The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-31

ways of commerce. and who brought
in contact with the businessmen OF the
merce but in all the hamleis of the land? be-
lieve l may say for you that rs result Of this
personal knowledge of our business needs you
have concluded that the policy for Americans is
the policy OF protective tariff. There are,
doubtless. here many Representatives of great
American manufacturing est abli- hments and
who should know better than they the prostrat-
ing effects upon the industries they represent II
this policy Of revenue tariff or the not much
differing policy of free tTadeP Who should know
better than you chat il the discriminating duties
now leyiet, and which enable our American
manufacturers TO maintain a fair composition
with the manufacturers OF other count les aud
at the same time TO pay scale OF living wages
TO the men and womt n who work for them is
broken down. that American competition with
foreign production becomes impossible except
by the reduc ion Of the scale of American wages
TO the level Of the wages paid abroad?
Certainly you do not need to be told that that
shop or mill that has the smallest payroll in
proportion to its production will take the mar
ket. Certainly you do not need to be told that
the wages now enjoyed by our American work
men greatly larger and the comforts they
enjoy greatly more than those enjoyed by the
work ng people of any other land. Certainly
you do not need to he told that il the American
Government. instead OF patronizing home indus
tries, buys its Blankets for the public service in
England that this is just that much less work
for American workmon to do.
This is TO mo the beginning and the end OF the
tariff question. Since was old enough TO have
opinions, or TO utter them, L have held TO the
doctrine that the true American policy was that
which should maintain not only living rate Of
wages, but one with margin for savings and
comfort for our workingmen.
/ believe that policy is essential to the pros
perty and possibly to the perpetuity of our Gov
eminent. The two propositions that now stare
our working people and our whole country in the
face are these:
Competition with foreign countries without
adequate discriminating and favoring duties
means lower wages to our working people. A
revenue tariff only, or progressive free trade,
means larger importation OF foreign goods and
that means less work in America. Let our
Democratic friends fairly meet these two indis-
putable conclusions. How do they do it? BY en-
deavoring TO pervert and poison the minds OF
our working people by utterly false and scandal
Gus campaign stories. Let me say in conclu-
sion that believe the managers Of the Demo-
cratic campaign greatly underestimate the in
telligence. the sense of deoency, and the love OF
fair play which prevails among our people You
will pardon further remarks. The evening is
drawing on, and many of you, am sure, have
been made uncomfortable by your muddy walk
through the streets of our city. j cannot omit,
however, TO thank my friends from Lafayette
for this beautiful fora tribute which they have
placed ut my side, an emblem of their profess
sion. / accept 1t gratefully, and very highly APP
precate il as n mark OF the confidence and
respect OF the intelligent body of my own fellow
citizens Of indianapolis.