The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-10

facture. With wise craftsmanship we could
now, but for the narrow ideas of the powers
that re-estab1ish such commercial relations
with the Dominion of Canada. with Mexico and
the South American States would enable
TO extend our markets and our friendly assist
ance in developing the untold resources OF two
continents In this great American policy we
naturally look to Boston to take the lead. and
when she leads a nation OF sixty millions OF
people win follow
Hon. VIM. Mckinley. jr., OF Ohio, being in
troduced, was received with repeated applause.
He began his remarks by abiding to the posi-
ton the Senator had taken. saying that he. in
many respects, ressmbled General Sherman. in
that he drives everything before him and leaves
very little behind. Branching off, he proceeded
to praise the commanding position which Boston
and this entire State tax es in the industries of
the country. all of which were due TO protect
i've tariff. "Massac husetts needs much pro-
lection to-day she did. and she needs it
much as any State the Union said he.
1.-THE avenues in tho State i'm
wiling capital and labor are limited
and for this you need protection Just
as much as we need it in Ohio / address
ing the men who started. unaided by wealth left
to Them the industries of the State. 1t 10 as
sumed by the revenue tariff reformers that the
sary. Why il requires mora than $500 900. 900
every year to meet the obligations of the govern
ment, and the only way it gets it is by taxation.
and il can obtain IL in two ways-either oy tax
tax on foreign goods 1t has been the settled
policy raise it's money from import duties
The President has emphasized his issue. and we
tonight appeal from the President to the peo-
pie-the only sovereign that we recognize. One
line of political thought is to let tho
manufactured goods of foreign countries
come in free This is the tariff reformers'
scheme. The other principle is to let goods that
do not compete with ours come in free. That is
the only way the tariff can De reformed, and
that is the stand that the other party takes. II
freedom from taxation cheapenS the products OF
our country, there is no reason why it should
not exist The raw-materias people OF this
country have some rights which the other peo-
pie must respect. Protection cannot be main
tanned upon this without being maintained upon
the labor The very moment that -ool is but
the free list in the House of Representatives
the next will put New England cloth the
free list. Seven and thrse-quartsr mill
ions of farmers will not stand by
The farmers have turned a deaf ear to tho
ductive voice of the free-traders The Presi-
dents sympathy for them is both gratuitous
and unlimited. They sent forth their protest
against his unlimited gratuity They sent their
protest twsnty-fou hours before Blaines was
wired from Paris, and before Shermans great
speech They beat them both, and l congratu-
late you that the wool-growers are united. The
manufacturers of New England require pro-
tective tariff, and that tariff must be high
enough to make up for the labor price differ
ence in the countries. Free-trade means cheap
labor. Protection says, maintain the tariff
high enough to give the working people good
wages"
Hon. Nathan Gof. jr., of West Virginia. was
introduced the last speaker. He heartily in
dorsed the opinions of the previous speakers. In
commencing his remarks relative to protection.
he said that he believed in high protective
tariff, in home market for home capital, in a
home market for home labor, and In home
market for home industries This country has
been afflicted with the curse OF slavery, but it
should not be cursed with tariff that would
bring on slavery. We have the grandest market
in the world, and what market are You search
ing for If you indorse Clevelaud's message2
At the conclusion of the speech, repeated
cheers were given for the honored guests of the
evening, and the gath ering dispersed.