The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-10-19

The Man From Maine Explodes the
Missionary IdoAs Of the Texas
Statesman.

GvAmVILLE, 1nO., Oct. IL. ADOut oAxuS
thousand people assembled at Garvin
Park to hear Hon. JamesG. Blaine. In
Response 70 the greeting he said:
have carefully Rod ne speech delivered in
this city Lest evening BY Hon. Roger Q. Mills,
chairman Of the committee on ways and
means, TO whom the authorship Of the Mills bill
10 popularity imputed. II Il Altogether very
singular speech. II assails very bitterly the
the doctrine Of protection; Iidicules It, de-
nounces It. and then, in varied forms Of argu-
ment, tries to persuade his hearers that the
Mills bill has not really changed the protect.
i've features Of the tariff It has, he says, simp-
ly reduced the average Of duties from 47h per
cent to en- per cent, and he argues earnestly
that this per cent reduction will not disturb
the harmony or efficiency Of the protective
system. In congress and on the stump. for
years past, Mr.. Mills has devoted his energies
and his eioquence to proving the free trade
dogma that protection IL robbery. II he was
speaking the truth In those days he must now
acknowledge that the Democrats are willing
e rob 70 the extent Of sn Per cent e while the
Of l7k per cent. But the truth is MI. Mills
does not state the figures correctly. On the
contrary he states them incorrectiy. LOO soI NOT
resent. but, like all other free traders. Mr. Mill
IN SUCH MUDuLB
on the whole subject that he forgets the pri-
mary rules Of arithmetic in studying the actu.
al facts and figures Of the case. Fortunately.
in matter SO plain as this ts to the common
understanding of men, we need not be Inn
trsae es sa simply
the record. According to the report OF the
preseet Democratic secretary OF the treasury,
tom houses OF the United States this fiscal
over sais 100000. II is this sum which free
that they find the outrages and abuses Of the
protective system. OF these aggregate duties
Of S212 0O0,O 900, Mr.. Mills bill proposed to take
I'm round s numbers, which was 70 per cent on
the total dutiable importations for the whole
year. But that does not tell the whole story,
amounting AMOUNT to $500 600. Mr.. Mills bill made
no reduction whatever, 80 that the whole of
the reduction fell on the $169, 900 that re-
the Whole story ySq not s yet to Of
the $3.50 OOO SIS. 900 0OO were the duties lev
fed on sugar reduction was made of $ll,O00,-
70 D ssas s ,1e pS spnusiy on sugar Deduct
that 100000 of sugar duties from $3.50 ,OO0.-
200 and you have left $l3i.0Oo.0OO as the
otner articles in the tariff, and deduct $II,-
Oc0, 600 which Mr. Mills took of the sugar du-
ties and you have left So, 500 900 reduction on
Gentlemen, YOU win please observe that the
sum of 310OO, 900 Of duties affords all the pro-
lection we have in manufactures, except that
levied on silks, all that we have on cotton, all
that we have on wool and woolens, all that we
have on iron and steel, and all the articles in
to which iron aud steel enters component
In the United States, and protects the labor of
those engaged therein. In fact gentlemen,
what may be termed the entire protective sys-
troversy between the two parties is now rag
Ing is included in thBt $l3l 100000 of duties,
and from that el31 100000 Of duties Mr.. Mills
pie Of Indiana that he is only reducing the
tariff per cent. whereas, as matter Of fact,
On the whole importation Of all the long list of
exceeding "a per cent. Mr. Mills does me the
honor in his speech to quote what said upon
reaching home after years absence in Eu-
for the protection of American labor. think
any man is blind who does not see, and is
practically dumb who does not say the same
TO take the tariff from wool and give to our
wool from Australia as cheap
as they get 1t in England. / will take that as
Mills bill, the wool being the same, and thu
necessity for human labor being the same
how shall we make wooden goods here to COM
we reduce the wages of the workingmen far
below that now paid? A man might as well
dispute an axiom in geometry as to dispute
one Of two things-that we shall lose the mar
ket for woods in this country, or must reduce
The wages q the laborng man from 90 to IS
cepts that result, for not long ago when some
blankets were to be purchased for the army
proposals were invited from foreign countries
Is well as from our American manufacturers,
and an English manufacturer bidding lowest
Dy few cents was awarded the contract. The
money ;y was carried out OF the eounary, and
workmen by the present administration for
The avowed reason that they worked cheaper.
the question, as said, was before all things
the Democrats address you as though you
we're all farmers and we're fearfully imposed
ng in distant states. That is great mistake
Indiana Is herself q great manufacturing state
Ind has within her own territory all the ele-
ments needed for manufacturing on the larg-
felds, the products Of her shops with the null
tiplied power of steam and machinery are
own soil the perfect results Of protection in
bringing the consumer and the producer class
together. The farmer needs the home market
towns must have the supplies
from the farms. Each is required
BY the other and both working together make
hui. Look at the other side of the picture and
zee what happy country we should have If
ouying everything where he can get it cheap
,st. We should have our wool from Australia.
our wooden and cotton goods from England,
our silks all from France, our copper from
Chilli, our salt from Turks Island, our coal
rom Nova Scotia, our iron ore from Spain,
BUR steel rails from England, our locomotives
and steel machinery from Belgium 1t would
be free traders paradise to see this condition
Of affairs, but protectionists know abetter and
! wiser policy. They know that II all the arti-
lies named shall cost more within our own
borders, the grand compensation is found in
LIBERAL wages to American workmen and In
millions Of happy American homes.