Evening journal., 1888-08-22
Mckinley STarif Talk
He Addresses the Chautauqua
Assembly at Augusta, Ga.
PLAIN, UNyARNIsHED ARGUMENT

| great day at the Chautauqua assembly. The
grounds were filed with people, the majority
Of them representing agricultural interests
| The event was the speech Of Representative
| Mckinley, who had come from Washington
to address the people on the advantages Of a
protective policy.
Among the large audience were some OF
the most distinguished citizens Of Georgia
Nal Mckinley was introduced by Judge
| Howard Van Epps, and was warmly re-
ceived.
Mai. Mckinley, having thanked the Pied
mont society for the courtesy of its invita-
ton said that he had come to address them
upon public question Of great national
import, which concerns not only the pros
perity Of ons section, but Of all sections Of
our common country, and which is Of COM
rnanding interest 10 our sixty millions of
people
''fhe different theories of taxation have IN
interest now which they have never possessed
before. Public thought is awakened and
the citizen Is investigating for himself Frank
discussion and thoughtful consideration Of
the two conflicting theories are therefore
demanded In the present state Of the public
mind, as well as the condition Of our national
treasury
"Thero are some things upon which all are
in accord, and which are so manifest as 10
require no argument or application. They
are admitted facts Among them arc that
the United States has no income, except what
81 secures by taxes collected from its people,
1t must collect its money, whatever may be
its actual requirements, either by direct
taxes or by duties upon imports. The Amer
lean sentiment is practically unanimous in
fots s.fg afaft NJ 81 Ia cha 81
revenue for the government by levying duties
apon foreign importations
"Free traders, so called, or, to be more
exact, the advocates OF n revenue tariff be-
heving with the other school Of political
economists in import duties, insist that duties
shall DO levied upon that class OF foreign
products which are not produced in the
United $ ates, the principle being that rev.
enue is the sole and only object Of such taxa
tion and that duty levied upon such for
eign products as have little or no home COM
petition will secure the largest revenue with
the smallest rate of duty.
Gan illustration familiar to all Of you are
the products OF tea and coffee. IT. however
the duty is levied upon the foreign compet-
ing product, it is made so low having rev.
enuo only in view, that the effect IL TO de-
stroy home competition and increase the
revenue therefrom by increasing importa-
tions
aHon. j. Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia,
an eminent lawyer and experienced states
man, in a speech delivered in the house Of
representatives May IS, 1878, defined row
enue duty as follows:
"'Therofore as no higher duty ought to
be laid than is needed TO raise the requisite
revenue on any particular article, it follows
that the true revenue duty is the lowest duty
which will bring the required revenue
"This definition is a fair and frank one,
and / accept it, A revenue tariff is, there
fore, such a one as will produce the largest
revenue from the lowest duty. The lowest
rate Of duty will encourage importations,
diminish home production and inevitably in
crease the revenue; il will Of necessity check
competition at home and send our merchants
abroad to buy; it affords no protection, not
even irc''en al A revenue tariff is incon-
sistSnt with projections; ii is intended for
wholly different purpose. 1t loses its force
and character as genuine revenue tariff
when it becomes to any extent protective II
has but ono object. II can have but one eff
fect-that OF opening up our markets TO the
foreign ducer-impoverishing the home
producer and onriching his foreign rival
20 which the revenue reformer invites the
people Of the United States Both the break
fast table and The sick room are made to bear
y large part Of the burden under the British
system OF taxation. 1t is not without signif-
canoe that the nearer we approach this sys-
TEN the more generous the bestowal OF Brit
ish CONNER dalton. 1t is in vain for the
British statesman TO assure as that their sys-
tom is best for us. 1T is folly said Wash.
ineton in his farewell address, in one nation
20 look for diein'cras.ed sayors fgosa Another
More than $50 600 OJO or nearly one fourth
of the British revenues, are raised from
customs duties
1T VIII be observed that her duties are
more largely imposed upon peculiarly agra
rian products than upon any others The
duty uprn tobacco is, according 70 moisture
from eighty-iour 10 ninety-two cents per
pound FOR the raw or unmanulactured arti-
Gle The manufactured article is made dua-
able at twenty cents a pound greater than
the raw product, which, with all Of Eng
lands boosted fies trade, is intended as a
protection % those engaged in the manpula-
ton Of tobacco. 10 is almost prohibitive to
Americans who would export manufactured
tobacco.
England is moro nearly free trade
country than any other, and her system 81
taxation furnishes an Enthusiastically example
] Of the practice aud principle Of revenue
/ tariff. Her import duties are imposed also
/ exclusively upon articles which cannot be
| produced by her own people upon her own
soil. while practically all competing products
OF foreign make and production are admitted
through her custom houses I've ol duty.
''The protective sy,tem," Mr. Mckinley
said in concluding, Unjust stand as a whole.
or fall. As Burke said Of liberty, It is the
clear right OF all or Of none. Il is only per
feet when universal II must be protective
tariff for all interests requiring the sncour-
agement OF the government, or it must be
free trade or a revenue tariff, and rest alike
upon all classes and all portions Of the
country.
"Alen Of Georgia, upon this great industrial
question there should be no north nor south.
TO US Of every section have been entrusted
the interests Of our country-our whole
country To Others have been confided the
care Of other nations and other peoples. We
will not interfere with them; we bid then
not interfere with U.S. Ny fellow citizens. ia
this conflict, influenced by patriotism, ma
tional interest and national pride, let US b,
Americana
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High Water at New York.