Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27

every one OF them, IL they are imported,
to an average tax Of IL lilo per cent, and
on the rest the manufacturer has the OPP
portunity to add the same percentage to
his prices, and in many cases he does it in
the name of American labor, professedly
in the interest of American industry and
to promote the good of the people, because
he says that you must encourage these in
dustries and give employment to as many
Iaborers as possible.
Why, my farmer friend, if you should be
returning home from the store with wag-
on-load of goods purchased for the use OF
your family with the proceeds of the sale
OF your crops, and some man met you on
the public highway and declared that he
intended to seize that wagon-load of goods
and burn them on the ground, you might
he likely to protest, and to want to know
the reason. You would be astonished if
that man should tell you: 81 am gre at
public benefactor. intend to do this in
the interests of American labor and manu-
facturers, because if destroy these goods
which your family must have you will be
compelled to employ more labor to produce
more crops to buy these goods over again,
and the manufacturers who made them
will be required to employ more labor to
produce the goods for you. 1 am here"
says this man, ITO promote the interests
of American labor and American indus
try. am protectionist." [Applause.]
This Is fair illustration of the princi-
pie which underlies this system of taxa :
ton. No man objects to a rate of taxation,
whether it be by the general Government,
or State or municipal governments, neces-
sary to raise sufficient amount OF reve-
nue. to defray all proper and legitimate ex-
penses of public administration !; but when
the tax drummer has taken from the peo-
10 cY,fS3 ata of fhai iy,ryc
to accomplish this purpose he should take
his hand out of their pockets. Cheers.
That is the Democratic doctrine and the
whole Democratic doctrine. IApplause
Free trades 1t comedies the right and
duty of the Government to raise by taxa
ton, in some form or other, sufficient
amount of money to defray all expenses
and meet all honest obligations, but it con-
cedes likewise that the settled policy OF
the Government is to raise a large por-
ton Of its revenue by duties on inn
ports; but we protest that the people
shall have cheaper clothing and agricult-
ural implements before they get cheap
whisky and cheap tobacco [Cheers.
The Republican platform, on the con-
trary, declares that they will repeal the
whole internal system rather than sur
render any part of the protective system.
Now, the duty upon sugar is part of the
protection system. The high duty upon
wooden goods and cotton goods, and upon
steel and iron is part of the protective
system The true meaning Of the Repub.
lican platform is that it will repeal the tax
on whisky, beer and cigars, and cigarettes
and cheroots, but it will repeal no part Of
the duty upon the articles l have men
toned. Are the people ready to indorse
that platform. [Cries of "NopJ Would
you rather have cheap clothing and cheap
agricultural implements than cheap whisky
and tobaccoa Would you rather that your
family and yourself should have cheaper
and better clothing and agricultural i'm
plements and medicine and books, and
cheaper and better cooking utensils and
furniture, and material to supply your
homes than cheap whisky or beer or to
baccoa
Mr.. Harrison says they will retain the
entire protection system and do away with
the internal revenue taxes rather than sac
rifice the protection system or any part OF
it. It is very adroit, but the time will
come when the Republican party will be
compelled to choose between the total re-
peal of the internal revenue tax and the re
duction of duties on imported goods. He
goes further, does Mr.. Harrison, and speci
fed the oleomargarine tax as one which
heed not be repealed. He would rather re-
peal the entire tax on whisky than take of
the duty on any imported articles, except
articles the like of which are not produced
here.
MIR. Cleveland [cheers in his letter of
acceptance puts the case on this point in
the strongest possible light. He asks what
relief this will afford to the plain, common
people of the land. How many of you are
there, gentlemen, who are in the habit OF
purchasing and using in your family ar.
ticles of foreign production, the like OF
which are not produced in this country I
A very few of you. Yet there are the ar.
ticles upon which the Republican platform
pledges to take off the tax-the things
which are produced abroad and which are
also produced here, the tax to remain on
so that you who use large quantities OF
these articles must continue to pay high
prices, while the only tax to come OFF for
elgn imports is the tax on these things
which are not produced here and Injuries.
I said I would not make a speech. /
have not kept my word very strictly.
TCries of go aheadHl 1t nis true that ]
did not attempt to make an argument, but
simply to state some propositions which
think the people ought to take into consid-
Grafton, and which / am sure they will
take into consideration in this campaign.
look forward gentlemen, to the ides OF
November for the achievement of one OF
witnessed in this country. (Uprcarious
cheers and applause.l I know that il the
intelligent and honest men of this country
will sum up this question of Federal taxa
tion, unbiased by political prejudice, I'M
awed by political power, they will give
just and righteous decision, and Cleveland
[cheersl and Thurman [cheers1 will be
elected by majority much larger tnan
that which secured the Presidency for US
in 'S4 Prolonged cheers and applause.I
This Administration, by its prudent and
conservative course, by it's honest and
faithful execution of the law in all parts OF
the country, has removed all the appre-
| tensions of danger and disaster which
seemed to prevail in the minds OF some OF
| our opponents four years ago. No man can
say that the affairs of the people and the
fairs of the Government are not as Sc
| cure in the hands of the great National
| Democratic party as in the hands OF any
| other political party that ever existed IN
| this country. Loud cheers. This is our
| publican friends. (Cheers We have as
much interest in its greatness, in its glory,
| as they can possibly have, and no matter
| what may befall us as q political party, we
| will stand hereafter. as we have stood In
the past, through disaster and defeat,
ste adily and firmly ny the principles which
| we believe to be right and for the best in
terests of the people
| Very Depressing.
| Our Republican contemporaries some
/ how fail to perceive the richly comic char
| acter of an incident that occurred at the
recent Republican convention in New
/ Hampshire. The chairman had been call
i ing heaven and earth to witness the polit