New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-20
HOME MARKET CHAMPIONS.
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS HEARD IN BOSTON.
SPEECHES BY SENATORS HoAR AND AhDaH'
MAJOR M'KINLEY AND Ex-srEAKER
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Boston, Nov. lo--The high tariff symposium
under the auspices Of the Home Market Ciao a.
the yendome this evening was attended by several
hundred representing the manufacturing ana com.
mercal interests of New-England The cniei
guests of the occasion were Major Mckinley, ex-
Speaker Reed Senator Hoar, Senator Aldnch'
Congressman Lodge. Walker and Morse. Collector
Beard. ex- Congressman Grape. ex-Governors bracK-
EFT and Rice Alden Spear. ex-Congressmah Green
halge and Others of less distinction. Inc panq"e.
was followed by an informal smoke taiK' anu
at o'clock cars were taken for fremont Nmpn'
which was filed in every part by members VI ei@
club and their friends. Here rousing sPeeoneS
on the tariff issue were made by senator noar'
who presided; Major Mckinley, ex-Speaker heeo,
and Senator Aldrich Mckinley was the star OF
the evening. He was greeted with prolonged
cheering and his speech was punctuated with ap-
pause at frequent intervals.
Mr.. Hoar in his opening speech said among
ether things
Of American the great struggle Of 1897
opr brethren are hosting themselves just now
Of some local and temporary successes IL hke he
famous rest in battle Of Shiloh on the evening
the first day Beauregad boosted that before sunset on
X
River nut he had not taken account Oh the stVihe
Quality Of the soldiers Of the North Grant ana sherman
made other arrangements. Before sunset the heN' a.y
General Bezurega found convenient 10 turn ms hoso
hes d In quite different direction.
Our Democratic brethren are making special threats
snt arc Offering special brides to Massachusetts, one
orator tells Us that unless to their terms the
banners Of free trade arc tc be flung to the breeze
Free be they flung for we were 10th
Their silken folds should feed the moth.
Others tempt the virtue Of her manufacturers with he
brbes OF free iron and free wool and free COAL 10 y
think tho OF Massachusetts, are TO DC swung
from their moorlngs they will abandon the policy tnat
they held thirty and to which they owe al
their prosperity get free COAL so long as American eoai
OF quality be laid down In Boston ar chep
than that from Nova Scotia? VIII free iron be much OF
bre just now when this country is taking us pace az
the head Of production OF the worldf do they
think that the wooen manufacturers OF New'Ehsau are
so lacking Of justice as to desire that their pou
uct should be protected without corresponding proeco
TO the wool farmer. so lscking IN sssacy as 70
believe that such condition OF Things "0uu iohs 10 WI
Grated by the American peoplef
our trade friends talk II the present tarin rates
on wool and manufactures OF wool, were someUhs
novel public policy 1t is the OLD pohey OF
cbusets The Tariff Of 2S put duty OF 90 per cent
al ysorem upon oil wool fit to enter into the manuiacturs
OF cloth and Of 100 per cent ad Vaorem upon al ipe
wool worth less than 10 cents pound ~ pun 'o,
spendpg uty upon cloth of 80 per cent Inc cost Vi Wv
wool WAS then reckoned at onehah Of the cost OF tho
product.
Senator Hoar then eulosized Messrs Mckinney
REED and Aldrich and at the close of his speech
81 ,uartette sang o song concentrating Mchln-
ley's recent election, and as that gentleman rose
he was greeted with cheer after cheer lie spoke
in part as follows:
Protection Is great cause because IL Is that OIL hoe'
country and family Any form Of taxation is inconvenent
The hest form of taxation that which rests most easily
upon the citizen and while raising the required revenue
gives announcement to people In their CHOSEN
nccupations The Home Market Club and Kepuoheah
marty do not believe direct taxation, except In the
presence National emergency but that we should never
tax ourselves so long find the products OF other
people 10 tax.
The difference between revenue and protective tafn
is one Of principle which touches every enterprise OF the
,eore protective tariff. more certain agent for raas
ing revenue than revenue tariff encourages the nous
tries NJ our own country protects labor
revenue tariff the foreign shop and labor ana
dscourages domestic for cannot have large mpora
tons of competing foreign products withut ospiaehs
domestic products diminishing tho demand for Amerl'
can workingmen increasing the demand for working
men abroad. There q time when revenue
tariff fails because the people have grown 700
Door 10 send money buy but protective tariff
falls Under we have reached tie first rank In INC
world as manufacturing mining ana agrcultursi nation
from personal realization Of burden thas
there thing In existence an American protective
arn and very much hurt If he does not know
IL But every knows from personal realization the
blessings Of protective tariff the aborng man
from work and wages, the farmer rom 'he "oS'
megnifcent home market in the world, ana inc
from cheaper products than under revenue
tariff. This is the best country In tae "orio anu !"
g. our duty 10 keep Our history shows that tne
balance trade against country from 1916 TO 1870 OF
$3.50 0oO turned in the fourteen years. from 1887
TO 1884, into balance Of 81 600 In our favor
II It is foreign trade you want find the best this Gov
rnment ever enjoyed under protective periods Of It's
history.
The speaker read an editorial from The New
York Tribune of January 10. 1855, showing the
wretched condition Of the poor in New-York at
that time and said: The average Democratic
leader says that was the golden period of Ameri-
can history. If that be so pray God to spare us
another golden visitation"
Major Mckinley spoke forty minutes, and was
applauded at almost every sentence during the
last half of his address.
Senator Aldrch. of Rhode Island read figures
to show the growth and prosperity of New-Eng-
land, and he quoted the utterances of Mr.. Mills
to show the danger to her manufactures in the
doctrine of Tariff Reform" as preached by the
Democratic party. lie said in part
Through courtesy OF the Superintendent Of Census
have furnished with statement Of the value Of the
principal manufactured products Of NewEngland In 1890
and without undertaking to read the figures, will say
they furnish ample proof that the alleged decay OF
our industries existence except in the disodeed
imagination Of tariff reform asator' The industrial
progross prosperity OF England for the last ten
years equal that Of other decade In her
history by her increase in productive power
period Of equal length las been as prosperous
This prosperity has been confined TO industries ike
cotton that have free material Notwithstanding
the fact woollen manufactures suffered from
Tariff Act Of 1888 the in
crease quantity and value Of woocn products has
been large and healthy.
The total increase the value OF the manufactured
uoucts Of New.EnFland in her two great industries Of
cotton and wool was s5ooo0,ooo between 1880 and
1890 the total value being 1921, 100000 in 1880 and
sa3 600 600 In 1890. quantities should be taken
az the basis Of comparison instead Of the value Ct the
product the increase since 1850 would appear much
greater Some indication Of the changes in the relative
.,us NJ cotton manufactures In 1880 and 1890 nay be