Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-27
.STEvENSON'S VIEWS.
The Opening Of the ILL
nOis Campaign.
LONG TALK ON THE TARIFF.
The Force Bill and Compulsory Educa.
ton Touched Upon.

sNuihi u SSSVcnsou, L6tno0auC c0hul
date tor Woe president. opened ths can
poiGn fr 1879 In this city today 80 far ~
hn speech relates 70 he tssAn question II
| WITH BE- his dennlse u11sranoss Cor the
whole campaign
General bsevensoc spensd h1s address
| by impressins upon his hsar~rs that grave
| psblio questions wsss ~ hsue He
srRued that Ihe four yenrs ahministrstion
of Ppssiders Clovslsod vas oonfsssedly IN
honest administration, aud said that sAose
who predicted evil fron Mr.. Cievelsnd's
election proved fsss prophets H-
clsimed that -shs bankruptcy which BOW
threatens sbe sseasury" In tho rcsult,
frst, cf The cnActment of sns MeKinlsy
tariff law. ana, secondly, of ste lavish ap-
| proprfasions n the Fifty -drst congress.
lie paid hds respects 10 The "btllion dollar
congress-" and then wens on 10 speak OF
rAs Tsrtn.
Tbe tariff N tho all-tmportans Issue of tho
csmpaIgn upon which wo havo cntored
E''all there be a revision of our tariff laws,
| and 20 a consequences AZ such icaislation, a re-
ductlOn Of taxston or shah u become tho
| Io,icy Of our government TO maintain, per-
nlEnentiy, high professions The position d
| question cannot be misundorstood. The Repub-
bean party, e- illustrated by ttA yeoent enact
mont of the Mckinley law, stands fos high
protective IN nther words, q prohibtory tar
In. Tho Democratic party, ~ eInphaAixed By
fhs utte ranoas and ecss. = Tho advocate II
tarin rc!orp. The issue II squaTely prcsonted.
Upon osao side are tho advocates q . high
prJtec<iyo "a prohibitory policy "A policy
which eordci,es the fow - the expense Of tho
nany. On ths othcs, tho advocates of such
reduction of tarin duties ~ win give 30 cur
manufacturers tho bonent Of cheap raw ma
terfal, and loeson 70 the consumer the oost OF
the necessarfee VI LIE.
rho Low Tar,U ksv VI I8Aa,
VI which Robert ]. Washer mo Dsmc cratic
sccro<asv ID ths treasury, was the author, pro-
vtded u sobstanccs ersA thas no morn nOnoy
should hp collected skan 70 necessary Tor tha
wants of tho sovespmonA eoonomicelly ad-
n1inistoso6t second. THAI no duty be imposod
upon spy ARTICLES sbovs tbs lowest ratio that
y,ll ytsA tho syoAtess amouns of revenues
third. thaa tbs maximum taa at.ali be- i'm
| posed upon luxurfem foursh. tbos the lowest
tax shouh b upon ebc noceasaries of LIFE
fifth, sbas She dutice should BE- ~ inposod ~
~ oporAts ooosily throustout ths Onion, dts
crimnatips neithcr for or sgAsnss Any eiay or
se-tion- Il must uos bo forgotten thai 20
erost vess the benchss 70 tho people from tho
tsr4h lsgislsstn hnyS tuss mentiuned. that.
IN 1881, representatives of al pnrtan conc ur-
ring, no tariff wos again sedocod ontfl Lho
average Mto a duttcs WA 10 peg scnA The
decade and bali entonding from the passssc
Of tho lyw tariff lsw u iab 10 the beginning u
ous oivfl wss has been truly called tho golden
poriod Il oW history. The oost Of tho noccs-
sartcs a ifss he'd reached sho minimum. and
at no tina IN o6r history ives ID oasieS tor the
wagc-eAsnes 10 support hts family.
Ar have showp, the average ,astG III ~
tho beginning Of tine sivn Was b iscl was bat
~, .ksa- - -
arm md equip sdliinra and mse, al ~ tho az
pensos ihcihen, " The gress struggle, Repaired
lnrgo euIrp x mones c>ri0 tszss were
largely Increased
The Movvsii 1s~in eNi
vac pasped. Our government vas h ths
throes Of Gar, struggling fos Tho cxistsnos, aud
bu, iittie occd wrs given by the poopie 20 the
fact thsA dutavs under tho new tariff law woro
not opty highly protcctAve b ranofsosurors.
tut burdensome 10 the peoplo. by suhso-
qnent increaso by succossive Republican cOn-
gresscs ths ayctasge rate of duties reachod Al
per oenA Tia was the average rate OF tariff
taos when tho Mckinley bin became the law.
La rs refer moment TO other sources OF
revenue provided In tho eorly dsys nj tho war.
A now systoDi Of taxation was deviscd by oon-
gross known a. the fnterned rovsnuo system.
by which enormous sums howvd tnio the
frcasury. Updcx this system taxcs were TN
p"sod upoo man nafacturers, sprn raflroads,
apoo saprca oompauioA upon sanks and
banl circulation. A largo part II these taxe,
fell heavily Spon soso whs wers hsas sbio ~
tesr them. Tho strong srrl OF the Law wa, In
tho hour Of the governmont's need. laid heav-
fy UPON tho great sorPosafionay upon the
wealth Of t>s country. In singie yoAs g7A-
0oo. .oD wss sAiested from Incomes alone. In
many tnstNnco this taa was paid By uSoeo
who hnd snsssed largo tostones ous u the
var. Ia Single yoar elH 900 ono was ooilsotoi
trxSxn o. 31Akn ll.a
cssenoe Of Justices for lie rossos thn< the man
ufaoturors bad In many instances grown enos-
monsfy Tich beceuee a tho high tah6 which
prossctod t>em against competition. In single
yeas the aegregats of intcypal rcvcnue taxcs
paid iato the Treasury exceeded t3O.oO.m
wAsss s~s The ssssutss
imposfne shess Informal rovenue wsS tercsf
With bhs few exoeptsoDs swept from tho
statute books while tho natAoa was got groan-
Ing under tie burden a onosmous dobt. Ons
q tho pcnsdAs g1von ~ that timo fos the high
protection W manufacturers waA tho perccnt-
sas theV vere required b pay oct d thsir
sarnines - var tA1es, aasrsgaiine 10 single
year tho sum | have montionod With tho
war dosed- Q Rspubltren congress pciievcd
tho mnnufaotsrcss from this TAXATION. and
sdded 10 thcts prone md - ns burdoDs II
the people b. insrs~ssd Autsss grant tho
neoces1ty of repcalne ulsso internal was
taxes vhrn thc caiccnacs u wsz no lonesy
demanded their eonunuAAeo- But vhy did
NOT ths Repubiicsn songsss9 rspsai DE wes
taxes-%ar1d ta1cs-wbtoh bore - heavily
Vop Ne n.~nios, spon e>s mechanic, spen
She 'sbrcr. upcn the great rnees ~ our peopie'
Tie psotsoscd ciaAsss grov1ne ysss by yess
srong pnd moro powerful v4th tfse pvotoo-
500 enbrded then. Aetsandcd f NE Tihy-
hrrs oopsyces ycs higher duticA A. 'infan,
ind dustrics" they hah been for the tiroe oDntess
With moderate prutec,Son dveo by NJ. Csy.
IssAr, thsy had demanded tho higher duties
inpossd by tbs Noryfp taH1. sDd tbes Of
iatos soHgpe~ns. In toO, during oas Ora 80
sssn a he fifAy -sscooa sonsS.ea, uob Dc
msSd w., n suostaDcs. fsr q rwohfflsory tnr
%. The scsyons ~ shs dcnsnd vss GAo
passnGo ~ . Rspubicsn copgron a
SAs n~H,sicy Dssl
no svovs,A onjcct of this btil vNs so cbec
fmpopa,iop. fts purpo-s ~ 10 tnorease the
Tstc II duties. - N Dsny Instances to exclude
at,eointoiy freiep 6psk frm euy marhets
end thu-. by cuSrns % eoppctftiop. cnebls
The home manufsc<prcr sfthou ~ ~ bfp-
dr~noe y On sbs pro- n hie vrxc. Ia word
Cbe hskin1sy hv,bg ks ppohfbitpry fcaturc,,
gave itt beaeh1AAyies . praN1icl MONOPOLY
ssa coahlsd tkasp IN fact " Levi m sddttio "A
,ax upop To- ssrnsncr, ~ No ss t>nt thai ths
day had bc<p ipcrsesssd. Tho AJnerioen rco
Tse osmistnksbiy ~, tbefr sroi N oondernne-
tion upon tbie hp. Slowly bur eprrely u,ey
have become Bvfnoed ths ''protectsJr
deA@ aot Drotsot" bsw.