The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-27
HE TRUSTS wORKINGMEN.
Mckinley Does Not Fear They Will
Vote Against Their Own Interest.

Vote Against Ine1F ONn IhtcECst'
In reply to the address of Mr. Loweil
Eddy, who spoke on behalf of a delegation
of employees Of the c.. L. & w. railway,
from Wheeling to Lorain, Major Mckinley
said:
NV Fellow-citizens Ladies and Gentle
men-You have done me great honor, and
the cause which L represent greater nonor,
in assembling in such large numbers al
my house to give assurances OF your zeal
in the cause of our country. You are mere
tend to vote the ballot which you belleve
better represents your interests and the IN
terests of your country than any other The
ballot is the shield of the citizen against IN
Justice and wrong. ItsiS given to the cltl-
zen to correct the mistakes or any govern
ment policy that have been made. The
power is his to inaugurate new policies
for the good of the country. and | believe
that the men who stand before me, who
are intruSted with the care of life and
property. such as no other class of work
ingmen anywhere are Entrusted with, can
be safely relied on to guard their own bal
lot for their countrys good ard the beneht
of their own families and homes. | be-
lieve that they can be trusted to do this
without counsel or advice from anybody.
Whatever you may wear on the outside
Of your coats / bid you vote in accordance
with what is on the inside. l bid you vote
on Nov as you think best when you are
within the sacred precincts of your homes.
| beIieye the Republican party this year
stands for what is best in government and
for the people. | believe it represents to
greater degree than any other party ever
QlQ DeIOTc III lIe tllSlOty Vi the COuItiy
the honor and glory of the Nation and the
integrity and intelligence of American la
bor The men who are accustomed to Civ
ing heed to danger signals as railroad men
intend to heed the signals of danger point
ed out. not by Republicans alone, but by
Democrats; not by Dartisans, but by pa
triots. | believe they can be trusted to
look out for themselves. | make no per-
sonal appeal to you. Men are nothing in
a great contest like this, but principles and
policies are everything
What you want is prosperity, and you
cannot get il if you announce to the world
that you propose to repudiate one-half of
the debts, private and public of this coun-
try. No railway company can borrow
money to make improvements if 1t is
known that the money will he repaid in
52-cent dollars and no workingman wants
to be paid in dollars worth only ~ cents
each. -hundred-cent dollars are small
enough; those who have them wish that
there greater number in each dollar
than 100.
The great test of the national policy is
the labor of the country We have been
for thirty-three years. with the exception
of the last three years, under a protective
policy and under good. safe. sound money
and while the products of labor have been
cheapened. labor itself has not been cheap
ened. Down to 1892. under protection and
sound money. while everything else less
own.
4 thank you for this call and will not
talk longer. as there is another delegation.
waiting which / am sure you will be glad
to give way to. delegation from the State
which has furnished us that splendid and
patriotic candidate for Vice President
Garret A. Hobart.