The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-03
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tion carried the audience TO q high
pitch of enthusiasm, There was an
episode, however after tho applause
had died out, that left Major Mckinley
on the ragged edge, and the subsequent
proceedings were not AT oil satisfactory
10 many Republicans In the audience
A young gentleman in the rear OF the
hail arose, aud begged permission 10
ask Major Mckinley q few questions
The Major gazed steadfaatly upon tho
young man q few minutes, and seeing
that the questions were written out he
asked that the questions be sent for
wark 10 him, lie was fearful that
some one would ask him about Fora
ker's conduct In Chicago about which
Mckinley has not hrsitated TO TAX 10
his confidential friends Az any rate
he considered discretion the better part
of yalor and no proceeded to read the
ouestIons carefLlly before saying
whether ne would answer Them lie
asked the name Of the young gentle
man who had the nerve 10 PROFOUND
interropatIons To a great man after no
had exhausted himself intellectually
upon the audience and was informed
TINT his name was Edward l., llyne'
man. of Columbus o., and that he was
student Of the tarlf and wantedlighI
The lirst question was Os follows'
mfa man has q right 10 himself and
IA the prOduct of his labora ~ " not
wrong 10 prevent him doing what no
nleaaes with that product, ana ~ ~ not
a violation OF that right 70 pfohlhlt OF
reatriet his exchanging that pfoduet
for whatever he wants hnu wl'o'u''' Sd
he can best get what he wantsY
oMaior Mckinley did not answer tl'ls
question. lie lodged H. lie said that
the protective tariff did not hinder any
one from doing that and II man
wanted to sell any Of his products on
the other side, all he had 10 do was 10
pack hlstrunk aud from New YORK
10 London and dispose OF II,
IL will be- seen that this Is not true
Everyone knows II 10 not true The
right TO exchange implies the right 10
buy as well as TO sell, and every person
who knows enough to trade jack knives
knows this Suppose the man after
selling abroad wants TO buy some arti'
Gle on the other side, here comes IN
| vonr tariff aud taxes him A per cent
| before he Is allowed TO possess the arll
Gle in peaec, at home, Aud this Is all
the answer this famous tarlll expert
and much lguded Republican states
ment could make 10 this question
Wasit any wonder that many ltepubll'
cans in the audience were dissatisfied
| The next question was as follows
If one man Is best adapted for the
production OF an article ana II ahotllel
man is better adapted for the produS
| tlon of another article, Is II not an ad
vantage 10 both 10 exchange WIN oh'
anOtherY
To this question the irrelevant ah
swer was given that q man should bl
permitted 10 follow ahy business thai
| he had q talent for but that he didn't
think Mr, Hynemon's forte was In ask
inc questions. This elected q laugh
from the audience, but " didn't answer
| the question, ana Major Mckinley can
not answer II on the lines ofhis protec
ton policy, and he knows H. Ih'
| third question was rs follows
qf q high tariff tax Is necessary g
develop infant Industries how IS " ina
| Pitisburg iron industries were bnilt VI
i'm the face of free competition with th'
Schuylkill valley, and Chicago iron IN
| duglfies. In spite of the competition oj
| Pittsburg, and Alabama iron induslriel
In spite OF the free competition OF allF
Major Mckinley failed to answer
| this question lie only said that th'
| Republicans believed IN absolute free
trade between the States, which is nc
answer to the question. The fourth
question was.
,ls the tariff tax paid by the foreign
exporter who sends goods into this
country II 30, why did WanamgGel
sue TO recover tnriil taxes pald Dy nm
on certain ribhonsY Mr. Mckinney
failed TO read the latter part OF tht
question and to the FIRST half heanswer
ed "yes,"
He did not read all the question be
cause he knew II would leave him In q
hole, and humiliate him in thepresencC
of his friends. The lfth question was
"If YOU we're In England and manu-
factufed hats which cost you 81 and II
you wanted to sell them here and II The
tariff tax on hats was VI would you pay
that tax and still sell the hats for 81
| and thus lose 81 or would you mol
charge something over S2Y'
To this the Gippant reply was made
that IL he had TO sell his hats NJ losi
he would 90 out of the business. II
| win be seen that this question goeI
right TO the root Of the question
of tariff taxes, and yet thu
great champion Of Protection could no
answer II, without knocking himself
over. Hence he evaded the question
| The sixth question was as follows;
"If the protective tariff by prevent
ing foreign pauper made goods RAISE
nrIces here, and II free competition o
foreign pauper labor t allows soina mSn9iaS ,hN,
how does the tariff tax benefit TN
workinpmen In other words, hayinl
free trade In labor, which produces tn
goods and restricted competition In th
goods they produce, does mot that meal
| highest prices for what we consume ant
lowest wages for our labor|
This is the only question Of the sevel
TO which Mr.. Mckinley made a seriou
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