The Portland daily press., 1892-08-03
THOUSANDS HEARD HIM.
Thirty Years Of Protection Reviewed
by Governor Mckinley.
INCREASED PROSPERITY UNDER
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.

The Home Market the Best Market for
American Farmers Foreign Testi-
mony as to Who Pays Increased Duties
Other Points From the Speech at
Beatrice, Neb., Which was Heard by
Fifteen Thousand Enthusiastic Per-
sons.
BEATRICE, Neb., August 2.-Fifteen
thousand people at the Chautauqua
grounds this afternoon listened to STIR
ring address by Gov. Mckinley of Ohio.
Business in the city was suspended, and
everybody witnessed the procession,
which was the most elaborate ever held
in this state. Promptly at 2.3O o'clock,
Mr.. Mckinley began his address. The
Governor received an ovation. He said:
grievous wrong upon the consumer.
have before me the Bermuda Colonist,
paper published in Hamilton, Bermuda,
dated April %, 1892, containing the pro-
which had under consideration at that
burdens were to be removed from the in
habitants of that island You will OBJ
serve that the producers of Bermuda be-
lieve they pay the increased tariff under
the new law, notwithstanding the tariff
reformer'S claim is otherwise. And
they have appointed commission to
come to the United States to secure re-
duction of the tariff upon their products.
This is Vie language of the message to
the governor:
1--WE are directed by the House of As
sembly to bring to the notice of your ex-
cellency the serious loss that the people
of Bermuda have suffered, and which
they are likely in the future to sustain,
by the high rate Of tariff that by the
present laws of the United States, is
charged on Bermuda products shipped
to that country, and to especially re-
quest that your excellency will be
pleased to take into consideration the
following statement which is submitted
with a view of endeavoring to obtain
with the sanction of the imperial govern
ment and the government at Washington
"a reduction in the tariff above referred
to. The amount of Bermuda products
shipped to the United States from Janu-
ary to June inclusive. in 1890,
amounted in value to $780,
755.12. On this amount, under
the old tariff rates, the duties amounted
to not less than sos. .234.0S. In 1891, the
quantity of produce shipped to the
amounted to S531, 1872. On this
amount, under the new, OF Mckinley ta-
riff, duties were paid amounting to not
less, than $134, STOPS. Thus while the
value Of products shipped to the United
States in the year 1891, was $18. 400 less
in value than in 1890, the amount paid as
duties was $79,642.20 in excess of duties
paid in the former year, making direct
loss to the growers in each case of a
large percentage of the amount, as the
market value of our products in the
United States will not allow of any adj
vance in price commensurate with SO
heavy tariff
That being so, who pays the tax? They
assert they can not add the tariff to the
price, to the American consumer, so he
gets it at the old price, Notwithstanding
the increased tariff; that is, the consum-
er pays no more for Bermuda products
than he did previous to the new law; the
Bermuda producer gets less and the
American treasury more money. Who
contributes that money to the treasury,
the foreign producer or the American
consumer?
This will indicate to you how the for
eign countries regard this tariff. They
hold it to be burdensome upon them
tax upon them which they must yield
up to our treasury if they want to enter
this market. Similar discussions are 60.
ing on in Canada, in France, in England,
and in other countries.
Cleveland and the Consumers.
We increased the tariff in the new law
upon number of foreign products
which compete with home products; but
in no single instance, except possibly in
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