Evening journal., 1890-10-13
BLACKBURN SPEAKS.
The Distinguished Kentuck-
ian's Speech.
GREETED BY OVER 5000 PEOPLE.


Gray Make short and .Plthy Addresses
More people greeted Senator J. G. s.
Blackburn, the distinguished Ken
tuckian, who spoke at Fourth and Mar
ket streets, Saturday evening, than ever
before greeted political speaker In this
city. Conservative estimates place the
number of people present at 5000 and
their disinclinatien to leave after the
speaking was over, showed plainly
the effect Of the speech upon
them The audience increased dur
ing the speaking.
Among those on the stage were Hon.
Thomas f. Baysrd, Senator George
Gray. General T. f. Armstrong, Colonel
Il. r. Cooper, w. H. Lee, DR.. J. A.
Draper, Audrey Wilson and ex-City
Solicitor Henry o Turner.
It was about SEQ o'clock when
Willard Hall Porter, chairman, arose
and said:
sFR1Low CITIZENS: A few even.
ings since we had the pleasure TO
listen to the speech Of one Of the greatest
Kentuckisns. the silver tongued Breck-
inridge. This evening we win hear
another one Of Kentucky's distinguished
sons. now introduce to you, the senior
Senator from that state. Mr.. Blackburn.
Mr. Blackburns name was greeted
with loud applause. and at the conclu-
aion OF it he arose and said
"MR CHAIRMAN AND My FELLOW
COUNTRYMEN; At no other period have
the differences between the two great
political parties been 80 clearly defined,
or the lines of difference been SO sharply
drawn as they are to-day. The late
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months and did almost its entire work in
the last ten days. has left no doubt in
the minds OF the people as to what the
chief issues are In the campaign.
In spite OF promises to the contrary
the Republican party has not reduced
the tsxes on the workingman. Through
the Republican press, by the speakers OF
the party everywhere in fact, this party
had promised to have burdens reduced,
which were raised In war times, to
reasonable dimensions in this time of
peace
In 1869 this country trembled beneath
the tread Of over one and one-half mill
lions of armed men. and at this
time the Republican party raised the
tax as a temporary expedient. This
army had to be fed, and clothed and
sheltered. The Republicans promised
that as soon as peace was restored this
tax would be reduced to a peace basis,
and the people would go quietly back
under the old burdens.
There are some people who believe that
this war ended In 1855, and that quar-
ter of century has interviewed since the
war. Yet has the Republican party re-
deemed its pledges2 Has It reduced the
burdens which 1t raised in 1862 Three
times has this party revised the tariff.
The passage of the Mckinley bill was
the fourth effort to redeem the pledges 1t
had made during the war. Every time
they reduced 1t upwards instead Of
downwards. The FIRST protectionists did
not dare to suggest that the tariff be
raised TO above an average OF 30 per
cent. Even the father of protectionism,
Henry Clay, as our Republican friends
like to call him. did not dare TO ask for
q tariff above that average, and he advo
Gated this, not to keep up and maintain
hourishing industries, but to establish
new ones. Clay did not advocate the
plan of placing a high tariff on goods
the industry Of making which had been
established for 100 years.
You were taxed at the rate OF As per
cent. for the maintenance Of manufac-
turers. Now the Mckinley bill has
raised the tax from 40 per centum to 81
per centum. know how hard IL is to
comprehend the enormous tax which this
bill makes. II is ccuchei in such mis-
leading language, levied so indirectly
and collected so insiduously that you
do not comprehend its existence. You do
not realize the enormjty Of tax Of S54
Of the 500. II it were direct tax you
would easily understand. II you went
to dry goods store and bought &1OO
worth Of goods and just as you were
abou. to take them away were approached
by an officer, who said: Here you must
pay me $54 for these goods, as | am an
officer Of the Federal Government" You
would soon understand what he meant
This is exactly what the Mckinley bill
will do only it will net do it in such q
direcs way. Every particle Of rsiment
IN which you are clothed from head to
foot is subjsct to this tax. Every article
OF food you use. except what you dig IN
from the ground right here, has this tax
levied on II. Every implement used BY
the farmer, in the workshop or In the
mine must have "a per cent. Of It's value
paid on II before il can be used
The necessities OF life are taxed at tn
same rate. Did say an2 No all ar
not taxed. The free air Of Heaven CA
Jet be inhaled without being subject t
tax. Applause You can have you
ell Of it. You can expand your lung
and inhale as large quantity Of It a
possible without feeling that by so dom,
you are extorting tax from your pocket
Another thing also Is, wonderful to tell
yet untaxed. This Is the sunlight ]
Ia strange that this had not been place
on the tariff list. Il is wonderful tina
when natural gas was discovered 4
Pennsylvania the Republican party di
not put tax on the light because Co
was furnishing 1t cheaper than It coul
be given by the Pennsylvania gas mag
mates Applause But while this part,
did not tax the sunlight, il did til
next best thing. II taxed the windo1
glass through which the light entere
your humble homes. The Congress di,
not levy tax on gambler Implements
Playing cards can enter the county with
out paying tax; but to counter balanc
this liberality heavy extra tax was laI,
on The Bible. But not all Bibles wer
taxed The Forty-seventh Congress
with Republican President, a cour
terfeit. pinchback President VIII
entered the White House throug
the kitchen door, a man name
Hayes. passed the bill which wer
through both Houses and was signed b
this apology of President bill whic
allowed new tangled Bible to be place
on the free list. This was revised /
some cranks on the other side somewhat
as the tariff Is revised by the Republica
party. AS an excuse for this liberality
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