New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
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GOVERNOR McKINLEY'S PLEA
ELOQUENTLY CHAMIIONING THE NEW
TARIFF AT BEATRICE, NER.
TIE ATTITUDE OF TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY9
WHAT THE NEW LAW MEANS TO
THE FARMERS.

! Beatrice, Neb., Aug 2.-Fifteen thousand persons
at the Chautauqua Grounds this afternoon listened o
| stirring address by Governor Mckinley, OF Ohio.
Special trains this morning brought in throngs Of people
| from Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. Business In the
city almost suspended. and everybody witnessed
the Immense procession which preceded the Governors
speech All along the line Of march The buildings were
decorated for the occasion, and the demonstration was
the most noteworthy ever held In this state The
Governor received enthusiastic welcome. lie said.
| in beginning his address that the latest Democratic
platform bolder recognition Of Free Trade than
any Of It's predecessors and he went 10 analyze II.
The report it came from the committee, said he.
declared that when customs taxation levied upon
articles OF any kind produced In this country the
difference between the OF labor here and labor
abroad fully measured any possible benefits OF labor.
That stricken out and this difference In favor OF
the American worklngman IS no longer to be recog
nzed by the Democratic party In Its arraignmeiIt OF
the tariff Again, continued the speaker the sentence
but. in making reductions In taxes, 1t Is not pro-
posed to injure any domestic Industry wis stricken
out and I'm their revised edition they take no care Oh
any domestic Industry.
Again the report declared that from the founda~
ton Of this Government taxes collected at the Custom
House have been the chief OF Federal revenue,
such they must continue 10 be-" That Is stricken
out which indicates most strongly that the new lead
OF the Democratic party propose TO abandon their
| old policy Of raising revenue from customs and rely
solely upon direct taxation for the revenue needs OF
| the Government Again, the committee report de-
clared that every clange OF law must b. at every
! step regardiul Of the labor and capital Involved
| That, too /, stricken ont. and any change Of law
hereafter not TO be rerdful Of the labor employed
and capital invested In the great industries of the
| country. Again, 1.-THE processes OF reform must b
subject to the execution Of these plain dictates OF
| JUSTICE That was stricken ont No quarter IS 10
DC given but all vast enterprises must surrender
| without terms. to the demands OF tariff reform
/ nh, l,lipaD pfotp frar
| and robbery and declare that Congress has con-
stltutional power TO enforce and collect tariff duties
protective in their nature. The consitutlonay Of
protective tariff has not been seriously questioned IN
| more than hundred years TIE policy was rccog
nzed in the second passed by the Congress
Of the United States-a Congress participated In by
| many OF the trainers Of the Constitution
Free trade Governor Mckinley went on to say,
gives 10 the foreign producer equal privileges with
US. Upon what principle of fair play should he have
them 1t invites the product OF his cheaper LABOR 10
th, market to destroy the domestic product represen
Ing the higher and better paid labor OF ours II de-
sroys factories reduces our labor to the level
OF theirs, 1t iucre1ses foreign production. but dmin-
| I,hes homo production. We cannot have free tTads
in this country without having reerade conditions.
The Democratic platform demands ii upon these con
| dt0ns and Is bound 10 have II any cost. The World
! knows what these conditions are.
"Nlr. Cleveland" continued the speaker, loneo me
choir of calamity in his speech Of acceptance fear
he has not consulted the market since 1880. lie had
in mind the campaign prices then pievalhns anu
seems to have been unadvi>ed OF what has occurred
since lie had then read the report Of the senate
committee appointed TO investigate the ehect of ue
new tariff law upon the consumer and producer ana
| IN. wages Of labor As 90 the farmers, 10 whom Mr..
Cleveland SO plantively referred" said the Governor
.this report says the average price oil AL OF tie agn
cultural products except lax>eed. when put at tneir
proper relative Importance 1857 per cent higher 10
| september, 1891. than in June. 1879 May not, IN
the light this report and the facts everywhere oD-
servable remind Mr. Cleveland that in the year 1oo2
W. ar confronted by condition and not theory
Tie truth Is that the protective tariff has cheapehea
every manufactured product. not by cheapennS hoor'
but by Its high rewards. securing hom labor its
| highest efficiency. substantially everything whch
Protection directly has been reduced in price
except labor
Governor Mckinley quoted from an article by Ed
ward Atkinson in the May Forum 10 corToooae
this statement lie also quoted from bermuda paper
;he proceedings OF the Colonial Parliament 'ohed"r-
ing the American tariff. and showing that lis burdens
were being borne by the Bermudan producers, and not
by the American consumers. This indicates said tho
SPEAKER how fcreign countries regard this tarin
similar discussions are gong on III tahada, frhhco,
| England and other countries. Under the new tarn
did industries have been stimulated and many new
Industries started. which now estimated TO have
Nven employment TO from 100000 TO 100000 persons;
and If IS a fact well established by reports from all
countries that at this Tine while depression ana
anxiety exist in their Industries, there Is prosperity
| in the United states alone. Notwithstanding the cry
that under "A protective tarf We cannot sell ABROAD u
We do not buy abroad. during the last fiscal year We
sold abroad nearly S2O3.0OoO0O more than we bousht
| .br,,d This was the excess I'm our favor which the
foreigners paid 10 u.s. and which We have al home, cir
culating among people. The report OF the lreas'
| ury shows that dutabe merchandise has decreased
| under the new law from Si13,6'i,oH FOR tie hScai
year ended June 30 1891. to 1860 800 $50 in the year
| ms, past Il decrease Of SlO92s41OO The ir'c ll>t
| has in the same time increased S0l. l.759703. Moe
,han one half the value IF all imports Is absolutely
free The value of our exports oi nelchahuise ior
the last fiscal year Sl.O3O51o.O, an increase "
SlaJ.634sl6 over the previous yeal-a "oirerlu iA'
crease Of our foreign trade under new law "mcIi WIS
TO close the foreign markets TO u.s. our exports never
hos,rs reached that point In "A given year in all our
history.
.cnstom Honse figures effectively refute the Oft
told story that Protection ha, destroyed our iorelgn
t-ade. Under the Tariff law Of 1e0o our export
trade ncrea ,ed 1912 per cent and the exports of
Groat Britain IN the pei ID, under Democratic
Free. Trade tariff decreased IL per cent Whas
Protection has done and what Democratic revenue
tariff has done matters OF history. From iosf
f. ISL under a FreeIrade revenue iaiH, the e<ahcs
Of trade against more than Sibl,oUo,ooo ana
there We're but two years oi me hen IN h Mes sfean
balance Of trade was in our favor: whle III . n ns
years from 1876 To 1901 there were JuNt TWO years
N hon The balance ~ trade WIS HsiunHl US
Governor Mckinley argued at lengfh IN rriutau3n
of the Democratic assertion Iat IN, farmer "Ylu @
Inc benefited by n revenue arii. and said that IIo-
lection was II positive benefit - the hrners of lnls
country What the farmcrs want are consumers ana
| the more consumers and fewer competitors II" hl',
the better 1t l.. He wants those con,nners steady
| aud regular. lie has such In the o3,Woooo con.
sumers in This country, who are the best and most
profitable consumers ON the globe The Democratic
leader of TO day seems thak there i some peculiar
eanc;itv about the foreign consumer that docs noS
aftnch 10 the domc,ti. dOn't. lrefer the domestic
consumer because he Is the best, he consumes more,
and has ney 10 pay for his living man any
,tbcr consumer in IN" world. The agriculturistS of
This country do want more farmers; they want
mere people who do not raise their own food and
whom they supply. II is no fault OF the new