New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10
TARIFF DISCUSSION At ELMIRA.
MESsRS. HOII AND WILSON HOLD A DEBATE
AT TIE INTERSTATE FAIR.


AT THE INTERSTATE FAIR.
Elmra, y. V, Sept (SpehalJ.-Thc feature Of the
Interstate Fair Yesterday the tariff debate between
Roswell q. IIorr. Of Michigan and W. |. Wilson, "i
Wc>, Virginia. Early In the evening large crowd
assembled in the grand stand and at 40 oclork tive
first speaker. Mr.. Wilson. introduced. lie sur
pri,cd the audience by coming ont fiat footed as an al
nrcr Of The British system Of free trade and stating
that under that sy,tem the people OF England had
grown intelligent prosperous and happy lie declare"
that ENGLAND was superior to the United state, III liz
labor policy: ulat Ovcr.producton WAS the ruin III
any country and that it seriously ar'cte1 I'll" rait"h
states that the poor people Of the United states were
III condition than those Of EnSland tha'
the farmers gihwng poorer OH account of the pr"
tcctivc policy Of the Republican party. III pr""l OF
this he n,anrcd the prices ofswoolcn and cotton
fabrics. cutlery and raw material. lie also ih''SEn
that protection In favor Of tine manufacturers ana
against the interests Of workingmen.
Mr. lorr was received with vorlfcrouS cheers ana
soon had the audience with him. lo compared the
workingiilcn Of this country with those oi ENeland.
giving the condition Of both ard he showed that the
immigration from the british Empire was dne To the
opprc sion OF labor In that Empire. English manu-
I ia .inrrrs held mass.lncctlngs and denounced tlic
MrKinlcy bill nS ruinOis to their interests. British
,1..-icu denounced the measure because II was OPP
posed to British Interests and frcctrade theorists oi
.AIncrca imhu-d with British ideas and apparently
WORKING IN Ilt,h Interests. denounced the Amcrcoh
protective policy. Mr. ilorr called attention to the
effect Of IRE, trade policy in Ireland. which drove
.lllun. 81 people 10 THIS country ind committed NUN
Der, u, p,urs' graves. Why. said h" didnt England
end her Production. to India her own country. wfrrr
she had a market Of over 2OO0O.000 people simply
lccau, her subjects there were dow ridrn under the
free trade policy ~ the GsvcrIpent. tn" talk 81
tnrln on raw material was only n nightmare. The
question Of production was u'cnab!c. all work
Ing men Icing enabled o get things cheap. while
The. demands for what this country did not need
wnnld nlr avs from the countries crippled by
y policy which created ca>" and paup"r7"d the farmer
aud workngmau Mr.. IIorr said the Republican party
placed duty competitive articles. and pnt good,
that the United states did not produc' on the free list
lie went over the list Of articles which duty Wa
Levied and showed Ia the satisfaction of N" AUDIENCE
that each article would be- produced MFR, ch"2ph
TOYS thll il could before the tar.n wa~ placed upon
it, Mr.. Iurr SAID that the bulk Of TIA" manufarnrcr
did nu, gov rapidly rich ia the business and that
f.w II them ever accumulated great wealth without
cu..,c!ug IN something else.
~ tnc clo>" ~ Mr.. IInrr> Spccrh. Mr.. Wilson
,u;.nui up III a feeble speech. and then VIZ loiT
d. proved every ALE on and ended AT I'D 20 anna
r:,.,t ayrlair,r Nr Wilson'S d"!rnce ot IRE" trade
La not helped the III this Democratic county.