Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-03

thousand people were at the Chaut-
auqua grounds yesterday afternoon
TO hear speech by Governor
Mckinley, of Ohio. The governor
said, In beginning, that the latest
national Democratic platform Is q
holder recognition of free trade tnan
any Of its predecessors, and analysed
it at length, quoting the points re-
ported by the committee and strick-
en- out before the platform was final
ly adopted. AS to the charge that
a protective tariff is unconstitutional
the governor said its constitution
ality has not been seriously ques-
toned in more than one hundred
years. II the protective policy Is a
violation of any constitution, 1t lie
not that of the United States.
We cannot have free trade In this
country without having free trade
conditions. The Democratic plat
form demands it upon these con-
,iltions, and is bound to have 1t al
any cost. The world knows what
bese conditions are. The farmers
and workmen of England know
what they are. Thousands of men
who work both systems know these
Dndirions, and to introduce them
nere will bring widespread discon-
tent, revolutioDize values, and II
will be self-destructive. Cleveland
ioiped the choir of calamities In his
speech of acceptance. II fear"
said Mr.. Mckinley, "that lie had
not then read the report OF the sen-
ale committee appointed To invests
gate the effect Of the new tariff law
upon the consumer and the pro
ducer and the wages of labor"
This report was unanimous, and
asserted showed decline
II the retail price of 2l4 selected
articles Of comfort and necessity.
rhe report shows in every part, he
said, constant tendency to lower
prices Of the necessaries Of life and
its comforts. The report also shows
that while the cost Of living de-
creased here, it appears that wages
in special Industries selected avel-
aged In the United States n per
cent. greater than In Great Britain,
which IL under the Democratic free
trade revenue tariff. May l not In
the light of this report and facts
everywhere observable remind
that In the year 1892 we
are confronted by conditions and
not theory. The truth is, the
tariff has cheapened every
product, not by
oheapening labor, but by its high
rewards. securing from labor its
highest efficiency, substantially
everything which protection direct
" affects has been reduced In price
except labor. The fact Is well es
by reports from all coun.
,ries that at this time, while de-
preston and anxiety exist In their
Industries, there Is prosperity In the
United States alone. During the
last fiscal year we sold abroad near
y $2O3, 900, 900 more than be bought
abroad. This was an excess In our
avor which foreigners paid to us,
md which we have ut home circu-
ating among our people. Mckinley
luoted figures to show that under
rec trade revenue tariff from. AZ to
81 the balance Of trade against us
vas more than $431, 100000. In fif-
cen years, from '76 to '0l, with
the balance of trade in
'ur favor was 81 .649, ,445,246.
Mckinley argued at length In re-
Of the Democratic assertion
hat the farmer would be benefited
" revenue tariff. What farmers
want is consumers and fewer COM
editors. He wants these consumers
teady and regular, and has such in
I, ,000, 900 of consumers In this coun-
nv who are the hest aud most prOa-