The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12
IL DONALD.
A Large Audirnce Addressed ny Senator
Mcdonald at Des HOines,
Iowa.
The Evils 81 the Present TarfH system
Pointed Out and Temperance Eauat-
les Laughed to scOFo.

Dee Moines Special, Sept 3: Hon. Joseph
y. MeDouald arrived ia this city to-day. from
ChsFeion, where he spoke to large and
eDce. To-day ne visited our Stats Fair.
where be made the acquaintance Of many
prominent Iowsns of all Iart'es, bat declined
to make an address, as anticipated. This
evening, however, he spoke 10 a c0ncourss Of
nearly 5000 people ia the Court House
Square, the utmost attention being
paid to him and good order being
observed On beir G introduced. Senator Nc
DuuHld ssid n had only been within few
ceys he hsd rad the pleasure Of speaking tn
an IOV srdieDce. de trusted that the bless
iues orr Nation enjoys would bs perDe, ia.
IN 1850, v hen IL Congress his attention was
calico 70 Iowa, which then had bG. two
Congress men. NOS IL has eleven. BE re-
esll, q that Iben here xas hardly any sst'le-
UeBt wbere the prosperous city Of Des
hciD.s now stands. Tnere was n Morm)n
settlement ST Council Bluffs, snd ihs judges
OF tie cleo ion then ornid not tell where tO
ssrd their returns. If he couli c1nvIace The
jn6gmeH "a Of those hearing him hs would
mske no more spec ches In Iowa. H. wss
Dtmt cTst, and pad fought hundred battles
its defense. 10 5. esklng OF
NATIONAL POLITICS
pc ssksd bis audience 10 remember that the
Republican party had had control since 1851,
creeping of course. the period when the
Democrats hal control Of the Lowe. House
OF Congress during which happy intervsl
the National expenses had been reduced
Sl00 COO 900 year ga shown BY the Treasury
books No matter what may be said il is the
people who ray the taxes by tue toll OF their
hsBds and the sweat of lheir brows He
would kot cbsrgs the Republican Admins
bshon With being corrupt but the ,onlv
Ssy TO fndd out to verify would
be 10 put a new set of boOkkeeD5rs
C0llstefai to this question is the one Of reve-
nue. We see the Treasury vaults now filed
with coin, and 70 wsy to use it, The Fed.
eFsl Governments raises its revenues By two
mesns: One by indirect taxation, snd the
other By tariff He would prefer the latter
method sltbough indirect taxes m1st still De
impoted for the time. The Republicans had
sought 10 plece DemecTais n a false position
on this question. Republicans seek to sdjust
The tariff so that there shall be no protection.
As matter of course be favored such tariff
rs Will Taise the revenue necessary TO support
the Government with Incidental protection
TO Americans. When Chicago had been
swept with flame the lumber used in its re-
building vas chespened to consumers. II is
the consumer class who pay the
TARIYY DUTIES.
Many man in Iowa pays far more tax Ia
proportion to his means than Gould or Van
deI bile or LoTiilsrd. Last year $S23, 600 00)
OF American staples We're shipped abroad md
sold In competition with the products o. the
world. which fixed the price st home. We
imported 1928 0OC,000 n the ssms time, on
which was placed rider OF s2l3 600 600 IN
tales which went into the Treasury So the
Iowa farmer sells his wheat in the lowest
market and buys mis- clothes in the highest
HsIker, bot the protected American manu-
fscuTeT buys in the lowest and sells in tue
highest market. Is this fair? Is this right?
A yoics-Repesl the tariff. IApplausel
The tariff vas Dut in the hands OF Tariff
Commission, which 9raciously sat one day in
Indianapolis. Congress failed 10 agree on
the report Of the Commission, and new
Tariff Commission d0ctored upa new meas
nre in which the tariff on certain iron goods
was sDbsr ced 80 per cent The American
Iron and Steel Association vithstood the pro-
posed reduction of the duty on steel rails
from S2S TO sI6 per ton by getting the duty
increased on steel blooms. Nov. not q roll
irg mill outside If the Association is run
ming. An officer of the mill at indianapolis
some mesDs devised by which his mill can
be set going, but Of or the An erican mills
have supplied the home demand they
cAs Eor SELL ABROAD,
for then they are met by foreign competition.
In Mexico rails sell for sl2 ton less than at
New Orleans or Galveston. Take the boot
and shoe trade. 1t costs sixty cents TO pay
the duty on the raw material for q pair of
shoes. THE prevents as from competing with
EJ glish thOemskers. Go from Detroit to
Windsor. Canada. sld you can buy suit of
clothes at s third 10 half cheaper at the lat
ter place. But IL you do not put il on, q
Custom officer will meet You on the ferry
boat and make you pay a duty OF 20 per cent
There il only a river betwesn the two cities.
Replying to question from listener, the
Sensior said that the cost OF labor In the
common run OF articles made for use In this
country, according to tables prepared by
Horatio G. Burcherd, was from Is to 25 per
cent. while the ed vslorem duty on many
articles of ordinary use is 20 per cent. The
bill Tssstd last winter abolished the stamp
On bank check which did not relieve those
who have no deposits 10 draw against
THE CITY DUDEs
we're relieved OF part OF the tax on cigarettes,
but the frishmeD's tobacco was left as before.
The tex on matches was so adjusted as 20
now lnfD The Tastch-makers' pockets. The
Iowa delegation In Congress had voted TO en-
rich the Michigan pine land owner although
there is a premium fered for settling our
prairie lands and planting timber. Wa are
rov carrying on sn immense f,rei9n trade
enppote q great var should occ1r What
goul5 We dot We have neither q Navy noz