The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-08
M'KINLEY MAULED.
Gen. John g. Black Lays Him Out
In Iowa.
The Otfumwa Coal Palace the Scene .
. Mammoth Democratic Demon
strAtion-A Great Day
for Iowa.

= Mammoth Democratic Demon
str~tion-A Great Day
for lows.
The opening Of the coal palace at OF.
fumwa, Ia, ON October l, was the scene
of one of the grandest democratic dem.
constructions the state has ever known.
Fully three times the number OF visit
ors were in attendance as were present
at the Mckinley meeting, when Nc
kinley spoke, few days since. Gov.
Boies made an eloquent address at
Turner hall and at . reception held in
the coal palace in the evening Gen.
John C. Black, Of Illinois, replied to
Nal Mckinley in a vigorous GRAFTON,
Of which the following is part:
In his speech at this place. delivered upon
She ga OF September Maj. Mckinley, the fore
most champion Of protection In the United
States. and who understands. II any man living
does, the theory Of the protectionists. took as
the central thought Of bis address to the citi-
gems OF Iowa what he alleged to be . fact, that
the tariff was tax upon the foreigner, and
that may not seem to misrepresent or deceive
- TO what he did say, will quote his own
words: so you cannot reach the foreigner
either In war or In peace, and the only way you
can make him contribute TO support this gov.
eminent Is when be brings his products to the
United States, to just put the tarih right on
top of him, and before he car enter them to be
sold in competitionto yourselves he must con-
tribute SO much per pound, or per yard, or per
ton, to 60 into the public treasury TO help US
through the burdens Of taxation, and We make
him pay in advance, as Gov. Gear says. II We
did not we would never get It,"
II this proposition can be shown to be false
the whole reasoning Of Maj McKinley's speech
goes with it. For under whatever ingenious
clothing he gave the idea, 1t was the point OF
appeal TO his audience. Without it his demon
stration was no demonstration. Let US inquire
II 1t be the truth. In the first place. but rel
ativeiy few foreigners import goods to the
United States. They manufacture abroad and
sell In New York, Chicago and other great
markets TO our own merchants. or our own
merchants send their purchasing agents abroad
and purchase at the factories the goods, which
are then shipped to them in the United States
When these goods reach the United States Gus.
tom house they are billed to the merchants or
agents who have purchased them. These mer-
chants or agents receive them from the Gus
tom house, pay the duties upon them and resell
TO their own customers. In the instances
where the foreign producer does ship to
the United States he consigns to his own agent
That agent receives them through the custom
house and pays the duties upon them. These
goods are thus in the market They are pur-
chased by our wholesalers and jobbers and fac
tors These men Immediately add to the prime
cost paid In Europe the whole duty paid to the
government at the custom house, and then
market the goods for this cost and customs duty
and enough additional to pay the expenses OF
transportation. handling interest etc. The
goods are then sod to the retail merchants,
and by them they are sold to the consumers Of
Iowa, Illinois and elsewhere for all Of the first
Gust for the duty paid at the custom house, for
the charges Of the Wholesale merchant and the
retail merchant, for transportation, time, In
Dor, interest, etc.
1t thus appears too clear for argument that
you repay his investment to the retail mer
chant, who repays his investment to the
wholesale merchant. who repays himself for
the duties on the goods and the cost which he
nrs. paid to the European merchant. Mani
testify, In this transaction which Is universal
While the duties are advanced by the whole
sale dealers they are charged into the price Of
the goods. and are borne in the end by the con.
sumner. The foreigner does not pay one dollar
Of the taxes levied by the federal government
at the custom house in the sense IN which Maj
Mckinley argued. He simply advances them
and receives them back. A number Of illus
trations might be presented from the law to
which Maj. Mckinley has given his name to
show how baselcss is his claim that the for
eigne- helps to pay these taxes. A great whole
sale house In Chicago during the past month
imported quantity Of tin for the purpose Of
canning meat The duties on one shipment
were e6,U00. They gave notice that they would
claim the drawback allowed by the Mckin
ley bal upon these wares. The consequence OF
that is that all the duty the government Of the
United States will get on this shipment Is 500.
OF the duties originally paid on this one
consignment Of tin 900 will be re-
turned by the government to the importers Of
the tin. And this is for the reason that this
moEstrous law discriminates against the con-
sumers Of Iowa. Illinois and elsewhere in this
way: II provides that where tin Is shipped into
the country TO be worked into cans for meats,
vegetables, etc. and il re-exported from the
country. all the duty paid upon this tin except
per cent shall be repaid to the importer In
this case the importer was an American house.
They are going to manufacture this tin into
meat cans to be shipped abroad, and for this
reason the government releases its tax In the
amount OF o. 90 Now II this tin had been i'm
ported by this same house to be used In domes
tic canning for sale to the farmers and laboreri
OF the United States there would have been M
drawback allowed them. The firm would hav,
charged the 1900 up as part OF the cost OF thei
canned articles and the consumer would hsv,
been obliged to bear this additional expense
So that by Q striking illustration drawn from
the operations Of his own law IL is manifest thu
Maj Mckinley misstated the fact when he sait
that the tariff put the tax upon the foreigner.
The republican administration is In power
II Mai Mckinley was correct in what he sais
20 you, why does this administration give bacl
TO the importer q. $40 Of tax already collected
The same favoring provision In behalf OF for
eign consumers is made In regard to other ar
ticles, such as salt for the curing Of meat. ant
various other items only to be found by . care
full search Of that labyrinthine law. which, Is |
came from the hand OF Maj Mckinley and hi
party, did not, in the language OF Mr.. Blaine
imply or furnish q market for pound Of pOrl
or barrel OF flour additional to the farmers o
the United States. But mention these item
~ this time to show the hOllowness OF tn
claim that the foreigner pays the tax. Tn
truth Ii, the foreigner does not pay the tax, an,
every dollar that is collected by the custom
houses OF the United States from importation
brought into the United States is paid by tn
men who eventually buy and consume tn
goods. ! feel like asking your pardon for eu
tering upon an elaborate demonstration Of tina
which should be selfevident-which Is sell
evident TO oil men who know the course Of busi
ness affairs. and which. 1t occurs TO me. wa
used In argument before you either with grea
thoughtlessness or with an attempt to deceive
In every way In which you view this Ques
tion 1t comes to the democratic conclusion
Given free raw material, good machinery, in
telligent men and the open markets Of tn
world, the American lab0rer will more thai
reap his share; but do not believe that tn,
American laborer wants more thar his share
think that that vast mass Of toilers who ar
to-day among the thinkers and sufferers OF tn
race believe In fraternity ~ broad as human
ity. They believe In fair field for all men an
for all labor and do not desire protection Q
governments or exclusive privileges for any
IT. IL the republican millionaire monopolisi
the tartff lord OF our laws, who requests ez
elusive privileges and increased taxation. tn
men Who want increased taxation and II
creased tariffs are the men who are buildin
their castles upon the tops Of our mountain
and spending their substance In riotous Twin
IN foreign countries. They are the prodigal
whom our system produces. They are the me