Evening journal., 1890-10-16
SPEAKER REED REPLIES.
His Answers to a Number OF
Democratic Questions
THAT WERE ASKED AT BUFFALO.

ht 70 Ahc wan from mhlne anu An
swered In His Usual Vigorous Manner.
Protection and the Laboring Man.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct 10. = The Hon.
Thomas b. Reed addressed an audience Of
over 5000 people in Music hall last night.
Speaker Reed was given royal reception.
He was escorted TO Music hall by the Re
publican League club. and on being intro
duced by Chairman Becker was greeted
with a storm Of applause. After thanking
his audience for their cordial welcome he
said;
A Democratic Clubs Questions.
II intend to address you on the living
issues Of the day but will vary the order
have been respectfully requested by a
Democratic club to answer certain ques-
tions. | nm SO little used 70 respectful
language from the Democratic party in
the region where the major part Of my
duties is performed that feel inclined on
account of this remarkable phenomenon
20 comply with the request, and further be-
cause the questions are quite easy.
"The first question is, Do ] consider the
Mckinley bill just to the poorf Well,
should say so. A bill which has for It's OBJ.
ject the raising OF the wages Of the poor
and at the same time to lower the price OF
necessities would seem TO me to be not
only just, but generous
Wages and the TarIG Bm.
"This club desires also to know whether
any instances can be given where wages
4. 1s.4 IN.
Mckinley bill has been in operation only
nine days, and it shows remarkable brill
fancy on the part OF the club that they ex-
pect wages TO be raised in that time by
that bill. But II they read the morning
newspapers they would learn that manu-
facturers of pearl buttons are reported 70
have raised the wages of their men Is per
cent. on account Of the Mckinley bill.
What shall it profit young free trader II
he only loves Grover Cleveland and never
reads the Mugwump papersg Another
question is:
IF protection makes higher wages, why
is II that the people Of New South Wales
have higher wages than protected Francei
Protection never raises wages. The ques
ton is whether protection causes higher
wages than in country under free tradei
States under thirty years Of Republican
rule. Everybody knows that the wages o.
the laboring man in the United States Il
higher today than in 1868, at the close D
the free trade period.
Articles Lowered by the Bill.
''Still another question is, Can ! stat
any article which has been lowered in pric
by the Mckinley or any other tariff bill
can spend the evening doing that. / re
member paying Sl.25 a yard for ingraii
carpet which can buy today for forty-dv
cents Iron nails cost 60 keg then; stee
ones now are $780,
Mr.. CarlIsIe's Dilemma.
Several years ago Mr. Carlisle stated a
a fnvorite Democratic dilemma that il Il
an absurdity that no sophistry can explain
that the tariff by making labor higher cal
make the product Of that higher paid labo
cheaper.
"It was hard dilemma; they had TO ad
init, two facts-wages were higher and th
products of those wages lower The Dem
ocrats claim that the lower prices ar
caused by invention and cheap railroai
| transportation. What causes the inven
tiong will prove it rests on protection
| DO you suppose somebody reached out int
the dark and drew in the steam enginef /
was only by slow processes that it was in
vented. Take the electric light. II wa
known for fifty years, but was nothing bu
a scientific toy. BY and by the world 60
richer and wanted better light than gas
and 10000 minds were directed toward pen
fecting the electric light. Now, then, tn
more minds that are directed toward in
yention the greater the possibility of IN
vention.
Inventions and Protection.
"What creates a demand for inventions
Why. protection, and when you direC
10000 minds toward invention you doubl
the chances Of getting 1t. In 1883 Grea
Britain was in a condition Of depression. j
royal commission was appointed TO exam
inc into the cause. They found that
Great Britain could have got in 1883 th
same prices for her exports that she 60
In 1873 she could have got $500, 900, 900 NOR
than she Gid get The world got Grea
Britain's products that much cheaper
Between 1873 and 1883 the civilized worl
became protected, and the whole worl
were in competition with Great Britain
so that she had TO put the value Of he
Il goods down that enormous sum. Blu
/ what's the use of discussing protection
II
a handsome Endorsement, and that in
dorsement resulted in the Mckinley bill
i "The first essential 70 business pros
| perity Is stability Of the law. Every ma
wants permanence In his business cond
| tion. The last seven yeRrs have bee
spent in tariff agitation. II is time
ceased for the business interests Of th
| country. The world ought to know thl
the people Of 1890 ratify the demands {
the people Of 1888"
Gone to nTcKinley's Aid.
Speaker Reed then spoke Of the obstru
tion tactics of the Democrats during th
recent session Of congress and the nece
sity OF federal election law, and conclut
ed by urging all good Republicans to sc
to IT that the next house OF representative
shall be securely Republican. Mr.. Rec
left for Ohio last night, where he is to d.
liver addresses in Maj. McKinley's di
| trict.
A beautiful Actress Adjudged Insane.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct l6-Miss Shaw, th
beautiful variety actress who was rescue
from the roof OF the Putnam building, o
| Franklin akrept vhfla walking in n gcan