Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-10-05
THE OPENING Gun
Prom the Republican Battery IN the
Fall Campaign,
HOs. ROSWELL c. HORR, OF SlCHlg
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hbtoA k0O0t aletSlllus Win Htaf Aed Ah-e4-
est 70 tns speakers and manilesslng
great enihua4sm
john Patton, Jr., chairman OF the
meeting opened the ball with a short
address IN bis usual happy manner.
"I0ngh said DE. I'VE formally
open the Republican campaign IN Kent
county ana l eOngratui4ts you on tnis
auspicious beginning. 1hls . gong Lo
be an on year Oa the o1 SIDE lie
referred % ghe great Republican VIC
tories IA Vermont ana Maine aud re-
ferrel 20 the new stars on the Amerl-
can tag. as states that Will swell the
Republican majority Ia the Nation.
He said. "Undor the October SKY the
clouds are glowing with Republican
victory
''Our party has redeemed the pledge
Il mais o. the wsgeworkers, tnst Il
would protect them and their industries.
The Mckinley blll has been passed,
illuminated ~ she genius of James g..
Blsine, combining reciprocity With pro-
tecuOn."
lie said that two years ago he gave
Ar. Ford some good advice IN this very
hall, but he dlsIegarded II and when
the mangled rrinsins were gathered up
II was found that be had no accident
insurance. Now disregardng the good
advice and the experience he has had,
be 10 going 70 throw hinIself night IN
the way o. tie protection tram again.
Hon Roswell G.. Horn, of Saginaw,
was then introduced and spoke as fol-
lows;
Two years ago, when was travelling
about the country, | met good
many young men who SAID the
Democratic party was dead and
buried. Ii they had seen il buried
as many ;lmes aud as deeply as
| have, they would not have taken the
trouble 10 90 10 the funeral. No mat
ter how badly they are hcked, they are
on hand smiling in day or two after,
and within two years they are sure TO
take up the very weapon with which
they have been whipped aud claim 1t is
an entirely new principle, and that the
people must come to the Democratic
party for il"
The Democrats want ts-Itf for rev.
enue only. They claim it should not
lie levied TO protect any industry. unless
incidentally or accidentally; that is, il
10 does protect one, they don't mean to
have It. They believe in tariff on
things we do not produce, such as
coffee.
The Republicans say IN addition to
the tariff Tor revenue, levy one that
viii protect American industries; pro-
tect our workingmen against the COM
petition OF cheap, pauper. foreign labor.
''The Democrats say this is wrong, il
don't help the working man bit. IL
only enables the manufacturers TO add
the amount taxed upon foreign goods
10 the prite of those produced here.
THIS Is not true, have the advantage
of Democrat or tree trader on this
ground, Tor We have tried it and found
out. For thirty years we have been lIv-
lug under system OF protective tariff,
and We have outstTipped the world.
"Let US see about Inc tariff being
added TO the price of the article: Salt
during from 1870 10 1861, was on the
tree list, AID il cost the consumer from
$3.50 % s5.O0 barrel. In '6l a tariff
OF "a cents q barrel was laid upon il,
and the salt industry in tins country
began To grow. The tariff was then re-
duced to u present rate. % cents, and
now you can buy barrel OF salt, barrel
aud all, for 50cents. Tns barrel costs -
cents, leaving p cents for the salt. Is
the tariff added to the price of the artl-
cie2 NO; hut you say salt IS peculiar,
for come reason 1t does not follow the
rule"
The speaker then took upyarious arti-
clcs OF bard ware, and showed how, un-
der protection the price had fallen from
SD to - per cent
COttons have been reduced 80 per
cent. In 1850 the silk industry was
insignificant n TINS country, but under
protection u has grown so that last year
sos 900 900 worth WAS produced IN this
county. and the industry EMPLOYS
,. 600 hsnds and gives homes to l00. 900
people IN these United states.
TIE prce OF silk ribbons has been
reduced IS per cent. and dress goods 30
per cent
You ssy WOODEN goods are cheaper n
England than here. | can get as good
suit OF clothes for $50 IA London A.
7 can IN New York for $40. I'll admit
e, but | would rather wear $40 SUIT
aud know that the man whO raised the
wool and the people whose labor went
into tust SUIT have had wages enough
% enable them 20 buy meat at least
once a week. than to have $50 SUIT
made by pauper labor.
The speaker then went into the ques-
tiou 0f raw material. He said that the
greater part of the value in wcOl was
labor aud e the prIce - under 25 cents
pound, i IS all labor.
Pig ron. YOU say, - raw material. II
you 90 70 blast furnace you VIII Hnd
that tbe iron ore IS &c lies IVA the earth
= only worth = or 30 cents ton. All
the rest Of the value = IN labor.
.'f ras IN A locomotive works short
time SINCE. and sske~ the price of a
first-Clsss engine. Is wGs SIS, coo
Then | asked the superintendent what
the value ~ the raw material was. and
be figured it out for me. 1t was Just
So. al The rest Of the value il labor.
Vow I am going 70 vote for the party
that protects TINS So .ee3 worth Of labor.
and r the Democrats want % 60 chas-
ing after that So, Why, iet them 90.
a great sewing machine manuisc-
tursr was pointed ont o. ne by tree
trader. "a 4 the free trader. Your
rDbbsr tsrd is diving 0ut Industries.
Tbs 6rm IS going 60 remove rs works
u Scotland because of she tariff
was interested and we went fog tber
20 TAX wifh him. Hs sad. III reply 70
our quest cos. that the firm hsd 40 5es
of moving e works, hut wss gong ~
estat sb 8 branch n scotland. " ny
Because / can hire wcrkmcn there tor
from 20 cents - s. 8 4 day that ve
have ta pay from $50 e. s. = isY
hs.., -.rs4s .t.lfs ts.,tf THAT 81 - fau 4 nd