New-York tribune., 1891-09-18
SHERMAN TO THE FARMERS.
THE OHIO SENATOR SPEAKS AT THE STATE
FAIR
POINTING OUT THE BENEFIT THE M'KINLEY
TARIFF LAW HAS BEEN TO THE BUCK
EYE WOOL-GROWEhS.
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day and most nobly did he fulfil the expectations OF
The thousands who listened to him on the subject OF
the tariff This was the red-etter day In the history
Of the Ohio State Fair and the people came iroh
near and far. There were fully $1,000 people OH 'nO
mounds and Mr.. Sherman was suocessful III spesh'hs
10 and holding audience OF over 5000 ass'n'. 'no
attractions OF the racetrack. Mr.. sherman was at ms
hest and the comments the outer circle were MOI
only complimentary, but the word went around Oh
John is renewing his YOUTH Mr.. sherman began ~
The groundwork Of the protective tarh back in INC
s.ys NJ Calhoun He laid down the following as the
full text of the Republican party and its policy
First To repeal all taxes home production except
m spirits tobacco and beer -. .,.,
Second To levy the highest rates OF duty tnas hc T
not encourage smugsIns on ar'iGSS E,"1 Oh ruAui'
Third To place on imported aruees wincn Gon99t S9 IN
with articles that can be T or or P secure
10 American farmers and aborers fair prices Iah
wages and will induce our people 10 engage IN suon
manufacture and protection. ,,o
Fourth To repeal all duties on articles Of prime me
necessity which enter into the pnroduced c in
sufficient quantity in this country .,o ,ocprocal
right of free Importation into ports Of articles we
cannot produce, In return for the free nroaucton w
their ports Of articles OF American producuoh'
All OF these principles, said the speaker are en-
bodied in substance and detail in the Mckinley Iarin
80 which ,s now the law Of the land 1t is this law
that is referred TO the first plank OF the hepuoh'
platform First, reafrm devotion 10 the pdtil
cc doctrine Of protection and recognize the "chiey
bill as the ablest expression Of that pnhclple elaoe
I'm fulhlmeut of Republican promises ana we pleuso
ourselves to its support, always having IN vie" iS
improvement OF changed conditions OF experience ""'
-eouIrep The Senator continuing his speech, saiu
We stand upon that as our declaration oil iah our cee
on National taxation. Not that oil me l.ens oi
his law are unchanResby correct but HAt te PeiJ m
yolved Is right and will best promote tne interests VI
t.,os and .u ,art,es In our country Our Democratic
friends during and the war generally eonOn'e u'
selves with voting against the revenue s" ,, Nv
the Republican party, but havihs s"oeeeueu =" S1 :,
cleveland President in 1884 and Demoorauc hOuse "
p,a.s,t,,,vas tbev were compelled TO formulate oher
.nt seheme Of taxation and naturally ie BACK upon % "
existence before the and which had been etnoodeu ~
the Confederate Constitution Mr. cleveland, Deionss
the New.York school Of pctes, devoted ms """u"I
a, december 1887 entirely to the discussion OF he
tariff question and the recommendation OF torin ior
only The result the framing ana passage III ~o
House Of what is called the Mills BILL which was aee3u
a. ~ senate Our Democratic friends, with ess frankness
.n the Republican party adopted in their recent sa'o
Convention in Ohio this fesoution
We are opposed to all legislation and believe IN
s,a levied for the sole purpose OF producing revenue
en, 10 defray the legitimate expenses Of the Govern
rent economically administered We accept the issue V
dered to US BY the Republican party on the suDecC w
tariff as reIresened by the so-celled Achnley 1a ~ %
confident that the verdict Of the people OF Vho "'
n rocoed sgains. the niquitous policy OF so-eaed pro-
lection chanpioned By the Republican party Ill 'no i"
terest Of favored against the masses' ,..
II Will be pereelved that care IS taken hOV W H0'
,A Mu,s h but It declares itself opposed to all ciass
to,s.,on and tat the Mckinley bill is In the interest,"
az favored classes against the masses All kepuonc"s
are opposed 10 class legislation and none Is IN ao
any measure the interest Of favored classes aHaS W
masses. These mere catch Phrases "hse ~'e
,rt,o, means however plain enough. Our DehOcrauc
friends are In favor OF the principles and details o. te
Mills bill as against the Mckinley bill IL is the iules'
authentic statement Of what they call revenue "
Here for the first time many years, we have ar ana
sopats issue between the great parties on the ri
laws II is the Mills bill rejected by the Senate against
the Mckinley bill, now the law OF the lahu- "nae
prcnose now is to point out the ehief olher-
erences between thes, two measures anu
state why 1 prefer the Mckinney Dill anu
0rst as to the list Under the law prior 10 otoor
last there was admitted ree of duty during The year
ending June 80 1900 articles valued at s2661OSo4s out
!, total importation Of s773674s12 or more than one
third Of all imported articles were admitted free OF du
much larger degree OF free trade than we ever hau uue
any tariff law prior 10 1873 Nearly every article oi
common use that could not be produced In the Oh'eu
states was admitted duty free BY the Mckinley act
more than fifty have been added to the fee hso
BY far the most important OF which are sugar ana
uoasses OF which we imported in 1890 the Nalue Oh
sae non oOO 90 that now under the Mckinley Act nearly
cnehaf o. ell the goods imported are free from all DUTY
and substantially imported articles that do not compete
with home production except articles Of luxury are ee
Of duty.
II you favor free trade here largest free
trade ever had in the United States BY the Mills bill
fewer number Of articles were added TO the free list but
them not sugar WOasseS' puI "OOS VI o."
kinds the importation Of which in 1890 was 1o0 2so
mounds valued at $4,000 0o0 were 10 be admitted
free Of all duty. Now felowctzens this striking con-
trast between the two bills recalls mind II not to
vours the interview had with the wOo-erowers Of Ohio
on the old fair grounds here when exeusing myself
for voting for bill which, against my wishes, reduced
the duty grade of wool one cent pound or from
twelve to eleven cents pound. remember how my |
Democratic friends arragaed and Democratic Leg
iature proposed and all the sheep Of Ohio
beating their reprosches against my perildy and
yet now Mckinley law has restored the old duty
on wool and provides new safeguards against evasons OF
the duty when the wool tariff is made precisely
Ohio wanted 1t, cur Democratic friends
the same persons 1 imagino-ten us they pre- |
fer the bill that makes wool free OF all duty ard
brings our into sharp and close competition with
wool growers the wild plains and pampas OF Australia
api South America. This may be politics. but 1t is not
'fa'r" as the Missourians say.
T.ls Is not all have to say about WOOL When. this
summer the price Of wool not as hgh~as it was a
year ago. they said that Mckinley promised them it would
be higher IL his bill passed This was not true.
lie could not and did not expect TO
control the price wool in foreign lands What with the
large mporton wool in advance Of the taking effect
very low prices at the sources OF sup
ply, the price Of wool was lower this summer than the
farmers hoped. But what would 1t have been II the
Mills bill had passed. Wool 3 worth in Canada 10
cents. II worth in Ohio 20 cents. In competition
Australia and South America the difference is greater
by addition Of transportation. If Democratic
friends do not Ike the price Of wool under the Mckinley
law how would they like 1t under the Mills binf
Mr.. Sherman expressed the opinion that it would
not be long before the farmers twenty States in the
Union would be raising sugar beets, and that already
manufacturers Of beet sugar were doing business in
California and other States. Referring TO Major Nc
Kiney, Mr. sherman said
:" lie Is q patriotic man. for In youth he was a soldier
fighting bravey for his country and in manhood stand
Ing up for Americans and American industries and pro
ductfuns. Every aspiration Of his public life Is for
country his whole country, and nothing but his coun
try In his domestic and social relations he is aflec-
tonate, friendly and social. No stain rests upon his
name. He is worthy 10 be Governor of Ohio. But
greater and far important than all his private
Virtues, he Is the leader and light Of public policy
that VIII develop and build up American industries |
secure fair wages and honest pay TO millions Of work
tngmen, prosperity to people and advance our |
esuntry stin higher In the roll Of Nations
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