The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-26

Nih oFing oack into power that party which
brought the busy hum of industry to every
neigh hborhood In the country, or whether thsJ
Will open the doors 10 free trade, aud establish
in America the condition OF half paid and half
starved labor which exists in England II the
workingmen wished to hold what they already
have, aud gain more. they should vote the Re
publican ticket; they wished TO lose
half OF what they had already gained,
let them vote the Democrats ticket
The power OF an individual working.
man TO consume products depended upon
what he was paid. The size OF mans home and
the amount of every thing ne consumed depended
upon the wages he is receiving. II . working.
man favored the Mills bill, which proposes %
the Democrats ticket The prime objects Of
&sdesuuions TO afford protection 10 all
individual meubers. Organized labor should
stanc In this fight upon the principles under
lying individual trades-unions. The Repuo-
licsn party was simply one grand trade-union
trying to afford protection for labor A man,
no matter TO what labor organization be be
LONGS believes IN protecting the labor OF his own
craft. All such men ought 70 be IN accord with
the Republican party when it proposes 10 pro-
tect all alike
In conclusion, Mr.. Litchman said he hsd
never served labor so well during his life az he
had IN this campaign in trying TO defeat the
policy of the Democratic party. He was honest
in the belief that he could serve labor no better
than by unfolding the protection system.
MR. M'KINLEYs SPEECH.
Congressman Mckinley was next introduced
The audience arose to its feet TO welcome him.
and the cheering continued several minutes
Mr. Mckinley spoke just two hours, aud com
manded the closest attention Of every msn and
woman in the vast audience of 5000 persons
until he had closed. He began bis address in
very low tone of voice. and thers were fears
that be could NOT be heard by al present, but
as he reachsd the spirit of his speech MS voice
was in the full tone of the orator that be is and
from that on he spoke with fine effect
His speech was pronounced by all who heard
70 be the ablest discussion of the subject
that has been heard in Indianapolis The ap-
plause be received was frequent. and his arg1-
msnt was so clear that persons 10 the audience
frequently toressw a conclusion he was going to
reach and involuntarily gave voice to their
thoughts. He spoke as follows:
MIR. Chairman and my Fsllow-citizeus-As
your chairman has well stated, the controlling
issue OF this canvass 10 the question of the tariff
and this question, my fellow-eitizens, is of such
gravity as to command the best thought and the
most enlightened judgment Of the people. 1t 10
not question which invites any very cousidera-
BILE sentiment 1t 10 not an issue which 10 any
sense provokes men's passions. 1t 10 NOT an
issue which recalls any bitter memories Of past
political conflicts. Ii 10 rather o question OF
business; q question which concerns everyone OF
60, 600, 900 Of people in their empoyments and
In 'their earnings; aud, in turn, concerns the
general prosperity Of the whole country. 1t isa
very simple question. when once understood. IL
il. after all, only question of taxation; O cues
tion which copfronts every government from
the moment it is launched into existence and
continues with 1t ell through its existence. It
was the question, probably, above every other
question, which bas led to the adoption Of tho
federal Constitution. 1t was o question that
confronted the hrst American Congress. and
received attention from II in the very first 10
ever passed. IL received consideration from
Congress even before George Washington was
inaugurated. lt is simply the question of how
shall we raise the money necessary 10 keep this
governments iu operation, TO provide the
money necessary to meet the current ex-
penses of the governme ent and its maturing obli-
eations. There are some things upon which
both political parties are in accord The first one
ID that the government Of the United States
must have whatever money is necessary
to meet it's expenses, and the second 10
that the United States has got no money; has
got income; has got no resources, and ths
only means to which Ii can resort TO raise
mosav IS by invoking the constitutional power
of taxation. and levying taxes upon its own
people. 1t requires 20 rup this government.
$3.50. .000, 900 every twelve months. or nearly, II
not quite. 81 900. 600 every twenty-forr hours.
This vast sum must be raised somehow srd
somewhere, and it can be only raised by the use
of the taxing power OF the government No
time Of profound peace. No one would think Of
invoking the constitutional power to borrow
money in the presence of our
maschless prosperty; so that the only
two ways by which this vast sum OF money il
Aecured is either by the system OF direct taxa
tion-that Is, taxing the peope directly, their
property real and personal, their incomes and
their vocations-or by the indirect System or
taxing the products Of some other nation and OF
some other people. Both political parties of the
country agree that the majority Of this vast
sum OF money required for governmental
penses shall DO raised by the latter system.
That Il, by imposing duties upon products OF
foreign nations seeking our market for sale and
consumption: and up to this point the two
political parties in this country are in substan-
tial accord. Here the two political parties di-
verge the Democratic party believing that this
sum of money should be raised by system Of
tariff for revenue; the Republican party
believing it shall be raised by a system wbicn
10 commonly called o protective tariff.
To understand the relations of these two
parties to this question and its effect upon the
occupations OF the people. IL is important that
we should understand at the very outset ex-
actly what revenue tariff means. ana exactly
what a protective tariff means. The former as
its language Indicates, 10 u tariff for revenue,
or. ss 1t Is sometimes put in Democratic plat
forms. "A tariff for revenue only" or. "a tariff
exclusively for revenue that is, a teriff upon
foreign products which looks to revenue aud
to revenue only, dismissing every other
consideration, disregsrding every other
purpose; having solely in view the ques-
ton of revenue, that being its sole mis-
sion. Therefore, whatever tariff will produce
the largest revenue with the smallest rate of
duty or smallest rate Of tax Is what is commonly
understood to be a revenue tariff. Now how
can you accomplish this9 How can you secure
the largest amount Of revenue from the smallest
rate OF taxationi IL you can ascertain the way
by which this can be done then you have the
very perfection of revenue tariff such as is sd-
vocated by the Democratic party. Now TO secure
the largest revenue from the smallest rate OF
duty you will In the first place put your duties
upon the non-competiDg foreign products; that
is products the like OF which cannot produce
in the United States; the like OF which cam
not produce from our soil. take from our mines
or manufacture in our shops, and put your tax
upon that non-competine foreign product, and
the result will be that with the very smallest
rate of tax, the most Insignificant rate of tax,
will produce very considerable revenue to the
government. and the reason for that Is that il
we put the tax upon the non-eompe,ing product
market There is no domestic production 20
contend for any part of the domestic market
The people os this country are compelled ID 20
cannot produce in the United States. and there
foreign product aud the very necessities of our
people viii compel Us TO go abroad
10 boy, and every purchase We make.
every invoice OF such foreign products
that 10 brought into this country. every cargo
that is landed at any of our ports in any Of our
States will produce a vast SUN Of money TO the
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