, 1890-10-22
HILLS BUGLE BLAST.
A Mastery Presentation of the
Issues of the Day.
The Line Sharply Drawn Be-
tween the Two Parties.
McKinley's 0dious Tariff Meas
ure Torn to Tatters.
A Restricted Market When
Expansion is Most Needed.

CANTON, O.. Oct. 2l.-Goyernor Hill
vas greeted on his arrival here today by a
large throng. Tonight, after a large
,orchlight procession OF Democratic clubs,
he spoke to a crowd of 1000 people at
The rink. Many we're unable to obtain
admission.
Governor Hill said, in part: An impor
,.nt political campaign is that upon which
The country has entered. The question
nresented TO our voters Is not whether the
next house of representatives be Republi-
can or Democratic, but whether the nature
of our federal government is to be radi-
caly modified and the integrity of our
institutions successfully threatened. The
great issue is the record OF the Republican
marty 10 its brief control of congress. No
marty has more recklessly defied prece-
dents, more %fagrantly d~isregarded princi-
nles. more b%oasttully overturned tradi
tons, more seriously invaded private
rights, more arbitrarily encroached upon
the prercgatives of states, OF more tyran-
ically used the power of a partisan major
ity. The animaiing motive of its acts
seems to have been only the perpetuation
Of its own power.
The party has increased its msjority in
the house OF representatives by arbitrarily
eiecting Democrats from seats; stolen the
representation of one state in the senate;
admitted to the union states whose only
claim to admission is that they will swell
Republican maiOrities; denied repre-
s~entatlou to Democratic territories much
better qualified for statehood 10 point
population and resources; ignored the
rights of majority by the tyranical
methods and rulings of the speaker of the
house; s~quandered the treasury surplus
BY exuavagaut appropriations to con-
ciliate particular interests; enacted a tariff
bill which will supply corruption funds
Tor elections; conducted the census,
denounced everywhere as worthless and
manipulated for counting the Republican
population up and Democratic population
down; and has threatened the enactment
Of the fore; bill which will put an end to
state authority in the certifcation Of
federal elections and make congress not a
representative of the people, but q
creature of whatever men federal officials
may choose to count In.
This is the record that confronts the
people. Long practice in hypocrisy has
enabled the Republican leaders to dis
guise partisanship 10 patriotic language,
but their appeal, after all, is one OF
cupiditY and selfishness. Frightened by
the d~isapproval which their headstrong
and revolutionary course has aroused In
their own party. they are endeavoring to
bolster up their shaky position by appeals
to sectionalism and party pride. If our
institutions are to be preserved pure aud
intact, every patriotic citizen must do his
duty in rebukiDg this grasping and tyran-
meal political oligarchy.
After discussing the tariff so far as il
relates TO the interests of the farmers, the
governor continued: But not only his
Republican congress stooped to a sharper
trick to boolwink the American farmer
in the matter OF tariffs on his products,
but it has made his living mere expensive
than it has hitherto been. His woolens
pay 80 per cent. more duty, while the
rich mans broadcleth pays a duty of 10
per cent. more. The duty on sealskin
sacques Is reduced 10 per cent while
that on silk plush sacques, which the poor
woman wears, is increased 60 per cent.
The duty Oh worstel shawls, which the
farmers wife wears. is raised from
81 to 80 per cent and on wooden shawls
the increase varies from l6 per cent to 80.
On women's and cbildren's cheap dress
goods the increase is much less. For his
hannels the consumer must pay an in-
crease Off least so per cent in duty. On
ready-nade clothing the increase in taxa
ton Is from 81 per cent to 81. The gov
ernor mentioned several ether articles
and added: on milk pans, tin pals, tin
caas, coffee pots, kettles, cups and OIhsr
articles OF tinware, the people arc to be
taxed 500, 000,0 q for three years In orlcr
that a few manufacturers may experiment
Hithithe tin plate industry.
If you think this is a partisan state
ment, read what n member Of Harrison
cabinet says about il in a recent adver
tisement: ''Tinware ia advancing in cost,
and very soon the manufacturer will
have their way, and you and | will have
to pay very much more. In view of this
state OF things we made, some time since,
a large purchase of kitchen inware at
what was a low price then. and would be
tar lower now, in the face OF two advances
IN the makers price lists.
Signed JOHN WANAMAKER."
All over the country the effect of such
legislation has been to increase the prices
OF dry goods and other household neoessi
ties. Not all of this increase IS lerhaps
lustifisble but sharp merchants have been
quick to take advantage OF the opportu-
nifty which the Mckinley bill offered
them, and the poor consumer is the VIC
tim. whether justly or not. The McKin-
ley bill has defined sharply the issue upon
which the two parties is divided. In its
enactment the Republican party has dem
onstrated more clearly than ever that the
sympathies OF Its leaders are DOT with the
great mass of the people. but with certain
favored classes. The economic doctrine
which the party now supports Is one it
would have repudiated ten years ago. and
which some of its great men, like Blaine.
are evidently desiring TO %repudiate now.
AT the time when our industries are lam
gushing from over-production and our
agricultural products are finding competi-
ton in foreign markets. we shrink within
our shells and declare the policy Of nom
Intercourse with other nations.
The time has come when the demands
OF manufacturers and producers are for
wider markets. markets not limited to the
borders of our own country, or our own
continent: but as wide as the world.
Our foreign trade last year was valued at
htteen hundred million dollars. Can we
afford to ieopardize that immense source
OF national wealth by erecting legislative
barriers to commerce. want to see the
American people busy supplying the
markets of the world with food and
clothing; l want to see American ships
CARRYING our produce over every sea, |
want to see the wealth of Europe aud
Asia and Canada and South America
pous into this country to increase the
wages of every laborer and enrich every
eltllea. But l do not expect to behold
system.A
e have a commanding position 10 the
eontest foy international trade. Shall we
uke a~dvan&ara of IL or ahandon 10 SKILL