The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-09

gwen me this new baptism, tnatu can only
live a. long a. one Of these obelisks / shall GER
tainly live to see all the enemies of Democracy
buried b3eafh centuries OF dust Well, my
friends, thk troubles me not, for am engaged
on business too serious 70 be troubled BY oulps,
however sharp, or vitticisms. however pungent
Il come here 70 speak to you, nv friends in
View Jersey. q serious. yea, sober manner, as
70 American citzens, IN year OF great moment
TO you and 70 the country. l come here az the
request OF your central committee and come
willingly. because there 10 no part OF this whole
continent In which / would rather meet my
Democratic friends than IN this same State OF
New jersey. What was done By our forefsth-
ers in the war that achieved our independence
at Trenton, at Princeton and at Monmouth
Those things are fresh in my recollection, and
- they made my youthful blood stir within me
and boil With devotion. 50, to-day. in this old
obelisk, the recollection Of them sets the
heart IN motion. 1 am therefore glad
TO be with you tonight Cheers and waving
my new baptism. never yet saw an obelisk
that had bandanna- lChesrs Now, there
are not few subjects upon which might ad-
dress ron tonight There are some in my heart
that would like to speak to you about L
should Ike TO speak TO you Of the history Of this
great Democratic party to which have belonged
from my youth up. I would like 10 speak to
you OF that party founded by Thomas Jefferson
and consolidated and maintained By Andrew
jackson, and whose interest and welfare have
would like to remind you that there is not one
acre OF land now within the limits Of the United
States beyond the original thirteen colonies
that was not obtained by Demo-
cratic administration. i would like 10 re-
mind You that the thirteen colonies which
achieved their Independence were a compaTa-
lively narrow strip OF land lying along the At
lanric shore. bounded on the west by the Ale
gneny mountains. and that now this Republic Of
ours extends from ocean TO ocean, aud il one of
the largest and il is the most intelligent, and
believe, the most powerful of all the nations on
the earth Great Applause. i would like to
show TO you, or rather, 10 recall TO your recolec
toa, the fact that whenever the contest has
been bstveeu the rights Of the people and those
who would control their rights, the Democratic
party has stood by the people, unfinching, de-
term;ned, and not TO be moved / would like to
recall 70 your memory such facts these: that
the removal Of the property qualification, and
the religious test aud all that impaired the free
right Of the people to vote, was the result OF
Democratic legislation, inaugurated by the
Democratic party. i would like to call your at
tention 20 the fact that when the spirit OF
Knc1-rothingism arose in this land and threat
sned 20 disfrauehise every foreign-born citizen
and 20 put Gown all the peopls OF q particular
church, the Democracy came TO the rescue OF
liberty and religion, and said this thing shall
not be. would like TO remind you that in
the good old days Of Democratic ascendsncy,
We bad an econ omieal governments economically
administered; that the expenses of General
Jackson's administration. for instance, in the
course OF year, did not exceed one fourth Of
the expenses that have been entailed on this
country enc year since the close Of the rebel
Eon- / would like to further state to you that
this Democratic party is party that has never
laid down 20 die; that it is naturally the party
OF free institutions, aud that just a. long as
freedom exists in America the Democratic party
will exist. [Greas applause.l There is no way
Of destroying it, except by despotism, and
long as itexists despotism is impossible in this
land, for that party win not endure IL.
Now, my friends, passing from these gener-
al observations, allow me to come to some OF
the issues that are most sharply marked in this
campaign; for have no doubt you want to hear
about that And, FIRST OF all, because it is most
discussed and attracts public attention ths most,
let ne say something Upon the tariff question,
so-called. Our opponents are endeavoring to
alarm the whole country by the cry of free
trade They are saying that the Mills bill. As it
IL called, the tariff bill introduced by Mr.. Mills,
and which passed the House Of Repre-
s WSv ,,.a. NM, measure Sar.
Poor opinion Of the I inssllie Sass
Of the America people who talk in that man
usn Why, what 10 free tradel Free trade is
the unrestricted intercourse between nations.
In whish there are no custom-houses, no duties.
and nc taxes paid on the goods imported for
sale. That il free trade. You have an illustra-
tion OK free trade in the United States. There
vre shirty-cdd States In the Union, thirty eight,
II h not. Mr.. MePhersoni There are thirty:
sight States in the Union. Between these
States there II free trade. When goods are
raksn from New Jersey, from this great manu-
featuring and fourishing city Of Newark. into
Few York, you pay no duties, snd the New
s.ra hsS no TO Maine them on c.or
MIA, IL Is exactly the same thing.
Between those thirty-eight States, and between
them and the Territories that belong to the
United States, there il free trade But there is
= a.. g. l. - - Lit
States and foreign countries, and nobody IN this
country advocates such freeI trade. Great ap-
plauss, and cries of 'hurrah for Thurmanrl My
friends, you mean very well, ! know, but
would rather have your attention than your
etssrs~ I say that between the United States
and foreign countries there Is no such free trade.
Ia pplause, and firing Of bombs. which greatly
interrupted Mr. Thurman. There il no free
trade, properly called, except that free trade to
which have alluded, and which exists between
the different parts Of the United States. That
IL the only example of free trade We have here.
When . man talks about the Mills bill as free
trade, either be talks vithour wisdom, or he
talks with intent 10 deceive-the one or the 9TH
tho one or the other.
'sNow, my friends, what an absurdity it is to
call thar bill q free-trade bill The present rate
Of duty under the existing tariff is forty-seven
and . fraction per cent; that is to say, upon
every article OF dutiable goods brought into the
United States . tax Is levied Of forty -seven and
n fraction per cent. Now, this Mills bill TO
duces shis rate of taxation TO AZ per cent, or
thereabouts The reduction 10 less than PEI
cent on this taxation. and yet this reduction is
called free-frade. Il still leaves the tariff al
from 40 TO AZ per cent, or more than twice as
much as it evsr was before the late civil war,
feheers.I and yet il is talked about as q free
trads bill. Why, my friends, IL is simply absurd
but a. have said. this tax-and
when say tax / say it advisedly
for tariff 10 nothing in the world but
tax-this tax Is tax upon all goods brought
into the United States for sale to the people, or
nearly all OF them. There are some few
articles on the free LIST but nearly all the arti
cles consumed by the people Of the United
States that are imported into this country have
TO pay this tariff or this tax, the average oil
which II AZ per cent and upwards. Now, my
friends, who pays that taxi Who pays it1 That
IL the question. Why, in the first place, the
importer Of the goods pays it when rs takes
them in New York, ~ the custom-house, or al
whatever other port he brings his goods 70. He
must pay it before he can take the goods out q
the custcm-house. OF course, when be selli
the amount of this tax TO the origina
cost Of the goods, and sell them a
a price iuss so much increased
or else he viii be losing money, and he could not
carry on his business He adds the duty to the
original cost when he sells them to the whole
sale merchant The wholesale merchant r:ust
sell them at the same price with bis pre- So
added when he sells them 10 the retail merchant
This retail merchant must keep the tariff chargt
in his price with his prof: when he sells it to his
customers. It In the man who purchases the
goods who eventually pays the tariff on the
goods In all cases il 10 the man who uses the
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