The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-18
A TARIFF LOVHFHASF.
The American Protective Tariff
Banquet Last Night
AT DELMoNIcO'S NEW YORK,
Patriotic Speeches by a Pacific coR,t
Representative and southerner
What Protection Has Already
Douc for the Country.

New YoRE, Jan. l7,-The American
Protective Tariff League dined at Del,
monico's this evening, There were
present pes members aud guests, Among
the latter were Hon, Warner Miller, j.,
O. Burroughs, Of Michigan +; Governor @.
7, Lounsbury, Governor p, O, Cheney ,
LeGrand Cannon, Allen Thorndyke Rice,
Il, X, Thurber, Congressman Morrow,
General Horace Porter, General Il. S.
Greedy, General D, Butteraeld and Hon.
Thomas O, Acton, Hon, William Nc.
kinley, Of Ohio, and Thomas B, Reed,
Of Maine, sent their regrets.
President +. Fl, Ammidom welcomed
the guests and stated that there arc now
OOO members OF the League who have
contributed over $4,000 to further It's
purposes l50,00OO,0OO pages OF tariff
statements had been sent out to the
States and Territories.
Congressman w, W. Morrow, OF Gala
lornia, spoke OF the Pacific Coast and Its
development under u protective tariff.
He said the forces OF nature had pro-
vided in q rough way for California
about all she could wish, except per-
haps place In the Cabinet under tho
new administration, which last, how
ever, he wished to say in confidence,
they expected to receive.
lie spoke OF the growth OF California'a
State wealth, as her gold output had de.
clined, and cited II as a result OF a home
market under protection, Having
touched upon the increase Of the pro.
duclion' in wool, raisinS, fruits, minerals
and sugar. Nr, Morrow said d;-"Eyen
the BourbOnism OF free trade hesitates
at this point, and admits that the spirit
OF Democracy requires American sugar.
VIII Maine or Ohio, let nc ask, be less
ardent in their devotion to the principle
ot protection because OF this iact2, |
hope not, Let Us maintain the faith and
in few years every pound oisugar con.
sumed In the United States will be tho
product Of our own soil and the reward
OF our own labor"
Hon. j. +. Hanson, OF Georgia, in
speaking TO the toast, 1.-TWO Souths,"
and having referred to the recent cam.
paignSeaid! "If the results OF that cam-
paign amount TO anything, the Republic
can party is.llnder mandate from tho
people to cut up the Internal Revenue
system by the roots and secure the per.
manency Of the American policy OF pro.
lection. Tint the political South pro.
poses to destroy the protective system
no man OF candor and intelligence will
deny. In view OF this purpose the man
or party who will save the political
South from itself and save the country
frOm the political South, will bestipro-
mote the interests OF the South and the
country"
"Itthe white South loses control Of her
local affairs II will DO by reason OF her
folly in using her abnormal political
power for the purpose OF checking Amer
lean progress through the destruction Of
the American system"
Hon. Warner Miller was introduced,
and rs illusions were made TO Cabinet
position for the New York statesman,
there was volley OF cheering and ap.
plause.
Mr.. Miller spoke on the influence Of
tallA VA SVLuuhell6 uuu blnPplHki Allh
undertook to show by facts aud figures
that the prosperity Of the country was
solely due to high tariff. He dwelt on
the banking interest OF the country and
our shipping interest In support OF his
proposition.
"The commerce OF every country" he
said "ls measured and controlled by the
amount Of money the people have put
into luxuries," and closed by saying:
'The establishment Of a merchant ma.
rine was the great problem Of the hour"
Great applause followed tho speech.
A telegram Of congratulations to Cen
eral Harrison was read, and followed by
great applause.
John Jarrett, Of Pittsburgh, spoke in
behalf Of the workingmens interest in
the tariff, basing his remarks upon com.
parisons instituted by him 10 the nd
vantage Of protection between the Eng
lish and American workman. He dealt
largely with statistics.