The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-10-31
M'KINLEY ON LABOR
His Record In Support of the Interests
of American Workingmen
CHAMPION OF THEIR RIGHTS.
For Twenty-Five Years the President Has Made
Constant Efforts In Their Behalf

tlucer That Is what makes good times;
that IL what protective tariffs mean."
At Cincinnati in an address on Sept
l, 1896, Mr.. Mckinley made tho menu
orablc remark that there is nothing
too good for the men who work." ana
ut Niles. O.. his native town. he spoke
20 the tin workers rs follows:
If have been associated With any
| legislation that has given to Il single
American nottingham n days work Mt
American wnEcs which he did not re-
celVc before, that Is honor enough for
me. What we want In this country IL
n policy that viii give to every Ameri-
can wofltlngman full work at Amerl-
can wages"
Opposed 10 Lnbor's Degradation.
The keynote of President Mel<inley's
public career was struck In an address
To the workingmen MT Homestead, Pn.,
ON Sept. - 1896 MS follows:
81 have always been, as you know,
In favor of Il protective tariff. | have
always advocated II and believe In Il,
because think 1t Is necessary to pro
teet the American workingman against
the cheaper labor of the old world.
Applying that great principle, | ann in
favor of protecting today the lnboring
men of the United States against n de-
graded currency. | am opposed to
free trade because 1t dcgradcs Ameri-
cun lnbori nm opposed To free silver
because II dcgrades American money"
FINALLY, In his letter of acceptance,
dated Sept. g, 1000, occurs President
Mekinley's celebrated apothcgm, For
labor short day Is better than
short dollar; one will Tighten the bur
dcns, the other lessons the rewards of
toll"
Wage Enrncr 10 Wage Farmers.
Mr.. bryan, imperialism and 10 TO /
are not the paramount issues Just now.
The Issues 10 he dreaded by families
who do not feed mt the public crib arc
the election Of president and party
with no unity of business purpose Re-
member, union Is not unity. A bust
ness firm which cannot ngree upon n
business policy cannot obtain credit.
The same is true of the United States
! government
| DIN NtUib hEot Nhcn llie l'tuiOCGullt
minority could not agree upon II busi-
ness policy, merchants all over the
United States. scared, adopted II plan
of Wholesale rctrenchment. They
bought from hand to mouth. They
snld, Let the manufacturer hold the
goods and suffer" Buyers for firms
were threatened with discharge II they
bought quantities. Merchants had no
faith In the then governments bust
ness policy.
Has Mr. lirynn's purity or parties nny
business policyt Consider: The busl-
| ness contraction Of SIX years ago led to
II wholesale cutting of wages. Don't
you remcmbcr2
ness economy to he cut. They are the
Inst item to rise. That IL an axiom.
Don't forget IT,
1t isn't because there nro not able,
respectable patriotic and brilliant
Americans In Mr. Brynns parties that
they should he refused power now, but
because they have no business policy
upon which they can ngrec ms II unit
Don't you sect
1T IL ms necessary for the government
OF the United Suites TO be dominated
| by harmonious business unit IN itg
conduct as It ls for II firm, Don't you
see?
Beware an excuse for cutting wages