American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-30

shoulder the responsibility for the great
crash OF 1873. Prosperity came with a Demo
/ cratic Congress
| The Republicans made great ado about q
change beng impolitic- Why, they were all
{ the while fighting to produce N change-a
/ change from n Democratic to II Repub lean
/ Congress. The Democrats wanted but little
/ chang''-the mere matterof n President. They
wished to have Congress and the President
act in harmony in securing reform. Zap
! plause.
TARIFF QUESTION,
Judge TrurnbuIl said: intended to cay some
thing in reference to the tariff, in answer to
| Mr.. sherman want to show the absurtity
of appealing to the Iaboring mechanics of this
country in favor OF protective tariff. His
admissions are enough to condemn his posi-
tons of the two parties, and believe he states
them substantially correct As 1 recoIicct it,
of Tree trade, but they are in favor of n tariff
for revenue purposes, and such tariff affords
all the protection that any IN inufactnrins in
terest ought to ask or require. Republicans,
on the other hand. favor a tariff for protec-
parties Now, Mr. sherman. in stating what
the Republicans want, says: We Repubn
while it would yield sufficient revenue TO car
ry on the operations of the Government, will
also so foster and protect our industries as to
make us great manufacturing and CONNER
cial as well as agricultural people. That Is
our idea Why should not tins be done?
consume, why should they also not levy an
equal tax on the article that you producer"
That is just the objection. You see it-wllen you
levy tax the articles that you procure
from abroad, why should not you levy II tax
on those you produce? Why, because the tax
that is levied on those you produce goes into
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 n hat,
or II coat. or a blanket. or a pair of shoes. to
pay the manufacturer bounty? You are
willing to lie taxed on the Importation. be-
cause you have to pay a tax in some shape to
support the Government, and Democrats are
in favor of levying a tax upon all these arti-
cleS, so far rs il necessary to raise II revenue
tor ame .'oaefnhG en-, pt Int.y are nor Mlliihg
to levy a tax Tor the purpose OF protecting the
man who makes the blanket and the coat
really on the large family, instead of on the
large fortune. We do not believe in levying "A
tax on the great body of the people for the
manufacturers. 1t will not break down q
manufacturing establishment; they will have
will show you in a moment, by Mr. Shcrman's
own confession, they will have all they ought
to have when you levy a tax necessary to
raise revenue.
Now, let me read what moro Mr. Sherman
has said in confederation of what 1 have
stated. He says: "You in Chicago
gagged in manufacturing. How is it possible
that you should have been so engaged? Why,
it is because the Republican party, by n sys
tenn of tariff laws, built up your industry
that now in this country we manufacture cot
Manchester" What, in the name of heaven,
do you want tariff for protection for if you
can manufacture cotton goods here and COM
pete with the manufacturers I'm Manchester,
England? What do You ~mnt tariff for?
it because the great body of the people pay
bounty to the manufacturer that is all. You
laboring men in the manufact cries, don't you
see that you now, according to Mr.. Sher-
mans statement, manufacturing the goods
and competing with the markets of the world
with the manufacturers in Manchester?
Mr.. Sherman proceeds: And we manu-
facture iron goods that can compete with the
iron nanufactol les in Birmingham; We make
cutlery that outsells cutlery in Sheffield in
their own market" Then what, in the name
of heaven, have you got this duty iron and
steel and all these things for: If you can
cutlery, and You can mant,fac-
ture agricultural implements, and sell them
cheaper in the markets of the world
than they can be manufactured anywhere
else for, OF, on what prineipie is it. that
and Rgriculturists of this country, who buy
your machines. to pay you a bounty when you
tariff, said before. so as to raise sum
out of that let them have the benefit of it.
Now, what is stated here is true We do man
agricultural implement much more than you
%enih pay M i gs.f not r3T tins tariff ladies'
told, what they can be bought for in other |
manufactured in America. What |
far a we can get 1t. We will never get it alb |
but we need the revenue, and ii it |
will benefit any manufacturing interest in the |
country. all right. Il is demonstrated by what |
Mr.. sherman says that no protection is Ieces-
sary at ali for the manufacturers of cutlery or |
agricultural implements or cotton. 1t Is not |
any more than it is required to pro-
tect the farmers. We raise in this Northwes
many millions of bushels of wheat and corn.
We raise hogs and cattle. How il the price of
these things fixed? Does not the price of
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
he large audience fairly went wild He was
.heered between sentences, and in the middle
IF sentences. and frequently had to pause tor
many seconds at IA time to allow the noisy
hearty
.luded as follows:
In closing, my friends. want to say n word
IF cheer to you. l stated in my opening re-
marks that had been over the state and had
ound a very encouraging feeling everywhere.
The set of public opinion is unquestionnbiy
against the Republican party longer contfnu-
ng in power. 1 have not been in a county,
here / have not been told that if other parts
If the State do as well as we do then the State
rive its vote to Hancock and English. Loud
.heers.l That that ill be the case outside of
he city of Chicago have not n doubt viii
he city of Chicago and the county of Cook
urn out? Will the Democrats see that they
re registered and go to the polls and cast
and majority for Hancock and English? You
an do that. Will you do that? VIII you do
leighborhood is registered. and that every
nan votes. Why, this is II Democratic city.
do not believe thev can be bought with
money. do not think the d. mocratic party
you'd permit itself to be defrauded by the
Judges of Election. 1t is said that the ballot
|
arv What of it? Watch them, and if we
ind them undertaking to rob this people of
heir rights, let bring them TO justice, and
re will see that no guilty man escapes. Now, 1
rant to know to night if this large assembly
nd there are men enough in the hall to might
o accomplish it il you undertake to do i'll
rant to know if this large assembly, with one
dice, is willing to say that from now until the
lection no matter how Indiana goes, we will
i've Fl votes to Hancock and English. and
hat will elect them. believe you mean to do
!. know you can do it. If you try you will
ccomplish it. Resolution is half the victory. |
esolve that it shall be done, and we Will hurl
rom power this party of false assumptions
hat has deceived you for ten years by max
ng professions which they belied when they
OF into power. Loud cheers.l
Grant is not deficient in brute