St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28
HoMILIEs FOR HoosIERs.
Senator Mcdonald Sounds the
Democratic Battle Cry in In

diana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 27.-One
of two or three speeches that are to be
regarded as Democratic keynotes in In
diana was delivered here tonight at a
meeting of the Hendricks club by ex-
Senator Mcdonald. 1t was expected
that something especially interesting
would be said about the presidents
Canadian retaliation policy, but he
alluded to the subject only briefly,
saying simply that Mr.. Cleveland
had turned the tables on the Re-
publicans and that they must bear the
responsibility for the present relations
Of the United States with Canada. He
devoted his address chiefly to the dis
Mcdonald began by quoting from PresI-
dent Cleveland's tariff reform message
to congress. He touched upon the
surplus of the federal treasury and
quoted from the federal constitution to
show that the only power of
the government to levy a tax is
for its legitimate expenses incurred for
the general good. He then took up and
considered the Mills bill at length,
promising he would review it to some
extent from the Indiana standpoint. In
reply to the charges made by the Re
publicanS that the wool clause of the
bill was formed in the interest of the
South, the speaker said: $50 far. from
this being true, with reference to the
wool and woolen tariffs and the changes
proposed, if they discriminate against
any section of the country it is against the
Southwest and the Pacific states There
have been changes going on from the
foundation of our government in re-
gard to what may be termed the wool
centers that are irrespective OF tariff
provisions. In the early history of our
country New England was the
CENTER OF WOOL PRODUCTION.
Then it shifted to the Middle states,
then to the West, and finally it passed
the Mississippi river, and is located in
the Southwestern states and territories,
and in the states of the Pacific slope"
Senator Mcdonald quoted from sta
tiStics to sustain this point In view of
this the interest of Indiana, he de-
clared. was in cheap wool in order to
diana would raise sheep for mutton
rather than for wool. The speaker
denied that free wool would injure
either the sheep raiser or the laborers
engaged in woolen mills: that,
on the contrary, they would be
benefited. 1t may be safely
asserted that the future success of the
manufacturing interests of the United
States will turn very greatly upon the
questions of cheap raw materials, cheap
plants and cheap machinery. Our nat
| ural advantages in the production of
cotton, and our mineral resources ought
to furnish us with cheap raw material
in at least the leading articles of manu-
facture, but cheap plant and cheap
machinery can only be secured by re-
! lieving the articles necessary to be used
| in their construction of the burdensome
| taxation which they at present are SUBJ
ject to-" He then proceeded to criticise
! the Republican national platform, de-
| claring that under it the only possible
| reduction of taxation is the repeal of the
| internal revenue tax. Next he argued
| that the Mills bill is
| NOWISIs A FREE TRADE
measure, inasmuch as the average
| duty under it is estimated at 40 per cent
| advalorem. The speaker declared that
reductions ought to continue until an
| average, such as existed when the Re-
| publicans came into power, is reached,
about 10 per cent. He then proceeded to
| give his objections to protective tariff
! system as class legislation. as it places
! labor in the absolute control of capital,
| as it fosters trusts by shutting out for
| eign competition, and as it excludes US
| from foreign markets. He closed with
| an eulogy of the Democratic national
ticket, and charged that Gen. Harrison
| is not as claimed, conspicuous friend
| of the workingman.