The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-24

stances 100 and more than 100 hundred
per cent.
What did the people get in return
They got In return what Mr.. MclAinicyi
the author OF that bill. said they would
ret, that is: the object OF that OIL was
TO check importatiOn-to check lniporta-
ton of foreign goods. At.
What does that mean! IL means 'iis:
10 raise the vsll-that Chinese Waii.Ol
prohibition so high as TO cxclnde loreigh
goods from our market and thcreDy de
nrivn tho Government of the United
States of the necessary revenue anu ~
the Same time increase 20 the peOpie-lo
the consumers-iO, Ga and 80 per cent.
the cost OF the necessities OF lie. -,
What did you get! Why. our kepuoh-
can friends tell US that we got free sugar;
Yes they took the tariff OF Oh sugar.
have understood the Republicans to argue
for the last twenty-five years ths1 ]. was
not the consumers that paid the taxes AZ al.
know out in Illinois where live that 10
the contention oil the time. that the con-
sumer does not pay the tax. my nave
taught the people OF this country danger
Gus object lesson by that bill. cecause lne
people OF this country may inquire II the
reduction OF the tariff tax upon sugar les
sened the cost of that article TO the con-
sulner so that you can buy more pounds OF
blessed result follow if YOU would lower the
tariff tax on boots and shoes.
Under another provision of the Mckinley
Tariff bill 80. 600. 600 year for fifteen wears
are to be taken out Of the Treasury OF the
United States for the purpose or paying
bonus to the sugar growerS-one protected
interest in the country at the expense OF al
the people That is a part OF that system
OF legislation which has built up the pro-
tected classes in this country, enabling them
To gmass colossal fortunes ct the expense OF
eli the people of this country. North ano
South alike.
They insist n0w-you probably have
hesrd-thOt foreign governments pay these
taxes want 10 give you an illustration OF
that. They insist that the consumer does
not pay the tariff taxes. but that somehow
or other-and that is the argument OF Dir.
Mckinley, the author Of that blll-that some
how or other under our wise system OF tarin
legislation foreign governments pay these
taxes and that our Government 10 aoso-
lutely supported out of foreign govern
ments.
BELIEVED IN MKINIEY.
! Twill give you an illustration of that 80
you can see how It works Out IN town
/ in Illinois there lived a man who was q ilrhl
believer IN the Mckinley Isrlh OH. III nHd
/ been his contention for years that foreign
! Governments paid the tariff taxes. He had
/ occasion to 20 to England. and while thefe
/ he purchased one dozen pairs or SOCKS at a
very reasonable figure and got along with
them very we'll until he reached the Gus
tom house in New York.
When be reached the custom-house ne
found there was a taritf-a tarih-lmpOrt
duties custom duty-but tax amounting
10 two dollars and quarter that he had 10
pav unon those socks before he could BRING
them home. (Laughter.) When ne got home
! he sat down and wrote letter TO his Ne
publican representative Ia Congress- the
man who told him that foreign govern
ments paid these taxes. lie wrote nm
letter stating the fact that he had TO pay
this two dollars and II quarter, and tnen'
said he: Now. my dear Mr. Congressman
will YOU please tell me TO what foreign gov
eminent shall | apply to get back my TWO
ami q quarter: -,
The Republican party has for years toId
the lnboring man of this country that the!I
interests wero subseryed by high tarif; u
has been the burden OF their song that high
tariff meant high wages. Isn't that true;
That IS what they tell Us in Illinois, and
suppose they do hers-tbat high tariD
meant high wages.
Now tell you. my fellow-citizens, that the
question of wages is controlled by the great
law OF demand and supply. We have one
thrift over all this country. and YOU know
that WAGES i'm Colorado and California and