Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-04
Az INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
rauducled With Dignity From The
Commencement 10 the Close.
-,,. sneakers Roth Appiauded 60 tho
Echo by Their Respective On"
numerous Admirers.

The anxlously awaited aud much
,.,hed OF public political debate be-
,,,e.n Hon. Frank j. Cannon, OF Og'
den. the Republican nominee for Dele
cate 10 Congress, and Hon. j. H. Raw
Inns OF Salt Lake, candidate for the
same honors on the Democratic ticket,
occurred in the Ogden Opera house
last night, before the largest and most
representallvo political gathering of
i,s kind In the history Of this Territory
UPWARDS Of 2O)O people occu pied seats
In tho body Of the house, in the boxes
and galleries, willis between 2OO anu
800 more sat either upon the stage or
stood behind the wings. The occasion
was enlivencd by the strains oi
stIrrlng and patriotic music.
The stage was set with a
beautiful forest an mouutsin s'ono'
ON the right, near the footllghis, were
nie.slzei pictures OF Cleveland and
Jefferson and Immediately opposite
were the likenesees OF Harrison aud
Cannon. Mcssrs. Rawlius IN Can
non occupied seats near The front ut TIE
stage, and Immediately surrouhdiug
them were such leaders OF the TWO
great national partIes ! Utah an were
not IN other part, OF the Territory pro-
claiming The principles OF their re-
syectlvo parties.
when tha curtain went up ut 5
O'Clock cheer after cheer WINS gwen
and for several minuteS the hurrahs
for Cannon and Rawllns were .deafen'
ing. II. w. Smith took tho iloor and
after rep oated efforts Si'enced the
mighty audience. lie informed them
that IL had teen Specifically agreed
pppn by the Territorial commit
tees of tho two parties undur
whose auspices the debate was %
bs conducted that the speakers were
not to be- interrupted by applause o.
cheers, but that they ne allowed to pro-
coed with their arguments 90 ths enA,
lie trusted that all Democrats prcseu.
would respect that agreements; hu
doubted not that the Republicans
would do no.
Judge Leonarl, for the Republicans,
made similar explanation anu re-
quest.
According to the rules Of the dis.
cussi0n Rgwlins made the Opnuiu
sreloh, which lasted oua hUur eau
non then followed for uu hour ami u
half Rawlius clOsing IN Unity
minutes.
The utmost dignity urewilo4
during the whole debate, which wgs
entirely tree from personal uiluslJue
and iusiuuntipns. THE Official -'cu.
orfaphic report Of thu discussion con.
tnins about 33, uOh words, ifJm which
n will br seen that the following is
necessarily a conuuuscl account
II. w. Smith introduced
MIR. UAwISs,
who spoke substantially astollowG
A protective iann Is Republican
device. The Republicans say II ~ %
system whereby they compel the ior-
eigner 10 pay our taxes. My eloquent
young friend will tell you, i0lOtle,s,
how THIS Do accomplished. Major Nc
Eiuicy his foresight sud wisdom did
not prov dc that the foreigner should
pay our local as well as national OK
penses.
An Of the continental countries "a.
cept Belgium and Great Britain have
protective TARIFF,
It would be- quito draft upon the
royal families, who We are gwen TO
undorslAnd are the rich and tho web
born and who nrB indeed the tax
consuming arisiocmcy. Democrats
pre- opposed to the operations
Df the Republicans selilshness,
which purports 10 make the Tot.
bignpf pay our taxes. might
gubto 10 you a long list Of articles the
larin un which under the Mckinley
law actually exceeds the original cost
NJ production 100 per cent. THIS Excess
amounts 10 many millions Of dollars
annually, aud the American people
have 10 pay II and not the foreigner
expect my young iiieni VIII tell or
try to tell you, how the foreigner pays
Dur thX,s. Under the MCKINLEY mon
gtrlsity, Vanderbilt, with his incom,
OF many millions n year paya but little
II any more taril thIn his stablemin.
Why2 Bucnuse this tariff Is levied
principally upon the necessities aud
not the luxuries Of HE. (V0ciipr5us
hIllNAFNHI hNlN' IVY AANhAH " AAA ~"
kind enough 10 obey the hehuat4 OF the
chairman and maintain order.
A protective larin ia our country
originated with Alexander Hamilton,
the patron saint Ut RUpuUliCauiim
Our industries we're merely lilhputIdns
then, tut soon these ipfRntiit eater
prises OF steel and iron became power.
iul giants chipping their pf1iuc.s 20
Grta, Britaln aud elsewhere ani wera
amply able TO support themselves
with protection, which grove upon
what II feeds Republicans originally
taid they simply wanted the protect.
I've tarih uutil infant industries could
be firmly established thit they could
support Themselves without aid IRON
any outside source. But Republicans
IN ihelr enlightened selishness fan u
recognize tuch time.
Our iron aud steel industries have
been carried on for more than a nun.
dret years. Wooden and cotton goods
have been manutsc. ured during thc
mpst OF our existence ~ n nation ana
siill they survive ami have survived
and prospered.
The Republican campaign book sets
iorlh that our CxpOrta have been great.
~ Increased since the enactment of the
Mckinley bill. II Is not true. prOt,o.
lion creates monopOlies, nionnpoIi,f
form trusts and trusts LIMIT production
md thereby increases tho price " tbs