Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-20
EDHTOR WATTERsoN talks
To the New Haven Democracy az IN
HypeKfOn-A Large Audience.

To the New Haven Democracy AZ she
HypeRfon-A Large Audience.
The Hyperion Theater was well filled Last
night to hear Hon. Henry Watterson of Ken
tucky speak on the tariff question from q
Democratic standpoint. The stage was filed
with prominent Democrats. Mayor York
presided. Before introducing Colonel Wat
tsrson he made short address, saying in
substance that the Republican party thinks
it owns the earth and that no other party has
any right in this country. Hon. Roger Q.
Mills seemed to have made quite . good Inn
preston on his Wait here, for every mention
of his name by Mayor York was greeted with
applause.
When Colonel Wstterson was introduced
he was greeted with warm applause. Among
other things he said that the next thing to
being taxed to death was to be talked to
death, and that il Just what the Republican
party 10 trying to do to the people.
In the Mills bill the country IL getting Just
what 1t wants for q revision of revenue laws
The bill certainly contains no free trade, for
have swept II fore and aft with q microscope
and haven't found snything about free
trade. I suppose the Republicans do not
have SO much objection to what Is in the bill,
but it is to what they say are its tendencies.
They say it tends to free trade. Let them
wait until 1t gets to the crossing of the river
before they object. The campaign is one of
conditions and not of theories. We must
come down off the mountains Of war taxes
and reduce taxation. The present tariff CON-
sists of all the bad tariffs that have ever ex-
listed. It Is a peace tariff on war basis. In
sition and yet the only revision since the war
not only failed to decrease them, but IL has
increased them. The Republicans say the
taxes shall not be reduced, but made higher.
Colonel Watterson with his characteristic
ability proceeded to make an attack on the
Republican platform with an evident desire
to render 1t in pieces. He applied about every
unique and comical name that he could to it.
In referring to the Chinese question he
called General Harrison "China's Own" The
Republican party is nothing if not warrior
on paper.
In speaking of the Republican platform, he
said that that great party accused itself. It
condemned the Democrats party for not do
ing in four years what the Republican party
had not done in twenty-four years. The Re-
publican platform says that 1--WE are uncom-
promisingly in favor of the American system
of protection" There Is no more reason to
call this the American system than to
call G. i s,e. Rua1isn: German, Or any 9th
trade was thought of in England it existed
here. When Washington was President we
offered to have free trade with England
and England rejected the offer. Clay in
troduced q system of tariff that he called
the American system. The tariff in Eng
land was then higher than here. Protec-
ton has never been abandoned, as the Re-
publican platform says. There never were
so many strikes and lockouts as under this
blessing of war taxes in times of peace.
The protective system has not been
and it will not be, but
the tariff must be reduced
The Superior court has stated that the county
has no right to tax people for only what Is
needed to run the government. The present
system of taxation Is robbery. It is hard
TO be serious in the face of such q sham as
The Republican platform. It wants to repeal
the tax on tobacco and alcohol for manufac-
turing purposes, and yet the Republicans
talk about temperance and of being the party |
10 purify the homes. Having watersd the milk |
and larded the butter they are
ready to invite You in to
prayer. IF I was free trader |
ind wanted to destroy the industries of the |
,ountry should adopt the Republican plat |
.crm. The Democrats have given you the |
Wills bill, bat what have the Republicans
lonea Nothing. The Senate dare not, but
Leep putting off Offering substitute for ii.
Before concluding Mr.. Watterson said that
Though he had besn called free trader he
Fas MOI one nor never had been. BE thought
resulted from his calling spade spads. ]