Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
THURMAN AT PORT HURON.


THURMAN AT PORT HURON.
ST. CLAIR SPRINGS, Mich, Aug. o.
After leaving the hospitable club house at
Crosse Point, the Thurman party had an
experience which will probably not soon
not soon be forgotten. The wind had been
fresh and soon as the Pickett cleared
away from the wharf it became evident
that rough passage was to be had.
Twenty miles off the sailing was rough
and the little steam yacht seemed almost
ready to be swallowed up in the big waves
made an enliving evening although those
who remained on deck thought it rather a
damp one. Big waves splashed over the
boat drenching them from head to foot.
The staunch little vessel rode the waves
like a cork and scarcely any one suffered
from seasickness although one reporter
lost his supper and hat.
After two and one half hours the canal
at the St. Clair flats was reached and from
there on smooth sailing was enjoyed. Judge
Thurman enjoyed the trip greatly and
seemed not at all Inconvenience by the
storm.
Passing Marine City the party received
midnight reception although no stop
was made. Chinese lanterns had been
tastefully hung along the deck, red, white
and blue lights were burned and a small
cannon spoke the welcome. The electric
light of the Oakland house were a wei
come sight to the party who had been
confined to the yacht for over twelve hours
and the reception on landing was a fine
one. Rockets and Roman candles shoot
ing every direction in front of the big
hotel gave a glowing welcome. The guests
of the hotel, who are many, joined IN
shouting whats the matter with Thur
man?' and the response Hes all right"
With cheers resembling in their ears AL
went to bed early in the morning. The
speeches will begin at about 3 O'Clock
and the crowd in attendance promises
10 be immense.
Congressman Whiting this morning re-
ceived message from Postmaster Gen
eral Don NJ. Dickinson stating his inability
10 be on hand and sending his greetings
and good wishes.
At LEO the Pickett will start on its
twelve mile trip where the speeches will
be made Congressman Hatch, of Mis-
souri,, Outwaite, of Ohio, Sherry, of lndi-
ana, and Whiting, of Michigan, and others
of prominence Will speak this evening
commencing at o'clock, and Judge
Thurman will speak this afternoon at
o'clock
n pdrdu6 Will pt Hdti JnlS dlteFuOon anu
In the evening a grand torch procession.
PORT HURON, Aug. 22.-Port Huron's
population greeted the arrival of Judge
Thurman and party at the wharf today,
and an ovation was given him on the
route TO the grove. Between 5000 and
1900 people Were present when the meet
Ing was called to order. Mr.. j. j. O'Neil,
of Port Huron, introduced Judge Thur
man.
After conplimenting President Cleve-
land, he entered upon the question Of
the tariff, beginning by defining it and by
referring TO the surplus Of Sill, Zoo. 0O0 and
TO the Democratic policy of reducing this
surplus by reducing the tariff taxes, con-
trasting this policy with the course advo-
Gated by the Republicans, viz: TO let the
surplus accumulate without reducing the
taxes. He continued: Now my friends, in
the long political life that have led /
have heard great many false pretenses
preached TO the people, a great many in
tended to deceive and delude them, but in
all my life l have never witnessed such
audacity as have noticed this year on the
part of the advocates of high protective tar
if; never before. Now just think of it for one
moment We are told that high tariff
makes the country richer, as if il We're
possible to make a country rich by oppres-
Sively taxing its people. lApplause.l Isn't
that a new way to make a man rich-to
run your hand into his pocket and take
out what you find there, and that without
any just reason whatsoever for doing so
Is not that a singular way TO make any
body rich EApplause.l Again, they have
the audacity TO say that this tariff tax is
not paid by the consumers of the article
which is taxed. Why. if the consumers of
these taxed articles do not pay this tax, l
would like to know who does. Do these
protectionist orators pay it Do the manu-
facturers pay it? Who pays it ? Now, my
friends, If you will reflect for moment
you Will see that 1t is necessarily the case
that the tariff taxes are paid by the con-
sumers of The articles of a like kind
which are manufactured in the United
States. For IL is curious fact.
and one of the worst things
about this tariff tax, that while the gov
eminent gets 81 resulting from the tax
the domestic manufacturers get - as it is
best estimated that never goes into the
treasury at all [Great cheeringl. How
goods imported into the United States of
dutiable goods in the year 1887, the last
year for which we have any returns, Were
in value $3.50, 325. $50. The tariff duties col
lected We're s2l2, 034, 424. There Were there
fore in that single year taxes levied on the
United States by the operations of this
tariff law S2l2, 0S4, 424, which went into the
treasury of the United States. But that
Is have told you was the least part of the
burden. The domestic manufac-
ture-s of the same kind OF COM
modities amounted that year TO $500,
bS, lel, and as the price of those
goods was raised by the tariff in nearly
equal proportions TO the price of the goods
that were imported into the country; the
amount which the people had paid in these
high prices of what they had 10 buy and
had to use amounted TO about 81 .oe0. go CO
or 10 about five times as much as the tax
received by the government for the use of
the government. Ia other words the whole