The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-27
LOGAN ON NATIONAL ISSUES.
The Senior Illinois Senator Addresses q
Vast Audience at Pittsburg.
Why the Republican Party Was Defeated in
1SS4-0ur Prosperity Under Protection
The pemOcracys Broken Promises.

the gubernatorial campaign here tonight with a.
torchlight parade and an immense mass-meeting
at Music Hall. About 1000 men were in the
procession, which traversed the principal streets
and then escorted the speakers to the meeting
The hall, which has seating capacity of 600O
was filed long before o'clock, and when the
speaking began there was not standing room.
Among those who addressed the meeting were
General Beaver, candidate for Governor; Gen.
Osborne and Gen. John A. Logan. The latter
did not arrive until 9:20 p. M, and at 10 o'clock
was introduced to the audience by President
VIM. Metcalf, steel manufacturer. of this city
The appearance of General Logan created un-
bounded enthusiasm and for five minutes he
was unable to speak on account of the cheering.
When order had been restored he said
All thought and action follow certain lines from
training, and after time these lines become set and
only changed with great difficulty Where no
change is attempted, have just to follow the line
of the past to discover the direction that will be pur
sued in the future So with the history of parties;
where their platforms remain the same. can only
judge of their future usefulness by what they have
accomplished in the past The party now in power In
this land has written its history After nearly twenty
five years of supremacy. that party was relieved in
1861, and to-day but one measure enacted in accord
with its financial policy remains the statute books
to-wt the Independent treasury system. Its fnan-
cia dogmas maintained then and advocated now, have
of this Democratic party which it still fanatically
clings to-States sovereignty-went down in war
waged by the Southern half of the party backed by
the sympathy and assistance of their Northern allies
At the close OF this disastrous rule when the Repub
lican party to the rescue of our government,
they found that the financial and tariff policy of their
defeated opponents had brought the country TO its
lowest level, without credit at home abroad. Ger
tanly there is naught in this record oe Democratic
control to inspire the hope that its present course in
the management of the government will improve.
The Republican party defeated in the last cleo
ton for the that the Democratic party had for
twenty years persstenty made unfounded charges OF
delinquency in the administration of the affairs of the
government until the cry was raised by great many
people for change for the purpose of ascertaining
the truth Or falsity of the charge The Democratic
party entered upon their search with earnest zeal
inspired by jealous malice and longing desire to
fasten upon the Republican party the character
of corruption in the administration of the government
as had marked their regime. After most minute
and painstakng examination of every transaction of
the government for the last twenty-five years the old
Democratic party. disappointed and disheartened,
snarlingly admit that the record of the Republican
party for purity and official integrity is the marvel of
the world Controlling this government during
time when the most stupendous collections and dis
bursements of money were made of any time during
its history, man point to single case where
the government defrauded that the defaulter
not pursued and the of actual loss to the gov
eminent so rare that they can be enumerated on
the fingers of any hand. The percentage of loss dur
ing the Republican administration will defy compari-
SON with the history of any government on earth
When the Republican party assumed control of the
government we established system of currency that
avoided all the evils experienced under the Democratic
theory The national banking system the child of the
Republican party, is constantly threatened by Demo
cratic opposition, and should be restored to the
of the party of its invention. The immense capital
invested in the banks and the vast amount OF their
loans and assets would render radical change in the
system inimca to the conservative business interests
of the whole country. We find the Democratic party
ready at ell times to seize upon any quack system of
finance for the payment of the public debt that prom
ises destruction to credit and honor in the fut
ure. At the time it bitterly opposes every adj
vanced step taken by our party, and when we made
currency equal to coin we had to overcome their
bitter opposition So their opposition extended to all
the great measures proposedsby the Republican par
desire to discuss this tariff question in plain
mon sense and busnesslike manner. / promise to
advance no theories, but simply to recall to your
minds historical facts, and leave them to justify my
tariff convictions. am tariff man from principle
and what led to my convictions l propose briefly to
discuss.
Immediately after the formation of our present
government and the second act of the federal Con-
gress tariff bill passed and signed by George
Washington which declared in it's preamble that such
a measure necessary" for the discharge of the
debts of the United States and the encouragement
and protection of manufactures. BY study of the
commercial history of our country, find this polit-
cal followed by unusual business activity
and rapid increase in the number OF our manufact
Prior to the Revolution, you will remember it had
been the policy of England TO crush the rising indus
tries of the colonies and that this of the lead
ing causes of the war tor independence Those far
seeing statesmen-the trainers of Constitution
and organizers of government-readily perceived
the necessity for fostering manufactures and pro
tectng labor in order to make the country self
sustaining. This system worked well that at the
next Congress the law was extended The prosperity
of the people continued, and in 1912 they were en-
abled to sustain themselves in the waged with
England and win the victory. Immediately following
by concerted plan, to glut the Amer
lean market with manufactured goods and
force the suspension of manufactures.
even at temporary loss to themselves that their
harvest might be the richer when their competition in
this country had been broken down. The scheme
failed owing to the prompt action of Congress in en-
of our American system of protection. Again, refer
ring to our commercial history find this period
This was followed in 1924 and 1923 by laws extend
ing the scope of the tariff acts already the statute
books.
But now came division in the previous almost
unanimous sentiment of the country in reference to
protection.
The South. fostering slavery, had devoted all her
energies 10 making shat traffic profitable, and had not
kept pace with the North in advancing her manufact
She with jealous eye the independent posi-
ton attained by the North through her varied in
dustres and instead of discerning the real reason for
their sluggard pace the leaders of the South seized
upon the tariff the of their condition. Such
clamor from the South for free trade that the
tariff men consented to compromise and passed the
act of 1882, which modified the existing law This
action was secured by the craft of the Southern lead
in consolidating their people upon the two doc
trnes of States rights and free trade. But, all
compromises have ever proven this one failure,
interests of the North not satisfactory to the
Southerners. who openly rebeled in South Carolina
But President jackson queled this disturbance
and the treetrade advocates claimed to be satisfied
with the Clay compromise of 1888, which a
square back down from the advanced position
pied by the tariff men, and proved costly bunder.
Our industries from that time on the wane and
the commercial distress of 1887 is traceabe to this
compromise. The advocates of free trade, having
secured full power through the aid of the kindred
doctrines of States rights and slavery in 1916 passed
the freerade act of that year. and then followed such
financial panic and business depression this country
had never experienced The furnaces of Pennsylvania
ceased to burn, the rich mountains longer
mined, and the growing manufactures of the State
were paralyzed Infant industry. that required the
watchful care of protecting government, ruth
lessly destroyed by the adoption of this freetrade
heresy. But in 1861 the Republican party came into
power bearing upon its victorious banners the magic
inscription of the glorious trinity Unity, freedom
and protection With this cry had the victory of