as TO give US greater ad-
vantages in the commerce Of the high seas We
will neglect neither. but by wise protective tar
if and reciprocity system increase both tGreat
cheering)
The pennsylvania lines in 1865 had freight
traffic Of 2.5551u9 TONS and in 1885 Of more
than 30.000,000 tons: rate OF Increase under
the benefcent and undisturbed policy Of the
Republican party OF more than LOO per cent.
Great applause) So with the other great rail-
way systems. the New-York Central showing
rate OF increase of 100 per cent and the Erie
OF 800 in the same period
All steadily advanced and kept full pace with
the increased prosperity Of the country. This
is the system. this policy Of Protection. the gov
ernmental policy which must again restore
In the United States OF America. CHEERS and
cries of "Hurrah for Mckinley") VIII not the
votes Of the progressive and industrious railroad
men be cast that way? Great applause and
cries Of Yes, yes,'')
I'm 1896 the traffic Of the Pennsylvania road
had reached the enormous volume OF 81. 129. IA
tons, but observe that while ii was enabled TO
employ $4,000 operatives in 1893. it had but
40 coo at work in 1898. You know better than
| can tell you that II poor business that
caused this army of 12iO0O men TO be no longer
employed. and that II was poor business that
caused a reduction rather than advance or
wages (Cries of That's rght.) The manu-
factories the mines and tine farms were not run
ming on full capacity and all the ralroads III
consequence were not doing as inuch VI aS
profitable a business as they ought 10 nave oeen
doing.
THEY WANT THE REPrBLICAN POLICY
Which policy do YOU like best: the old OF
the law? loud cries of We want the Repuo-
lican policyrD Decide this question for your
selves. and then vote that way. (Cries OF we
obi Spokesman
an excellent and able argument against the
free coinage Of silver as it affects your bust
ness and n ed not attempt TO enlarge upon IT,
Free silver would prove equally as disastrous
ave nrohahly more disastrous, than free trace
has proven to the people OF the Onited STATES
| Great cheeringJ And know that men so Ia
miliar with honest business metnods as your
elves will not be affected by the false theories
of this latest deusion of dishonest nnahce.
/ cries of we are for sound money ever!
timerD
VISIT FROM LIFE INSURANCE MEN.
short time before the arrival Of the two
Pennsylvania delegations, forty life insurance
mon of Cleveland called on Major Mckinney
to express their interest in his campaign ana
the hope that he would be elected by big ma
jorty. - p,.or
Captain F. A. Kendall introduced r. d. Boltoh;
No nSada a brief adj lress which was responded
| 10 in a few words by Major Mckinley, VINO SAD:
/ You are not numerous as the deiesatohs
ordinarily are, but doubt not that III i'iliue.ce
,ou are quite as potential anybody. Gap
| nlause) You are the custodlans or vast inter-
esfs and If there is any enterprise in the country
! that ought to be for sound money ana COCO
morals and good politics, it is the insurance
! companies of the United States. and their &C
credited representatives in every part OF the
/ country. Great APPLAUSE When you insure
the lives and prop arty Of people you take upon
yourselves a great trust and responsibility, and
| am glad 10 know that insurance companies
everywhere are deeply interested IN the contest
which is now engaging the attention OF the coun-
try TO the end that they will be enabled mere
after to pay back TO the pocy-holders the same
good money they received from the policy hold
! ers' Applause and cries or "hoou, sood
Majorr)