Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-29
A PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
The Republican Leader on the
Great Issue of the Cam
paign.
Mr. BIaine's Speech at MassiI-
LON, Ohio.
paign.

Men of Ohio: In procession of our political
opponents at Youngstown recently there ap-
peared man and woman in rags and apparent
wretchedness bearing the inscription This is
what protection has done for u.s. [Deris1ve
taughter.] This was intended to typify and de-
bounce the results of protection in OHIO. 1 want
10 present the other side of the picture. In Ohio
to-day there are $1,000 manufacturing estab-,
lishments. They cost $200,O0O,oO0 and they
turn out annually product worth $3.50, 000, 00O
Out of the results of that Investment and that
product observe great many people in Ohio
Mho are not IN rags and not In wretchedness
forty years ago the entire Western country was
palled upon as an agricultural community to
oppose the protective tariff because it unjustly
favored the manufacturer of the East. Since
then the manufacturing industries of the coun-
try have travelled westward until Ohio has be-
come one of the largest manufacturing States in
the Union [cheersl, and combining within her
self great agricultural interest and great man
hfacturing interest. She presents all the
Elements of comfort and material progress.
Steadily as the agricultural States become
SETTLED, manufactures follow. Indiana and Illi-
nojs and Michigan are coming on rapidly after
Ohio. Iowa, Kansas, and Minnesota will come
elOng in due time, the result being that the pro-
tective policy now upheld by the Republican
party operates SO as to carry the manufacturer
into every State, and ultimately into every
bounty in the Union. 1t never was designed
that one part of the country should be per-
manently agricultural and the other part manu-
featuring but it was designed that agriculture
Ind manufactures should go hand in hand
[cheers], and wherever they go hand in hand
you nave thrift, progress, and happiness Ike
If this industrial system which combines the
highest elements of human prosperity by unit
ing the agricultural and the manufacturing in
terests is worth preserving, you should not for
get that our political opponents have never
failed in the last t1fty-one years-never since
Fince 1888, when they had the power in Con-
gress--efther to repeal the protective tariff IL
,ne existed, to try to repeal 1t, or to prevent
she enactment of such tariff. In other words,
yince 1888 the Democratic party in Congress
hn0 ctafr1 five
ariff, not one. IA voice-"And it never will u
We are met with the accusation that a pro-
ective tariff Injuries the commerce of the coun-
Ty. That is more frequently made in the East
than in the West. The answer to it is that
ince the protective tariff was enacted in 1861
The exports from the United States have been
Fastly greater in amount and value than all the
Exports from the first settlement of an
English colonist on this continent down to the
inauguration OF President Lincoln. [Great
Cries Of aYesl yesl"I Il You take every export
hat was ever made from the territory which
aow constitutes the United States from the
lime of settlement at jamestown and at Plym-
ruth in 1907 and 1920 clear down to 1860 and
hen add them together, they fail by several
thousand million dollars to be as great In
Renewed cheering.] So that the assertion that
she protective tariff binders the development of
The commerce of the country is not only dis
proved by the facts, but directly the contrary is
true. for agriculture and manufactures and COM
merce go hand in hand, and were designed to go
pand IN hand They are triple cords, which,
bound together, make up the strength of ma
lion prosperity. 1 assume, therefore, that the
people of Ohio are interested in maintaining the
protective tariff, and if you are it is in your
power to do it. (Cries of Well do it; well do it.
ind great cheering.
Ohio speaks her voice on Tuesday next. This
district will have the opportunity to speak her
voice aud say whether one of the most brilliant
advocates of protection that ever served in Con-
gress shall be returned lCheers for Mckinley,
with the opportunity to vindicate by your votes
Snlen0i0 which Ohio
developing her agricultural and manufacturing
interests together 1t is for you, the men of
Ohio, while the nation looks on, to record your
opinion and your judgment. / thank you for
your cordial reception and bid you good-by.