, 1888-11-01
THE NAPOLEON OF TODAY.
Congressman Mckinley's Arraignment
of the Administration.

OF the Admin stration.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25.--An enthusias.
tic audience of 5000 gathered at Tomlin-
sons nall tonight to listen to the speech
of Hon. William Mckinley. When the
Napoleonic features of the distinguished
orator were recognized by the great audi
ence, as he walked down the stage accom-
panied by ex.Secretary Litchman, he was
given an ovation second only in enthusiasm
to that rendered General Harrison in the
afternoon. Brief preliminary addresses
were made by Chairman Mcdaniel and
Lltchman, whose reference to Mckinley
as "the ablest champion of protection"
brought the big audience to its feet.
Congressman Mckinley spoke for nearly
two hours reviewing the tariff and labor
question at length. At the close of his
review of tariff matters he said what
do you think of an administration that
goes abroad to buy blankets for the uses
of the army to save 30 cents apiece
[Hisses ana cries of "Put it Out" A
government that makes its own citizens
pay duties at the custom house to support
the American government goes abroad to
buy foreign productions and evade duty,
To give the manufacture Of them to a
foreigner and take from its own citizens
that help maintain the government.
lCries of Turn the rascals out and shoot
them.',l This is the second time they
have done it and when their attention was
called to it Secretary Endicott wrote let.
ter in which he said it was his duty to go
abroad II he could save any thing to the
government of the United States.
A CHANGE OF HEART
They changed front very recently upon
that question. / have before me the order
which they issued three weeks ago. Let
me read ii to you: 1T is hereby directed
that hereafter chiefs OF bureaus of the
war department shall cause to be stated in
all advertisements for proposals for furn
ment that preference will be given to
articles Of domestic production or manu-.
facture, including in the price thereon the
duty fixed by law" In the transaction
have given you it was the duty thereof.
Laughter They made our producer
compete with the foreign producer with
the duty thereof. Laughter. But
under the press of the campaign
they have concluded to make competition
with foreign price with duty thereon.
Laughter. When we were considering
the Mills bill, at the end of every section
was offered this propositions; Provided,
however, that IL any Of these products
were made by convict labor, they shall
pay three times as much duty as the gov
ernment imposed upon the product made
by free labor" The democrats voted that
down at the end Of every schedule. The
truth is, this administration is very fond
of convict labor. Applause. The presi-
dent of the United States made a pocket
veto of the convict labor bill; he made
pocket veto Of the alien bill; he made
pocket veto Of the arbitration bill, and
this administration, within the last three
months, has gone into the n Ten
nessee and bought l400 war, =. md by
convict labor of that state, tbs. rm,s 70
the state just twenty five cents hi,- 80
wagons for the use OF the Ind ~ @ryics
Of the army. How do you AXE that mp
here in Indiana? You men who work in
Studebaker's shops and other shops that