Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-02
STONE ON THE TARIFF.
The Allegheny Congressman Ad-
dresses a Meeting at Woods Run.
WANTS IMMIGRATION STOPPED.
Col Quay Quoted as Favoring . Severely
Restrictive Plan.
AMERICUs CLUB ARRANGES A PARADE

Colonel W. A. Stone addressed a large.
enthusiastic Republican meeting at Woods
Run, Allegheny, last night William j.
Moore, q prominent citizen of the Eleventh
ward, presided, and in q we'll arranged
speech introduced the Congressman.
The address of Colonel Stone was devoted
to discussion of the tariff and the other
issues of the campaign. He first explained
the Republican protective tariff, and COM
pared it with the platform of q tariff for
revenue only. "a protective tariff, . he
said, "has the effect of reducing the
cost to the consumer, while articles
of necessity are let in free.
A tariff for revenue only taxes everything,
including necessaries, and the duty is added
to the price charged the consumer. Wire
nails to-day can be bought in this
country for one-fourth less than the price
before the protective tariff was made. Calico
has tariff of B cents yard, and it can be
bought in any store In this city at AZ cents
yard. And yet Grover Cleveland is cry
ing that tariff is robbing the poor people.
The tariff on a mans shirt is 80 cents and it
can be bought here for So cents. If man
wants to 60 to London and pay fancy
price for a suit and high tariff to bring it
over he can do SO, yet he can buy better
one for less money anywhere in this coun-
try, and then it will fit him better"
A Great Piece of Legislation.
The Colonel said the Mckinley bill was
the greatest piece of legislation ever
passed. He discussed reciprocity and the
silver question, declaring for honest money.
and crediting to the Republican party the
country's prosperity and the soundness of
the financial system to-day. o,
1.-THE Republican party, In its State con-
ventions, and in this State in particular"
he said, "has declared in favor Of restric-
tion in Immigration. We have enough
people here now. Our house is full and
there is no room for more. In the month
of last April 5000 Russians went to Eng
land and stopped there. A member of
Parliament asked what it meant He
was told it was thought they were
on their way to America, but
did not continue. He said he would intro
duce bill to see that such thing did not
happen again. Yet in the same month co.
600 foreigners came to this country and no
one said q word. There are more Iaborers
in this country to-day than there il work
for.
Believes in Protecting Industries.
'T believe in the protection of American
industries for the benefit of Americans, and
why not make the protection complete
Put tax on the workman who comes here.
Senator Quay once said he was in favor of
stopping all immigration for ten years. A
howl was raised because President Harrison
stopped immigration for 20 days. Oil if
he had only stopped it for 20 yearsl
Colonel Stone ended his address with
highly complimentary reference to Presi-
dent Harrison and urging his reelection.
A. j. Edwards, Assistant Postmaster, fol-
lowed in brief, but enthusiastic address,
and the meeting closed with three cheers
for the Republican ticket