Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-20
HOME xARsET CLUB
OF Boston RnteFtalns Soma Distinguished
Republican Leaders.


| B0bron, Nov. ~ FIVE hundfeu menu
bers and sassts Of the Home Msrkst Club
suendsd the testimonial in h ,nsr Of the
leaders Of legislation At Ho,ei venaome
/, THE evening Gen. ". y. Draper presidsd
Amaug thoes present we're Govsreos,slsct
| Mckinley Of Onia, Senators Aldrich and
| G orse Z Haa,. Hon. II G Lodge, Hon.
A W Beard, Hon. E, A. Morse, Ex-Gov-
eenors Rice and BrAcksu, Hon. Alden
S,esre ard Postmaster Hart
The Germxnia orchestra fu urrished music.
After the ea; qlst General Draper called
the sssemblsge 10 order. IL spssklns of
the practical ns.u-e Of the tariff question
he met oned McKinley's name. which
called forth three cns.rs for the future
presidens Of tie United Ssates"
The assembly sdj ,utaed to fremont
Temple, where the speaking took place
The auditorium was Allied. A hundred
Harvard sfudstts ia the gallery created
each speaker vi h the university cheer.
Gen. Draper made the opening speech IN
waich he said Massachusetts would see her
interests, in long run, to lie 10 protection
and praised the Mckinley bill. He iDtro-
duced Senator Geo. +. Hoar, who
gave @ warm welcome to the speakers
from abroad. referring to Mt. Reed 20
one 10 whcm 10 due, "through his single
persevers- ce, c.utsge, strength In toe lat
Cor gress, constitutional legislation by the
M j9rity. You may have the Democratic
ascendency for 100 years. but they will no.
dare depart from the exposition Of pAriis-
mentsry law that Mr. Reed has estsbii bed y
Mr. MoKiulsy wss greeted ~ cnetr
after-cbser. He ssii, in bries; Protection
10 . great cause because II 10 thst
Of home, country and family. An
form Of tsxstion 10 iacoaveBiest
Toe best form taxation res" mat
easily upon the citizen. ard, while raising
the required revenue. gives encouragement
to our own people in their chosen oceups-
tiops. The Republican party don't believe
In dirsc. tsxAtion except in the
presence Of q national emergency, but
that we should never tax onrselves,
IS long IS we eau fiad products Of Other
people to tax Protective tariff il more
certain agent for raising revenue than
revenue tar # and encourages the Industries
of our own country and protects cur own
lAbor. Revenue tariff encourages the fei-
ga shop and labor, and discourages the
domestic, for you cannot have
lsrge importation Of competing for
eign products, without diminiAhipg the
demand for American workiDgmen aud in
cIeasing the demar d for woi kiogmeA abroa' /.
There comes the time when the rev,e .ue
talff fails, because the people have grown
TOO poor TO send money abroad to buy. bus
the protective tariff never fails. Under
it we have reached the first rank in the
world AS . manufacturing, mining, sgri
cultural nation. No ore kno~s from pei
sonal real alton OF a burden, that there Is
such thipg in existence - the Amer car
20. ective tariff. but every one knows IT, m
personal resiizstion, the blessings Of = pro-
tecuve tariff"
He quoted statistics to show the increase
of bxiaDce Of trade was In our favor be.
tweea 1886 to 1860 and 1867 to l8S +,
stating the best foreig, trade this govern
meut ever eI lyed has be-n fouud und r
protective periods. He referred to the re-
ducliou Of the nation a, County and ma J.
pal indebtedness in the past 20 years and
asserted we never had anything bu, raw
material under revenue tariff; 1t never
developed until touched by protection. He
ssid We could have free trade when the
nauons Of the world will bring their c,ndi-
ton up to ours.
Senator Aidrich Of Rhode leland then
spoke on raw materials.
Hon. Thomss Is. Reed Of Maine was The
last speaker, and was given sn enthusiastic
reception. He ssid he noticed lam, ntabie
| DE- cay in the tone Of the lode pendent DEM
ocrayic newspaper Of Boston. Said he it,
dentsllY recommended rt Mr.. Mills for the
,peakership, simply saying he WAS the best
Democrat, which was not high praise. Bai
pointed out he was viblen ly in favor OF
! free silver coinsge backed up by Demo
| cratic applause. His declarations were &c
| ceptsble TO the Herald which had just pre-
| viously opposed them. Did you ever see n
Democrat who wasn't q good man before
election and Who, after election, didn't ish
| frsmak brace and return to hie normal coudi
ton!
The prir ciple of the new material wa
hafnessed up with the markets OF the world
but the latter have now disappeared and We
have the inner only. You cannot lower
the wages Of one cass without lowering
those of o.hers If raw material 10 that o.
VII cl TO human lsbor has been bestowed
VIII re in the world is there such q thi 81
II is strsnge idea that what goes into tbe
mill should be free and what comes ou
should be protected II is q clear case oi
endesvoyiog to kill by decay.
1t Is The same principle which protect
som, business men on high prices OF t1e
abr. We are in favorlof protecting exist
ing industries because to remove the barrie
vii reduce our laoorers to the condition OF
foreign isborers and no conti leration Q.
infant industries will induce Us to remov'
it. But it is steady and sound men behiDt
the principles that leads US to victory
When the time comes Massachusetts. hsv
ing forgotten her vsgsries, will stand ono.
more At the front OF the defenders Of iibeI
ty and prosperity Of the country"
The meeting adj lurned.