The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-05

TOLEDO, o., September 4.-General
Harrison and party started for Indian
apoiis this morning. When the train
reaches Fort Wayne at pm, Genera
Harrison and party vii. be taken in
charge by the local committees. II
will remain at Fort Wayne three hours
and make a speech, going to Indiana
polls by special train.
AT DEFIANCE.
DEFIANCE, O., September 4.-The
train stopped at White House, Liberty
and Napoleon, small villages, whore
several hundred people gathered to see
him. He appeared and shook hands,
but made no speeches.
AT FORT WAYNE.
Fort WAYNE, September AFTER
number of stops at small places, the
train pulled into Fort Wayne at 45.
After an enthusiastic demonstration
at the depot, General Harrison vases
corted by Northumberland Robin
son and other members of the recep-
ZION committee to Hamilton Park,
where stand had been erected and
large crowd greeted the distinguished
guest.
GENERAL HARRISON
spoke as follows:
lfu Friends:-I am glad to know that
the people are moved to the thoughtful
consideration of those q uestions which
are this year presented for thei
determination. Under government
like ours, it is of the first Importance
that every NJ an who votes should have
some reason for his vote. l think it is
universally conceded by the Democrats
as we'll as by the Republicans, that the
questions involved in this campaign do
nave q very direct bearing
upon national prosperity and the well
fare of the individual citizen. l
think it is conceded that the result
of the election will effect beneicially or
injuriously our great manufacturing
interests, and will effect for veal and
woe the working men and working
women who fill these busy hives OF in
| dustry. l want to call your attention
| TO few general facts and PRINCIPLES.
| The condition of the wage workers OF
| America is better than that of the wage
workers of any other country in the
world. If that be true it is important that
you should each find out why that is
so, so that each one of you should de-
termine for himself what effect a pro-
tective tariff has had and is likely to
have on his wages and prosperity.
Does it need to be demonstrated that
if we reduce our tariff to revenue
level, and if we abolish from it
eveay consideration of protection.
that more goods will come from
abroad than do now? And what
is the necessary effect of the transfer to
foreign shops of the work that you need
here? 1t is to diminish American pro-
duction and increase English produc-
ton. That is to be the effect of it. 1t
is not worth while to stand upon nice
definitions as to free trade. Some think
it enough to say that they are not free
| traders, because they are not in favor of
abolishiDg all custom duties. Let me
remind such that the free trade coun-
tries of Europe, acknowledged to be
such, have not abolished all custom
duties.
BETTER DISTINCTION
is this: The free trader believes in
levying custom duties without any
regard to the effect of those duties upon
the wages of our working people or thu
production of our own shops.
This is, then, the issue. Take
it to your homes. There are many
confusing and contradicting state
ments made in the public press
and by public speakers. Ask any OF
those who assail our protective system
whether they do not believe that il their
policy is adopted larger amount of
foreign goods will come into the coun-
try. 1t is their purpose to increase the
importation in order to cheaper prices
l think l may safely ask you to con-
slider the question whether this cheap.
ening of prices, which they seem
10 regard as the highest attain
ment Of craftsmanship, is consistent |
with the rate of wages our working |
people enjoy now; whether it VIII not |
involve, if we are left to foreign COM
petition without faVoring duties, the |
reduction of American wages to the |
standard paid abroad? Do you believe |
for one moment that two factions max |
ing the same product can be maintain |
ed in competition where one
pays SO cents more to its work |
men than the other? Is i'll
not certain that the wages must be |
equalized in those competing establish |
ments. or the one paying the highest |
wages must shut down?
May not appeal to you to revive |
these questions and consider them anew
in the light of all the information that |
is accessible to you? If you shall do !
that, do not doubt that the work |
ing people of this country will
this November forever settle the ques
ton that American custom duties
shall, by intention and by forethought
have regard to the wages of our work
ing people,"
The General then took position OF
the step of the pavilion and shook
hands with the 1000 or 5000 present.
His Spree Ended