Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-23
AT THE OLD DODGE
Dewitt Warner Denounces
the Mckinley Bill
AND SCORES OUR PROTECTION
He Attempts 70 Refuts Mekiniey's State
ments and Dodges the Issue TO
Discuss Shoddy Clothes.


first-gun-of-the-campsign," Was turned
loose by local democrats last night.
John Dewitt Warner of New York,
George +. Richardson and Wurzburg )
band, Fox's battery, and the man with
the petrlfied woman assisted in stirring
up the animal. The exercises took
place In Hartman hail, and the report
that Mr.. Warner would attempt TO ex-
PLAIN Peck's report, and the great hub
bub about the city attracted q large
number OF persons. Two blue coats
were stationed At the entrance 10 see
that none Of them got away.
Seats were arranged on the platform
for about hundred wee presidents
and by ringing IN all the delegates 10
the congressional convention most OF
the seats were filled. Pictures Of
easels on the boxes and back OF them
was picture of Allen II. Morse, sew
eral sizes larger than those of the pres
idential nominees. large crayon
picture of the stuffed prophet leaned
against the piano on the lower floor.
Judge Champiin called the meeting
TO order and warned the audience that
IL was approaching another campaign.
He told the audience what taxation IS.
and stated the issues of the campaign.
Campaign Song.
The Arion quartette sang q dyed-in-
the-wool campaign song in which
Cleveland and Stevenson" wac made
to rhyme with LEAD Us On" and the
refrain OF which was "NIctory is Ours
Once More" They proved 10 be a
better drawing card than Warner and
Richardson, and the crowd yelled for
more Of it.
The Hon. John Dewitt Warner of
New York was introduced and began
his speech by saying that 1t Is a grand
pleasure Tor democrat of New York
to greet democrats from Michigan.
Among other Things Mr.. Warner said;
1--WE have seen the mustard tree of
Michigan democracy grow until II has
overshadowed the whole state, and the
time is not far distant when Michigan
shall be surely democratic" He paid u
tribute to NJ. II. Ford. He said the
issue in this campaign is q single one.
The democratic idea is that IN taxation
as well as in representation the people
are equal. The tariff and the force
bill unite in one issue, opposition TO re-
publican interference IN private affairs.
Mr.. Warner thought the audience
knew what tariff is; but explained 1t
to make it a sure thing. Then he went
into minute discussion of the McKin-
ley tariff bill, to show that the for
egner does not pay the tax.
Discussed Protection.
He discussed the theory of protection
and said he would leave American IN
dustries to themselves and let them de-
velop themselves. He would not abol-
ish the whole protective system, at
| once, but would do it gradually. He
cited the scripture parable of the wheat
and tsres in support of this idea. He
| discussed the idea that protection is a
great pool IN which everybody con-
| tributes equally; but declared that the
| protected man ufacturer is the man
that draws out of the pool, and the
laborer and farmer gets nothing. He
| figures up that out of the $780,
100000 In the protection pool
the farmer who contributes 40
per cent. of it draws out only $780,
| 100000 from the protection to his pro-
| ducts Mr.. Warner claimed that the
farmer was induced to vote for protec-
| ton under the plea that he would
| have a home market for his crops,
| while as 4 matter of fact the farmer
| has to depend more and more every
| year upon the foreign market He
further declared that the principle of
| protection is that the government says
TO one class, ave can not protect you;
you must look out for YOURSELF" but
saws 10 another class, 1--WE will protect
YOU aud take care of your interests. ("
II do not claim that the farmer is not
in better condition than he was forty
years ago." said the speaker, "but do
CLAIM that he has not kept pace with
the general prosperity and that hls
! farm has rot increased IN value IN pro.
| portion to the stock of protected indus
| tries"
Then Mr.. Warner turned his atten.
ton to wool and said wool had gone
down steadily on account of that
"Robber Mckinley bill" until il is now
| lower than at any other time since
| there had been market for wool. and
further, that Uncle Jerry Rusk's re-
port shows that the number of sheep IN
the country has decreased since the
passage OF the bill. This worried Mr.
Warner greatly and he dwelt upon it at
| length.
lie discussed the necessity for the
mixture of fine Australian wool and
the coarse American grades, and said
! that the result Of the tax must bs 10
drive the fine woods out of the market
and tempt the manufacturer 10 adul-
terste his goods.
This annoyed Mr.. Warner even more
and he said:
"You are wearing cheaper and mas
| tier clothes today than you ever wore
| before, and the American workman is
| wearing meaner clothes today than are
/ worn by any similsr class of people IN
any country IN the civilized world"
| The shoddy industry was claimed
to be the natural outgrowth
of the tariff on wool. The
tariff enabled u. to keep English
shoddy out of the market, but "A. sub
sutute for it the American manufac.
turer makes goods that contain more
shoddy than any other IN tho world
They advertise genuine ali WOO
| goods" that contain 80 per cent OF
/ sboddy, per cent OF wool and 81 pei
/ cent of cotton. THIS the speaker
| thought was all due 70 William Nc
| Kinley OF Ohio. The orator referred
IN senator Aldrich's table Of wage eta
tstics. but made no reference TO Com
I m ssioner Peck. report lie referred
TO the wage reports obtained By 10
4 merlcan Economist hut was stu
about Peck's report lie read gresl
many refutstions OF the Economist
reports, and then mentioned Peck
Tat was about al be did do, sxcsui n
- . 4 4
would not betrsyconfdeutl statement
ard forIar@ that EarErs snAarfruanf "a