New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-29
SPEAKER REED IN ST. PAUL.
ADDRESSING AN ENTHUSIASTIC ArDIENcr

ADDRESSING AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE On
THE Issues OF THE CAMPAIGN.
- Paul Mimi. oct. .s.-sprnkcr Thomas Il. Fec
arrived In the city this morning, being met at III"
dc not by a reception committee and escorted To the
RYAN House. where he held u pubic reception This
! afternoop lie spoke tonight ut Lit', Grand Opera
uousc and alo at tho Newmarket Theatre.
Ever, ono Of the 1900 seats IN Lifts beautiful
Grand opera House was filled tonight Willie "thcrN
stood wherever there was standing room DURING the
Pennbllcan mass meeting al which the speaker was
the chief orator Governor Merriam presided ana III
trodced rs first speaker Of the evening fongrr 'mah
= p SNYDER who said he prepared to give an
account OF his Stewardship went over the work OF the
recent session OF Congress and his ations therein and
closed with discussion OF National i>,IcN. Ancr a
song by the Flambcau Club OF Minneapolis,
speaker Reed introduced and met with
a rousing welcome. The main subject which he
considered was the tariff. explaining the attituc'
Of each Of the two great parties toward II. The
principles OF the Democracy he said, would require
that this revenue be raised by direct taxation. Tn"
tariff NAV be placed on what We produce or what we
do not produce, and in the former case there l. Il
difference between parties. The Republicans say the
tariff is license for the use Of the American market
and II Is paid by the foreigner. while the Democrats
say IL Is paid by the consumer. lie said tho trouble
with the DemOc ratio position that when IT came
10 proving It they had explanation ready. but 1t did
not figure out. Mr. Reed then explained wherein
those figures didn't prove the case The Republican
position was that the homo competition, after the
tariff had bcen placed. reduces the price on protected
productions Protection Is necessary to establish III
dustres which thon compete with each other.
Higher i'll this country und established Industries
elsewhere make the protective tariff the more necessary
Competition at home j. added to by competition abroad
and prices are greatly reduced.
The Speaker quoted from history to provo his state
mcnt. 10 took up the tn-plac tariil and explained
how II wOnd affect the tin plate industry. Regarding
the reported effects Of the Mckinley law business
lie called attention to the fact that prices Lad not
gone up. but said To be about TO so up. He
compared the formation Of tho Mills and Mckinley
bills. asserting that the latter the result Of
ferenccs with all interested parties. 1t VA, th"
product Of the average OF America aud
he thought IL AL right Tho growth and
prosperity Of the country he considered indCl
live OF the propricty of the protective Tariff. ~ the
Lodge bill he said he believed In the rule OF the
majority. When o spoke OF the obstrcpcrUis minor.
ny who wanted 10 mn things Dr Themselves BAT did
not, the audience spplalded him to IN" echo. Never
before had q Congress passed complete Tariff
bill IN the face Of election and he closed hv asking
that voters by their ballots neat TnrSda" indnr>c th"
artion which they had oricrd by their votes Of two
ago.
From the Grand Opera House VI" Feed was driven
to the Newmarket Theatre where h" adr>~td anuthcT
big audience the tariff. II" TOOK the Night tram
for Eau Claire, where he speaks to morrow.