The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-24

ne ADVANCES the same UnhuAWefApto A1-
guments on the Tarin that Have Made
him Famous as the Author Of the Most
Perfect Tariff Bill Ever Enacted.
WORCESTER, MASS, March 2s.-Ex-
Congressman Mckinley was given q
great reception at Mechanics hall this
evening. Congressman Joseph q. Wal
ker presided and introduced the speaker,
who said:
" have come to talk about Federal
taxation. To carry on our Government
It takes million dollars every twenty.
four hours. It Is o business question,
and It is to be done by direct or indi.
rect taxation. Both political parties are
agreed that internal taxation will not
do. It Is iBquisitorial, The divergence
between the parties begins Just beyond
their agreement. There are two
plans. The first is that which looks for
revenue and for revenue only; the other,
while looking for revenue, is at the same
time protective. The one Is without re-
gard for enterprises, the. other has
thought for business and protection"
Msior Mckinley illustrated this point
OF his speech by an allusion
TO the manufacture Of glass: The object
Of q revenue tariff Ia. realized when II
imposes duty upon goods not produced
at home.
"By the protective tariff the burden is
placed on foreign people, encouraging
our own people in their Industries by
laying it on articles that enter into com.
petition with home manufactures. A
revenue tariff is always paid by the con.
sumer. This cannot be said Of the pro.
tectiye tariff. They say that protective
tariffs are paid by the consumer; they
forget that revenue tariffs are never paid
by any one else.
"A6l but they say why is not Free
Trade good thing2' It Is If you have
stopped growing. But here decay steps
in. They say there ia free trade between
the States with sixty.two millions OF
people. Why not with the world
They forget we live under q adiheFent
Government from every other Govern
ment in the world. It Is because we
did not want any European IN 1t that
years ago our fathers broke away from
British tyranny and set up for them;
selves on plan different in every way"
ave are different from every other
nation in the world. II is this that
makes us the greatest nation in the
world. Why should we have free trade
with other nations? We can't reach
any other nation. We can't tax 1t. The
foreigner Is exempt from all duties OF
"Tell me why he should enjoy the
privileges Of citizenship In the U united
States and It's markets. Our population
is Eve per cent or one.twenieth OF the
population OF the globe. We consume
in many products q third OF all pro-
duced. We propose from this time for
ward to manufacture what we con-
sume."
Reference to the tin production
brought out tremendous applause.
Major Mckinley spoke Of the accom-.
plishmenta Of the Fifty.hrst Congress,
saying that no Democratic majority in
Congress that will be be elected in ten
years will be able 10 repeal its work.
The treaty with Brazil gives a foreign
market.
1--WE nave practically got free raw ma
terial, for a private citizen can buy his
raw material abroad, pay tax on it at
at the custom house, manufacture 1t in
his factory and the government will re-
fund so per cent, keeping per cent for
Protective tariffs do NOT build q Chi.
ness wall around the couptry for in sin.
gle years since 1879 We have exported
more than in seventy.one years from
1880. We can have free trade perhaps
when other nations bring their labor upto
our high standard, for we will never de-
scend 10 theirs. Applause. Nothing
1 can Say Of the new tariff can help II.
lis onerations alone can do il hurt.