Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-12

In refcrmers, cor anything they like, bu'
they cannot change they fact that they
are free traders l am tariff reformeI
myself, but tot in the seLse they are. The
tariff on certain articles is not high enough
to suit me, and1 would like 10 see il higher
Last fab Mr.. Cleveland set his English
| bulldog uDon our industries but our Ameri
can mastif went for that bulldog and
caught him by the throat in Oregon and
nearly choked him to death. Our mastin
got after Clereland's dog again in Vermont
and Maine, and the president got frighten
ed. He tried TO call OF the mastiff, and
our fighter agreed 10 let the bull dog &c
until November Then, sure, he will never
let him go. but will have his life
Let tho Mills bill 60 as it is and the rev.
enue will be increased The democrats
Will have TO cut down the tariff again and
again until they have absolute free trade
That Is what they are after They will
| never reduce the internal revenue because
| that does not suit them
| Cleveland talks a great deal about the
markets OF the world. Can you ever com
| pete with England on her own soil when
labor there is over 100 per cent cheaper than
| IL Is herei Can you find "A market in Ger
many, the country that never prospered un-
| til bismarck adopted the protective policy
| OF the United Statesi France, Canada and
| Australia have "a protective tariff Then
where can you find the foreign market that
| Cleveland talks about! Perhaps among the
Hottentots and Hind0os, but those people
| do not wear much Would you for the few
paltry thousands that you might be able tc
get from those people sacrifice the home
markets Nobody but a fool would do that.
The northern democrats are not free
| traders, but Cleveland cracked the whip
| over them and all but two voted for the
Mills bill. You do not know how hungry
| the democrats are. III a man did not vote for
| the Mills bill he was blacklisted and cou d
| get no patronage. The member from Allen
| town at first refused 10 vote for the bill,
but Cleveland threatened to veto a bill for q
| public building in Allentown and the mem
| Der fell into line.
Our democrat friends call US the free
| whisky party. Does anyone laugh. Why,
II we were no power on earth could prevent
them from coming over 10 us in body.
We simply wish 10 abolish the internal rev
enue tax because il Is I'M American. The
democrats know that the great issue is the
tariff, and that they are already whipped
on that issue. That is the reason they are
raising all these side questions, with the
hope OF confusing the voters of this country
They talk oftrusts, but trusts have nothing
to do with the tariff and the republicans
VIII deal with trusts in due time. At present
the great question is the tariff. Take any
Of the trusts, the Standard oil, the coal or
any other controlled by democrats high in
Office, and what have they to do with the
tariffs For my own part | am opposed TO
trusts and to selling any article for more
than il is worth.
The republican party has always tried TO
improve the condition of the working man
by restricting immigration. We passed
the Chinese restriction bill in 1882. | made
my maiden speech In congress on that oc-
casion, and remember saying that il my
own German brethren came to this country
on the same conditions as the Chinese I
would n mt oil hor
welcome TO this country every man who
comes 10 be citizen. In European coun-
tries wages are lower and the nece ssaries
Of life are higher Would you have that
condition of things in this countryl 1
would rather take the foreign laborer than
the foreign produce. You can elevate the
laborer, but the produce Injuries our own
industries. sympathize, God knows, with
the poor, own-trodden working classes of
Europe, but first and last | am an Ameri-
can citizen, and cannot use my vote TO in
iure Americans for the sake of the for
eigners.
/ wasn't to speak again on the subject of
wood pulp, chiefly because this city is this
home of Don VI. Dickinson. You know
that the Mills bill put wood pulp on the free
list. / opposed il because itwould complete
ly destroy the industry in my own state. /
went TO the northern representatives,, to
Michigan congressman, both democrats
their influence with the ex-rebels and eX
brigaders OF the south to restore the duty.
Congressman Ford of your own state and
other representatives told me it would be
useless TO try TO do anything with those
fellows A few DAYS later found that the
0per cent duty had been put on wood
pulp again. l also discovered trust.
Two of the men interested in the indus
try were Don NJ. Dickinson and |. M. West
on. chairman Of the democratic state
central committee. Mr. Weston went TO
Washington and whispered a word in the
ear of Congressman Chapman.
Don't you know he said, that Dick
| inson and i own the patent for the wood
pulp manufacturing process For God $
sake be careful and get the duty restored
| or we are eternally busted
Before | sit down l would like TO say a
word TO my German friends. You know
what we left the Old fatherland and came
| here for and we have found il. When !
was 81 years old worked in Germany for
s. month and my board. / came 10 Am
erica and got $50 month. We all know
| that wages here are over 80 per cent.
| higher than in Germany. Five years ago |
visited my native land and 1 was humili-
| ated at what | saw-women saving wood
| for living on the streets of such cities as
| Munich and Berlin. They do it because
| the miserable pittance earned by their hus
bands is insufficient for them | have
tasted the cup of poverty and do not care
to drink of it. / do not want this nation
thrown open to the products of cheap Ger
man labor. / will stand by the party, nc
| matter what its name that keeps the pro-
duets out will support that policy which
| has made our country what il is, that has
| changed the importer very largely into a
manufactures and has given US political
and industrial Independence. l will stand
by that party which nurtures protection
and march only with that party that has
inscribed upon its banners protection fol
the working classes, protection for the
American industries and American lib
erty"
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