St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-14
DIFFERENT GROOVES.
The Executive of the Empire
State Talks for Tariff
Reform,
Gov. Hill Says High Tariff
Is Robbery Of the
Masses.
He Remarks That Harrison
and Morton are Leading
a Forlorn Hope.
1ndianains Who Support Mat
son Test Their Lungs in
David BIS Hearing.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 13.-Gov. Hill
and party arrived at $50 this morning.
The party was met at the depot by an
escort composed of the Old Roman club,
of Purdue, the Hendricks and Blue
Jeans clubs, of indianapolis, with the
First Regiment band and Lafayette
Drum corps. About 1000 men partici-
pated in the parade, marching through
the mud and rain cheering enthusi-
astically. A feature of the parade was
drum corps of twenty young ladies
wearing bandana dresses and helmets.
The meeting at the rink commenced at
2 o'clock. Gov. Hill received an ova-
ton as he appeared. He spoke an hour,
and was repeatedly interrupted by
wild applause. Many of his tariff argu-
ments we're the same as employed at
Mitchell and Indianapolis. Following
is synopsis of his address:
l accept this kind reception which
you accord, not as a mere personal
compliment to myself, but as your
tribute oil respect to the gallant DemOc-
racy of the Empire State. / bring to
you the greetings Of the Democracy of
the Empire State. and trust that your
canvass may be successful here. l
trust that not only will you carry
the state for the electoral
ticket, but that you will elect
your gallant standard bearer, Col. w.
Matson, who is here. Great applause
The speaker then reviewed the results
of President Cleveland's administration.
think l speak the sentiments of the
. people when | say they are reasonably
SATISFIED WITH THIS ADMINISTRATORS
A voice, 'you bet we are.''] Nearly
four years of prosperous government
has given the lie to the assertions made
by the Republican party four years ago.
[Applause.l They made the same asser-
tons eight years ago. They made them
Twelve years ago. But they have now
been completely and entirely answered.
Our working men are now better en-
ployed than in years passed. Mer-
chants in some of our great cities, eS-
pecially in New York city, are selling
more than they did four years ago. The
Southern trade has been the best for
many years. This is so because under
the wise, patriotic and Statesmanlike
administration of President Cleveland,
the country has been entirely satisfied.
The principal question of the hour is
that of reduction of taxation. The DEM
Ocratic party believes that unnecessary
taxation is unjust taxation. We believe
that there has been thorough legislation
for classes, and we propose to Iegislate
for the masses. Great applauSe.] We
believe that the interests of the con-
sumers of the country should be con-
suited now, rather than the interests of
the selfish classes and the interests of
monopolists. Upon this question the
two parties divide. i know that
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MAINE
who is now in this state, seeks to i'm
press upon the people of Indiana that
all the blessings which they enjoy may
be attributable to a high protective
tariff. A voice He can't do it'll I
suppose the magnificent weather of
to-day may also be traced to high pro-
tective tariff. [I4aughter] He seeks
to prove that because during
the past twenty years your
population has increased. because
your farms have been well cultivated,
because to great extent your indus
tries have proSpered, that all this may
what is called high tariff. My friends,
tivated your farms you are entitled to
the credit of it and no one else. The
increase of your population is not
due to any tariff system. Applause
and laughter. Your country has
prOSpered. not because of the tariff, but
it has prospered in spite of it. Why, it
is false position that he assumes. You
might take single date; you might
prove almost anything. Why, my
friends, there are more insane people in
this state than there twenty years ago.
Undoubtedly there are more mort
cages on your farms than there
were twenty years ago; undoubtedly
there are more people that occupy our
poor houses than there were twenty
years ago. You see how false are the
premises from which he reasons. The
tariff, my friends, cannot be maintained
upon these slight arguments. In the
first place lay down this proposition. viz:
That unless some great injury is to
enSue 1t naturally is for the benefit of
the people to have reduced taxation. l
don't subscribe to the doctrine that the
public
DEBT IS A PUBLIC BLESSING;
neither do l subscribe to that other
doctrine, namely, that public taxation
is public blessing. [Applause.l be-
Eeve that we have the right to assume
that the country would be better and
more prosperous by having as little tar
iff as possible. Starting with that
proposition, let me see what the
Democratic party proposes. 1t
proposes, my friends, revision of
the tariff, based upon two elementary
principles. What are those underlying
principles? One is that there should
not be any duty on raw materials; sec
ond, that there should be as light
tariff as DOSSjble unOn fine ne ,eSSaries
of life. Applause Upon these prin-
ciples we may confidently rely upon
the intelligence and good judgment of
the American people. We propose to
place wool upon the free list, and lumber
upon the free list. We propose to
place salt, one of the necessaries of life,
upon the free list. Years ago cotton
was upon the free list, and we can see no
reason why wool should not also be
placed upon the free list. 1t is anus
ing to read the arguments of Republi-
can newspapers upon the Mills bill. 1t
is proposed to put old rags on the free
list because it would make paper
cheaper in this country, and great ben
eft would ensue to all classes. When
the Mills bill was reported to congress,
and upon its passage, the Republican
papers Immediately
SET TO WORK TO ATTACK
this item of the bill. They said all Junk |
dealers in the country would vote
against Cleveland on account of 1t, but |
come to be proposed the Republicans
themselves concluded to put old rags on
the free list. If these people cannot |
vote for Cleveland because old rags
were put on the free list, they can
not vote for Harrison either and