Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-12
RINGING PROTESTS.
MKINLEY BILL DENOUNCED BY
TWO MONSTER DEMON
sTRATIoNs.
Business Men and Workers Declare
Against Itina a Manner Not To
Be eMistaken-LetterF From
Grover Cleveland.

PHILADELPHIA, June A business
mems meeting for the purpose of pro-
testing against the passage Of the Nc
Kinley tariff bill, was held at the Wal
nut Street theater yesterday afternoon.
Alex. X. Mcclure presided and the
lists Of vice-presidents included the
names Of many prominent business
men Of Philadelphia. The building
was crowded, the tobacco, tin plate and
woolen industries being largely repre-
sented.
The speakers were Congressman Nc
Adoo, of New Jersey; Springer, Of Illi-
nois; Bynum, of Indiana, and Breckin-
bridge, of Kentucky. Mr.. Springer
made the opening speech, confining
himself to the wooden schedule of the
bill and its effect upon the carpet and
other woolen goods industries of this
city. Messrs. McAdoo and Bynum fol-
lowed, speaking in general against the
bill.
The closing address was delivered by
Mr.. Breckinbridge. His speech was
largely devoted to a description of the
alleged hurried and careless manner In
which the bill was considered in the
house of representatives. He charged
that manufacturers were allowed by
the committee to prepare various sched-
ules in such way as to favor their
own interests.
Last night mass meeting of textile
workers called for the same purpose
as the afternoon meeting was held at
Textile hall in Kensington, suburb OF
Philadelphia, in which most Of the
large w0olen mills are located. The
meeting was gotten up under the aus
pices of the Tariff Reform club, the
membership of which consists mostly
of workmen in the mills who are op-
posed to the proposed increase in the
duty on imported woods. Messrs.
Springer, Bynum, Breckinbridge, Nc
Adoo and others were the principle
speakers. It is estimated that from
5000 to 10000 people, most of them
workingmen, participated. The fol.
lowing was passed:
Res0lUed, That we cannot too strong.
ly denounce the Mckinley bill ~ dan.
gerous measure nor too earnestly pro-
test against its passage by the United
States senate, and that we hereby give
notice that we will not be satisfied
with anything short of free raw mater.
ials and a corresponding reduction Of
general tariff rates as will make living
cheaper and give us chance to enter
foreign markets with our products, al
| well as to keep and control our own
knowing full we'll that only by these
means can the toilers secure steady
work and good wages.
This letter was read:
New YORK, May 8, 1890
F. A. Herwig, Esq, President:
MY DEAR SIR-I desire through yOt
to thank the Republican club formerly
known as the Workingmen's Tariff Re
form association, for the courteous in
vitation I received to attend a mas
meeting on the night of the Sd of June
The terms in which the invitation il
expressed convinces me that the ques
tion of tariff reform is receiving the at
tention it deserves from those mos
vitally interested in its just and fair so
luton. know that with the feeling
now abroad in our land, and with tn
intense existence and activity of sucl
clubs as yours the claim presumptous
ly made that the people at the last cleo
ton finally passed upon the subject G
tariff adjustment will be emphaticall
denied; and that our workingmen an