The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-27

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| they desire to remedy the anomalies and IN.
| congruities which had been from time to time
| discovered in the present tariff schedules. II
| strikes mo that We heard all these suggestions
before, only put in stronger terms, in President
Cleveiand's message OF December last lap
plausc.1 I insist that this position taken BY
| the Senate comm ttee, and upon which they
| heve now at the eleventh hour framed bill to
| meet this imperative demand, Is an entire
change Of front on the part Of the Republican
party. tApplause.1 insist TO you that this
| statement OF tho majority Of the committee,
followed by the presentation of their bill, 10 in
| sum and substance confession Of judgment
| upon the whole question In this campaign.
| Applause.
Permit me to branch of from this subject for
o single moment. The Senate Of the United
| State does not to-day represent majority Of
the people Of this country tApplause.l do
| sire to state that the Republican party main.
tains its ascendency in the Senate by reason Of
| means that Will not bear honest investigation
in three States Of this Union. The State Of
| New York has been Democratic for several
years. We have carried that State by majori-
ties OF from LOO to $4,000 and 100000. Jap
plause.1 Notwithstanding that fact our op-
ponents keep control Of the Leg gislature of that
State. Let me tell you how they do 1t. The
constitution Of our State requires that every
ten years there shall be IN enumeration of the
Inhabitants Of the State, ana that enumeration
shall be followed by reapportionment Of the
Senate and Assembly districts. And In de-
hance OF those plain provisions OF the constitu-
ti0n the Republicans, to retain control OF the
Senate and Assembly of our State, refused
to carry out this constitutional obligation, re-
fused to order On enumeration, and refused to
reapportion the Senate and Assembly districts
OF that State. For that reason and that reason
alone, the great Empire State Of the
Union is misrepresented by two Re.
publicnns in the United States Senate.
[Applnuse.1 They don't reflect the
honest sentiments Of the majority Of the
people OF that State. (Applause.1 In tho State
OF Connecticut-how do they keep control and
keep TWO United States Senators there OF the
opposite pnrtyy BY a system Of retaining
borough representation. Little towns having
only from three to five hundred voters have as
many representatives in the Senate and AS
sembly OF that State as have the large cities OF
New Haven and Hartford. BY that system Of
representation they keep control Of the State
and keep two United States Senator's to mis-
represent the people. [Applause.1 There is
another State In which similar state OF things
exist. Irefer to Rhode Island (New England).
It is In TINT section OF the country where the
distinguished gentleman who yesterday I'D
dressed the citizens Of this city resides. In
that State they keep control OF the Legis-
lature and the Government OF that State. by
doing-whatf BY insisting upon q property
qualification for every f0reign-born citizen
residing in that State. lApplause.l By
means such as these "a blot upon the
fair name of that State-they have man
aged to keep Republicans In the Sem
ate. The real estate is owned largely BY a
few large landholders, who refuse to sell to
honest foreigners desiring to live with them,
and thus they have kept control. 1t is an out
rage. 1t is the only State in the Union where
such outrage has been perpetuated. I am
aware that some of the gentlemen who hail
from that section OF the country are very fond
OF coming West and to New York to tell our
foreign-born citizens how they ought to vote,
but think that II Mr. Blaine had wanted to do
something for foreign-born citizens he might
year or two ago have stopped in that State and
told his Republican brethren they ought to do
justice there before coming West to tell
foreign-born citizens here how they ought to
vote. tGreat applause.
For these reasons, my friends we have no
expectation that the Mills bill will pass the
Senate OF the United States. do not propose
this evening to discuss the merits of the bill
which the Senate majority proposes Us q sub
stitute. simply say they have presented this
issue too late. Whatever merit there may be
in that bill, or whether there is any, I do not
propose now to discuss. But whatever merit
there may be in their bill the people and the
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Democratic party. which has forced the fight
ing upon this question. [Applause.l But for
the position assumed by the President and the
party he represents there would have been
nothing accomplished upon this matter. We
arc willing that our opponents shall define
their position; we are willing they shall inter-
pref their own platform, aud we claim the
same privilege upon our part. The Democrat
ic party is not o frec'trade party. deny that
there is any thing in the Democratic platform
that can be construed as favOring free
trade But, my friends, 1t does not follow
does not favor tariff revision. II is altogether
different thing. We are opposed to excessive
taxation opposed to an unnecessarily high
tarif-we believe the time has come when,
without injury to any interest In the country,
taxes can be reduced. That is the Democratic
position and NIL the clamor Of Republican poll
ticians simply to subserve party purposes can
not change the honest fair, square, manly
position OF the Democratic party. [Applausel
We believe that there should be tariff duties
sufficient to meet the expenses of the Govern
ment economically administered. We do not
believe that under our constitution the Gov
eminent has the right to impose taxes for any
other express purpose. We bel eve further,
that the adjustment OF the tariff should be
such that, as far rs possible and rs may be
necessary, every interest OF labor should be
protected and every reasonable protection
This much-abused Mills bill, It has been
stated, will destroy the industries Of our coun.
try and reduce tho wages Of our laberng men,
deny both propositions emphat.cally. I am
speaking now of the articles manufactured and
brought into this country upon which the duties
are reduced. There is not single manu-
featured article upon which the duty Is
reduced whoreon there 10 not left by this much
abused Mills bill sufficient revenue to repro
sent the whole cost Of the labor involved In
its production anywhere. (Applause. I. There
fore, the first position thnt take Is thnt the
Democratic party favors thereby the protec.
tion OF labor. But we don't believe when q
sufficient tariff Is still left to represent the cost
of the labor involved in the production, that 1t
is necessary to still burden tho people simply
to g We IN excessive profit to monopolists nnd
manufacturers. This position Is clear, plain
and readily understood. Our opponents for
party purposes mny misrepresont It. That is
to be expected but the reductions which we pro-
pose can be effected without injury 70 o single
industry Of the country, and without o reduc-
tion Of the wages OF Q single laborer In the
land. GApplause1 But taking advantage of
the desire Of the American people to be just,
taking advantage OF their desire also to be
generous, there are selfish interests clamorng
for higher tarin, clamoring that tax shall
be put upon goods unnecessary for the pur.
posc OF the Government and Unnecessary for
protection OF the laborer. We soy tho time
when some legislation should be made In the
interest OF the people, and when the iegisla-
tion OF the past In tho interest OF classcs and
In the interest Of monopolies should oeuse.
The framers OF this tariff bill cndeavorod, as
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