Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-13
HONORING LINCOLN.
Republican Leaders Keep His
Memory Green.
MKINLEY'S SPEECH AT TOLEDO.

Remarks in Reply to the Cleveland Adj
dress at the Thurman Banquet-A Dis
quisition on "Cheapness" Hannibal
Hamiiu the Veteran Guest of Honor at
New York Feast-A Plea to Make the
Day National Holiday-Banquet at
Chicago.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 13-The Ohio Repub-
lican league celebrated Lincoin's birthday
last night with banquet in Memorial
hall The hall was beautifully and artist
ically decorated. Among the speakers
were Hon. James NJ. Ashley, who gave
many "reminiscences of his personal inter
course with Lincoln; Hon. Robert p. Por-
ter, Hon. Bellamy Storer, and Hon. Will
lam Mckinley, who spoke on AN Ameri-
can Tariff for American People" As this
speech was a reply to that of eXPresident
Cleveland at the Thurman banquet, it eX-
cited the most interest
Well to Understand Each Other.
Mckinley, after the usual compliment
tary illusions, said: at is worth some
thing in the discussion of economic ques-
Jions to have an avowal from our political
bpptHSLlbS Vi tES meaning anu eject
o. their economic theories 1t is always
we'll in political controversy to understand
one another 1t was, therefore, gratifying
TO the friends of protection to have that
eminent Democratic leader from the state
of New \ ork make open, confession of the
purposes which he and his party associ-
ates aim 20 accomplish by free trade
tariff. Assigned TO respond 10 the inspirit-
ing sentiment, American Citizenship >
he made 'cheapness' the theme OF his dis
course, and counted it among the highest
aspirations of American life.
A Criticism of Cheapness
"His avowal is only that which protec-
tionists have always claimed to be the in
evitable tendency of his tariff policy,
which eXalts cheap goods from abroad
above good wages at home The tariff re-
former gTavely asks why we want manu-
featuring establishments in the United
States when we can buy our goods in
other countries as cheap as we can manu-
facture them at home, if not cheaper
Nhy maintain defensive tariff at alls
Why not permit foreign goods to come
unfettere1 by any custom house re-
stralnts? The best answer, the conclusive
one, IS written in our own experience I'M
der the last free trade tariff regime of the
Democratic party, when cheap foreign
goods, invited by the low tariff of that
period, destroyed our manufactures,
cked cur mining suspended our public
works and private enterprises, sent our
workingnlen from work to idleness.
Something More for Americans
There must be something more for
the American citizen than cheap clothes.
The farmers products must bring him
fair returns for his toll and investment.
The workingman's wages must be gov
erned by his work and worth, and not by
what he can barely live upon. He must
have wages that bring hope and heart and
ambition, which give promise of future
brighter and better than the past; which
shall promote his comfort and independ-
ence. This was what Lincoln and Gar
field taught. These were the principles
with which they inspired the people 1t
was not the coats they wore, but the great
ideas they stood for. which the people
loved and still love. The great emancipa-
tor illustrated his aversion to cheap men
when he made them free and gave them
their own earnings and labor and the be.
loved Garfield showed his sympathy with
God 5 poor men when he voted to make
them citizens.
Maj. Mckinley closed with criticism
of Cleveland's stand on money questions.
declaring that he wanted dear money and
cheap everything else, including work
men : wages