Wisconsin Afro-American., 1892-11-05
ISSUES
,oxsTER MEETING AND A GRAND
NJ OVATION.
r.sapator spooner Opens the Campaign
n Milwaukee by Magnihcient
Speech.

eytLLim9ti ti,an' The audience which greeted
i.I;Ss+nuurhed candidate tor governor,
l.c .one Gi9p Of the largest and most enthusi-
Nas',.er seen in Milwaukee. hundreds
aSC asS ,yant 10 the hall hoping to hear the
WhU I'M "o orator. were forced to leave, not
anlp 10 gain admission on account of
~ yaSt thfnuT.
tf ttll" ,"1 tolIovlng are the remarks of Col
,a1 Sno0ner on national Issues:
MIR. sPoONER's SPEECH,
IL g1,o,yyUru. Ladies' ana Gentlemen
INV snort and not very eventful public
~ "I !on nave made me well accustomed TO
Nm, nlg, and generous Milwaukee welcomes,
van N.',on nv word the one which YOU ac-
W.. '.a me- tonight abaShcS me. | do not
t,te 20 as compliment to me, but | take
!eH, .eHS compliment TO the Republican party,
,rScsa ,tandard-bearer for the state
ta,nan at this time TO be; and for the
nar1tya and for myself as its representative,
fmike graceful acknowledgement. | re-
ra- N come before you tonight in an
strironmeut which mas rendered it impoS-
s;bip for me TO prepare in an orderly way
T59t ought 10 be sad to such an audience;
bnt as ! am to come again to Milwaukee
osore thiS campaign ends, | am told,
Kali talk to you tonight in quiet, fair
TSr if can upon issues which divide
tban9-ties In this campaign. | say | shall
tait To YOU IN a fair way, because long,
,ona AGO ceased to talk either or issues or
wp6 In an unfair way. Applause.
When Garfield was beSpattered with mud,
rhpn in 1884 the mil of SANDER was set
nm on the grave OF James q. Blalne'S
rbild applause | vowed that whatever
tte fntllre might have tor me in the way of
son,nai5n service. personal politics | was
forevqr done with. Great applauSe.l [
leave that to the tumble bugs of politics.
Laughter and applausel
THE ISSUE WELL DEFINED.
Tomv mind this is a crisis in the history
fins counuy. in the history OfitS people
tits not the first. of course, and doubtless
not the most important. 1T was Crisis
vbrp our fathers won It's independence it
was a crisis when they ordained the Union
and formed the constitution: iE was a
crisis wupn Andrew Jackson crushed dis
spuuon N South Carolina it was a crisis
when under the leadership OF Lincoln and
Grant and logan and Sherman and their
comparl0tS including Benjamin Harrison
OF Indiana great applause, the Union was
preserved purified and made perpetual.
TGdtf the cu.- mel is no less bitter. The
issue IS no less marked. and the result, 1t
seems 10 ne is OF infinite Importance to
this people,
The protective system of the United
States IS challenged by the Democratic
party OF the country to mortal combat.
Under which flag ? You must take sides
you must maIShal under the flag of Wash
tngt0n, OF Jefferson, of Adams, of Monroe,
of Jackson OF Lincoln and the long line of
protection presidents, or you must take
your place under the tree trade flag which
snow flung to the breeze, undlSguised by
the NatlOna! Democratic party as it calls
Itself Applause.
leu cannot remember any gleat item Of
Il0lc policy inaugurated and carried for
ward since 1850 tending to the upbuildlng
00UT people, to the preservation of the
Union, to the restoration OF the state. to
TIE maintenance of our credit. that has not
been considered and denounced as uncon-
sttuuOnal by the Democratic party. Jap
pIauSe. They thought, you remember,
that It was unconstitutional to cOefc6 a
state, They were mistaken aOout that
lhey thought il was unconstitutional to is
sue greenhaCkS, they were mistaken about
that They thought it was uncOnstituti-
1nai to suspend the writ of habeas corpus
they were mistaken about that They
thought 1t was unconstitutional for Abra-
ham Lincoln, God bless his memory for
ever great applause, to issue the emanci-
patton proclamation. They were mistaken
about that Great applause They
thou9ht the reconstruction acts were un-
Constitutional. and they were mistaken
aoout that, They thought Tom Reed was
unconstitutional, but they were mistaken
ABOUT that Laughter and applauSel He
nas Just been reelected. Applause
Iaey thougnt the sugar bounty was uncOn~
sAudoual and they were mistaken about
hh lhey thought reciprocity was un-
constitutional, and they were mistaken
ssoout thaL lApplause.l They thought
we geTrymander was constitutional. and
uey We're mistaken about that. Great
sappiauSe' so have sort of lost faith in
lNe democratic party as constitutional
0poundeT. Laughter and applause
might If had time, and You the pa
ttguue' read what Thomas jefferson said in
laloI OF The protective system. Again,
again and again he declared it. in terms
udl come ringing down the years as the
gIyelaHceS OF man who was a patriot.
lIe Democrats of to-day never weary of
.dlAihg ol their loyalty to Thomas .Jetfer-
sou, AS rode along from the PlankInton
t.ouSe 10 TINS hail / saw a banner and upon
II was Inscribed Jefferson club" Well,
, ug democratic party on this question of
ftoltcuon IS loyal to Jefferson. but it is
P!@ly 70 Jefferson Davis, not to Thomas
0eleTson. Applause.
Folce-" That is right"
AAc WIN NDICAIED ITSELF.
NOW dare say here tonight that if ever
aPltce OF legislation enacted by the con-
sIeSS OF the United States has vindicated
VVseIl, II IS the Mckinley law. applause.
lou We're told in 1880 that it would check
.ApoIl8. 10u were told III 1870 that it
saSed Tie average duty TO 60per cent. i ou
we're l0d 1t raised the duty lar above the
"'eId&e duty during the days and years of
wy war. Ou were told that it would
SdtCh our export trade, for people would
uyt buy Ol US II we didn't buy of them.
Az tHtSe statements were made in 1890
al @oGu' me Mckinley law. Let me give you
KY d llLt!e statistical information upon
nay ul@I SUBJECT as 1t comes to us to-day from
"y r ItaSnry department
!Ae oa,ance OF trade in our favor, that
w. ~ Hle amount of money other nations paid
" us over and above what we PAID to them,
W." W." S4oV, V,22o92l as against $50, 347 ,922 the
P'5'lVuA year. The free imports that came
a. "a Uuutl lhlS law were SI6l, ,313, 523 the
SGd@ule imports, the taxed imports, $780,
y,o,v'-' fl1ty-tlve per cent. of all the inn
dol'auonS INTO the United States this year
ssSIe I'D Tree OF duty, and Al per cent. and
o'tVV came in dutia0le. Mr.. Carlisle eStl-
tMa.eu-and | have no doubt he was honest
~ - II, lot he is falr man in debate, and
rg.F aOie man-that the average duty
auueI Tue Mckinley law would be 80 per
NV "hen the truth is. as demonstrated,
srS sra' 'Ae average duty applied to the free
t tuG li'e duuable list is only 20 and frac-
nou per cent. and the average duty APP
putu only to The dutiable list is 40 per
CIlu@ Applause. Take either, and it is
iIygeI IMAM any other tariff we have ever
VWsu Wu ID Jhe United States, including the
'%,ntI tariff of 1916. IApplause.
~" IL has turned out, because nom
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