Huntsville gazette., 1892-11-05
LIVING ISSUES.
Gov. Mckinley Talks to Illinois Repub
1icans.

Gov. Mckinley Talks to Illinois Repub-
licans.
In the course of his campaign tour
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, paused at
Danville, Ill, October 26, where he
was given an enthusiastic greeting by
a tremendous crowd of admirers and
fellow republicans, to whom he spoke
in glowing terms upon the principle IS
sues of the campaign. He said:
II am here to-day to discuss with you the
past or to relate to you the glories OF the repuo
lican party. am not here to speak to you OF
the democratic party OF the past. am here TO
address you upon living present issues mat al
feet every mans calling and occupation, ano
every mans wages, and every mans invest
ments. The past is behind US, and whatever OF
good has been accomplished, either by the re-
publican party or the democratic party, is Sc
cure to the American people, and to all the
American people The republican party is the
only national party in this country to-day. Ii
kn0ws no sections, ii knows no geographical dl-
visions, it knows no north and south, ana en-
braces all the interests of every section, and in
all of lis legislation, no matter whether any
section voted against the party or for it, the re-
publican national party took care Of all the in
terests of the people. The only sectional party
to-day in this country is the democratic
party. The great body of the democratic party
is in the south. The courage, the brains. the
craftsmanship Of the vast majority that gives
to the democratic president the majority OF the
electoral votes are all in the south, and yet the
democratic leaders of the north render ineligl-
Bile to high places on the national ticket any
man who lives in the south. They are good
enough to vote the democratic ticket, they are
good enough to help achieve victories IN the
elections, but when it comes TO entering the
sanctum sanctorum. they are not permitted to
enter, because twenty-five or thirty years ago
they were engaged in an effort to destroy the
union. And it is the leaders of the democratic
party that perpetuate the memories of the war
and make those memories render ineligible the
great leaders of the democratic party OF the
south for either the Office of president or vice
president of the United States. For twenty
five years they have not been able to get place
on the national ticket Mark my prediction that
for twenty years to come they Will be denied
full fellowship with the little remnant of the
democratic party Of the north, which is only a
party in name. and but for its southern allies
would not be designated national party.
1.-THE democratic platform makes another dec
laration for British free trade. No party was
ever so brave before. Mr.. Democrat, do you
say you are not for free trade? Then you are
not democrat this year. You say you are for
a tariff for revenue only. That is the way Eng
[The speaker illustrated the difference between
protective tariff and tariff for revenue only
by taking pitcher from the table. There is
81 per cent tariff on that pitcher. l know, for
helped to put it there, and make no apology to
anybody at home or abroad for doing it. Every
dollars worth OF these goods coming from
Europe puts 55 cents in Uncle Sans treasury.
Every ;1o0 worth s55; every 81, 900 worth $3.50
But it is levied not alone for the revenue. 1t is
IN
We manufacture 60 per cent of those goods
used here, and the consumer gets the pitcher
for less than ever before. If we levy it for rev
enue alone, 30 per cent is too high, because that
discourages foreign importation. Mr.. Stevenson
said in his Bloomington speech that 20 per cent
is sufficient for revenue Yes. for revenue only.
But put it at that and shipload after shipload
comes over. We raise more revenue at 20 per
cent than 80 per cent, but with the result that
you put more money in the treasury, but you
put out the furnace fires in the country.
II wish you could all study the tariff act OF
1916, which put out the fires the whig tariff
of 1912 had lighted wish you could read Web
ster's speech il Fanuil hall, Boston, 184S, Fill
more's message OF 1852, and Buchanans Of 1855
You would rise from that reading protec
zionist
''But they say that it keeps us out of for
eign market The tariff of 1890 has been IN op
GRAFTON two years. We never had such for
eign trade the last twelve months. The Eu
ropean trade balance in our favor was $3.50, 900,
O00. We've got it and they have rot.
Gov. Mckinley used the argument in
his treatment of the constitutionality
of the tariff, showing how the men
who made the constitution viewed it,
and said:
1T violates but one constitutio n-that of the
confederate states-and that was shot TO death
by the union soldiers, But they say we can
make tin in this country. We've got thirty-one
establishments at it, They said we couldn't
make steel rails, glass, silk, china watches but
we do Every American watch is ticking out
the tune of Hail Columbia Why, 81 per cent
OF sheet tin is sheet steel, and we've been max
ing that for years. l have seen them making
American tin in dozen places But they say
we want free raw materials. We never had
anything but raw materials under democratic
rule. The rawest OF raw materials in our
mountains and hills slept the sleep OF death
Protection has developed them. But again they
say protection hurts the farmer. You wouldn'
know if they didn't tell you
What does the farmer want? First, good
crops; second somebody to eat them The
nearer the farmer gets to the markets the bet
ter his prices What you want is men who eat
and do not produce. The farmers and planters
who made our first tariff bill understood this
is factories. And they said SO distinctly. Sup
posing free trade or tariff for revenue comes Ia
this country what is the inevitable result;
Either wages must go down or the industries
must shut down. Suppose the wages of the
working man are reduced one-half his capacity
to buy your bread and meat is decreased one.
hall Suppose the industries are broken down.
Inc laborer goes to the soil, and when he
raises his own bread and meat he don't
eat yours. He is your consumer to-day:
he may be your competitor tomorrow. If Il
were put to vote whether Won
would have another farm or factory nv the
side OF your farm you would vote for the fac
tory Even were you democrat TCries q,
Inats SO. Protection builds up home mar
kefs we consume s2 per cent OF what We
raise The per cent. goes abroad we are
LOOKING after the SO per cent, the democrats
are looking after-the per cent What a won.
oerful people we are. Only 5 per cent OF the
World population, yet we consume e per cent
OF all the cotton, p per cent OF all the wool .
per cent. OF all the sugar and coffee. 40 ner cent
OF All the iron and steel, and 50 per cent ~ ali
the lin OF the worlds entire product Vet tbs
democrats propose to share this splendid mo-
ket with foreigner, though the federaI ~,
IS not long enough 10 reach him ard
make him pay part OF our burdens No.
VIII The republican party consent Not ma,
the European wage scale is on par win +ba
American wage scale and tho, - -, 49,