Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
THE TARIFF A TAX.
Mastery Speech Of Gov. Camp
bell, OF Ohio.
He Meets tho Champion OF Protection In
Joint Debate and Shows Up the
Fallacies OF Protective
Tariff.

ADA. O., Oct 8.-IeSCcr0ay was the
day for the great tariff debate between
Mai. Mckinley and Gov. Campbell at
this place. An immense audience was
present. Chairman Van Vleet, the
democratic presiding officer, made
brief speech of congratulation to every
body and announced that Gov. Camp
bell had gained the privilege of opening
and closing by casting lots. Gov.
Campbell, after being introduced as
one Of Ohio's greatest governors,
launched into the debate, saying in
opening:
regret that 1 have not time to properly
present the Indictment of that overgrown
monster which, masQuera ling in the garb of
protection. subSists on the wage worker and
the agrculturist. Applause Yearly. farm
ing is growing more Improbable, our COM
merce is swept away and that industry
abandoned. Under protection the splendid
palaces of protected manufacturers are
browning the hills, while imported Huns,
Italians and BOhemians dispacing all
American citizens. Those who are some
times called the "rott"n rich" are defying
the people and seeking through a venal
press to destroy the reputation, the honor
and the est tie of any who may wage war
vigorously in the cause of the people. APP
plause.1
We rapidly reaching a condition
which was predicted by Abraham Lincoln
when he utter the words: '.As a result of
the war corporations have been enthroned,
an era of high places will follow, the money
power will prOlOng it's reign until all wealth
Is aggregated in the hands of the few and
the republic is lost" [Applause.] To con-
vince you that that pr :diction is being re-
allied cite you the utterance of repub-
lican congressman (Butterworth) from
Ohio, who said in congress that he could
upon the ten fingers of his hands count
the men who had added more to their
AL In In fha last fan f1Q a haa an
added to the wealth of all the agricultursts
In any state in the union. democratic ap-
plause.] The American Economist says
that the number of people in the United
States who own their own homes have in
twenty five years fallen from five eighths to
three eighths How many years will it take
for them to fall to one eighth? The Progress
of Boston says that when Egypt went down
per cent of her people owned 81 per cent
OF her wealth and the people were starved
to death; that when Persia went down per
cent of her population owned all the land ;
that when Rome went down $40 men owned
all the known world. In 1850 in this country
the capitalists owned 37l1 per cent of her
wealth. To-day they own more than twice
that amount of her wealth. Yet he who goes
before the people and without comment,
without temper, points to these facts that
are statistical and undisputed is sneered at
as a calamity howler." [Laughter.]
Bradstreet's an authority in this country,
Gays the total number of mercantile failures
in the United States for the nine months of
1891 were 1856, as compared with 1888 in a
like period of 1890. gain of IL per cent. This
is under the Mckinley bill Applause ] Yet
in 1899 Maj Mckinley accepted the nomina-
ton for congress and said that if his bill
passed. the senate this country would wit
ness II boom more marvellous than it had
ever known. TLaughter.] Where Is that
boom? Applause and Free sugar, free
sugar." from the republicans] Were it not
for the present abundant crops, the best in
ten years. these failures would be great
deal wors, than they One of the great
est causes of the depression and failures of
the present season is that we are paying too
much taxes.
Mai Mckinley on May 3. 1883. at Philadel-
phia, said that the tariff was tax" Dem
ocratic applause.] Now. who pays the tax?
The major says this tax is not paid by the
consumer. Now, the supreme court of the
United States, the authority in the land. has
said who paid the tx In the case OF Brown
against the state of Maryland they unani-
mous!y announced that "a duty on imports
is tax that is paid by the consumers
democratic applause.1 In 1870 William
Richardson, once u member of the court of
claims and eX assistant secretary of the
treasury. in reply to the inquiry of Senator
Sherman, SAID that the importer adds the
duty to the cost of the goods and the con-
sumer pays il.
Gov. Campbell here caused a board
to be hoisted from the stage on which
he demonstrated by methods of book
tariff, saying: IA man goes to England
and purchaes goods to the amount Of
So, 900. the average duty on which
would be $1,000, making S., 900 the total
sum paid by the importer" Here an
other board was hoisted on which
this So, 900 was charged up to profit
and loss" indicating that the importer
did not charge the duty to the consumer
and he would lose the So, 900 paid in
duties. Thus, the foreigner had not
paid the tax Another board was
hoisted on which it was shown that if
the foreigner paid the tax the cost
price of the goods when offered to the
American consumer would be S., 900 in
stead of IS, 600, which would be abso-
Lutte free trade.
Gov. Campbell read from the
certificate of the republican 3,cretary
of the Ohio board of equalization show
ing that IN ten years the appraised
value of ia. N lands had deprecated
$9s, 600. 900 and asked: "Have other
classes suffered alike?"
A voice cried Carnegie"
Mr.. Campbell replied: Eyes, Carne-
gle has $50, 900, 900 of it." Laughter I
The speaker continued:
In spite of this depreciation in farm lands
the report of Superintendent Porter. of the
United State census bureau. shows that in
the ten years the state of Ohio has increased
In wealth S245,U0).O o. How much have the
farmers got out of that? (Applause.] Is
there a farmer in the sound my voice who
Is better off now than he was in 1880? fCries
of Yes. yes."l Where is h.? [Cries of
Here. here" from various parts of the hall
and laughter.
''But he has mortgages and has seen
more sheriff's sales" shouted a demo-
cratic agriculturist, and a dozen others
chimed in Eyes. right
1 stat. it a fact that not one farmer in
1000 in Ohio is well off to-day as in 1880
I"Right, right: that'S a fact" shouted vari-
Gus voices The appraisement shows it
Three hundred and sixty million dollars
have gone from the farmers of Ohio. The
major says they don't feel the tar. If taxation ::
but they feel it when they compare their
condition now with that of ten years ago
Last October the tariff of this country was
raised from "a to 90 per cent for she purpose
OF benefiting labor and increasing its com.
pensation. Will every 1aboring man in this
audience who had his wages increased since
the Mckinley bill went into effect please
stand up and be counted. mo one stood up
and the democrats cheered Justify
want Maj Mckinley. when he replies to
tell this audience where these workingmen
are who have got better wages under his
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