The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-11
M'MlLllN ON THE TARIFF.
His Argument Carries Conviction to His
Auditors-The Public Lands.

Congressman McAlillin addressed 10000
Democrats at the grand ratification meet
ing held in the Academy of Music, New
York city. on 2S!h June. He had hardly
started before he completely captured the
audience. When he said he proposed to
take the Republican scalp or leave hls own
in his enemys fingers he was loudly
cheered. He said:
FELLOW CITIZENs: What has been the
condition of the labor of this country for
the last few years. have had access TO
the advance sheets of the forthcoming
third annual report of Hon. Carroll D.
Wright, Commissioner Of Labor. wish
to quote from it to show that twenty seven
years of alleged protection has not resulted
in that peace, quiet and prosperity to the
laborers which it was claimed would fol-
low it.
''In the six years from 1881 to 1886
there have been strikes in 22, 336 establish
ments. Of these, 1862, or 7474 per
cent, were 10 the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Ohio and
Illinois, where protection is claimed 10
have wrought such wonders for the labor
ing man.
There were lockouts during the same
period in ?, 1872 establishments. OF these,
1881, or 90S per cent, occurred in the
FIVE States named The number of en-
ployees striking and involved WAS 1,324
1872 In addition to-these there were l59-
54S employees locked out, 81 .22 per cent.
of whom were females. Of 2he %, 1856
establishments in which strikes occurred.
the strikes il 1892. or 49, l2 per ceut. Of
the whole, were ordered by labor orgauiza-
tions; while of the 2,1S2 establishments in
which lockouts occurred, 1853, or 50. "a
per cent, were ordered By combinations of
managers.
win any gentleman say, in the face Of
these great disturbances; that the condition
of the labor of this country is entirely sat
isfsctory to the laborer? Has he derived
that unnixed blessing from high taxation
which was promised him?
''What is the Mills bill? Is there free
trade in it? Is there danger TO labor in it?
Not at all. 1t is bill which proposes ro
take $S7S, 600 off of chemicals; 81, 756, ,00C
off of earthen and glass ware; $ll, ,4S0, ,00C
off of sugar; 1881, 900 off of provisions
1927, 1000 off of cotton goods; 81, 2,042, ,00C
off OF hemp, jute and fax goods; S12,'
$50, 900 off of woolens; 5000 off OF books
and papers, and 81, ,090, 900 off of sundries
It is also proposed to add to your free lisl
fax, hemp, jute, chemicals, salt, tin plate,
wool and other things, amounting to $22,
1S9, 900, making in all tariff reduction Of
$53, 720, 000 II proposes to make reduc
tious in the Internal revenue OF s24, ,455,
nS 70 fro
tariff and internal revenue sources of $7S,
l76. .O00-more than dollar and quarter
to every individual, or six dollars for every
family in the United States And the
plain, simple question to be presented here
today is: VIII we take this burden off OF
will we leave it on? Will we free com
merce, leaving it unshackled, or will We
keep it hampered? Will we continue Il
hoard up a corrupting surplus or will WI
leave the money in the pockets of the peo
pie, where it justly belongs?
''The battle is to he waged on principle
on our side. The question involved il
whether the people shall be taxed beyond
the necessities of government or not
Concerning that question I have no kline
of fear. I know full well that when ths
ides of November shall come. it will have
been determined by the voice Of New
York, by the voice Of Indiana, by tht
voice of New Jersey, by the voice of Con
necticut, by the voice of the Pacific slope
by the voice of large majority of he
American people, that for four more year
the White House is to be occupied by tina
grand statesman, Grover Cleveland, anl
by that incompatible daughter of New
York, his beautiful wife, II will also have
been determined that once more the Senatt
of the United States is to have for its pre-
siding officer that man who, of all others
made the greatest impress when there, tht
Hon. Allen G. Thurman.
Il claim, fellow. citizens, that the politi
cal organization known as the Republican
party has violated these sacred principle.
ever since it came into power. One of it:
first sets of hostility to good government
after the war closed was directed agains
the Chief Magistrate of the United States
When Andrew johnson found himself
President of the Republic, he had the pa
triotism and the boldness to hold aloft The
Constitution and proclaim it as the supreme
law of the land. He began the work Of
pardon and reconciliation to reunite dis
tracted people. Tenure of Office acts an6
impeachment prosecution were resorted tc
by our Republican opponents to get rid Of
the CONSTITUTIONS defender.
"The next step taken was to establish
carpetbag government and military rule il
the South, and disfranchise her people
How well they succeeded years of suffering
nd 1oH
When impartial histories shall have been
written it will app1ar that of all the gov,
ernments ever devised for the torture and
robbery Of free people, carpelbsg rule
has been the most efficient
Nor is this all, my countrymen. Tn,
der the acts of Congress granting lands 10
railroads, if the roads were not built in q
specified time the lands were to be forfeited.
They were to revert to the people. Part
of the roads were cot so huilt. You will
say: Surely, Virginians, no man could ob
ject to reclaiming the lands Ah. there
was Virginian in the Senate in the Forty
seventh Congress who so far forgot Vir-
ginia Inst he joined the opponents of
Democracy and deposed the Democratic
organization OF that body and foisted upon
it an organization which refused 10 declare
upon it an organization which refused to
declare these land, forfeited, or reclaim
one single acre of them for the people.
Need say that refer to your senior Sen
ator, General Malone? He asks your en-
dorsement. Are you READY to give it, after
he has thus made it impossible for you to
reclaim, during the Forty-sevenih Con-
gress this vast domsin-your birthright
and heritage? Never while the waters