New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
AN ARMY v1s1fs M'K1NLEf,
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not punish the one without furnishing the other'
and our policy would not indict the slightest IN
fury upon either. (Applause)
CLASS APPEALS DIsHoNoRABLE.
In such a case getting of together doesnot
do either any good Arraying labor against
capital is a public calamity and an irreparabe
injury to both Glass appeals are dishonest and
dishonorable They only calculate TO separate
those who should be united, for our. economic
interests are common and ndvisible Rather.
nv fellow-citizens teach the doctrine that II is
the duty and privilege Of every man 10 rise'
that with honest industry, he can advance hifn-
self to the best place IN the shop, the store, the
counting house. or in the learned PROFESSIONS
This is the doctrine of equality ana opportun"!
that is woven i'm every fibre or our Nauohai
being great applause); doctrine which mas
enabled the poorest boy, with the humblest sur
roundings to reach the best place in our great
Industries and in the highest trusts which can
be bestowed by generous people =. -
Gentlemen and speak to my countrymen
eyerywhere-if you havee not yourselves been
among the most fortunate. L pray you think OF
your boys and girls, and place no obstacles IN
their pathway to the realization, Of every lofty
and honorable ambition which they may have
Great applausel pray God that the burdens
manhood and American womanhood. prolonged
applause)
WHAT THE WORKINGMEN NEED.
The second delegation composed of $500 en-
ployes of the Jones & Laughln Company OF Pits
burg They marched up with four bands OF music
and made an impressive showing on the streets.
The whole delegation pressed into the yard ana
made the most compact and densely massed crowq
Major Mckinley has addressed. A local gee club
sang a campaign song. and then Major Mch}niey
stepped out the porch. The lusty workmen
broke into a storm of cheers. The spokesman. e. =.
Briggs said the delegation contained large num-
Der of men who have hitherto been uncompromising
Democrats. In response TO the spokesmans
thoughtful address, Major Mckinley said: '
My Fellow-C Citizens: am highly honored by
this call from the workingmen OF the great
Jones' Laughn establishment OF the CITY OF
Pttsburg. (Applause) / bid you warm ana
generous welcome to my home. (Renewed ap-
plause) You are present in such vast num-
bers this morning because in few weeks you
will be called upon 10 give expression 10 your
individual opinions upon public questions at the
polls. You are here because you are deeply ana
personally interested in the right settlement OF
those questions applause and cries Of "In you
for Presidentr) Mr. Lincoln once said that the
question Of the tariff was a question of Ma
tariff which would, supply the meat rus~of the
Government and not interfere with the meal
tub of the people The meal-tub of the Gov
eminent has been very low for the last three
wears and a. half tfries of That's irighte9, and
the meal-tub of the people has also been very
materially lessened (Applause)
Now what we want in tihis country, whether
we be Democrats Republicans, is a tarin
policy that will secure to the Federal Treasury
ample revenue to run the Government and pro-
tect American labor and American workingmen
from the competition Of the cheaper labor OF
other lands Great cheering and cries OF Hur-
rah for McKinleyrD There is no man in this
audience care not what may be his national-
ity l care not what his past party afnliations
were who does not know that this country has
enjoyed throughout its history the highest ana
largest prosperity when we were living under
an American protective tariff system. Great
appIause) There never was such great pros
. perity in this country as there from 1880
10 1892 (cries of That's sou. and we had then
a protective tariff which defended American
wages and American markets from foreign
competition and we had at the same time a
monetary system which gave to this country the
best money known IL. the world. Great APP
plause)
am proud OF the State of Pennsylvania, be-
cause that glorious State has always led on this
great doctrine of protective tariff for the Ameri-
can people. applause, and voice: You VIII
find out what we will do In November, MaJor.)
I have seen it somewhere stated that In 1884 the
value of buildings alone erected In the city of
Pi.tsburg was S3.261. 600. The next year the
buildings erected fell in value to S2S61, 600. and
in 1886 1t amounted to S2.2S2,0O The value of
buildings put up in 1SS9-that was after the
al ole Of
(Applause) This is the high-water mark Of the
buildings In the city OF Pittsburg. This was
when the protective tariff system was in full
force and submit to you that we must all want,
Irrespective Of party. to produce similar condi-
tions In this country. We must get back to that
pane OF prosperity from which we away in
1892
PATRIOTISM ABOVE PART1sANSHIP
My fellow-citzens, make no personal appeal
20 YOU l make no appeal for mere party's sake
In this contest This is a Government of the peo-
ple. Every man has an equal right with every
other man. but appeal to you. In the interest OF
your own. week. In the interest ;of your own
wages, In the interest Of your ownsfamllies and
your sHA AoisAholdrs to sasEyeuni oete for that
party and for those principles which will best
subserve those great interests tremendous ap-
plause. and cries Of 'We.wl!) ?, rt''t
Not only do we want a protective policy IN the
United States but we want sound money. Great
cheering and cries Of That's the stuff!O When
labor is paid it must insist upon being paid In dol
lars worth 100 cents every day and everywhere
Applause) Labor loses more by deprecated
currency than any other part of our population
..fcries of That's rightv) The men who have
money keep their finger upon the financial pulse
They know what Is the best money. and they
know what is the poorest money, and they always
pay out the poorest that will pass current, and
the history of mankind is that when we have
poor money that poor money lodges in the hands
of the poor Of the country, and when the crash
comes they suffer the loss. Great applause)
And now, my fellow citizens as delegations are