The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-01
THE TARIFF R[FORMERS.
Annual Banquet Of the Massachusetts,
Reform League at Boston
Last Night,
President Pierce Pays a Glowing
Tribute to ex-President
Cleveland.
The Objective Point of it.e Trade aud ~
Protccti"n--ilr. Mills Discusses
Home Markets.

IlcsroS. Die Gl.--rho members of the
Massachusetts, rHrG Reform League dincd
this evening, the occasion being the annual
dinner Of the organization. Among those
preseut were Hon. Roger @ Mills. Of Texas:
Hon. Thomas @. Sherman. of New York;
Edward Atkinson, president; G. W. Eliot,
liuyrld college; Charles Fruncis Adams,
Hon. John Z. Andrew. Hon. Robert Treat
Pninc, Hon. J.. A. Colling aud others.
President p-roc, Of the lcague. spoke at
some length on tariff reform, concluding as
follows; IN the light OF what has been
r"osonted, is il not reasonable 10 conclude
that the leaders of the political patty whose
corner stone is protection, are ready in its
''eresi 10 critic one industry after nu-
4" A" and .s many ua may be necessary 10
cci..ut the alliance which they lnye formed
with The wool growers, iron masters and
coal haronH OF the country? II is no s,uall
advantage TINT III the struggle before US we
have for our leader man of moral courage.
sicrling honesty and stmiqhiforwnrdness
the most interesting personality in American
life, Grover Cleveland"
Hon. Ed. Atkinson, in his remarks said
All reasonable advocates Of protection
their system, To be attained when the time
has como 10 make IL safe. All reasonable
/ Tree traders claim true protection 10 do
nestle industry IL whnt they aim nt. The
only difference ~ ON the time of the conces-
sion. Why not begin nowg When mutual
trust and conhd, nee in the sincerity of pur-
pose OF all who engage in this work shall
have been established in the progress of
lcglslai on. We may then, for tho first time
| in h. t.k
true tarili question itself can be entered up
on 10y reasonable men i'm manner consist
ont with common sense and comm, hon
esiy. More than one-half of the subjects of
| taxation under our present tariff could be
pat into the free list without diminishing
our revenue from customs II per cent less
than they have Welded up TO this time.
] refuse to believe that the representatives.
! VI the preat nntonal republican party. To
winch was proud to belong for SO many
ienis, have become 80 narfow and so bipoted
IN their sectional feeling AZ Co be incapable
OF rising 10 the level OF their present respon-
sibiliiy. In the time Of danger there were
s,ven men IN the republican party who
saved the country from what think nearly
all reasonable men now admit would have
been political conynlson. when they
voted on their personal convictions. but
not with t!leh party, ngm NJ the inpeacL-
ment oi Androw Jackson. Are there not
now seven men IN the senate and a relative
number IN the house who may M the present
time he capable of some independent iudg-
mont, who NAV unite with their party
opponents in such reasonable and iudic
luus reform OF the tariff as will put us in
The way of establishing conditions in the
future IN which this country may attain the
paramount position 10 which II is entitled
IN thc great commerce OF the world.
Anon" the ute encos Of Mr.. Mills, of
/ Texrs, we're thes 4: History repeats itseif.
and We are here tonight demonstrating
with our government for wrongful interfer-
ence with our private business, depressing
our Industries. parnlyzng our labor. inn
Poverishli x our people and cutting OF for
| eipn trade: and tonight we say to Mr.. Har-
| rison and MIR. Blaine, as our fathers said to
hing George and Lord Moth, you have no
right 20 close our ports. Grover Cleveland,
1T the head of the Mohnwks in December,
| 1887 threw tie tea overheard, and called on
the battle for the yindcation of the right.
We had our LexingtonH and Bunker Hill in
lsSS. We bad our Saratoga in 1880. We
shall hive our Yorktown in 1892.
II restricting the purchase and sale Of our
products 10 American markets stimulates
industry, cheapens production and increases
wealth and wnPes, why would IL not be a
wise policy 10 apply The principle 10 each
one Of the states. II IL is productive OF
good to u states, il ought 20 be good %
ench one Of them. IL IN question of po-
litical economy. not OF patriotic sentiment.
IL the principle is correct IL will apply 10
small community as we'll AS a large one.
Why not hurry IL 10 its logical conclusion,
and haye Chinese wall around each state,
md stimulate IL % build its industries, in
crease its wealth and give better employ
ment and higher wages 10 its own people
within each township; trade among item
selves and bring the home market home.
The perfection Of the principle would be TO
will every man into himself, and thus foster
and encourage him 20 develop his resources.
In eh0rt time he would be sufficiently de-
yeoped to raise his own l'rain, beef aud
hogs, manufacture his own clothing, set his
own hens and hatch his own chickens.
| This policy means that man rises 10 tfs
highest happiness when he expends the
! largest amount Of labor and receives the
least amount Of product. When followed
10 its lns, analysis IL is perpetual work and
no product. The best home market il one
into which is admitted the largest importa.
tion, because the largest importation means
the largest exportatiOn, and that means an
active demand for the articles exported,
and that means increased price. and that
means increased wealth, distributed among
the consumers, and that will IN time, create
nn demand for homo producta, which SUD-
plv 30 per cent. of the home consumption;
IN netIye demnnd for home products creates
demand for raw material ard labor, and
that raises the price OF both, nd gives con-
slant employment 10 all elias les of labor
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