New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-07
MAJOR MoKrNLEY,s CANVASS.
CLOSE OF HIS SECOND WEEKS woRK-ANswER-
ING QUESTIONS PUT TO HIM.

rynsr OF MS SECOND WEEKS woRK-ANswER-
ING QUESTIONS PUT TO HIM.
Columbus Ohio Sept. CspecIa). Major Mckinley
c,osed the second week OF his magnificent canvass In
Democratic Coshocton yesterday. He spoke forcloN
and plainly upon both the taTin and silver coinage.
speca attention drawn to the fact that free ana
unlimited coinage Of silver did not limit the issue TO
the product Of this country, and any or all OF tne
worlds product coud be brought to the United states
the Government undertaking TO pay fun dollar ior
every 4l2f.2 grain, which is only worth In ue
markets of the world 20 cents The present donar'
he said is not worth less than dollar 1t represents
100 cents and not merely so cents The very law
itself declared that It's purpose was TO MAINTAIN goo
and silver at parity. Mr.. Mckinley said u woulu
rather 60 down carrying the Republican nag Oh
honesty than to capitulate to demagoGy' he ud no'
believe that the rank and file Of the Democracy ioi
lowed their leaders in the proposition 10 estaohsh INC
free and unlimited coinage Of silver. Addressing JIM
self particularly TO the old soldiers, Mckinney nc
clared that the free coinage Of silver "oulu mean
taking Ell 900 900 FROM the pension rolls every year
The Republican party represented toe american
factory the Democratic party fepieseh'eu INC Vieie
factory.
The editors Of the local Democratic organs pro-
pounded a number of questions to Mr.. Mckinney i"o
first question esked "Is it not true tst inc uu'
paid on an article imported into our country anu oae
tariff Is tax to be paid by the person that consumes
"A revenue tariff such as the party of this edltoI
aAocates is ALWAYS Maid BY the consumer, because II
Won nut a tariff on noncompeting foreign product,
product we cannot produce In this country, hen the
price OF that product 10 US Is the foreign price "lti
the American tariff added; and that Is PAID Dy ue
American consumer. In the case Of protective tari
IL may for time be paid by the consumer While we
are building up the industry but when we have reached
tx successful manufacture Of any product IN the united
States under protecting tariff competition at nome
fixes and regulates the price, and the American con
sumner does not pay the tax" Mr. Mckinney gave
Illustrations Of this argument.
The second question was SIS 1t not true that the
founders of our Federal Government regarded tariff
as means for raising for the support OF the
Federal Government In other words. method OF
federal taxatoasS Mr.. McKinley's answer was; "Tne
fathers of our country expressly declared tpaV oo
object Of the first tariff law passed was to raise
revenue for the Government, and to encourage suu
promote manufacturing industries in the United STATES
That first tariff law was not for revenue only but IL
was for revenue and to promote domestic manu-
features That was The law signed by George wash
inRton and approved by the fathers Of the Republic
Another question was "ls 1t not true tnat uhe
taxing powers of the Government are exhausted "ei
IT has raised amount OF money sufficient ior tne
administration Of the Government" MI hchhney
said: AMY answer to that is that under the Demo
cratic revenue policy from 1916 to 1850, the taxing
mowers OF the Government were exhausted before
money enough was raised TO pay the ordinary ex-
penses OF the Government" ~ .,O
Another question was II by q pIo@cuve S aan
Tor suit OF clothes that he could buy for $50 but tor
snch tariff who Is protected, and VINO pays the eA-
pcnses OF such protection!" 49, A., - A., "a
Mr. MeKiney's answer to this question was the aa-
vertisng columns Of The Standard ltse Wncn an
nolnoed that suits Of mems clothing can nov DC In
in CoshoctJn County at from 50 50 to go Mr: Mr.;
Kinley also read advertisements ron num5et "
clothing was never cheap in the United states as i
was today. He added that bushel OF wheat ~ouia
IL does