The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15
SPOKE TO MILL MEN.
The Homestead Workingmen Pay
a Visit to Maj. Mckinley
at Canton.
ADVICE FOR IRON WORKERS.
The Major is Given Hearty Greet
ing by the Rolling Mill
Men.
ADVICE FOR IRON WORKERS.

No delegation has given Mai. McKin-
ley Il warmer greeting than that of the
cheering, hag-waviug. hat-tossing. Homo
stead worlingmen.
Maj. McKmley's Speech.
Mai. Mckinley spoke as follows:
MIR. President and My Fellow Citi-
zenS: | am glad to have ut my homo
and to give welcome to the worFingmcn
OF Homestead. Pa. (ChcprS.l The Re
publican party has always believed in
h0mCSt"adS daughter and applauscl.
whether ii he the homestead upon the
public domain in the far West. or whcth-
or II l." homcStCHdS i'll the busy ccntcrS
OF manufacturing industries. Mr. Lin
coin signed the first homestead law that
was ever passed. opening up the great
public territory to the free homes of
American citizens. and from that hour
until the present the Republican party
mas been engaged in advocating Il policy
thHt would give Il homestead to every
man who works. "a voice: I'VE are
looking for second Lincoln i'll YOU.
major. ; cannot forhrar to congratu-
late You ON the wonderful advancement
you have made in the great industry YOU
represent, SO eloQuCntly' described 10y
your spokesman.
1--WE arc now engaged in campaign
which directly affects every WOrkingman
III the uitCd States (applauSrl and pv-
cry interest beneath our flag. We are
interested in n contest which involves
not only the question of the tariff. but
involves the question of sound money:
whether we shall have the same good
money we now have and have had for
NOR" than sixteen years past. or try the
hazardous experiment of engaging in the
independent free coinage of silver an
experiment that has worked disaster cv-
crNWhrr" and is bound to work it here
II ever tried.
'SomC phases of this question | want
to especially present for your conSidrrL-
tinn. The very frequent statement is
made that the gold standard has injured
TN" business of the country. diminished
the prices of agricultural products. nm
pr"catrd the price of gold. and wrought
ruin and disaster to the country.
why ri'eS rail-
"ThiS is. of course. Il mere asSump-
tion and is based upon the fluctuations
of the market prices of commodities.
which. in many instances. have dimin-
i>hrd in the last twenty-five years. and
hrrauSr of this decrease in prices it is
asserted that gold has appreciated. The
tall in prices every man in this audi-
rucr knows is easily and readily ac-
'v"ultu lOt upon Il moment refectlOn.
l he decrease III the price of commodi-
ties has been going on ever since skill
ami genius and invention have been at
work, ana such chpHpening process has
been marked and conspicuous for II
lhrd of Il century. aided by Il protective
tarlh and tn" rich rewards that our
has offered. Whatever ag-
rIrUlurHI products have fallen in price.
il is diScovrrable that there has been an
llrNra Stl production and that he in
creased consumption has not kept pace
with lh" increased production.
AS great areas of land have been
opened L. the raising of farm products.
tIr UnuuIty of such production has in
Crva Nrd and the demand not increasing
III The same proportion prices have lori-
caIIy and inevitably fallen. 1t does NOT
Require n great effort of the mimi fl
that if Won increase the
Ouaurity of wheat in \ single ve,r onor-
muuSIy with about the same nnmbar of
consumers rs before nrirps win on
down Min -, wivnn n,in,har. ,f '.ni.,,i7,
,.rS and nm iu,rnrSnd rrnIu.+i,,, ,,.;+i
more ,.,rl,,-irnr. and -, ,nar, ,'
,r,r,rs tIn ,Ln,,nr viii Ln tbo 'I
,l,-. with iI,.rnns,, tLo , :, ' "u |
nr,,inrt is rL"f n',n,. I.opin want ~, ''" >
.,,., ...,,, ,.'", 10 pvoiie N|HL 1t
,,,"' al, o|N |'' II ny paving Il ''tteF |
~, ~, '"'iI' VIZ ElN' - Wiling 10 !
-..'', me- more people VINO want an |
~ 'n' "''IGI pIj'' II Will command.
u "' "''I' people WI" want your labor |
Ia' '"Ihf wages YOU VIII receive. TAP |
l''">'I II ih"r" Is ON" days labor for
sixteen W"tkIll-lnrn YOU would not get |
~ -""d wages as though there were
>.A'''l days Tor one WOrkingman.
Laughter aud applaU$eD And that is |
th" sort of IL to we want in the
Int"d States. tApplaUScD
'Ih" changes in the prices of agricul-
TUTGI pTnIIl.t> or ANY ut hrr cam nditioS
which have been choaprned' in their pro-
du"tiou 10y improved machinery and more
competition and greater production do
not prove that gold has advanced in
value. but simply that such products have
laIlrn III price. l. not the labor of men
rather than tn" thing which their labor
creates. I'll" real tcStE Have the wages
paid 10 labor since 1873. as measured
10y -"ld. decreased: That is the crucial
We resumed Spcci" payments
thot ii,,,,. ,,' ',[, "1T''H l. Io"'. since
u". IlH"1. nul rather rlSen
=, Ill IN>W me humh"r of employees in |
'i' 70. ""IaI turing establishments of
:, ~ -, , mI,I" Nlai'N, men ana youths, was
49, ';' 0nm "ELI'Aj'llliS Ill wages S94G-
,'; ~ r I.n "N'I"E' Oh N6Zt per
im,, tb, "rIi,,r V E ,'.,'',, aIu"r resum-
-, ~, ~ """I".I vi Na&'-eafhefS was
90 i,y 3iI ~ '1H ,m "SEHSat" earnings
" WIZ, = - i'''''-'' or NtNS per capita.
ms snow WouId clearly indicate
va, 'n' S"Iu OASIS mas NOT injured labor.
t'!' WIS 1 ln increase IRON 1851 to $3.50
tLn v..I,,n. If L,r - .tin Increase III
Inv tho rrnn,.t e. tIn ,mit Hus'ail It
,,; t'' GSt.,it % IIi' coHliliIttec OF the
hI''" states senate; made by the mem
1S5,, y. "o,i !"li'lI I PhTcl'S' Whlch III
~ ~ y" lIt .Hu"Jocl OF wages
H. ,t Ili' i'' iHIported Ilat