The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-22

produced copper 40 cheap 40 any other
nation In the world, and most or the TINE
cheaper, and yet We have these peppls
who ON AN investment equhlinH l,eDDDpO
have taken out over t60OOO,OOO In dlyl'
dends In nlneteen years coming, ana ASK.
ina additional protection Applhnbe'l
WIN you tell why the duty on copper
should he oontnuedY Why not make
copper free 90 all the people VINO use " ~
this country .,.,,.a
DO yon not know that every electrician
IN the country petitions 70 reineYe lhs
duty ON copper. Ii II necessary 10 pfolepl
this Industry IN II an infant Industry 7
Why, MIR, Chairman, II would be better Y
We had taken every man connected WIN
that employment in the copper mlnee,
BEARDED them al the Blfth Avenue Hotel
and sol them up Ia the banking business
for life. Great laughter and applauhe'l
There Ii no apology IN the world Tor the
duty, Not the slIghteat, II does not pro'
teef any industry, hut II draws ON every
family we represent, There IL not yard
Of wire, not a piece OF copper Ia any
household Ia the land that does not pay
tribute 10 these people
THE TARWF DIRECTLY REsPoNainLE ron a
uREAT RoRnER TRUST.
That IN not ALL Although they have the
American consumers az their mercy, there
h not a nation on tho earth the citizens
OF which do not buy American copper
cheaper than American citizens buy lI
lApplause. Nor ls that all, Mr. Chair
man, but, having control OF the copper
market Ia 1891, they organized q combine
by which the supply otHAmerlcan copper
had 70 90 back TO American homes aifled
through tho merclea OF French syndl'
cate, Applause am IN favor OF pro-
teeting industries 10 the last ana fullest
measure necessary, but happen 70 Know
that these gentlemen lhye simply placed
all our people under tribute, u II not
question Of protecting the industry, re-
member that Con, Garfield In q speech
said, and my friend will remember this
statement, Tho trouble ID that when you
insist that wO shall not run 10 the oxlromo
aomebody complains that you are not
sound on tho tariff, That Ia the output OF
"a very feeble mind There are few mon
who have labOred longer and harder IN
the Interest Of protection than have
now TUE PROTECTED LORDS WORK PAurER
LARoRERa,
What am saying ia In defopao Of the
system and Ia submitted In order that II
may not come tumhlIng down about our
~
ont all the world under a Chinese policy,
That IN all. / am not prepared 10 say
that my honored frlenda have not yindi'
Gated the wisdom ~ the system In this
bin, but so fur as these Items arc con-
ccrned I Insist that they have not, | am
nWnr0 Of the general outflow Of rhetoric
In the matter OF oppressed labor, Do you
know that ono-third OF the men In tho
mines and that onefourth OF the mon In
the shopa today are not American citizens
and that q largo percentage OF them do
not owe allegiance 10 our ilngY Loud
applause. The time has como when we
must concern ourselves about American
homes and American ilroaldes. Loud
applause, Why IN some Of the mi nea OF
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York ANA
In many OF the shops they do not even 20
on tho roster by their names, | mention
this TO my Republican friends because the
tlme h coming when the American boys
and American girls viii begin 20 ask
whether the question OF dutloa In certain
lines are I'm the interest OF the ao'callcd
pauper labor Of Europe or In the interest
OF The boys and girls born In our own
country,
MKlNLEY's PROPOSED TIN PLATE ROBBERY
SHOWN UP.
We have no tin ore Ia the United States.
Gontloman may say otherwise, but | have
no doubt about the absence OF any con-
siderable quantity Of Tin In this country.
ln this connection will Insert Ia my re-
marks on the subject lottor from the
editor Of the Engineering and Mining
journal, standard authority on those
questions, The proprietors OF that
Journal are prompt TO investigate those
matters. The editor and proprietor IN q
rabid Republican and u thorough protoc.
ZIONIST. lie condemns In uncquiyocol
terms the proposition 10 impose or con-
tinuo a protective duty on copper and 10
increase the duty on tin plate, II must
occur 10 every gentleman here that 10 In
crease the duty on tin plato l25 per cent
would result In cXtoriinR from every pro-
duccr of fruit or other commodity used
for canning, tribute, II would levy n
heavy tribute also upon every canning
establishment and upon every person
who consumes canned goods. And this
tribute from every source would amount
10 S50,OOO,OO0 long before our tin plant
would declare dividend according 10 the
books OF the owners OF the plant.
THE ROCKS UPON WHICH THE q, o, y. WILL
SPLIT.
In conclusion, submit that II IL impor-
tant that we avoid the rocks upon which
the Republican party may split ! do not
oxpcctto take much part In the dcllbora-
tons of this body In the future. was
quito as ready 20 step down and out ae my
Democratic friends In the Ohio Lcgisla-
tro were anxious to get rid OF mo when
they gorrymandcred mo out, | was
already out before they took that action,
but desire, In taking my leave Of public
lie, that the party 20 which | have always
belonged and TO the principles OF which ]
am 40 thoroughly devoted, n party that
has covered itself with glory, which has
developed our national industries beyond
compare and mado ours the first among
the nations Of the earth, shall not now
stumble and fall In the adaptation of q
great industrial policy which, wisely ad.
ministcred, Is alike wise, human and
bcnencent. | thank you for you atton.
ton, prolonged applause.
Horso Notog,