New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-05
MIR. BLAINE ANSWERING A QUESTION
THE IGNORANCE OF W. sTEARNs DIsPELLED.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INTERNAL
TAX ON LUMBER WHICH Mr. BLAINE oP.
POSED AND THE TARIFF ON LUM-
Der WHICH HE sUsTAINs.


Adrian Mich Oct 4.-This a great day for the
Republicans OF Lenawee County. In addition to other
speakers they treated 10 an address by Mr.
Blaine, who had from Detroit specially
for tho purpose. With Mr. blaine were his son.
Walker: General Adam King, Of Baltimore; DR.. W. e.
Doane of wiamsport, Penn, and General Alser.
The special train conveying the party left Detroit at
o 40 this morning At every station along the way
crowd gathered and although Mr. Blaine resisted all
persuasion 10 step the platform and talk 10 the
people, this did not deter them from heartily cheering
the Maine statesman whenever his face appeared at
window. At Milan a reception committee rom
Adrian, headed by W s. Wilcox, boarded the train.
At Adrian a procession was formed and MT Biaine
escorted to the Lawrence House, from which, affer
dinner he passed out to the fair grounds, where
mass meeting was hold Here, In the sunshine OF
beautiful afternoon, Mr. Blaine addressed some ioooo
OF the citizens Of Michigan and the surrounding coun-
try. He tumutously cheered when he appeared
the platform. He came to the front OF tho plat
form, holding In his hand letter addressed 10 him
By W. searns the Democratic candidate for Congress
man IN tho Adrian District. Holding 1t up to the
audience, he said
MI Chairman and Fellowcitizens: II there is gen.
tleman in audience who signs his name W. Stesrns
desire attention. He addresses personal letter
10 which, whether he intended II TO DO courteous OF
not fhall endeavor reply courteously He wants
why In the House Of Representatives. in 1868
opposed tax lumber, and why am now In favor OF
continuing the tariff lumber Well. suppose he has
read The Congressional Globe" for he gives me the
page and the date but II he will read IL again he will
and that opposed internal tax lumber, and that
had nothing do with the tariff on lumber
except the tariff effective 1t was at the
taxing everything account Of the great
debt. and I maintained then as maintain now that
It was unwise 10 tax breadstuns lumber by
Internal In the United States which added Just that
much the price OF It every consumer Now If he
does difference between internal tax and
a tariff tax I will tell him. Cheers and cries OF He
don't know" and laughter) Well will not say any
thing about that myself but the jury Of the vcinage
seems 20 be acains, him Laughter and cheers)
An internal tax is that protect American In
dustry but takes much OF the industries 1t
is which is levied this country only in war times
except very few articles IL is the tax as the
excise which has been for generations odous tax In
Great Britain. 1t Is the against which the peo
pie OF the United States rebeng in Washing
toms Administration. We in better order and we
that is levied but the United States in the
Judgment Of the Republican party ought raise all the
money they need for the support Of the Government from
the tariff because the tariff gives the American laboer
and gives every industrial interest In the United States
great advantage foreign countries and
aids In building up what the United possesses
day beyond any nation the gobea great home market
said opposed TO every except that tariff
make one exception am in favor Of continuing the tax
whsey except that part which is used in the arts and
In medicine.
A volce-whyf
1 will tell you why I am favor Of It reported in
the new tariff bill before Congress- in favor Of 1t
because think the tax tends make It little higher and
tower get 1t to drink It. applause and laughter)
That and the only reason, for the drinking
OF liquor is vice bus In this section do
slider that great leading question. 1t does not
have feathers weight deciding that which the American
people must decide now for whole generation.