Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-09
CHAIRMAN McKINLEY's ADDRESS.
He Declares the Principles of the Party to
the Convention

Ee Declares the Principles of the Party to
the Convention.
The speech Of Gov. Mckinley 10 the Mime
aPolis convention yesterday was as follows: Il
thank you for the nonor Of presiding over this
convention of the republican party Applause. |
Republican conventions mean something. They
have always meant something IApplause. I
Republican conventions say what they mean
and mean what they say. GApplause.l They
declare principles and policies and purposes,
and when intrusted with power execute and en-
force them. [Applause.l The first national
convention Of the republican party was held
thirty-six years ago in the city Of Philadel-
phia. The platform of that great conven-
ton reads today more like inspiration
than the affirmation Of a political party
lGreat applause.l Every provision Of that
great instrument made by the fathers
of our party is on the rablic statutes of our
country today. lApplause.l Every one Of
them have been embodied into public law. and
that cannot be said of the platform of any
other political organization in this or any other
country in the world. ICheers.l When ever
there is anything TO be done in this country and
by this country and for this country the
republican party is called upon 20 do il. There
is one thing that can be said about our organi-
cation that cannot be said about any other. IL
can look backward without shame or humilia-
ton and il can look forward with cheer and eX-
ultation. [Great applause.l That cannot be
said Of any political organization other than
ours In the United States. Thus, gentlemen of
the convention, we are here today TO make a
platform and ticket that will commend them
selves TO the conscience and intelligence
and Judgment of the American people lpro-
longed applausel, and We viii do il. lCheers. ]
Whatever is done by this convention. either as
to platform or ~ TO ticket. will receive the ap-
proval Of the American people in November of
this year. lGreat applause.l We have al
this is a republican year. Rhode Island has
spoken. IApplause.l Only yesterday Oregon
spoke, electing three Representative three
republican Representatives, the Congress of
the United States, and when we get through
with this convention its conclusions will be the
law OF republican action, as they will be the as
surance of republican victory. [Applause.
I'VE are for protective tariff and for reci-
procity. [Great applause We propose to
take no backward step upon either one of these
great republican principles. lApplause.l We
stand for a protective tariff because il repre-
sents the American home, the American FIRE
side, the American family. the American girl
the American boy and the highest possibilities
of American citizenship. Applause
I'VE propose to raise our money for public
expenses by taxing the products of other ma
tions rather than by taxing the products of our
own. Applause.
The democratic party believe in direct taxa
tion-that is, in taxing ourselves-but We do
not believe in that principle so long as we can
lind anybody else to tax.
Our protective tariff not only does every
thing which revenue tariff is doing, raising all
needed revenues, but a protective tariff does
more. protective tariff encourages and slim
nd md civ h.
possibilities to American genius and American
effort.
TARIFF REFORM.
"Does anybody know what tariff reform
is? GCries of No, no. and laughter And
tina. is to be the platform of our political op-
ponents this year What does it mean? You
say study President Cleveland's utterances from
the first one he made in New York when he said
he did not know any thing about the tariff until
his last one in Rhode Island, and you come away
ignorant and uniformed as to what tariff re-
form means. Since the war there have been
three great tariff reform bills proposed by DEM
ocratic leaders, none Of them alike, neither of
them with the same free list. neither of them
with the same tariff list. neither of them with
the same rates of duty, but all made by the
democratic party upon the same principle to
symbolic and represent tariff reform. You
may go to Mills. you may go TO Springer,
and you will find they differ totally, but YOU
may go to the House Of Repre-
sentatives at Washington. which was
elected distinctively upon what they call a
tariff reform issue, with two-thirds majority in
the House, and what do you find? They pass
three bills. Let me name them. First, free
tin plate, leaving sheet steel, from which it is
made. fairfield; that is the finished product free
and the raw material bearing duty. Second,
free wool to the manufacturer and fairfield
cloth 20 the consumer. Third, free cotton ties TO
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rest of the states. That is their idea of tariff
reform. Gentlemen Of the convention, how do
you like it? This contest that we how enter
upon is for the maintenance of protection and
reciprocity (applausel. and 1 want TO saw here
that there is not line in that tariff bill that is
not American; there is not passage that is not
patriotic; there is not page that does not
represent true Americanism and the highest
possibilities OF American citizenship. lGreat
appnuse:l ALL,
questions here today. We are to declare our
selves upon the question Of free ballot and
fair count. lApplause.l No platform should
ever be made that does not reiterate that great
constitutional guarantee; no republican speech
should ever be made that does not insist firmly
and resolutely that that great constitutional
guaranty shall be living birthright, not a cold
formality Of constitutional enactment, but a
living. thing, which the poorest and humblest
may confidently enjoy and which the rich
est and most powerful dare not deny. Zap
plause.
''We can well leave to the committee on res
olutions the duty of making q platform that
shall represent the best thoughts and the best
ideas and the best wisdom Of the republican
party. When we go out Of this convention upon
a true republican platform we go out marching
to victory, no matter what name may carry the
banner" tGreat applause.l
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