The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-11
SHERMAN AT NEW YORK,
The Issues Discussed Before Large Audi
ence In Cooper Union Hail.


ence In Cooper Union Hall.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1o.-An audience that
filled Cooper Union Hall to it's utmost
greeted the Hon. John Sherman this even
ing. The Senator from Ohio was enthusi-
astically received, and his clear and dis
tinct manner of placing his ideas before
his hearers won him the closest attention.
The Senator was introduced by James
Blanchard, president of the Republican
club. Mr.. Sherman said: "The two parties
are now brought to distinct issue. The
Democratic party has ever been op-
posed to everything that the Repub-
lcan party proposed. 1t is question
with you, citizens of New York, whether
you shall now have q dollar with 371A
grains of silver in it, or whether you shall
have gold dollar worth dollar. 1t is q
question with you whether you shall
abandon the treasury notes worth dollar,
wherever they are presented, or whether
you shall adopt In their stead the old State
bank notes Tor whlch no security ie offered"
Senator Sherman then spoke on the ques-
tion OF protection. He said that in the
early history of the country the Democratic
parly-the Republican party as it was then
known-was always in favor of protection.
In the Constitution itself and in the mes.
sages of James Madison are found articles
III favor Of the protection of American in
dustries. They are found in the messages of
Andrew jackson. and the modern Democ-
founders of tEe party have enunciated. The
free-trade principle that the Democracy
now ad COATES is a fraud upon the laboring
man." he said. What right" he asked,
have the Democrats to speak of the righ Is
of the laboring mani The Constitution
of the Confederate States was in
favor of protection. The constitution
of the Democratic party, as IL stands
to-day is IN favor Of protection. Senator
Hill hisses does not know exactly where
he stands, hut he says. in spite of all the
temptations. he Is Democrat still. And
where does Grover Cleveland standg He
sag g that all protective dntles are uncon-
stitutionaL i want the Democrats to stand
up TO the rack and maintain that. Since
the Republican party was founded. In
1856 Its purpose has been TO protect
the laboring people. 1t will not, it shall
not. submit to see tae wages of tho Ameri-
Can workingrGan reduced 10 the level of
the workingmen of England OF France, of
Austria OF Belgium, or of Germany. The
Republican party believes In maKing all
articles Tree except articles of luxury and
articles which can and will be manuiact-
ured in this country at q cheaper rate
than they can be manufactured ahrcad.
Wherever the duty is SO high as To give "A
monopoly to the manufacturers here as
has been the case at times with the manu-
facture of iron and steel we have reduced
1t. Our object is to give fair wages to
every workingmap; our object is TO give
protection to the farmers, as we have
shown In placing a duty upon the cattle
imported To this country from Canada.
The object or the Democratic party Is to
reverse this policy"
Senator Sherman went on to say that the
Mckinley bill was tho best embodiment of
the principles of protection that had been
presen ted TO up TO the present day. OF the
manufactu of tin in this country. he said
protection had developed its pro dnction in
California IN Dakota and other States of The
Union. and it was only an instance To show
how protection did develop production
Then the Senator spoke of sugar. and said
that In France. Belgium aud Austria