Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-05
GEN. HARRISON AT FORT WAYNE.

He Delivers Stirring Tariff Speech
 The Issue Is Between Free Trade and sPrOteetion-The Workingman Must Decide Nc.
 l FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 4.-The train ! bearing Gen. Harrison and party arrived here
 at :45 p. m., after journey marked by the l greatest enthusiasm on the part of the towns along the route at which a stop was made. Fully 5000 were at the depot here to witness the arrival. Gen. Harrison was escorted to a grove near the railroad station, where be- tween 5000 and 5000 people enthusiastically greeted him. As he ascended the platform he was pelted with bouquets from all sides. SPEECH ON THE TARIFF.
 He spoke at length and in much the same vein as he has spoken before on tariff reduc- ton and the disastrous effect it would have on the laboring classes. He said
 fsDoes it need to be demonstrated that if we reduce our tariff to revenue level if we abolish from it every consideration of protec- tion more goods will came in from abroad than come in now. And what is the neces- sary effecta It is the transfer to foreign shops of work that you need here; 1t is to diminish American production and increase English production. That is to be the effect of it.
 HE STATES THE ISSUE.
 It is not worth while to stand upon nice definitions as to free trade. Some think it enough to gay they are not free traders be- cause they are not in favor of aboIishing all customs duties. Let me remind such that the free trade countries of Europe, recognized to be such, have not abolished all customs du- ties A better distinction is this: The free trader believes in levying customs duties without any regard to the effect of those du- ties upon the production of our own shops | m IL F. AL "1I homes, There are many confusing and con- tradictory statements made in the public press and by public speakers. Ask any of those who assail our protective system whether they do not believe if their policy is adopted larger amount of foreign made goods purpose to increase importation in order to cheapen prices. l think may safely ask you to consider the question whether this cheapening of prices. which they seem to re- gard as the highest attainment of statesman ship, is consistent with the rate of wages that our workmen enjoy now; whether it will not involve-if we are to have foreign competition without favoring duties-a re- duction of American wages to the standard of the wages paid abroad.
 Do you believe for 6 moment that the two factories making the same production can be maintained in competition where one pays 33 per cent. more to it's workingmen than the ,othera
 The general then shook hands with 5000 to 3, 1000 persons, and was escorted back to the train. Miss Grace White, daughter of Congressman White, acted as engineer of the train for ten minutes after ithad started The next stop was made at Huntington where MT. Harrison spoke briefly to abont 2,000 \ people. At Peru 2,000 awaited the train and General Harrison addressed the assembly on the tariff and other issues.
 Kokono, the gas city of Indiana, was reached at 6:15 and the party were awaited by fully 5000 people with music and flying banners.