New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31

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generation has seen And the quest on whether
rather may say the question Is not whether me ,S
whether that rev ion shall be the interest OF Pre-
or IN ns eT O S Free
upon that hangs the entire issue of protection in the future
| lApplauscl
| DEMOCRATS WILL NOT DISCUSS THE TARIFF
His Exceuency,s memory was good on another point o
se Ge5 IT,, yea nq r aneh sT am
appause lie said that there really differences in re-
Toduccd state oampagn That l. when the people OF Tn
especially charged with the duty ordering the tarn II
rather of place Democratic canvass to make any H.
then lor continuing on the H
Justice in the matter representation going on in ne S ha
investigation within the last two or three years had
any ineh nf s r a apsi se had been no
CATION on the subject l9nghteE aa incident some dozen
years ago. when the Union Pacific road was ndeIea ~ ~,
wO 10y very Srsas so. a OF na aG hat during e
time that the Union Pacific was oosrn', mo- the
explanation being the company were not running any
sn tS Aside the hns The proved thp
rsI and PoS .ntroversy OF 1874 this in a
single instance in popular election mas a ae question before
the people never Presidential election nu e1 b
matter before n TIE sosC election it omitted
nd wSe teInsyer has been sing IN that
long period Awhcn they have b EN- willing TO meet
simeI instance in yress they did not turn up
almost with unanmity In every case against any feature
conduc. IN Office, tbey aid what is never
admired by the American peopls-a cOwardics of
for the Office App ause.
WHAT NoN-PRoTECTION MEANS.
said few moments ago in another hail. and repeat
here that OF msfortunes Of thu controversy
raging this county the tariff is that the existing
generation OF men all voters under forty years Of age
have lived under ii so that they believe IL TO be the
normal condition OF AFFAIRS In THIS country ani tney
the struggle. the enot'' tne great iapos ~
IL is very natural to the human mind
to accept the Scripture doctrine that the thing that
hath been Is the thing thatshal he. Laughter
To the question before me, Protective Tariff is the
normal revenue system OF the country but the gray
young audience can tell You better They can tel you
OF depression and exhaustion OF low wages OF SUFFERING
the people, OF the absence Of money, OF unde-
,n names ihat Gistr.ssed this country for
mir renngsoa and when Won have made that arsu
the Democrats turn around. and now observe
with one accord through the whole country have
seen wi hin the last weeks three labored speeches
two OF the Unite States and one by very
prominent Democrat besdes) to prove TO he American
prope the prosperity OF this country never was so
high. WAS grett. never was 50 well based, as
really the Golden Age o. American Industry that
agriculture hoursned; that nayisaon was az ais IT'S
height; that manufactures we're gradually and sesay
developing, in arato proportional to the popuaton as
Well no man can historically DENY that during two,
thirds of the period between the enactment or tne ar
aud prolonged apDlause prosperity reigned IN TINS
country Let us aa@S Dt that n Se ;ar F'' of of
ls46 inauguraied 1t was followed
the years ls47. sls and 1s49 by short crop, IN
Europe Ia ls47. by panic III lrean that made
very export trade III gram IN lS4s' the reVnu-
France the of Louis Philippe destroyed the
Tor red them greatly) of all Europe ana
simulated Industry here. In 1880 came the discovery
o gold IN California and stream OF precious metal
flowed over TINS country. such az the imag ma
and to add to everything, 1854 right along In this
period, Frarcc Russia ana Eng an for three years en-
gagged in the Crmean War absolutely stopping me ex,
port OF wheat from Russia, oockadng the Battle aud
blockaliug the Black sea AS France and England dd
turbed. and the industries. impaired and practically
revoutonzed In Europe were answered mere By cor
Now. though these events were acciden'a al.
nousH the they ssos along have named that
their effect was the same as protection here ~ proved
declared peace in Europe just af,er they had great
crops IN Europe. just after The blockade was removed
OF gold from California sla kened little and the com
merce of Europe resumed It's normal relations, TINS
panics within the memory OF man. ,,
Now that in the history OF the tariff OF 1916 ana inc
largest iron manui acturers-or. rather, one OF the
only last week in fennsyiv wanna that
ment The Morrill, tariff which the beginning OF
Protective system 80 cent OF all the IRON manu-
through bankrupicy Tnat IS the prosperity of 1916,
aud that Is the way 1t ended
STEEL RAILS.
have been taken task somewhat by the
organs OF Free Trade in New-York for stating
that but for the tariff that was laid in 1870
the railway OF the United States could not have
been pu, and think there is so much history en-
perience condensed in that one presentation, tnat you
viii bear with ne Tr TspG mat the frat steel rail was
laid England. When we desired to import them here,
Of '"s $40 "'i n'y oS ana some were laid
upon what are known as the Vanderbilt roads at
grrs.-ns iron and the steel manufact
urersand said III yon will give Us an adequate tariff
W. Will manufacture" steel rail here and reduce the
- ana On top Of the enormous price At when rails
imposed specific duty in gold coin OF S2s per ton
Those OF you VINO pay special attention TO the tarI
lo@ WI" rsHssf inc ,ba went up from
he Irre-trade Journals and The frre,trads orace'
rai Is already $40 currencv and you are going 10
put sos got top Of that"-the gold Itself bong
and Congress drserves to be sent bodily
to insane asylum" II.aughLer.l , 49,.
the ULicd States through h'r own manufactures
making 100 600 niles OF railway laid between 1870 ana
1885; and las year steel rails that wrre srnt AZ
aid sola AT the iurn zee where they we're m,do at tho
mill where they were made at S2s 90 per ton within
AID more than that for the entire perod-and wish
and steel men to make especial note Of This ID
he entire perloi highest the lowest
'ge through steel rails were iurnisnsd 81 20 .ns
Under the tariff than iron rails were furnished
nder the great tar'n Of 1916, Applause Now ir,
erctlns one ts,t 49, am willing to test the ta5in
ystfm The united Stttrs, system
willing rest That strcl rail- Case
md not call another WITNESS. IAppsuse.
For, mark Mr. Chairman, the average or @oZ
ton for the whole time, raj being $685. that
meant $500. 100000 gold coin reckon~d on tho
old basis Does any man here suppose tnat
u addition 10 the other drafts that were
upon the settlement of tue ebt, shat In addi
ion port pf goli, which were compelled to
Undergo from the time wa wrrs laying under suspeLson
u specie paym-u-is tnoro here wild enough to
uppose that have sent $500. 100000 If gold
n addition abroad, even II that $4,000, 900 had
Ou KIT tho rails But 1t would have BOUGHT the
ais because Eng!Ishmen never BEGAN to reduce Tue
rice II American com petition came In. Applause
After Mr. Baine's speech Major Carl Lsnz addressed
he meeting IN German.
Bdtn,s Vist 10 Pennsyludnfd ana other 10
ticaL Neus. SIrteenM Pdge.)
TO WELCOME Mr. BLAINE IN CAMDEN.
CAMDEN, n. j., Oct 30-The Republicans of
MS city arc actively at work ARRANGING for the o.
r. Blaine Monday. Special trains at low rates OF
ire are from all accessible towns below Tren
~. The meeting Will DO held In the National Guard