New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21

enjoying the largest liberty and widest opportu-
nifty In whatever direction our ambitions may
lead us (Applause) Those Of you who were
born In a foreign land came here because you
love our free institutions and wanted to enjoy
equal privileges with those who were ALREADY
here. (Cheers) You came because YOU love
liberty, and because you believed that there was
a wider and better field for YOU here than in the
country whence you came; and want to
cay to you that having come here to better your
condition, ! know you can he relied upon to stand
by the honor Of your country and the preserva-
ton Of our free institutions. Great cheering)
And want to say just one other thing. for
cannot detain you longer. you are carrying the
right flag (cheers). and with patriotism in your
hearts and right in your hand. no harm will ever
come to American liberty (applause). and our
free institutions will never perish. Renewed
applause assss ,.,, &. ~. ,,,vsrs., wan, Of the
people of this country (Cries of I'VE want
work!") Yes. you want work; you want wages
and you want more work (Applause) They
want those wages in good money (cheers). and
when you paid you want those wages paid In
dollars worth 100 cents and good everywhere In
the world (Great cheering and cries OF 'Hurrah
for McKinley.') That is the kind of money we
have now: and that is the kind OF money we
propose TO continue in the United States zap
plause). for we think that we are entitled to have
the best of everything. l am glad to have the
garian- American citizens. (Cries OF You VIII
have it.') thank you from the bottom of my
heart for this appreciate It, 1t means some
thing. II will be an announcement to the men
who stand for public honor and against repudia-
ton the part of our country" (Cheers)
PROTECTION FOR HARDWARE
While Major Mckinley was speaking a deega-
ton Of Cleveland hardware men numbering sew
eral hundred came marching up the street
When they came TO the stand their spokesman.
Charles A Parsons climbed up near Major Nc
Kiniey and made short speech. After the cheer
ing had subsidized somewhat, Major Mckinley
made his last speech of the day. He said:
My Fellow citizens: regret that you did not
reach here earlier in the day. However. / want
70 assure you that though you have come
late you are most welcome. (Applause) 1t has
given me pleasure TO hear from your spokesman
that the hardware men of the city of Cleveland,
employers and employees. have Joined together TO
promote the honor and interests of the country
and the prosperity of the people. (Applause)
do not know of industry anywhere in the
United States that so fully and completely Justi-
fies the great doctrine of a protective tariff as
the hardware industry Of the United States
(Cries OF That's right.') I remember and the
men around me will remember when on the
shelves of the American hardware stores there
was not to be found a single article Of hardware
Of American manufacture. and that was only
about thirty years ago. (Cries of Yes. Yes!)
Shelves Of hardware merchants Of this country
were crowded with foreign ware made in foreign
workshops by foreign workingmen. When we
had only foreign product we paid very much
higher prices than have paid since COM
menced making our hardware. Great cheering
and cries Of 'Hurrah for McKinley!'O Now for
one. want to keep those American goods on our
shelves. (Cheers.) r.
But we don't want to keep them there too
long. daughter and applause) But want you
TO put them there and then l want a return OF
the prosperity from which we ran away four
years ago which will enable your customers TO
buy those American goods. Tremendous cheer
ingD protective tariff has given to the Amer
hnr
they ever had II when we were operating under a
free-trade policy. Cries of That's rght") 1t Is
so with every industry in the United States. In
thirty years under a protective tariff we have
made this the greatest manufacturing nation or
tn world (applause) and by thus making 1t the
greatest manufacturing nation Of the world we
have made II the greatest and best employer OF
workingmen of any nation Of the world (Great
cheeringO
Now my fellow citizens, what we want (cries
OF 1--WE want Mckinley. we want is
work. You know when YOU lost 1t and you
know how to get II back again; and Will leave
It with you. only thanking you for this call and
your assurances Of support" Great applause)