The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-12-03
PROTECTION POINTERS.

of the Home Market club attended
the testimonial in honor of the lead
ers of legislation, at the Hotel Ven
dome, Boston. At the round table in
the center OF the dining hall sat Gen.
eral w. F. Draper, who presided; Gov
ernor.elect William E. Mckinley, of
Ohio; Senators Aldrich and Hoar, Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Hon. A. w. Beard,
Hon. E. A. Morse, ex Governor A. 81.
Rice, Ex-Governor j. Q. A. Bracket,
Hon. Alden Speare, Postmaster Thomas
N. Hart, and T. J. Coolridge. After
two hours had been spent in the discus
sion Of the elaborate menu, General
Draper called to order, and, referring to
the practical nature of the tariff gues-
ton, mentioned McKinley's name. This
was the signal for an enthusiastic DEM
onstration, the company rising and
giving three cheers for 1.-The Future
President of the United States"
The assembly adjourned to fremont
Temple, where General Draper deliv-
cred the opening speech. He referred
to McKinlev's election as q pleasant
feature of the late election, and said
that Massachusetts, would see her in
terests in the long run to be with pro-
lection.
After discussing briefly the revenue
tariff and free raw material doctrine, he
spoke few words in praise OF the Nc
Kinley bill, and then introduced Senator
George F. Hoar, who canvassed the
subject of the tariff. Said he: "Major
McKinley's name may sound harsh just
now to English ears, but sooner or later
English ears will learn that the policy
with which he is identified is also the
hope of humanity, freedom and progress
the world over"
Major Mckinley followed Senator
Hoar. He was warmly cheered, and
during the forty minutes he was speak
ing he said: 1.-THE Home Market club
and republican party do not believe in
direct taxation except in the presence
OF national emergency, but that we
should never tax ourselves SO long IS
we can find the products of other people
to tax. There comes time when rev.
enue tariff fails because the people have
grown too poor to send money abroad
to buy; but protective tariff never
fails. Under 1t we have reached the
first rank in the world. No one knows
from personal realization of burden
that there is such a thing in existence
as an American protective tariff, and
man is not very much hurt if he does
not know it.
"lf it is foreign trade you want, the
best this government ever enjoyed was
under the protective periods of its his
tory. will tell you when we can have
free trade: Whenever the nations of
the world will bring their conditions up
to ours. Whenever they will pay to
their laborers the same wages we pay to
ours. we will meet them in the neutral
markets of the world. and it will be the
survival of the fittest."
Senator Aldrich. while speaking of
'raw materials" said: 1T is repeatedly
charged that the legislation in regard to
coal and pig iron, which is alleged to
be so detrimental to the interests of
New England, has been adopted at the
dictation OF Pennsylvania. This state
ment is wholly without foundation in
fact. In SO far as Pennsylvania's in
terests in coal are concerned, they would
be best served by an arrangement with
Canada for free exchange between the
two countries. Pennsylvania would
then supply much larger portion OF
the coal consumption OF the Dominion
than is possible under the existing con-
ditions, and she has nothing to lose
from competition with the maratime
provinces in any market she now holds
IL is we'll understood in Washington by
everyone familiar with the subject that
the representatives of West Virginia
and Maryland, and not those of Penn.
sylvania, are the people most inter-
ested in maintaining duties upon coal"
Ex-Speaker Reed las: spoke, briefly
and chiefly upon topics of local interest.
In closing, he said: If raw material is
that on which no human labor has been
bestowed, as has been said. where under
the world is such thing? It is
strange idea that what goes into the
mill should be free and what comes out
should be protected. 1t is clear case
of endeavoring to kill by decay"