The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-22
IN FREE TRADES FORTRESS,
Congressman Mckinley Speaks Upon
Proteetion I'm GEORGIA.

ATLANrA, Ga. Aug. 2i.-A heavy
rain storm deferred many people from
going to the Georgia Chautauqua to-
day to hear Hon. VIM. Mckinley
speak on the subject of protection.
Mckinley was introduced by Judge
Van Epps.
After acknowledging his thanks to
the Piedmont society for the courtesy
and eoraiaiity of the invitation, Mr..
Mckinley at once waded into a discus
sion of the tariff question. He began
by quoting from the speech delivered
by Hon. J. Randolph Tucker of Viz
ginia in the house OF representatives
Nav i8, 1873. as follows: The true
revenue duty is the lowest duty which
will bring the required revenue" Mr..
Mckinley said this definition of a
revenue duty was q fair and frank
one. and he accepted it. As arevenue
tariff, he went on TO say, is, therefore,
such one a. will produce the
largest revenue from the low
est duty, the lowest rate of
duty will encourage importation
and diminish home production and in
vcntion. II will OF necessity check
competition at home and send our
merchants abroad TO buy 1t affords
no protection, sot even incidental, for
the very instant that you discover that
il fayors home products, that instant
Won discover that importations and
revenues are checked aud that our own
producers are able to control the home
market or part OF il, then at once the
advocate OF revenue tariff reduces the
duty to bring IL down 10 the true reye-
nue. standard: for Il must not he over
looked, according to that Tree trade
maxim, Where protection begins.
revenue ends" that the question OF
revenue j. ALWAYS the controlling one
A revenue tariff IS iuconsiSten with
protection. Ii IS intended for a
wholly different purpose. and
loses its force and character
as genuine revenue when it becomes
TO an extent protective. IL has but
one object; Il can have bat enc object
that OF opening up our markets TO
the foreign producer, impoveris hing
home pgOduet ton and enriching its
foreign rival
The speaker then referred u Eng-
land a. being more nearly free trade
than any other nation. and he then
made a statement concerning that
couutry's dutiahie articles
Passing on, be said there was an
other theory Of taxation, and i was
the one whieh he believed essential TO
American development and material
prosperity, though il was based upon
exactly opposite principles. IL per
mits all articles OF foreign production,
whether OF field. factory or mine,
except luxuries only which We cannot
produce in the United States, 20 enter
our ports free and anburdened
except by cusiom-house executions.
The duty j. 30 be impos Ell
upon foreign competing products.
that IL, products which If
brought into this country would con
tend with the products Of our own
labor and our own factories, in our
uxn market. Under this system, il
the foreign producer would enter our
market With a competing product, he
must contribute something for the
privilege which he Is TO enjoy. and
this something. in the form Of duties
cues into the treasury, furnishing q
venue 10 the government, and these
duties operate 20 protect the joint pro
duction OF labor and capital against
I ike foreign proiects.
A thorough analysis oi the prUtec
T tive side of the question here followed
in which quotation was made from
z Democratic and Republican sorrre'
al round. Tariff legislation was fol
bowed up from the birth OF the Amer
car reyualie 10 the present tine. anC
the Industries were paFAdeG viii
woE.iz OF comment and criticism
He closed his speech IN the follow
& svse- s.rn-&<s Men AZ (tessrs-sa ssr.gg
this great industrial question taer
should - no North OF south. To u
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