Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-04

Madison, Wis, special: Ten thou
sand persons gathered at the lakeside to
hear the Mckinley w arner joint debate
Friday afternoon. A message arrived
in the morning that Henry Watterson
would be unable TO take part In the de-
bate, and w. @. Warner, of the New
York Tariff Reform Club, who lie stump
ing the State for the Democratic COM
mittee, took his place.
Mr.. Warner SPOKE first. He defined
Democracy as being Equal rights to
all, and special privileges TO none." The
great question which had been raised
by the adoption OF the Demo-
cratic platform at Chicago, and
which the people were to set
tie, was Whether you could tax
a nation into prosperity" and on this
question he would chiefly dwell. The
whole system of protective tariff Is
founded on wrong and injustice. The
system was instituted because we are a
product of the feudal ages, a relic OF the
barbarous ages Of the past. 1t was
simply a means to compel the common
people to bear the burdens which the
rich should bear. IL Mckinley was
rightly reported to have said that the
people do not know whether they are
taxed ST. or $1,000, 900 by an indirect
system, what, then, Is the use OF max
ing such fuss about 1t? II the place of
collecting these taxes were only moved
nearer home, there would be revolu-
ton not excelled by that of Watt Tyler
in England years ago. 1t is only the
ignorance OF the common people which
allows the present system to exist. The
Democrats propose to put the revenue
taxes just as high as possible upon the
things the wealthy use and as low as
possible upon what the poor use. AS a
result of the Mckinley bill we now have
a Democratic majority in Congress Of
150 almost as much as the tariff on seal
plush. This is simply a forecast Of the
mighty avalanche which will descend
upon the Republicans next November
The aim OF the Democrats, he said, was
free trade.
Governor Mckinley held the vast
audience till supper time. Said he:
What is tariff reform, anyway? Who
can tell? Cleveland said several years
ago that he knew nothing about the
tariff. In his Madison Garden speech
he told his auditors naught to show that
time had brought enlightenment to his
mind. And the $50 majority in Con-
gress, what definition has 1t given to the
term tariff REFORM 1t has passed bill
TO untax wool,for the sole benefit OF the
New England manufacturer and the in
jury of all farmers, while leaving the
duty on all wooden articles that man Is
counted on to wear. Yes, and it has
passed bill to lift the tariff on cotton
ties for the benefit OF the South, while
the almost identical iron bands used in
many other callings still have upon
OlI 1,,Nxr lie a. ~
form. This is the economic policy OF
the Democratic party, and it might bet
ter be called no policy at all, for 1t OBJ
viously represents no system and can
produce no uniform result for good or
bad.
The speaker then dwelt on the sub
ject of taxation. This country" he
declared, must raise $500, 0OO, 900 taxes
annually to defray the expenses OF the
administration. We must obtain from
some source or another 81 600, 900 every
twenty-four hours. There are only two
ways possible-by levying a direct tax
upon the people or an import duty on
the products of foreign nations. The
nation must adopt one or the other"
The speaker then dwelt on the disad-
vantage of the direct tax system and
quoted jefferson and Madison as
earnest opponents OF it in time of peace.
In closing, he said that the United
States had thirty years of protection,
and the country has improved its finan-
cial position SO that it Is unrivaled
among the nations, and $200, 200, 900 OF
the public debt has been paid. Thirty
years ago 95 per cent. of the hardware
of the country was of English make,
but now 95 per cent. is American.
The tariff or free trade has nothing to
do with strikes or lockouts. It has
nothing to do with differences between
employer and employe.
Gov. st. John spoke In behalf of the
Prohibition,party.