Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-03-26
MAJOR M'KINLEY.
Address Of the Author Of the Tariff
Bill
A DISCUSSION on TAXATION
lzr. AIcKInley's Reasons For Preferrins
the Protective system-Praise For the
Observation-Disclosures Of the Elec-
tions BIZ.

WORCESTER Mass, March 24.-Ex-
Congressman Mckinley, Of Ohio, was
accorded great reception ut Meehan-
les hall last evening. Among those
present on the platform were Senators
George +. Hoar, Mayor F. A. Harrlng-
ton and ex-Gov. J. Q. A. Brackett.
Congressman Joseph II. Walker pre-
sided at the meeting and introduced the
speaker, who said:
Fellow Citizens Of Worcester: l am grate-
ful for this most generous greeting. Ieet
&c as q reception TO the republican party
have come to speak earnest words on
great public question which AFFECTS every
citizen of the country in his earnings ana
his investments, and has TO do with the hap
piness OF every American home nave
come to talk about federal taxation Ihls -
no new theme. Il has affected American
statesmen from the beginning Of the gov
ernment and It will probably Yex them as
long as the government lasts
The first question that confronts any gov
eminent ls how shall the money be raised 10
meet its necessary expenses. To carry on
our government IL takes 81, 600 900 every TWEEN
ty-four hours It is purely business ques-
tIon, and It Is 20 be done by direct or Indirect
taxation Governments can not create mon
ty. Its only assets are public lands. Its only
way to raise revenue Is to get congress to lay
taxes Congress may tax you directly, your
lands, Incomes, earnings or profession
or it can raise It by a tax or duty on foreign
products. 1t can tax its people by what Is
called internal taxation or it can tax other
people seeking a market In this country:
Both polital parties are agreed that internal
taxation will not do. It Is inquistorlal anu
today remains only in force on spirits ana
tobacco.
The divergence between the parties begins
Just beyond the agreement, that the money
must be raised by what is known as tariff.
There are two plans. The first Is that
which looks for revenue and for revenue
only; the other, while looking for revenue
iE at the same time protective, with due re-
gard 70 the occupation and industries OF our
people The one a tariff exclusively for rev.
enue, Is without regard for our enterprises;
the other has a thought for the interests ana
business Of our people and their protection.
Major Mckinley illustrated this point
Of his speech by an allusion to the
manufacture of glass in this country.
The object OF a revenue tariff, he said, is
realized when IL has the lowest rate that VIII
call out the greatest importation OF PROD
uctS It imposes its duty upon goods which
cannot be produced at home. The protect
i've tariff, the burden, duty or tariff on Tor
their Industries and employment by laying
II on articles that enter into competition
With home manufactures. revenue tarin
10 always paid by the consumer. This can
not algays be said of the protective
tariff. They say that protective tar
ifs are paid by the consumer;
they forget that revenue tariffs are
never paid by any one else. All, hut they
cay, why Isn't Tree trade Il good thing? 1t Is
II you are finished and completed. II you
have stopped z; owing. But here decay steps
In They : " there is free trade between tho
states with G2,OiO,001 OF people. Why not
with Hll the world? They forget we live un-
der a different government from every other
government in the world 1t is because we
did not want any European in It, that years
ago our fathers broke away from British
tyranny and set up for themselves on plan
different in every way.
We are different from every other nation
of the world. It is this that makes Gs the
greatest nation of the world. Why should
We have free trade with other nations7 We
can can not reach any other nation. We can
not tar It. The foreigner Is exempt from all
duties Of government Tell me why he
should enjoy the privileges OF citizenship in
the United States and its markets. Our pop
ulation Is S per cent, or one-twentieth, the
population Of the globe. We consume in
many products a third Of all produced. We
ure most OF what we consume.
Reference 70 the tin production brought
out tremendous applause.
Major Mckinley spoke of the accom-
plIShment Of the Fifty-frst congress,
saying that no democratic majority in
congress that will be elected in the next
ten years will be able to repeat its
work. The treaty with Brazil gives
-
got free raw material, for private citi-
zen can buy his raw material abroad,
pay tax on It at the custom house,
manufacture it In his factory and the
government will refund 90 per cent on
the manufactured article, keeping per
cent. as its percentage for handling
goods,
Protective tariffs, he continued, do not
build a Chinese wall around the country, for
IN the years since 1879 We have expended
moro than IN seventy one years from 1870.
We can have free trade, perhaps, when other
nations brings their laborers up to our high
standard for we will never descend to theirs,
Il ls said the protective tariff takes from
the many to pay the few. There Is no coun-
try m the world where wealth is more wide-
IL diffused, or thefo are more homes paid for
than in this We have no quarrel with Great
Britain. We are 20 work for the best destiny
for our nation. We permit every nation to
make their own policy. We want no inter
ference from any ration OF the world and We
will have none.
Shall We turn from the splendid prosperity
we have got7 It Is unparalleled In history,
the progress in arts, sciences, education and
industrial developments. We know what
thirty years OF protection have done. Shall
it be chAnged7 No.
II change ever comes, Il will not come
from school men or theorists Nothing
can say OF the new tariff can help II. Moth
ing our families can say can hinder It
It's operations alone can do it hurt. The
platform upon which Benjamin Harrison
vas elected president-he is as good as we
have had in Sears--has fulfilled all its
pledses-save one, and that the republican,
congress passed and it was not the fault OF
Senator Hoar that It did not go through the
senate. The conscience OF the country will
not be allowed to stop till the liberty and
the suffrage of the people is respected and
every part OF the country has equal rights.
For killing His Father.