Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-30
THE TARIFF DINNER
Everything on the Tables Was
of Home Production.
500 GUESTS ENJOY THE FEAST
Major Mckinley Was the Idol of the
Evening.

Euished Men Responded to Toasts and
There Was Great Enthusiasm.
NEW YORK, April 30.-There was not
| a vacant seat at the banquet of the
American Protective Tariff League held
in Madison Square Garden Assembly
room last night. The dining room was
handsomely decorated with flags and
| flowers. Everything about the affair
was emblematic of American industries.
The dishes, cutlery, table cloths, napkins,
wines and cigars, and even the menu
cards, were all American in manufacture.
All were of quality and finish that,
| gratified the American pride.
Conspicuous among the decorations
was an immense bank of palms behind
| the speakers table, in the center of
which was the banner of the American
Protective Tariff League. The tables and
| room were 1uxuriant with flowers and
foliage plants.
The Prominent Guests.
At the 10 tables there were 500 guests.
| Cornelius N. Bliss presided. At the
| speakers label at either side of the chair
man sat Vice-President Morton on the
right, and Hon. William Mckinley on
the left. Others at this table were Sec
rotary Noble, Senator Hiscock, j. r. Dol
liver, of Iowa; Nelson w. Aldrich, Joel
B. Erhardt, Joseph N. Dolph, Of Oregon;
j. S. Clarkson, G. F. Hanson, Murat Hal.
stesd, j. NJ. Farquhar and George A.
Sheridan. Among others present were
Robert P. Porter, William Penn Nixon,
of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, l. II. Grail
lof, of the st. Paul Pioneer press; William
Laffan, and ex-senator Platt.
Praise for the President.
1t was o'clock when Mr.. Bliss began
ha Inn nj ola 80 I.s
remarks he introduced Mr.. Noble, who
said in part: "My expressions here to-
night are my own. This is an auspicous
time for the members of the Republican
party to assemble and take counsel To-
gether. The protection Of our industries
are uniting our countrymen once more.
We rejoice tonight with exceeding joy.
There is indeed President of the United
States, and you will all agree with me in
saying that he is a good President. Let
us maintain peace with honor, looking
| not abroad for directions or approval.
Let us depend upon the judgment of our
own people for our own interests" Mr..
Noble was loudly applauded.
Mr.: Bliss then proposed the health of
Vice-President Morton, who briefly
thanked the assemblage, saying he was
there as member of the Protective Tar
if League. He was loudly applauded.
Major NIcKinley's Speech.
Major Mckinley was then introdu ced.
In the introduction he was spoken of as
the next Governor of Ohio, and cheers
lasting fully five minutes followed this
sally, The speaker, in brief, said: 81 am
hardly able to speak tonight, If ever
regretted that | was protectionist, that
regret does not exist tonight. I am glad
no belong to party advocated by such
men as Webster, Clay, Lincoln, Grant,
Hayes, Garfield and Harrison (cheers)
NoSVnan should feel insecure in the
efficiency of great principle when every
President has been ON the same side. We
will have tariff so long as we have a
government. All of US will agree,
whether Democrat or Republican, that
tariff is the wisest and best mode of
raising the great bulk of revenue re-
quired to conduct our government. The
| questions is shall it be levied alone for
the purpose of revenue or to add to the
development of our industries and to
! give employment to our workingmen."
Mr.. Mckinley was compelled to stop
several times while speaking to wipe the
perspiration from his face. He appeared
to be far from we'll man. The applause
the Ohioan received amounted to an ova-
ton.
Mr.. Mckinley closed with the prophecy
of the success of his party. All during
his speech there was loud cheering, and
| L
dent.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island spoke
to the toast, 'The Maintenance of the Pro-
tective System Indispensable to Profit
able Foreign Commerce"
He began his speech by saying: 'Not-
withstanding the fact that our course
has been most bitterly assailed and more
thoroughly misrepresented during the
past year than ever before, we are not
here to apologize for the past nor to seek
| immunity from attack in the future.
Our opponents assert that in the election
of 1890 the protective policy was finally
oyerthrown and still the American peo-
pie then rendered against it verdict of
permanent condemnation. Yet I see
around these tables no traces of the con-
seriousness of defeat; no evidence of that
dependency which would characterize
the minority representatives of a lost
cause"
Hon. John P. Jones of Nevada, who
was to have responded to the toast sour
Mining resources. Their development
under protection the basis of our indus
| trial growth" wrote letter of regret to
the chairman.
The other toasts were answered as fol-
lows:
"Tlse Empire State and the Tariff of
1S90"-Senator Hiscock.
Abundance VS.. Cheapness'-J. z. Dol
liver, of Iowa.
''The Wage Farmers Interest in Protec-
tion"-George Gunton.
''Free Raw Materials and Foreign Mar
lkets"-Gen. George A. Sheridan.
I ''The New South, the Product and Now
the Bulkwork of Protection'-J. +. Han
son, of Georgia.
'The Fruits of Protection as Shown
by the Eleventh Census"-Robert P. Por-
tier.
Agriculture and the Tariff: The
American Protection System the Farm
sr's Policy''-J. n. Walker, of Massachu-
sets. e.
Isx-Congressman Scott Has Retired.
New YoIx, April 30.-The Hon. Will
lam L. Scott, ex-Congressman from Penn