The Portland daily press., 1891-04-30
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROTECTION
Shown by American Products Which
Craced the Banquet Board
And Described In Speeches by Some
Distinguished d Men.
The Dinner OF the American Protec-
OLE u tive Tariff League. llszs

New YORK, April 29.-There was not a
vacant seat at the banquet Of the American
Protective Tariff League held at the Madison
Square Garden assembly room tonight. The
dining room was handsomely decorated with
flags and flowers. Everything about lthe af-
fair was emblematic of American industries.
The dishes, cutlery, table cloths, napkins,
wines, cigars and tin menu cards were all of
American manufacture. At the 10 tables
were $50 guests. At 7.2O the orchestra
struck up march and the distinguished
gathering began the march to the banquet
hall. Cornelius N. Bliss presided At the
speakers table sat Vice President Morton,
Hon. William Mckinley, Secretary Noble,
Senator HiscocB, j. p. Dollver of Iowa,
Nelson w. Aldrich, Josep II. DolDh of Ore
gon, j. s. Clarkson, j. +. Hanson, j. M.
Farquharson and James A. Sheridan. At
other tables were Robert p. Porter, Senator
Platt and Herbert l.. Brldgeman. The list
of toasts was lengthy. Itfollows:
Letters Of regret were received from Hon.
w. M. Evarts, Secretary Tracy, Secretary
Foster, A. NJ. Garland. Secretary Proctor,
Patrick Ford. j. b. Fortune, w. M. Estee,
Eugene Hale, A. l.. Conger, Benjamin But
terworth and mauy others.
1t was at 8 80 when Mr.. Bliss began to
speak. At the close of his remarks he in
troduced Secretary Noble, who said:
This is an auspicious time for the members Il
the Republican pirty to assemble ana take coun-
sci together. The protection OF our industries is
the uniting OF our corntrymen ohce more. There
Is, indeed. a President of the United States. and
you will all agree with me in saying that he Is
good President. Let us maintain peace with hon.
or, looking not abroad for direction or approval.
Let us depend on the judgment OF our own people
for our own interests.
Mr.. Bliss proposed the health Of Vice Pres
ldent Morton, who briefly thanked the as
semblage, saying that be was there as a
member OF the Protective Tariff League.
Major Mckinley was introduced as the next
governor of Ohio. The cheers lasted fully
five minutes. The speaker, in brief, said:
=, If ever regretted that l was protectlonIst
tnat regret does not exist tonight. L am glad 10
belong TO party advocated by such men as
WEBSTER, Clay, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield
secure in the efficiency OF the great principle
when every precedent has been on the same side.
We will have a tariff as long as we have a govern
ment. All OF us will agree, whether Democratic
or Republican, that tariff is the wisest and best
ton is, shall it be levied alone for
the purpose Of revenue or to add to
the development Of our industries and give en-
ployment to our workingmen. The party TO which
belong has declared that the tariff should be so
levied as TO give employment to American labor.
A tariff levied for revenue and revenue only is
alwayslpaid by the consumer. This ceases to be
among ourselves. Competition then regulates
price. am inpatient to see the tariff bill of the
next Congress. With two-thirds majority In the
House of Representatives, the next Democratic
tariff bill will be regular crazy quilt. [Cheers
and laughter.I There will be no free wool and no
free coal.
"The President"-Secretar tary John W. Noble
Protection, Our True National P0llcy'-Hon.
VIM. Mckinley, Jr., of Ohio.
"The Maintenance of Protective System In
dispensable TO Profitable Foreign Commerce.
Hon. Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Island.
"1he Empire State and the Tariff of 1907
Hon. Frank Hiscock of New York.
Abundance Versus Cheapness"-Hon. j. b.
Dollver of Iowa.
Protection as it Affects the Property of the Peo
pie and the Development of the Pacific Coast
Hon. Jos. NJ. D0lph.
'Reciprocal Trade Between the United States
and Her Sister America Republcs"-M K. Curtis.
wage Farmers Interest in Protection'-Geo.
Gulton of New York.
american Commerce and Shipping"- II on.
John NJ FaTbuhar of New York.
"Free Raw Materials and the Foreign Market
Gen. Geo, A Sheridan of New York.
The New South, the Product and Now the
Bulwark Of Protection'-Hon. j. f. Hanson of
Georgia.
''The Fruits of Protection as Shown by the 18th
Censns"-Robert Z. Porter OF Washington.
Under Protection, the Basis Of Our Industrial
Growth"-H0n. John p. Jones of Nevada.
"A agriculture and the Tariff the American Pro-
tectlve system Farmers Policy"-Hon. j. II.
Walker of Massachusetts.