The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-21
THE MEETING AT sUNNYDALE.
Several Speakers Address Crowded
Audience on Tariff and Silver.

Several Speakers Address Crowded
Audience on Tariff and Silver.
An enthusiastic Republican rally was held in
the schoolhouse at Sunnydale on Saturday even
ing, the building being crowded to ovsrflowing.
A. B. Ball, OF Seattle, was the principal speaker
and gave thorough exposition OF the tariff
question. He explained the difference between
tariff for revenue ouly and a tariff for the pur-
pose OF building up home industries and Great
ing employment for the American laborer. III
reply to the Democratic claim that a protective
tariffs unconstitutional, he recalled the fact that
George Washington signed the first tariff bill
on July 4.17S9. the anniversary of independence,
ana that many signers OF the Declaration of In
dependence were members OF the congress which
passed the first protective tariff bill. Jefferson
and Jackson were shown to have been protec-
tionlsts. In speaking of the Mckinley bill Mr..
Ball said that more articles were on the free
list than were on the list of dutiable goods, and
be showed why tea, coffee, ETC., were exempt
from duty, while on those articles that could
be produced at home there was duty
to equal the difference in wages
between England and America. The
tariff laws existing between the years 1888
and 1889 were said to be ruinous, and prices of
that period were read from statistical reports
showing the effect Of the tart # laws all kinds
OF goods and produce raised in this country,
and therefore the low wages going. ave raised
the raw MATERIAL" said he, land sent it to Eng
land, where it was manufactured and sold back
to US. thereby keeping down our own
manufacturers" Frequent quotations from
both Democratic and Republican sources proved
beyond doubt that the wages of the American
workman were far higher than those paid in
England and the cost OF living was decreasing.
The Democratic lie that manufacturers sold
cheaper to foreigners than to Americans was
quickly disposed of by reading few letters on
that question from such firms as ssude-
baker Bros, Oliver Chilled Pillow Works
and other leading American manufacturers.
Mr.. Ball spoke pointedly on the tinp.ate indus.
try and produced piece of American manufac-
tured tin plate. The speaker then fully dis
cusscd the system of national banks and showed
how the people in general were protected
against losses from the failure of banks, as was
often the case in the days of state banks. He
spoke Of the bright prospects for the Republican
party for 1892 aud paid glowing tribute to
Benjamin Harrison, with whom he was init
mately acquainted. Mr. Ball took his seat amid
great applause.
W. 7. Scott then discussed the various
questions ut issue, including national banks
and the tariff. The transportation oues-
ton was ably dealt with and the speaker read
from the Confederate constitution aud the pres
ent Democratic platform, showing them to b,
identical In declaring protective tariff uncon-
stitutional. After commencing the Republican
county ticket to all, irrespective OF party Mr..
Scott retired, while the house echoed with ap-
plause. Mr.. White followed with short but
eloquent speech, and touched on the Lake
Washington canal and its Importance to the
state and to this particular locality especially
He also related some anecdotes, which brought
down the house. A large number Of persons
signed the roll of the Republican Club While
dispensing the audience gave three cheers for
Benjamin Harrison, with which the building
fairly shook.