The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

Secretary Fair Childs Speech.

were read from President Cleveland ana
Others Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child was introduced.
SECRETARY vAIRcHiLD's SPEECH.
Secretary Fairchild expressed his sp-
precistion OF the honor conferred by
asking him 10 he the guest Of the league,
and said that the last election had by no
mems decided the question of Tariff and
Tariff reform. The struggle has only
begun, aud The end IL not yet the record
OF the late canvass brings no discourage
memt 10 our cause. but on the contrary
high hopes for the future. II shows us
that wherever intellect was aroused,
thought invoked and experience appeal
ed q, We made great gains; that we lost
only in those places where mind was
dominated bv passion where partisan
ship and the blind prejudice Of race and
section Overcasne benevOlence and love
for = whole country. II is true the
Tariff should be sptiled aud forever re-
moved from the domain Of politics, for
il not only disturbs business. but infinite
ly worse, II prevents the simple purpose
Of universal beneticence Tor which alone
our government il fitted; IL converts
our legislative halls into scenes Of barter
between conflicting interesto. where
wramglrs over means to enable men 10
get more and still more money from our
citizens becomes the chief characteris-
istics Of the peoples representatives
II drgrades business aud makes sue
cess therein Of dishOnOr; II cOrrupts the
people. But how can this question be
settled There are TWO kinds 0f sO-caIl.
ed protective tariff. The old-tash-
ioned. now almost obsolete. that OI
Henry Clay, some times called the pro.
motor Of infant industries, the unds e.
lying principle OF which was, II
rightly understand II. that there were
certain important industries which, II
sustained by the promise Of an assured
market im this country, would in . shorl
time become so established that they
could give thei. products 10 our people
"a cheapiy as they could be bought any
where il The world the olher, the mod
ern protective tariff The tariff which
was embodied in the platform Of th'
party successful IL the late election hs
a. lie foundation the principle that Il l
: the best for the American people TO bu,
: and use certain articles. or In the Ian
r guage Of the late Republican platform
articles which can be produced in thi
= country only. when thus produced o
: manufactured, cost W hat they may, an
that to the promotion Of ihis end, nj
y powers Of the federal government
D should he invoked. The statement q
J. the principle Of this protective tarii
: shows il can be settled; II could eve
bc embodied in the constitution. w
. have Lut 10 provide that no article
D which can be produced or made III thi
: country shall he imports d, or that the
? shall be subject TO duty of 1000 pc
cent ad vaIorem This would settle III
question and remove II from politics
{ This settlement, however, car only
tlhad after the principle involved ha
q been naked be fore the people. has beei
: -ltully considered and discussed by them
I and approved by On Overwhelming
. majority.
This q ,.s.ion hw not been prcsente.
. 20 the people, and the blame Tor It's non
e presentsnemt rests with those business
e men aud manufacturers who were so &C
: tive in the late canvass, aud who vii
now complain that your agitation tend
I 10 disturb that which for their interes
? ought "a he settled. don't remembe
rlOne document or an argument activel'
: c rcuIatrd among the people during III
y last year which presented or attenpte'
= 10 present this question pure and sim
! pie; on the other hand we can all recAI
2 many documents snd appeals, the col
e purpose OF which was To divert men
! thoughts from this question and TO con
fuse their minds upon this issue. |
would he wearisome, said the speaker, I,
ten The long list of nOn-arguments, amd
Iyet 20 10 any Northern moral com
: munity and ask the inhabitants to giv'
! u reason for their action upon the tariff
!, aud see you will get q satisfactory re-
Il, lply. Now aud then you may hear {
|, nebulous something about a home mar
! ket. but II will he nebulous Indeed. No
, such arguments 30 presented have mo-
settled and cannot settle a principle
/. For The future, we are told that thii
modern tariff idea is popular In some o
, the Southern States, aud that the party
" hich advocates il will soon be strength
ened BY their support. This msy o.
|. may moi be true. rhey can only b
gained for II by presenting II clcarl,
{, and fairly 10 the people Of those states
They cant Q won by picturing to the
people OF the North the dangers which
they have to fear from old men who
ceased:so be rebel brigadiers before many
| lof the present voters were born; u, how
ever, any of those S'ates can 30 gainet
for that cause after argument fairly
, made, IL mus, he remembered that many
. . Northern man and many Northern
! State must b. released by broader, freel
Thought, and that the exchange thu
! made may advantage the great csus'
which We call our own.
|, Gentlemen Of the Tariff Reform Leagu,
. you set an example worthy 10 b
followed By patriotic and unseI6sh mel
liz sIl parts OF our land. II is the duil
ot all such never 10 rest, but agitate
discuss, persuade, educate, tIIl our 81
versaries shall be compelled 10 lav thi
Issue clearly and distinctly before th,
t. American people, TO the end that the!
! may apply enlightened intelligence Z