Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-09
o"o MD THE TARIFF.
Tho Kansas SER
TarIasF Uses Strong Anti

TarInsr Uses Strong ANTI
WASHINGTON, Ocfg"ags'
letter, written by Sen. following
Of the Republican SenafT. r,unD, % ono
sas, to Germantown PA. rom nai, Nv.
urer has been published in thlp.ea thu a.
delphia Press:
UNITED fTATEs SENATE, WASHINGTON.
q, Aug. IA, ls90.-Dear Sir: have yours
OF ihe 50. Do not give yourself any con
| Germ about my relations 10 the ReDnblioan
party. Did you never before hear Of a Re.
publican who was such notwthstandiA he
did not believe in the highest possible prs-
tective tariff, and In giving 10 tho manu-
faeturers every thing they asked forS II
all those who believe with me wero driven
out OF the Republican party, / beg you 10
take notice that II would not be very
powerful organ ization. 1t certainly would
not carry many of the Western States How
| do you account for the fact that majority
Of the farm,rs Of New Jersey Delaware,
Connecticut and large proportion OF those
OF New York and Ohio are Democrats, not
withstanding they live In the shadow OF
] the very chimneys for which extreme pro-
| lection is invited2 Doyon think the tariff Is
OF more benefit to the people OF Kansas than
II is TO those Of Pennsylvania and Connee-
| ticut?
How does It happen that a majority Of the
farmers OF Indiana--a great manufacturing
state-are Democrats? am myself In favor
OF protection, but believe we have gone far
enough; and, whether we have gene far
enough or not, Insist that Il a manufacturer
wants moro protection he must demon strate
the necessity for II. This has not
even boon attempted, but with an inso-
lence which In Itself calls for rcbuke the
manufacturers and those who represent
them have simply said We want II, and that
IL nf
ment which was worth the name offered to
show that hig erprotoetion was needed II
Is rather poor commentary on the Amer
lean manufacturer that, after having been
given the local field for moro than th irty
years. he Is still too weak to stand aloae
but too weak TO even exist unless he gets
stlll higher protection than he has over had
am open 20 conviction upon this as upon
every thing else, but can not be driven, and
II happens at the present time, II tho indi.
cations which multiply on every hand can
re relied on, that a very large majority Of
the people Of Kansas are with me get let.
tiers ana telegrams from there by tho hun-
dreds indorsing my course, and all from
II publicaus, and a so get scores OF similar
letters from Republ cans In the Eastern and
Middle Staie-,
M 1t quito possible, now, that man
may be good Republican and good pro
lcctionist with mt tax lng the same view OF
do9 Isn't IL possible that "A manufacturer,
who Is to get the cash In his pocket direct
as the result of the Imposition of a duty, Is
liable TO be warped somewhat by his self
mtere t. and isn't Il fair for the consumers
OF the United States to say in a given case
that even IL the duty may be necessary the
burden is greater on them than they think
they ought To bear?
MY judgment + tho manufacturers are
making an issue which going to be hurtful
tothem, AS also sincerely believo that the
sspositiNlf OF .the duties- " ffIclr they rire
"sking or will be hurtful to the country If |
this sincere belief makes me other than a /
Republican, then have never known what /
the Republican party wa- You quote /
Messrs. Mckinley and Reed to mo They are |
Two worry eminent mon, but human lelnRs I
tn liable 10 be mistak IN. Nay not, In op. /
position TO tina, ga tie Mr. Blaine to youf |
VI ~ also not quote to you the thousands
ui Republicans in the tate of Iowa who
have left tao party on account of IT, posi-.
tlon on the tariff, whereby that State, in
steal OF giving s0000 majority. as II did In
1850, is now In the .oubtlul column.
Respectfully yours 4 h pIuAQ