New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-04

cations arrived before u o'clock. one came from
Harrisburg. Penn. and numbered more than "o";
the other from the Sunday Creek Valley. in Athens
County Ohio. The Sunday Creek Valley is part OF
the great Hooking Valley mining region The dele
cation OF miners numbered coo. W. j. George, Oh
Harrisburg. was the spokesman for the Delegation
from that city. and J. ~ Allen. Editor OF Inc
Athens Gazette" spoke for the miners lie re-
ferrcd TO Major Mckinley as the friend ana behe-
factor of the miners and recalled his prompt and
efficient action in the winter OF 1871 when strVa
ton threatened to dcpopulate the region from
which this delegation came.
BEGINNING HIS DAYS WORK.
In addressing the two delegations. Major McKin-
ley said:
1t gives ne great pleasure to receive at my
home my fellow citizens OF the commonwealth
OF PENNSYLVANIA and State OF ono Whatever
Il, iurIously or benehcialy affects the people OF
Pennsylvania alike affects the people OF the
State of Ohio and could not but be struck py
the similarity Of the messages which have come
from your respective spOkesmen as To the con
dition of the people in these two great states.
How similar they were! 1t IS the cry OF distress
going up from every part or our common cum
try What men want Is business actiNl'!' VI'eS
of "That's the stur"D What laborinS men want
is work. Great applause and cries oi iIsht. ,
We have discovered in the last three years anu
a half that W. cannot Increase the output oi
tho mines or the wages OF the miner by decreas-
ing manufacturing IN the United states. zap
| nl.use and cries of "Right"D We have dscov-
/ er.I less American COdl ~ I''IuIl'u - W
| do any part Of our work In Europe rather than
| in the United States. Great cheering ana cries
| of That's rightrD | favor that polcy Wh'ch
will give tn largest development To ever! An'vI-
| lean interest that gives the widest opportunity
! 10 every Americ in citizen. that gives the most
work and best wages to every American iapo,ti
| and securcs TO our people the highest possiple
| prosperity I'm all their occupations. TREMENDOUS
! eh.erlug and cries Of "Hurrdh FOR Mckinney.
| cannot but appreciate most hghly TINS WISH
| made. at such Inconvenience and from SO great
| J. 10.
| hrIrg mo OF your regard and goodwill ! VIII al
| ways remember and cherish. II is with peculiar
| Measure. that ! welcome this club from the
! capital city of tn. great Commonwealth "f Penn
svlvAuia (Applause) Coming as you do from a
city 0f great rolling mills and other manuiac-
tories having a product in value OF more than
>l..WooVO annually when your estaDiIshiientS
all running iull time. ana rom one "l III,
| greatest manufacturing States OF the country,
need hardly be told Of the deep and profound IN
terest which You have IN the rightful settlement
Of the issues presented in this campaign. Both
Of ne leading is sues Of sufficient importance
To your Industrial life and prosperity 10 command
your unrcmtting labor and effort
Nor need | remind you that the issue which
Involves the restoration OF our protective policy
unhappny and unwarrantedly abandoned in the
| Presidential campaign four years ago. Is to ne
! settled this year. well AZ that other issue OF
| continuing safe monetary system resting on
the best money Of the world and guaranteeing
| 10 our people the use Of all the forms OF money
now in circulation to be OF equal value ana pur-
! chasing power. Great checrIng) The mistake
Of 1S92 needs no elaboration. 1t has been felt
| and realized in every section OF our common
country. and this year of 1896 is the first time
since u was made that the whole people have had
| a chance To correct il.
THEY KNOW THE REMEDY.
What will they do. my fellow citizens of Ohio
ana Pennsylvania? Ories of We'll elect Nc
! Kinley," followed by tremendous cheering)
! For three years past the trade reviews of bust
| ess-rnanufacturing. agricultural and mercan-
il.- he
could be readily summed up IN a single SEN
! tcncc: prices all along the line have de-
| clincd." and with them the hope and comfort
of the American people have also declined.
| (Applause and cries Of "Right")
| In lN.iJ Dun's Review of Trade reported - per
| cent decline on iron and steel. ~ per cent on
| wool and T. per cent on cotton. 1t might have
been supposed that bottom prices were thea
reached. but on March 1t, lS96 the same ex-
cellent non partisan Review. one of the standard
| authorities. made this report of the condition
| Of the trade of the country. and | cannot see
that 1t has greatly changed from that time
| to this and certainly there is little improve
| ;nent or advance in prices generally: "As prices
| about February II We're ON the whole the low
| est ever known in this country. considerapie
| space is given this week to n comparison OF
! quotations in the most important branches or
| manufactures" and then follows lengthy
| table OF which ] need only say that 1t appar-
| emily and abundanty sustans its assertions
| and shows a most deplorabe condition OF all
| kinds of business As a legitimate result, we
| never knew so many failures as In lSoo
|
| for the better but they have not, although am
| sure that such is the wish of the American
| people to-day and he earnest and sincere ann
| of the Republican party. but such conuitioh
| seems impossible under our present revenue
| legislation. , 4,
| win not pursue the distressing record
| further Never has business been poorer; never
has Industrial distress been greater; never nave
| the enterprise and progress of the country been
| 50 retarded as during the low tarin OF no
| tariff years of 1891 In all our history. zap
| plause and cries Of "Right')
NEED OF ADEQUATE REVENUE.
And the Government has Jared little better
| because the Treasury reports have recorded
| ,nonthlv defciencies and additions to the pub
| lie debt-and the deficiency still ccr tinues WIN
| any one say, in the presence of such facts' tha'
| tho revenue legislation Of the country must re-
| main unchanged. that it IL not the plain ana
naIpable duty Of the Government 10 PROVIDE
| adenuate revenue for the public Treasury ana
| protect American labor against the cheaper
| labor of the old world? Great cheerlngD
| Government expenditures must NOT exceeu
| Government receipts. (Cres OF 'Thats right }
| The creation Of 4 public debt In a time or peace
Is only Justified In sustaining the credit OF the
| Government and the public honor, but II shou'u
not be continued a moment longer than the CoH-
! gress whose duty II is To raise the revenue.
| shall make provision to supply It, Npplause
| and cries OF That's the stur!o =,
| No on has suffered more under tnese conui-
| tions than the farmers Of the United states.
| 1ADpIause and cries Of Right you are!) Ihey
| have lost much by diminished none 'narne m =. .
| and have suffered I'm the foreign market by the
| repeal of the reciprocity provisions OF the tarn
| law OF 1890 The foreign market opened by
! recinrocjty during the Administration OF Presi.
| dent Harrison (applause) must be reopened. ana
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