The South western news., 1888-08-29
MCKINLEY
At cha1tauqua.
Columbus Enquirer.sun. /

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republican member of the house
ways and means commitaee, and
author OF the platform upon which
Harrison and Morton stand, opened
the republican campaign in Geor-
gia at Ch&utauqua yesterday in an
address to an admiring and sympa.
thetic audience ofwhitc and black
republicans and spripkIing OF
other high tariftites5 who cling to
the delusion that they are still good
democrats.
Before criticising what Maj. Nc
Kinley did say, let us see what the
Ohio protectionists forgot to men4
ton. The republican platform de-
clares that rather than surrender
any part of our protective system,
we favor the entire repeal Of our
internal taxes" IT, the great dis
may of tie Atlanta Constitution.
which has been harping upon the
subject ever since it changed its
politics in a single night, Mai. Nc
KiDley had nothing to say in favor
OF his favorite proposition. Free
whiskey was completely ignored.
The Ohio protectionists also fa-
vors the restoration Of the wool
duty, md a l:igher tariff on tin
plates and cotton ties in order
to make every southern painter
pay hiore for lis clothing, his blan.
kets and his tipware, and add to
the cost of marketing every bale of
cotton lie raises. Still he had moth
ing to say about these Matters
though they keep him pretty busy
while inCong+egs.
Maj, Mckinley stands upon the
present torty-fve per cent. tariff.
ard rather than reduce it single
notch, he would repeal the entire
inter- al revenue system. When,
therefore, lie speaks of protection
in the distract, he has the presen1
tariff in his mind, whieh he insists
Shall remain intact. The Mills bin,
which leaves duties at an average
of 81 .46 per cent. accor,lin g to this
years figures, he would have his
hearers believe is levcnue tariff,
When, in fact, it is a higher duty
than in any one of sixty years since
lie had a government.
When Mai. Mckinley says a
revenue tariff on articles not pros
}siIcea here is paid by the tonscm-
er and every dollar goes into the
United States treasury, he tells tie
exact truth. This is the kind of
tariff We advocate. The tax is col
lectel under it for the benefit of
the people, and no part of it is ta-
ken from one man and paid to am
other men; but when he says that
the duty on imported articles, the
like of which is manufactured in
this country, is paid by the pros
Queer and not by the consumer,
and has no effect upon the price OF
the domestic articles. he is not only
mistaken, but gives away his whole
case.
The tariff is tax paid in the
custom house by the consignees OF
foreign merchandise, when it be>
comes as much part of the cost
of tie article as the original for
eign price, both representing the
/ cost to the consignee upon which
he must make a profit. If he did
not, he would speedily go out
of business. Instead of that, how.
ever, he reckons profit On what was
the cost of price to him and passes
the goods along to the whole saler,
retailer and customer, the latter
footing the whole bill, profits being
charged on the tariff as well rs the
invoice price.
II the tariff did net raise the
price of the domestic article,
Maj. Mckinley would have no use
for 1t. The universal howls0f the
the protected monopolies i that
they cannot compete with foreign
products; they must have 4 duty
Of twenty-five or enc hundred per
cent, as the case may be, topro!tSssss;ss
them against irreign competition.
How? By enabling them, on ac-
count of the tarilf 10 raise the price
of their goods. Otherwise, the tar
iff would not benefit them one par
ticle.
Maj. Mckinley aeys that protec~
ton has made all co amodities