Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-17


which the revenue tariff policy maintains
to-day. A revenue tariff will raise revenue
for the government; protective tariff will
do that. A revenue tariff will do nothing
more. A protective tariff, besides raising
revenue, will also stimulate the industries
of the people encouraging the skill and
genius Of American citizens, develop the
resources for the government and secure TO
u, as it has done in the past thirty years,
the first rank in mining, agriculture and
manufacturing
The foreign producer owes no die
glance 10 our flag. Why should he upon
any consideration of justice, equity or fair
play be permitted to share the market Of
the American people with his competing
products without condition or restraint.
The only way we can reach him is when he
brings his products to our shores. The
governor says we pay the tax. Ii we do,
why, | ask, is England making such fuss
about our TARIFF Applause. Why Is
Germany crying ont against the new tariff
law if we pay all the tariff? Applausel
II l0u want to know who pays the tax ask
the Canadian farmer who brings his wheat
to Eria county. Buffalo. Y. Y The Erie
county farmer takes 80 cents home with
him The Canadian farmer takes 80 cents
less Is cents, the American tariff. They
say the tariff Is a tax, and the governor
cites number of things to show that we
pay the tax.
Maj Mckinley quoted freely from the
tariff bill. showing that the duty had been
reduced on many necessities even more
than under the Mills bill, and sald tnat
the rebate principle on imported raw
material had been IN every tariff law since
the second administration of Washington.
1t was in the intrest OF labor and it Is IN
the new tariff law. Counting, Mr. Nc
kinley said;
"A low tariff has always increased the
importation Of foreign goods multiplied
our foreign obligations, produced bal
ancc ri trade against as, suppanted the
democratic producer and manufacturer,
undermined domestic prosperity and rob
bed labor of its just rewards.
Here al. Mckinley read the folio wing
extract from speech made 10y Thomas
Ewing, a senator from Ohio, IN defense
of the system of protection:
Every Trainer in Ohio long
knew and felt the pressure con-
sequent on this state of things,
Year after year their stacks of wheat stood
unthreshed, scarcely worth the manual
labor of separating the grain from the
straw. So low was it reduced IN COM
parisOn with manufactured articles that
have known forty bushels OF wheat given
for pair of boots. Such was the state Of
things in the western country prior and
at the time OF the revision Of the tariff OF
1924.
The speaker then quoted the words Of
Horace Greeley and Henry Clay, and read
extracts from the message of Pris dent
Fillmore and Buchanan, showing the good
effects of protective tariffs passed during
various years. Mr.. Clay, III 1882, at-
ter showing that the seven years pIeced-
ing the passage of the tariff Of 1924 had
been the most disastrous, while the seven
following the passage of the act had been
the most prosperous that our country had
ever known, said this Transformation OF the
country from gloom and distress to
brightness and prosperity was manly the
work of a legislation fostering American
INDUSTRIES instead of allowing 1t to pe
controlled by foreign legislation cherish
ing foreign industries
After quoting Andrew Jackson's re-
marks in favor OF protection, Mr.. Nc
kinley said:
"In one Of GOV. Campbell's speeches he
quoted from James c. Blaine, that gifted
American statesman. CHAR Scurz made
the sane quotation against Mr. Blaine, to
which that gentleman made reply at Can
ton last year. Among other things he
said tae only tariff the United States ever
had approaching free trade was that made
after the war OF 1872 in 1883 and 1916,
and every one led TO prostration in this
country which lasted until there was pro-
tective tariff There is the testimony Of
history.
The governor talks about our commerce
on the seas We have the greatest inter
nal commerce in the world. The entire
internal commerce of the United States Is
greater Ghan the whole commerce OF Great
Britain, France, Germany Russia, H0I-
land, Belgium and Austria Hungary. The
great railroad Of this country, and It
passes through this village, carries more
tonnage than all the lines Of Great Brit
ain. Great Britain foreign commerce IS
only one-siXtb of our domestic commerce
They talk about our protective tariff
breaking down our foreign markets II
has built them up. We have traer trade
under this new protective law tnan we
ever had under any revenue law. Fifty-
six per cent of the value Of import under
this new law daring the last eleven
months we're absolutely free to the Ameri-
can people. Tire Mills bill that Gov.
Campbell voted for made only A per cent.
Of them free.
The governor asked me if ! was in
favor Of organized labor ] want to
answer him now. ! am not only IN favor
OF organized labor, but always have been.
am not only in favor Of organized labor
at home, but ! am In favor Of defending
labor at home from products made by the
cheap labor Of other countries. The gov
ern0r complains that real estate has been
lessened in value. The board Of equaIiza-
ton reduces the tax values Of farm lands,
bat that does not affect the real value Of
the farm
Here Maj Mckinley produced the prices
If a number of articles, showing them to
De cheaper than ever before lie made a
caustic reference to the doctrine Of disaster
and despair preached BY leading demo
Gratis of to-day, adding: Thank God, the
republican party never taught such q
doctrine. Ours is the doctrine Of hope; Of
cheer
GOV. Campbell was utterly unable to