The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-15
"Reminiscences of Mckinley.

met last evening well known travelling
salesman, says the New York Herald, who is
connected with one of the largest lace import
ing houses in the country
Let me tell you something about this McKin-
ley BILL" said he. you see called on Mr.
Mckinley at his homo in Canton, o.. last trip,
and had quite talk with Linn about Torchon
lace, which is used more or less by every lady
in the country. The duty has been raised from
80 to 10 per cent In the cheaper varieties the
retail price has been so advanced that the sales
have practically stopped.
We'll, called upon Mr.. Mckinley. as stated
See here, Mr.. Mckinney, said /. L want to tell
you first that I'm democrat I'm in the lace
business. and would ike to know why you ad-
vanced the duty on Torchon lace over 100 per
cent?
Upon my word replied MIR. Mckinley, YOU
surprise me- Why l Thought that every school
boy ought to see the sense in the measure. our
purpose was to encourage the establishment of
factories In this country for the manufacture of
this lace
But, Mr.. Mckinley broke in. that would
be impossible. This lace is all made by hand by
the French and German peasants. There are no
factories
committee known of this at the time that duty
would never have been altered
But SIR said l, when our committee of
importers waited upon you at Washington
you refused TO listen to them; in fact, you snub-
bed them.
This was too much for the Ohio congressman
ana we changed the subject.
Il was approached, continued the New
Yorker, by another Ohio congressman during
the last Mckinley campaign, and he offered me
S5OO II would take my samples and go on a
Stumplng tour with him, showing how the Nc
kinley tariff worked in my business; but for
good reasons, had to decline the offer
Now, " he continued, LET me tell you little
story about the Mckinley campaign in Ohio
The republicans had lot of young hustlers.
whose duty 1t was to go out among the farmers
and ind mon whoss politics were at all doubt
full Every doub er would then be flooded with
republican literature.
"Wel, one of these young chaps met an old
'moSsback' democrat driving into Canton one
day and asked FIR ride INFO town. 'AH right
said the former, jump in OF course the
young man started in on politics right away
''Ses here said the farmer what business
are you in?h
I'm republican, promptly responded the
young man.
:" Republican, ehy said the old democrat,
with evident contempt. Why, that'n no bust
ness, young man; it's q disease
by the wAy.' said the travelling man "I met
Mr. Turner last November-Turner, YOU know.
who was running on the republican ticket for
governor of Michigan He was Linz me ahout
his certainty of being elected; the only thing he
was after, he said, was to increase the republi-
can majority of the state. WinanS on the
democratic ticEet beat him by some sixteen
thousand. Rough on Turner wasn't ity
Turner thought the Mckinley bill A great
measure for the country But said he. 4
think that the tin plate section of the bill is one
OF the greatest outrages ever perpetrated upon
the American people,
Why, Mr.. Turner said 1, that sounds
strange from a republican. By the way though
added, whats your business Mr. TurnerS'
=" 1 am packer of condensed milk, said he
That, OF course, accounted for his views CON
corning the tin plate tariff"