Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-23
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The Monday Meetings of Ghe Busi-
 tness Men's Republican CIub-The
 Challenge Debate-The Committee
 Promptly Named ana she Issue Promptly met-StIrrfng Addresses By MT. Reyes ana MT. NeWman-B1s- marck On America
 The monday meetings held daily at No, 99 Orange street by the Business Mems Res publican club, are growing in popularity.
 as was yesterday attested by the largo at- l tendance.
 President Easterbrook announced that the l formal challenge from the Tariff Reform
 club for debate on the tariff had been re-
 ceived, and Secretary Pavey >Eead it. "Yeu see" said President Fasterbrook, 'tthat we did not wait to receive the written challenge,
 but took it up at Saturday nights meeting
 from Saturdays paper, and was authorized
 to name committee to make arrangements | for the debate, and I hereby appoint A. H. Kellam, Judge Pickett and J. Rice Winchell
 as that committee. The debate will proba- ply take place in some large hall"
 i After song by George Stock, with the audience joining in the chorus and piano as- compartment by Councilman Chandler, Hen~
 ry F. Reyes, manufacturer of carriage tops and cushions. at 130 Park street, was intro duced.
 He started in by calling attention to the l fact of how Blaine in his speeches has swept away all the sophistic arguments of the free traders with comparative ease. He related 8 story of how a well built dam had been un- dermined and been destroyed by horde of rats. In his opinion every member of the House who voted for the Mills bill could be likened to one of these rsos for by thus voting ls he not trying to undermine the protective system and thereby ruin the industries of this country9 Every increase of Democrats makes it more dangerous for this system. "We must kill of these Democratic heresies if we don't want our industries destroyed" en-
 phaticslly exclaimed the speaker.
 He compared the wealth of England to the United States, calling attention to the fact that while England was at one time the
 wealthiest nation on the face of the earth, the United States, under her protective laws, had now become the wealthiest country. Eng
 land has had 1000 years of free trade and
 the United States only two centuries of pro- tection, and yet she is ahead of England The prosperity of this country has attracted the attention of European statesmen. Bismarck says this country has grown to be the greatest on earth, and he advised Germany to follow in our footsteps.
 "I say that Bismarck is better statesman
 
 MT. Reyes went on to tell of Germany's in- crease in wealth, number of employees and their wages in the few years since they had protection. That country has, by its pro- tective tariff produced arevenue and relieved it's financial condition. But why need we go protective tariff when we can see it right here at home2
 A story was told of how an Irishman went to hear Butterworth at the Hyperion. After it was over the Irishmau said he knew every thing Butterworth said was true, but, he added: "Butterworth is Republican, and I won't believe what he said"
 The Democrats cried, 'fTurn the rascals' out, but when they got into power-and it was by accident, said the speaker, and they won't get there this time-they were going to make revelation of Republican rascality. Did theyi Not much. Their investigation revealed the most astonishing honesty and success. You can look back through history and not find anything to equal it. The ques- tion of this campaign is, whether we will vote for Harrison and Morton to allow this great country to continue great; or whether we will vote for Cleveland to make this country another Ireland for England.
 Free trade has made Ireland what she is to-day. And yet the Irishman is asked to vote for what will make this country just what that country is.
 The speaker paid tribute to the national ! and State Republican nominees and closed by l saying that the morning of November 7th l would witness the crowning success of the ef- l forts of the Republican party.
 He was followed by Isaac Newman, the | corset manufacturer, who said that he had Il been in this country thirty-6ve years. He | started with nothing and had made all his money under a high protective tariff. About $4, ,0oo. .000 worth of corsets are imported, while in this country are manufactured only about $6, 900, 900 worth. We could just as we'll I make all the corsets used here in this coun- try, but we cannot make them nicer quality because they are manufactured in England and eau be imported cheaper than we can make them. I received some different inn ported styles the other day. On some the would cost here $5 dozen, and n England it only cost $1.50. There were TWO or three corset manufacturers here when ! started. As this number increases-as it 1oes under protective tariH-help will be tome of the girls in my establishment make IS much as g day. I'm not voting for anybody; only for my bread and butter. If pay out an increased amount of wages Saturday night the working people nave that much more money in their hat get some of the money back again. It 1elps me in the end and everybody else. Common sense will tell man that protection will do no harm if it does no good. We lon't want our clothes any cheaper. We want nothing from England. We have more york here than the people can do. You lon't find the Irishman and the German oming to this country to spend his money. 1e comes to better his condition, and it is lone by protective tariff.
 N. H. Hoyt, who voted for Harrison in $40. made a short speech in which he said his was the first political meeting he had at ended in eight years, having been confined o his house by illness.
 Monday meetings will be held all this week..
 Rev. MT. P0teaI.
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