Wichita eagle., 1888-10-07
A CHICAGO DELEGATION.
General Harrison Makes the Finest Effort of
the Campaign.

OCuCloA uAAACoA AAoAOo tAV AAASSs A1AuAS W
the Campaign.
delegation from Chicago called on General
Harrison tonight. His speech was consid-
cred by many the finest of the campaign.
He said:
Comrades and friends-It is rare sight
and it is one very full of interest to us as
citizens of Indiana, to see this great hall
filled with the people of another state,
come to evidence their interest in great
principles of government. [Cheers.1
welcome tonight for myself and for our
people, this magnificent delegation from
Chicago and Hyde Park. [Cheers.] We
have not before, in the procession
of these great delegations, seen its
equal in numbers, enthusiasm and
cor1iality. [Cheersl. / thank you pro-
foundly for whatever of personal respect
there is in this demonstration, fcheersl
but, above all, as American citizens, l re-
joice in this convincing proof that our
people realize the gravity and urgency of
the issues involved in this campaign
[Cheersl. This delegation, composed of
the business men of Chicago, and of the
shows a common interest in the right
decision of these great questions. [Great
cheering l am especially glad that these
skilled, intelligent workmen, coming out
of your great workshops, have manifested
by their coming to their fellow workmen
in Indiana and throughout the country
their appreciation of what is involved for
ingl May that God who has so long
blessed us as nation long defer that evil
day when penury shall be a constant
guest in the homes of our working people
and long preserve 20 us that intelligent,
thrifty and cheerful body of workmen that
was our strength in war and is our guar
anty of social order in times of peace.
war, it was true of the great
union army, as it is said to
be of the kingdom of heaven-not many
are rich [cheersl. 1t was out Of the homes
of our working people the great army
came 1t was the strong arm Injured to
labor on the farm or in the shop that bore
up the flag in the shock of battle, carried
lifted it again in honor over our national
capitol. Prolonged and wild cheering.
After SO many historical illustrations of
the evil effects of abandoning the policy
of protection for that of revenue tariff, we
are again confronted by the suggestion
that the principle of protection shall be
eliminated from our tariff legislation.
Have we not had enough of such expert
mentss Does not the history of our
tariff legislation tell US that every reve-
nue. tariff shall be followed by financial
and industrial depression, and that re-
turn to the policy of protection has Stimu-
lated our industries and set our throbbing
again in motion [cheersl. And
yet again and again the Democratic party
comes forward with this pernicious prop
osition-for it has been from that party al
ways. A cry 'you are correct"] the
to abandon our protective
policy and to substitute a revenue tariff
has come A cry that's so" and "correct''l.
| had placed in my hands yesterday copy
Of the London News of September II. The
editor says in substance, that judg-
ing the purpose of the Democratic
party by the executive message of
last December the English people were
justified in believing that party meant
free trade. but if they were to accept the
more recent utterances of it's leader, pro-
testing that that was not their purpose,
then the editor thus states the issue pre-
sented by the Democratic party. / read
but single sentence: st is, at any rate,
a contest between protection and some
thing that is not protection" Prolonged
and wild cheeringl. 1t is not of
that other thing is. Continued cheeringl.
1t is enough to know that it is not protec-
ton fRenewed cheeringl Those who de-
fend the present Democratic policy declare
that our people not only pay the tariff
duty upon all imported goods, but that
amount Is added to the
price of every domestic competing article.
that for every dollar that Is paid into
the treasury in the form of
custom duty the people pay several
dollars more IN the enhanced cost of the
domestic competing article. Those who
honestly hold such doctrines cannot stop
short of the absolute destruction of our
protective system. [Cries of No, no."l
The man who teaches such doctrines and
ienies that he is on the road to free trade
s like the man who takes passage on
rain scheduled from here to Cincinnati
without a stop, and when the train is
speeding on its way at the rate of
forty miles an hour, denies that
ne is going to Cincinnati. IGreat
aughter and cheering.l The i'm
pulse of such logic draws
5oward free trade as surely and swiftly as
hat engine pulls the train to its destina
ion. [Cheers. 1t inevitably brings US to
he English rule of leyying duties upon
such articles as we do not produce at
lome; such as tea and coffee. This is
purely revenue tariff, and is practical free
rade Against this the Republican party
proposes that our tariff duties shall, of an
Intelligent purpose, be lead chiefly upon
articles. lCheersl That our
it of discriminating duties, upon the
PRODUCTS of their labor. [Cheers.] The
Democratic policy increases importation,
md, by so much, diminishes the work to
1e done in America 1t transfers work
rom the shops of South Chicago to Biz
ningham. [Cries Of fright you are" and
'correcr."l For, if certain amount of
or years supply to, our peo
lie, and we increase the amount
hat is brought from abroad |
" Just so much, we diminish the amount
hat Is made at home. lCries of right |
-ou are."l And in just that proportion |
We throw out of employment the men |
hat are working here. [Cries of correct ! |
And not only so, but when this equal
is once established between |
'ur shops and foreign shops there is not |
nan here who does not know that |
he only condition under which |
he American shop can run at all is that it |
hall reduce the wages OF its employees to |
he level of the wages paid in the Compel |
ng shops abroad. [Cries of Good. goodr"
nd cheers This is, briefly, the whole |
tory. We should look after and protect |
'ur American working men. prolonged |
heers Therefore, | am Republican. |
Renewed and enthusiastic cheering But |
will not detain you longer. Cries OF |
Go on''l You must excuse me; | have /
,een going on for three months. Laughter /
nd cries of And you will go |
n for four years. l am some
what under restraint in what / !
an say, and others here are somewhat |
lnder restraint as to what they can ap- !.
,ropriateIy say in my presence. | beg you, !
therefore,, to allow me, after thanking you /
gain for your kindness, to retire, that |
thers who are here may address you.