New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Major Mckinney. III TtDIylnS, sa!"'
am glad To be assured by your spokesman
that your great city by the inland sea VIII give
to the Republican cause the largest majority or
any city in the American Union. am g!ad 10
note that your registration is larger than tnat
of any other city Of the United states. ana tna'
registration means that there is 10 be an IN
creased vote for sound money and NatlonaS non.
esty on the third day of November. What we an
want. whether we he Democrats or kepupc"hs
this year. is q return of corfdencc-cohnuehce
that will start the wheels of industry. confidence
that viii bring the money out from those strohs
boxes to which Your spokesman has REFERRED
and invest 1t in productive enterprises that VIII
give employment to labor. wages to the worK'hs-
men. and prosperity 10 ali our people.
The third delegation WAS from Steubcn ana
Chenung counties, New-York. II numbered ABOUT
cigh, hundred voters mostly farmers and glass
workers With the NewYork visitors was small
delegation from Mexican County. Penn. w w.
Clark Of Wayiand, addressed Major Mckinley on
behalf OF the New-York delegation and ey-Con-
grcssman W. w Brown spoke for the Pennsy!-
vania people
TWO DELEGATIONS IN ONE.
Major Mckinley was greeted with three times
three cheers when he stepped forward TO speak
lie said:
I am very glad to find Pennsylvania and New
York united this year, and that these States are
vying with each other in the Republican major
ity they viii give one week from next Iuesua!
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matter. but | wish both success. n.aughter)
Steuben County represents not only your state
in its diversified interests. agricultural, CONNER
cial and manufacturing. but affords good eX-
ample of the advantages which you. in common
with so many other communities, enjoyed under
the protective tarir policy. and which our pco-
pie abandoned by their votes in lS92 Under its
henehcent influence your county ard the city Of
Hornelisville steadily advanced and became al
important manufacturing centre. with. believe,
manufactures Of shoes. leather. gloves. silk
nlc ire 70, nfntr
ing machines hut perhaps rot especially dlstin
guished from other cities of southern New York
such as Bnghamton, Olean and jamestown. that
come to my mind as illustrating the special ad-
vantages which the policy OF home industry ana
development brought us.
How has It been. my fellow-ci.izens. since
1885? Have you enjoyed the same degree Of pros
perity since then? (Cries of "No!' "No.o
Well, take it YOU know the reason why. and
any argument, therefore. seems unnecessary
You know that in 1Sg2 we were in the midst OF
the greatest degree of prosperity the world had
ever seen. and then by the voice Of the people
the policy was changed under which we had lived
for more than thirty years and there came p
change to the business Of the country very
much TO its injury. Everybody knows that
Every body knows that the great heart of this
country yearns for a return of that prosperity.
/ do not know that we shall be able to bring IL
all back again. but We can overturn the policy
that deprived us Of IT and take back the policy
that gave it to u.s. Cheers)
You have demonstrated in your county OF
Steuben what believed to be impossible.
namely that YOU could make as good cut glass
as any that is made anywhere, and your
cement is distinguished above all others. You
want those industries promoted. This is true OF
the industries Of otrer states. What is good
for NewYork is good for Ohio: what is good for
one section of the country is good for another
What will make the citizens of the North pros
porous will make the citizens of the South
prosperous 1t is the countrys business. and
our chief concern. 10 to II that our great
family is protected from the competition of the
outside world. What we want is TO do our own
work. pay our own wages to our own work
ingmen. and we have discovered that Just 10
the extent that we have our work done In Eu-
rope. to that extent we deprive the American
workngman OF the wages which are his by
right.
We must return to that policy which protects
our own workingmen, and make apology
to any man anywhere for having through all
my public life stood for the protection of the
tries. loud cheers) l want tarir high
enough To protect our Industries against for
tariff that will bring cheer and happiness 10
every American home. high enough for this
great Government to pay as 1t goes. Why.
what have after three years and half ex-
perience und,r the policy irauPurated four
years ago? loud cries of "Nothing.D I hear
voices say Nothing" Well. we have our votes
left. and we have still the skill and labor of
the American people We have the game men
and manufactures. and We propose to set them
to work 0oud cheers). and when we have set
them to work we do not propose that they shall
be cheated 10y a short dollar. When We work
all day for our employer and night comes we
want to be paid in dollars that won't ch'nge
in value before morning We want TO go nome
want to. without any fear OF its de-
preca ting in value.
A delegation Of 400 employed In the steel
and tin mills Of Cambridge. Ohio. marched into
the yard J. II. Morgan introduced the steel
workers and Ambrose Beard the tinmill employees.
Major Mckinley addressed them briefly. discussing
ta nd ha UilesfiOn
COLORED VOTERS WELCOMED.
The next delegation composed Of co'ored
voters from Pittsburg. A. r. Hall introduced Will
lam ". Randolph. who is candidate for Prcsi-
dental Elector the Republican ticket in tho
XXJd Pennsylvania District. Mr. Randolph ad-
dressed Major Mckinley. and assured him that he
had the confidence and support Of the colored peo-
pie. In response Major Mckinley said:
am glad 10 greet you az my fellow-citizens.
1t s our pride and glory that in free America we
know neither color class. caste nor distinc-
ton; the native born and naturaiized, black and
white. all have equal rights in our laws. The''
are equal In responsibility opportunity and pos
sibilties. You have always been true 10 your
country. and that is great distinction TO any
race You have always followed the dear old
flag wherever il led and at whatever cost TO your
selves. | am glad to know that you are enrolled
In the ranks Of the Republican party. and that
We can count upon YOU as willing allies in this
great contest for the National honor.
A LITTLE TALK TO SCHOOLTEACHERS.
A hundred schoolteao hers from towns In North
Ohio the next callers. F. c. Bryan In
troduced the delegation Major Mckinley, who
, said in response:
Ii seems to ME I might well he excused from,
making Il speech as / have already met and
welcomed many delegations to-day but ] can
not refrain from greeting the teachers who have
80 kindly assembled at my home. ! assure YOU
have the most profound respect for the men
and women engaged in the noble calling Of
educating the youth OF the country. Next 10
the home. the schoo! lies at the foundation Of