Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-28

1T Is PRETESSE, SHAM, LIE,
The speaker then proceeded to show the in
consistcncies between the Republican plat
forms of 1872 and 1880
sherman had claimed, he said, for tie Re
puDllcans the credit tor paying off the bonds
in gold. For his part he had never given
and Morton both say that the country had lie
unoonbted right TO pay off the bonds Ill the
later day they passed Il resolution providing
Tor their payment i'll cGin, although thy
didn't say what kind of coin. They failed TO
provide however, that the iaborer and the
MECHANIC should be paid for his work III coin,
anu left him to take sreenbaeks worth less
than fifty cents on the dollar.
The passage of the Silver bill over Hayes's
veto had rendered resumption possible, an |
yet Garfield had denounced that bin as an uI-
mltl9ated Swindlc, and predicted dire tlisas
Ter as the result of its passage
He showed that the Republicans ware
raise to the principles enunciated i'll their
Platforms in 1850 ami 1872, and were entitled
to no credit for the present prosperity If
they claimed any, they must also be willing to
shoulder the responsibility for the great
crash of 1873. Prosperity came with a Demo-
cratic Congress.
The Republicans made a great ado about a
change being impolitic. Why, they were all
the while fighting to produce change-a
Change from Democratic to q Republican
Congress. The Democrats wanted but little
change-the mere lnatterof Il President. They
wished to have Congie ss and the President
act in harmony in securing reform. APP
plause.
Judge Trulnbull said: intended to say some
thing i'll reference to the tariff, answer to
Mr.. sherman. / want to show tho absurdity
of appealing to the laboring mechanics of this
country III favor OF a protective tariff. His
admissions are enough to condemn his posi-.
ton. J will read them. He states the posi-
them substantially correct. AS 1 recolIect it,
at any rate 1T is this: Democrats not in fav-
or OF Tree trade, but they are in favor of tariff
tor revenue purposes, ana such a tariff affords
all the protection that any manufac turing in
terest ought to ask or require. Republicans,
on the other hand, favor tariff for protec-
ton. That Is the difference between the two
parties. Now, MIR. sherman. 81 stating what
the Republicans want, says: We RepubE-
cans say that we are in favor of a tariff which,
while it would yield sufficient revenue to car
~ on the operations of the Government, will
also SO foster and protect our industries as to
make us a great manufacturing and CONNER
cial as well AS agricultural people. That is
our idea Why should not this be done?
When they levy II tax on the article that YOU
consume, why should they also not levy an
equal tax on the article that you producer"
That is just the objection You see it-when you
levy tax on the articles that You procure
from abroad, why should not you levy a tax
On t:ose you produce? Why, because the tax
that is levied on those you produce goes ITO
the hands of the manufacturer, and the tax
that you levy on those you import from
abroad goes into the Treasury for revenue.
Do you want to be taxed when You buy II hat,
or Il coat, or Il blanket, or pair of shoes to
pay the manufacturer bounty? You
willing 10 he taxed on the Importation be-
cause yOu have to pay II tax in some shape to
support the government, ana Democrats
in favor Of levying Il tax up m all those arti-
Giles, so far as is necessary to raise Il revenue
for the Government, but they are not willing
to levy a tax tor the purpose OF protecting the
man who makes the blanket and the coat
simply. That is tangible idea. The tax is
large fortune. We do not believe in levying a
tax on the great body of the people for the
purpose of bcnehting a few men who are
manufacturers. 1t will not break down
manufacturing establishment; they will have
all the protection they want to have. and l
VIII SHOW you IN a moment, by Mr.. Shtrln"n,s
own confession, they Will have all they ought
to have when you levy u tax necessary TO
raise revenue.
Now, let me read what more Mr. Sherman
has said in confederation OF what l have
stated. He says: "You in Chicago are
gagged in manufacturing. How is it possible
that you should have been engaged? Why,
it is because the Republican patty, by sys
tenn of tart laws, built up your industry SO
that now in this country We manufacture cot
ton goods and compete with the market in
Manchester" What, in the name of heaven,
do you want q tariff Tor protection for if you
can manufacture cotton goods here and COM
pete with the manufacturers in Manchester,
England! What do you want Il tariff for?
will tell you what you want it for. You want
it because the great body of the people pay
bounty to the manufacturers: that is all. You
laboring men in the manufactures, don't you
see that YOU are now according to Mr.. Sher-
mans statement. manufacturing the goods
and competing with the markets of the world
with the manufactures i'll Manchester!
Mr.. Sherman proceeds: "And we manu-
facture iron goods that can compete with the
iron manufacto' les in Bir mingbam. We make
cutlery that outsells cutlery in sheffield in
their own market" Then what, in the name
OF heaven, have You got this duty on iron and
steel and all these things for! If you can
manufacture cutlery, and you can manufac-
ture' agricultural implements, and soil tren
cheaper in the markets OF the world
than they can be manufactured anywhere
else for, on what principle is it that
You tax the great body of the farmers
your machines, to pay you bounty when you
can manufacture as chenply as these people
abroad? [Appiause.l Now. we regulate this
cient revenue, and if they can make anything
ont of that let them have the benefit of it.
Now, what is stated here is true. We do man
ufacture these articles, but you pay for your
agricultural implement much more than you
would pay ii it was not for this tariff. Ladies
pay tor the sewing machines twice, am
told what they can be bought for in other
countries manufactured i'll America. What
far as we can Get It. We viii never aet It alb.
solutely. but We need the revenue, and if it
will benefit any manufacturing interest in the
country, all right IL IL demonstrated by what
Mr.. sherman says that no protection is reces-
s:ry at all for the manufacturers of cutlery or
agricultural implements cotton. 1t is not
required any more than it is required to pro
tect the farmers. We raise in this Northwest
many millions OF bushels of wheat and corn.
these things fixed? Doe, nor the price of
wheat in Mark Lane fix the price in Chicago
and all the world? The men who raise wheat
in this country get no bounty for raising it.
When the speaker alluded to
THE SITUATION IN ILLINOIS
the large audience fairly went wild. He was
checred between sentences, and in the middle |
of sentences. and frequently had to pause tor
many seconds at n time to allow the noisy
and hearty enthusiasm to subsdc. He con- |
cluded as follows:
In closing, my friends, want to say word
of cheer to YOU. stated in my opening re- |
marks that had been over the state and had |
found Il very encouraging feeling everywhere. |
The set of public opinion is Internationally |
against the Republican party longer continu- |
ing in power. l have not been in Il county, |
from the Wisconsin line to the Ohio River, |
where have not been told that if other parts |
of the State do as well as we do then the State |
of Illinois will elect Il Democratic ticket and |
give its vote 10 III ncock and English. loud |
cheers. That that y ill he the case outside of |
the city of Chicago have not n doubt. Will |
the city of Chicago and the county of Cook |
turn out! VIII the Democrats that they |
are registered and go to the polls and cast |
their votes and give. rs they can, ten thou |
sand majority for Hancock ana English? You |
can do that. Will you do that? VIII you do |
your duty! See to it that every man in your
is registered and that every |
man votes Why. this is Democratic city. |
l do not believe they can be bought with |
money. do not think the D~mocratic party
would permit itself to be dcfrauded by the |