Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-13


The address delivered by Gen. But
Ter in Fremont Temple, Boston, in re-
Spouse to an invitation addressed to him
by business men and others. some OF
whom have been Democrats and some
Republicans, but all of whom concurred
in the desire to hear Gen. Buffers views
on the two important questions Of the
tariff and the fisheries WAS pointed and
vigorous and one which will trouble the
free traders and the apolosists for the
administration. The great throng
which crowded the temple to its utmost
capacity att ests the extent OF the IN
fluence which was awakened by the an
nouncement Of his purpose to discuss
these grave questions.
General Butler strongly favored a
protective system He finds that the
fathers Of the Republic made the en-
couragement of manufactures as much a
prime necessity as the support Of the
government aud the discharge of public
debts, and that the establishment Of do
nestle manufacturing industries by levy
ing duties on imports has always been
leading idea OF American policy. He
took issue therefore with President
Cleveland's denunciation Of the existing
tariff laws as vicious, inequitable, and
illogical" and discardlng absolute free
trade and tariff for protection without
regard OF revenue as alike ont Of the
question, he declared vigorously for
tariff for revenue, carefully adjusted to
secure protection TO American industries,
as against a t,riT for revenue only. He
took the CITY Of Lowell as aa illustration
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upon his own observation Of the changes
which have taken place 10 that city TO II.
lustrate the progress which the protective
policy here made possible. lie entered
with some technical details into the
wool question, and COntrasted very Ell
fectively the Democratic treatment OF
the wooden interests with that OF the
cotton interests, making good point
when he showed that the bagglng and
ties which the Mills bill puts on the free
list in order to relieve the cotton planter
are actually paid for by the manufactur-
er who buys the bales at their full
weight IN cotton The result Of this sys-
TEN is that the bagging which costs the
planter three cents "A pound, IS sold TO
the buyer as cotton at 10 to % cents a
pound. General Butler also drew at
tention to the fact That he policy en-
bodied in the Mills bin Is urged by the
very men who would have liked 20
force the same policy on the country boz
fore the war, in order to weaken the
North in the carrying forward that
great struggle; and further, that It Is a
policy which England, for excellent but
selfish reasons, wants US to adopt.
The second part of General Buffers
speech which dealt with the fisheries,
was briefer and more pungent than the
tariff portion. There were flashes in il
Of bis old railIery, as he recited the lead
ing facts IN the history Of the question
and dwelt upon the weakness and vacil-
lation Of the administration. He made
light of Senator Morgaas gloomy prog.
nostications Of war, and characterized
with the plainness which IL deserves the
fisheries treaty rejected by the Senate.
He pointed out the ways in which we
have been repeatedly over-reached By
England in the negotiations over the