The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-09
TARIFF AND SILVER.
Party Issues Discussed by Lead
ing Statesmen.
Joint Debate Between Governor Campbell
and Major Mckinley.
Democratic Ratification Meeting in New
York - Speeches by Ex- President
Cleveland and Governor Hill.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

Special to THE MORNING CALL
ADA (Ohio), Oct S.-For weeks the joiat
debate between Governor Campbell and Ma
jor Mckinley has been referred to as an i'm
pending battle of giants, and the discussion
to-day fully demonstrated that they are in
deed peerless as exponents of high and low
tariff respectively.
The little town was smothered in bunt-
ings and decorations. The people aud
marching clubs came from all over the State
and while much enthusiasm was displayed
it was in friendly rivalry. McKinley's
American tin badges were offset by the
Campbell men quoting American wool, 81
cents, on account of the Mckinley bill"
About $1,000 people were in attendance.
The two candidates arrived at noon and
were driven to the residence of Professor
Lehr.
PRESIDING OFFICERS.
The union meeting was held in the amph-
theater in the fair grounds. Great taste was
displayed in the decorations. The artillery
was called into reQuSitiOn, and as the two
distinguished leaders appeared in sight
Governors salute was fired.
1t was As o'clock when the meeting was
called to order by Rev. Mr.. Campbell, a
Presbyterian minister, and at that time
fully 1000 people were on the grounds. The
clerical gentleman introduced the two pre-
siding Off GERS of the meeting, MesSrS. Van
Fleet for the Democrats and Howe for the
Republicans. Chairman Van Fleet, the
Democratic presiding officer, made a brief
speech of congratulatiun TO everybody, and
announced that Governor Campbell had
gained the privilege Of opening and closing
by casting lots. Van Fleet committed Il
slight bull by alluding inadvertently to
Major Mckinley as Governor Mckinley"
and the Republicans cheered Justify, while
the Chairman blushed in confusion.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL OPENING SPEECH.
Governor Campbell, after being intro
duced as one Of Ohio's great Governors.
launched into the debate.
Governor CampbelPs opening sTeech was
listened to with great interest by both par
ties. He regretted, he said, that he had not
time TO properly present the indictment Of
that oversrown monster which, ma.querad-
ing in the garb of protection, subsistS on
the wagewuTker ana agriculturist. Yearly
farming is growing more improbable and
our commerce is swept from the seas Un-
der protection splendid palaces Of protected
manufac cturers are crOwning the hills, while
imported Huns, Italians and B0hemians are
displacing American citizens. We are rap
idly approaching tie condition predicted by
Abraham Lincoln when he said: AS
result of war corporations have been en-
throned; an era Of high prices will follow;
money power will endeavcr 10 prolong its
reign until all the wealth is aggregated in
the hands Of few and the republic is lost"
ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH.
Campbell cited the utterance of Repub-
lican Congressman Butterw0rth, who said
in Congress that he could. upon the fingers
of his hands, count the men who had added
more to their wealth in the last ten years
than had been added to the wealth of all
the agriculluralstS in any State in the
Union. Great Democratic applause. He
quoted from an Eastern paper a statement
that when Egypt went down 9 per cent of
her people owned 81 per cent of her wealth;
when Persia went down i per Mt Of her
population owned all the land: when Rome
went down 1850 men owned all the known
world. In 1850, in this country, the capi-
talists owned 5712 per cent OF her wealth.
To-day they own more than twice that
amount, yet, he VINO gees before the people
and points to these facts is sneered at as a
calamity crOaker.
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENT.
The speaker quoted gain of II per cent
In mercantile failures in the United States
for the nine months Of this year, compared
with the same period last year This is
under the Mckinley bill. Where Is that
boom Mckinley predicted If his bill passed?
We're it not for the abundant crops these
failures would be "a great deal worse than
they are. The Governor went on to ana
lyze the question Of the tariff being tax
on the consumer, presenting figures to show
that it was. "NOw," said he, when gent
inc reciprocity comes in, we will have, not
little one-sided reciprocity with the little
countries of South America, but substantial
free trade with England, France and the
world" Applause. He cited various in-
stances Of the enormous duties which must
be visited upon the consumer. Last week
Chicago firm received S1400 worth of pearl
buttons from Australia and the duty on
them was just S2000 or trifle over 100 per
cent. Did the foreign manufacturer pay
nearly 5000 for the privilege of sending
these buttons here2
REFUNDED DUTIES.
The Mckinley bill provides that 80 per
cent of the duties on some articles shall De
refunded, provided those articles are ex-
ported. Last year the Standard Oil Com
pany imported tin TO this country upon
which they paid more than q million and
quarter in duties. Ii they did not, if foreign
manufacturers paid that duty, then the
United States put its hand into our pocket
and presented the Standard Oil Company
with million and quarter of our money,
for this amount was refunded to the Stand
ard Oil Company. There we're manufac-
tured in this country last year $500, 600
of dollars worth of goods. Ii the tariff on
dulia5le goods is 60 per cent, 1t is fair to pre-
sumo, taking protected and unprotected in
dustreS together, that at least one-ihiTd of
that sum is paid in lieu of duties to manu-
factuTers at home, upon American products.
1t is said that all this is done fer the up
building and the maintenance Of manufac-
turerS. How long. o Lord, how long, shall
this upbuding go onP'
NO COMPETITION.
Governor Campbell read a letter written
by Mr.. Blaine in 1880, in which Mr.. Blaine
said: 1T is fact that the c0arser descrip-
tions OF cotIons and cotton prints, boots and
shoes, ordinary household furniture, har-
ness for draft animals, agricultural imple-
ments OF all kinds, doors, sasheS and blinds,
locks, bolts and hinges, sliverware, plated
ware, woodenware, ordinary paper and
paperhanging, common vehicles, ordinary
window-gass and glassware, rubber goods,
coal, Kerosene, white lead, lead pipe and
articles in which lead is the chief com onent
can be and are produced as cheaply in the
United States as in any part of the world"
lApplause.l Governor Campbell went on TO
cite the duties upon these articles under the
old tariff and the increases under the Nc
hlnley Dill. GIaSSWaTe Oh Lne common
kind, for instance, which was taxed at 40
per cent under the tariff of 1888 Major Nc
K nley raised to 60 per cent, although Mr..
Blaine said seven years ago 1t could be pro-
duced as cheaply here as anywhere else in
the world. Yet 30 per cert of the former
tariff was added in 1888 to protect it against
q competition which does not exist. 1t is
shipped all over the world. In the twenty
five years since the war we have doubled
taxation In tariff. Who is benefited by it
what have the farmers of Ohio got out Of it?"
FARM VALUES.
Governor Campbell read from statistics
of :he Republican Secretary Of the Ohio
Board of Equalization. showing that in ten
years the appraised value Of farming laud