The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-14
INFANT INDUSTRY.
American Tin Plate Factory
Formally Dedicated.
Governor Mckinley. on the Tariff, Makes the
Principal speech of he Day-Cold " ater
thrown OF the echeme by heavy Rain.

ELwooD, Ind, Sept 1.-The American
tin plate factory of Elwood was formally
dedicated as an American industry today
and William Mckinley, ir., officlated at the
ceremonies. Five thousand enthusiastic
spectators were present. The small at
tendance was due to a heavy rain, which
fell coz tinuousiy al day. 1t was not until
1880 that The train bearing Governor Nc
Kinley, Governor Chase of Indiana, Chair
man Gowdy of the state Republican COM
mittee, Hon. Charles l.. henry, candidate
for Congress of the Seventh district. aud
the Columbia club of Indianapolis reached
the city.
Elaborate arrangements had been made
for speaking in the grove, OUT the weather
prevented this. and Governor Mckinley
made the principal address from the opera
house stage. TO some hundreds Of people
standing in the rain outside, unable To gain
admission, Governor mckinley addressed
few words fr IN The balcony. Governor
| Chase of Indiana was also introduced and
spoke briefly.
Governor Mckinley entered the opera
| house and made the princ ipal speech or The
day. He said in part:
All agree that the issue which is command
! Ing the most attention anu WHICH IS IOSI upon
the minds of the people IS the question OF tariff
! iApplausel. Now there are TWO kinds OF tariff
| protective tariff and tariff for revenue only
Either protective or revenue tariff Will provide
money requisite for pubic purposes. But
revenue tariff viii do nothing else but raise a
revenue. II turns ueaf ear 10 labor and
wages and industries OF the country. PTotec
| tive tariff performs tie further service OF pro-
tecting and defending and encouraging and
stimulating the industries and energies Of our
own people iCries OF good, good, and ap-
plansel
Governor Mckinley went on TO instance
the articles which the tariff protected and
said:
They say this protective tariff is
BURDEN UPON AMERICAN PEOPLE.
There is not a man in Indiana who knows there
Is any SUCH thing as protective tariff law from
any personal experience of his own or OF the
burdens of protective tariff There is not a
man or woman in Indiana who does not know
| there is protective tarn from the blessings
that he experiences unoer the system. lap
plauSe.
The remainder of Governor McKinley's
speech was devoted to review of the Re-
publican tariff laws and its effect upon
! commerce and manufactures of the country.
At the conclusion OF tie speech a visit
was made to the tin plate factory. and the
| process of manufacturing tin plate was eX-
| nibited 10 the visitors. Governor McKiE-
ley was again called upon and made brief
speech on tie object lesson OF the day.
! During the whole afternoon, men and
boys passed around among the crowd and
distributed copies of The following hand
| bill:
Tin plate stock for sale Several shares of
American tin plate stock at discount. Apply
to the undersigned stockholders.
G. HUPP,
f. NJ HARBrTT,
H. f. WILKIE.
ELwooD, Ind.
The distribution OF these dodgers created
considerable excitement and was de-
nounced as a Democratic scheme to dis
credit the exercises OF the day.