The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-10-20
AT YPSILANTI.

There is pretty little city in Michi-
gan, about thirty miles from Detroit,
called Ypsilanti. 1t was named for
Demetrius Ypsilanti, the Greek patriot,
who died in 1892 after life devoted
to securing the freedom of his country.
Captain E. P. Allen, Congressman from
the nth MICHIGAN District, lives at
Yysilanti. He was addressing large
Republican meeting there day or two
ago when in the midst of his argument
tipsy voter on the edge of the crowd
shouted.
"Allen, whats the matter with free
whisky7"
Quick as fash the Congressman
replied:
"Welf, my friend, you ought to know
all about that"
Then the crowd laughed SO that the
man felt called upon to leave the hall.
1t was at Ypsilanti also that Senator
Palmer, in the campaign two years ago,
had funny experience with a noisy
spectator who was perhaps the identl-
cal gentleman who interrupted Allen,
and in which the Senator scored great
point for the argument of protection to
American industries. The Senator was
going on IN his usual good-natured con-
versational tone when he was rudely
interrupted by man in the audience:
"Senator Palmer" the man began.
"They say you have a very elegant
house in Washington"
"Put him out. Pu. him out" shouted
the spectators.
"Oh no, don't do that" said Senator
Palmer. "There is nothing l like SO
much as conversation. | like to-be in
terrupted, as it gives me time to rest
and amuses my hearers. Come right up
here, my friend, where you can have
fair chance. Now what is your ques-
ton ?"
"WeIl Senator" resumed the man,
"they say there is one room in your
elegant Washington house that cost
$4,000 ; that it is finished in mahogany
and that you were required to pay no
duty on the mahogany, as it is admitted
free; and yet you 60 in for a duty on
pine lumber, a business in which you
are engaged. How do you explain this?"
The crowd were startled at this, tor
the Senator was making strong pro-
lection speech, and the mans question
was regarded by them as regular "side
winder."
"Now, my friend" promptly said
Senator Palmer, 81 am glad you asked
that question. l don't know how much
the room cost, although it certainly cost
more than 1 could have wished. The
mohogany cost in the log about $500.
1t came to New York in an American
vessel, built by American shipbuilders,
rigged with material manufactured by
American hands. American longshore-
men unloaded it, for which they were
paid So and $3.50 a day; American
drsymen hauled it to the depot on
American built drays, drawn by horses
raised on an American farm, and put it
into cars built by Americans the cars
were drawn by locomotive to depot
and thence on American drays to the
shops. 1t was worked up in Detroit by
American laborers paid at the rate of
from $3.50 to S day it then went
through different hands, all American,
each taking his share of tribute, to
Washington, where it was put up by
Americans and when it was all done 1
had to borrow the money to pay for it.
The foreigners, you see got $500 and
American labor $4,000. Now, my
triend," concluded the Senator as the
crowd ceased cheering, "this illustrates
the beauty of the American tariff. When
man who thinks he has money wants
to put on style the tariff tells him there
IS no earthly objection, so long as he is
willing to pay for his fun and so long
as the bulk of the money which he pays
out goes to our own people. The duty
on the mahogany log is nothing, but as
soon as it is sawed or worked in any
way, then it must pay IS per cent duty.
If the rich man will dance he must pay
the fiddler"
All the time Senator Palmer had been
making his point the crowd was smiling
and applauding the complete answer he
gave to his noisy questioner. They
cheered Justify at the conclusion of the
speech, and the doubling Thomas
crowded up to the platform, shook the
Senator's hand, and amid the laughter
of the audience, insisted on escorting
HIM to the railroad station.
In Need of Exercise.