Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-30
GEN. HARRISON.
He Treats Of the Surplus and Tariff Issues.
Words OF Sterling Sense Which He
Spoke to His Visitors.

! ISpIAxApoLIs. Ind, July 2s, 1855. The
citizens of Jennings county, Indiana, paiC
their respects TO the Republican presidentia
nominee today. Gen. Harrison touched up
on the surplus and the tariff issue in his re-
sponse, which was as follows:
Nv friends 1t is a source of regret to me
that can do SO little to compensate those
who take the trouble TO visit me. | need
hardly say to you that very highly appre-
clate this evidence of your friendhness, and
also the kind words which you have addressed
TO me through your representative. Jennings
county has q history of which it may be
proud. Ii has contributed to the city of In
dianapolis some of our most distinguished
and useful men Your spokesman has not
exaggerated the fidelity and steadfastness of
the people of your country. Your Republi-
canism has heen as high and as straight as
the walls of your cliffs applause !, and as
solid as the limestone with which your hills
are buttressed. [Applause.] You have
said to me that you are in favor of free
and equal ballot the country over. We are
SO related in our government that any distur-
bance of the suffrage, anywhere, directly
affects US all Our members of Congress
pass upon questions that are as well as the
domain over which our flag floats. There
fore our interest in the choice of these re-
representatives. is not limited to our own dis
trict. If the debate upon public questions is
to be of value, the voter must be free TO reg
lister his conclusion. The tribunal which is
to pronounce upon the argument must not De
coerced. You have said to me that you raw
or the doctrine of protection. The kepuoh-
can party stands for the principle OF protec-
ton. We believe in the preservation OF the
American market for our American producers
and workmen applause, and cries OF ''Ihat s
it."l We believe that the development OF
home manufactures tends directly to promote
the interests of agriculture by furnishing
home market for the products OF the farm,
and thus emancipating our farmers from the
transportation charges which they must pay
when their products seek distant markets.
+ Applause. We are confronted now with
treasury surplus. Our position is exceptional.
We are not seeking, many other nations
are, new subjects of taxation, new sources OF
revenue. Our question is now. how wisely
to reduce our national revenue. The attempt
has been made to use this surplus as lever
to overturn the protective system. The pro-
moters of this scheme, while protesting de-
sire to dimish its surplus, have acted as II
their purpose was to increase it in part by
opposing necessary and legitimate approprla-
tons. | agree that there is danger that Il
surplus may promote extravaganza, but do
not find myself in sympathy with that policy
that denies the appropriation necessary tor
the proper defence of our people and for the
administration of our public affairs
throughout the country, in order that the
threat of surplus may be used for sinister
purpose believe that in reducing our rev.
enues to the level of our needful and proper
expenditures. we can and should continue to
favor and protect our own industries. / do
not like to intrust this work to those who de-
clare protective duties to be vicious, legal
lied robbery" The Republican party has,
by its legislation, shown its capacity wisely !
to reduce our revenues, and at the same time
to preserve the American system. Applause.
II can be trusted to do the work that remains,
and to do it wisely. Applause,
After shaking hands with the visitors
among whom were a score of veterans of the |
Tippecanoe campaign, the general boarded
passenger street car and spent the remainder
of the day at home. Among his callers to-
day were Congressman Steele of Indiana and
Col. John c. New of the national Republican
executive committee, who has just returned
from New York for few days respite from
duties.