The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-06
HOME INDUSTRY.
A Powerful Argument BY the Ohio
Statesman in tho House OF
Representatives.
An Eloquent Plea for the Protection and
Preservation Of American
Industries.
A Speech that Ought 10 Be Read by
Every Voter In the
Land.

Mr. Mckinley began by saying that the coun-
nothing resembling IL IN the world. While we
were seeking TO find objects To relieve nom tax
alton, I'm order TO relieve the prevailing pressure,
other nations engaged In exploring the
fields OF human industry and human production
TO find objects OF taxation 10 supply their IN
sufficiencies. In considering the situation that
thus confronted u.s. and the bill which was IN
tended TO relieve it, IL well that IL should be
understood at the beginning what things all We're
agreed upon. They were First, that we We're
the current necessities of the Government
and, second that the excess, Whatever IL
might be, should be left with the people. Inc
contention, therefore, was not ON the reduc-
tion but on the manner OF the reduction
not that reduction should be made, but
how and In what manner IL could be best done,
All parties were further agreed that the tax ON
tobacco should be abolished, and that the $50
900 now collected from that source from the
manufacturers Of tobacco should be hereafter
left with the people. No obstruction would there
have been upon the Republican side to the aboi-
tion Of the tobacco tax. Gentlemen on the other
side had united with him during the last session
to secure recognition for the purpose OF Offering
bill to abolish that tax. But that recognition
had been refused by the presiding officer CT the
House--refused too when every Intelligent Rep
resentative know that II ON opportunity had been
given To vote upon the bill IL would have re-
ceived not merely majority but a full two
thirds vote of the House. IL that bill had been
passed no immediate surplus would now be in
the Treasury to disturb the country. But II this
taxation were repealed now there would be left,
according TO the report OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury, about $40 100000 still collected III ex-
cess of the public necessities. How should this
sum be RENTED 10 the people with the least dis
turbance of the great interests of the country?
That the real practical question before the
House to-day. At this point parties and indfvidu-
ais divided. Therein was manifested the two lines
of political thought which had existed since the
foundation Of the Government. He could not
forbear from congratulauing the country that IL
now had an issue upon which all sections and all
nntionalities, unintuenced by prejudice and un-
biased by faction, without regard 10 past party
aft
issue which left the past behind and looked only
TO the present and the future. 1t was an issue
that appeals neither 10 race nor geographical
lines, an issue which the House could discuss
and divide upon each member should honestly
believe for the best interest OF the individual
citizen and the country ut large. lie congratu-
lated the country that il had that issue now, and
in that spirit he welcomed the issue sharply
made by the President OF the United States and
in this bill. He wished to reach "A conclusion, If
possible which would secure to the whole coun-
try the greatest prosperity What was the division
between the two great political parties? 1t was
upon principle ms old as the Government 1t
was between what was termed Il revenue tariff as
distinguished from protective tariff, and upon
the respective merits of tho two systems the par
ties must stand or fall
What was a revenue tariff, so-called, as advo-
Gated by the promoters of the bill upon the floor?
IL looked 10 revenue only and dismissed all other
objects and considerations. 1t put n tax or duty,
upon a foreign article imported into the United
States which would produce the largest
revenue with the smallest amount of taxation !;
or, as put by Walker the author OF the tariff Of
1876, from which the gentlemen on the other side
drew their inspiration, the only true taxation is
that which experience has shown in each case
will produce the largest amount of revenue with
the smallest rate Of duty. He (Walker1 had
clearly demonstrated that lower duties increased
the revenue, but 20 secure larger revenue lower
duties necessitated increased importations. IL
these importGtions competed with the domestic
products the latter must be diminished or seek
other and distant or impossible markets, or get
out of the way altogether. The principle Of this
bill-ond there was a principle observable in it
xvQa com rnip uqlU I'M fa1 IA Of
wool Wool, a foreign product the like of which
produced at home in quantities large
enough TO supply the domestic consumption
was put upon the free list in this BILL
while sugar n foreign product the like Of
which was produced at home, but produced in
insufficient quantities to supply the American
consumption, was left upon the dutiable list
The domestic production OF sugar supplied only
one-eleventh of the demand for consumption,
Yet 1t was left upon the dutiable list, and thcre
fore the tax was added 20 the cost of sugar 10
cry consumer in the United States. Wool was
placed upon the free list because the tax upon il
would protect the producers of this country. Any
necessity to our people which came from abroad
which you could produce at home would bring n
large revenue and n revenue only measured by
our necessities and our ability to pay. Suppose
sufficient revenue could not be raised by put
ting tax upon the foreign non-com-
enue tariff system dop 1t put duty
30 low upon the competing foreign pro-
duct as TO encourage and stimulate for
eign importations, and thus diminished pro-
duction at home, and eventually entirely
DESTROYED it. There was a conspicuous illus
tration Of this in the bill Cotton bagging was
an important industry in the United States, af-
fecting not only the East and West but the
South. All Of IL was made in this country.
THIS bill reduced the duty 80 low TO prevent
any manufacture at home under it, as was the
testimony of every manufacturer from Missouri
to South Carolina The duty was reduced SO
low that hereafter would get that product
from Calcutta and Dundee, and a large revenue
would go into the Treasury from that source.
That was revenue tariff The test as Golden
"a fnll datoY fnad. no ivat
find a tax protecting domestic production, that
instant free trade and revenue tariff condemn
it." The protective tariff tariff put upon
foreign articles which would raise the requisite
revenue TO meet the expenses of the Govern
ment and so judciously adjusted TO
apply to all competing foreign products,
and permit non-competing products except lux
uries TO come in free Of duty and 60 untaxed and
unburdened by custom-house exactions. 1t said
TO the foreign producer: IF you want to bring
your foreign products into the United States and
sell them in competition with our people in our
home market your product must bear the bur
den-must pay the duty. You must draw the
load you must furnish the revenue and in per-
forming this essential give protection to our own
people" AS to everything discovery necessity
OF life-the protective tariff said Come i'm free
of duty" Tea, for instance, drugs and spices
we could not produce them in the United States,
ond every one of them was put on the free list.
But TO the man who raises a commodity which
we could rinse it said: IF you want to compete
with us in our own markets you must pay for
We had free trade more than any country in
the world. We had free trade among our thirty
eight States and the Territories, and with 60 600
600 of people, extending from ocean TO ocean,
and from the lakes to the gulf free trade among
ourselves, within our own borders. Free trade
I'm the United States was based upon n commu-
nifty of CAPABILITIES and reciprocities 1t was like
the reciprocal obligation of family. I'VE are
one country, ono civilization; we have one Lam
guage one system Of law, one constitution, and
one destiny. Not with other nations OF the
world Each is separate political society an
organization Of its own to work out its own
destiny" We denied TO these nations free trade
with us upon equal terms with pro-
ducers. He requested his honored friend from
Kentucky (Afr Brecknridge). who to follow
him, TO tell him why the foreign producer should
be admitted to equality with own pro-
ducers upon our own soil. He paid no
taxes, performed civil duties; he
was not amenable 10 laws he was
subject to no civil obligation; he was with US
I'm neither war nor peace; he was an alien to
he cared nothing for us beyond what he could
make out Of us. We put tariff ON the compel
ing foreign products 10 protect ourselves, to pre-
serve ourselves, TO defend ourselves and those
who are always with u.s. in adversely and in sun
shine, in sympathy and in purpose, and in sacri-
fee II need be. IL was about all We could do as
American citizens to look after own people.
His friends ON the other side thought they were
doing their whole duty when they let our people
alone and looked after the people Of other ma
lions. That was what they had been doing since
December Disappointing legislation not in the