The Red Cloud chief., 1892-11-04
FORAKER'S FIRE.
~ It Is Poured Into the Ranks Of
the Democracy.
ohio's Ex-Governor vigorously. De-
nouuces Free Trade Befrre .
Vast Audience OF Chtes-' q Z 4
go Republicans,

go hcpubitcnns.
At the First Regiment Armory, Chi
cago, OF the night of October rs. ex-
Gov. Foraker of Ohio, spoke upon
the history of the tariff anG the politi-
cal parties before an audience that was
limited by the confines of the great
building only. lie roundly scored the
democratic candidates and handled the
free trade policy mercilessly. The fol-
lowing is the major portion of his
speech:
The questions in this campaign are OF a bust.
ness character, so much NO that they hardly be.
long within the domain Of politics. They are
questions that affect democrats precisely az
they anect republicans. There should be no
dinerences with respect to that along party
lines. They are questions that touch the
pocketbook. " questions are Of command
ing Importance. They are the currency ques.
ton and the tarif question. I shall talk to you
tonight about tho tariff question, and ] want to
talk to you about that without any political bias
or prejudice. I want to talk 10 my democratic
friends more particularly than TO republican
votes. to do good The republicans don't reed
any talking to. I want, therefore, the confi.
dencc Of every domccrat who honors ms with
his attention here tonight N-aHNtN
Now, with respect to the tariff. We have had
. great deal Of discussion OF late years, but this
year the discussion takes q wider range. During
recent years with respect to the tariff we have
been discussing the merits Of various bills. A
few years ago. you VII remember, We were dis.
cussing the Morrison bill, ~ II was called, o
bill framed By o democratic representative in
the house from your own state. II was tho
Horizontal Reduction bill Then four years
later, in 1893. We were discussing the Mills bill,
ana sxrA xnara mr., .n ,ear, ,,.t st.~ A..
Kinlcy bill. The Morrison bill and the Mills
bill are both dead. The Mckinley bill ~ taking
care Of itself. But this year our democratic
friends, when they met In convention in this
city, went farther in their opposition to
. protective tariff than they have ever
before gone In the history OF their political
organization They not only resolved that tar
IN for the sake Of protection was impolitic, not
Intended to subserve the best interest OF the
country, but they denounced IL rs unconstitu-
tioral. Hence 4: IL that we have to discuss this
year not simply the wisdom OF such q policy
but the legality OF IT, II ever It be true that
tariff duties. levied for the sake OF protection,
are unconstitutional, that Is the end Of tho de-
bate. / might take tho constitution Of the
United States and make an argument TO you rs
TO what should be the proper Interpretation Of
that instrument as bearing upon this subject.
i might contend here with elaboration TINT the
provision which authorizes the general govern.
A'hN w ~ v w N"V ktbtls WVAiot Wno
broad enough, as we think II is, TO authorize
tariff duties for the sake Of protectons but l in
tend to content myself by simply poin ting TO
what history teaches. Z
I'm the first place there was George Wnsh.
ington. He was the president Of the conven-
tion that framed the constitution Of the United
States. He heard all the debates with respect
to that Instrument and each provision in It He
was pretty well acquainted with Nil that &C.
CURED In connection with II. He was. the FIRST
president OF the United States after the adop.
ton Of the constitution. In view Of all that We
may safely assume, I think. that ne was pretty
well informed on that subject b second law
enacted by the First congress Of the United
States was signed by him Notwithstanding tho
fact that II contained In its preamble the re-
cital that 1t was intended. among other pur-
poses, TO promote and foster American indus
tries. II Is u great pity. II the levying Of du-
ties for the sake Of protection In unconstitu.
tional, that Grover Cleveland or Adlai Stew
enson or some other great democratic c~onstitu.
tional lawyer was not there to keep George
Washington from making that kind Of provi-
y There were some other men whose names
are worthy Of mention In this connection who
thought II constitutional. Among them was
Alexander Hamilton. He was supposed TO
know a good deal about the constitution, and he
was OF the opinion that tariff duties for the sake
of protection were constitutional. Then there
WINS dliit auArO ~ TtDuttu W Us tuS
father OF tho constitution. He was simple.
minded enough to think 1t was constitutional
James Monroe was OF the same opinion. and,
neither last nor least, Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew jackson were Of that opinion. And
Jackson came very near hanging John G. Cal
houn because he would not agree with him. A
little later there were some very min
ent men Of that opinion whose mem
cries we revere and whose opinions
we have confidence In. Among
them was Henry Clay. and one OF his associates.
you will remember, in the senate Of the United
States was Daniel Webster. He was some
thing OF q constitutional lawyer In his time, rs
II was thought A man by rhe name of Hayne
from the state Of South Carolina found that out
on one occasion. Then there vas Rufus Choatc,
Justly celebrated Is one Of the greatest lawyers
New England has ever produced. He thought
II was constitutions. Only Q few DAYS ago I
read q letter published IN oil the newspapers OF
the country from George Ticknor Curtis, one Of
the greatest living lawyers OF this day. He said
that he had always been q democrat until his
party adopted that plank In its Chicago plat
form, and having adopted that plank he felt
called upon to part company with that orgsniza-
tion-a sort OF Offset for some people that they
claim have been leaving Us. Then there was
Abraham Lincoln. He studied the constitution
Of the United States with q great deal Of care.
He had more occasion TO study IL than any
other president since Washington. BE-
cause everything Abraham Lincoln under
took to do our democratic friends claimed
was unconstitutional Especially did they
claim II was unconstitutional for him 10 save
the constitution. He not only said he believed
in the protective tariff, but he believed in o
high protective tariff, and then Ulysses s..
Grant was OF the same opinion So with James
A. Garfield and all his distinguished associates
In public life In his own party. Now among
the living Of to-day are Benjamin Harrison and
James q. Blaine. Jefferson Davis thought IL
was unconstitutiona and Howell Cobb thought
II was unconstitutional As against these who
thought II constitutional you have Calhoun and
Davis and Cleveland and Stevenson. IA
voice: ''And Larry II. NeaL"J And
Larry 7. Neal. ] know him better than you
do. We in Ohio propose without further argu.
ment TO continue 10 stand as we have been
standing with respect to this question In the
company OF the George Washingtons and the
Abraham Lincolns. II you want to go with the
other crowd the way is open, but may the Lord
have mercy upon your souls.
There Was In this country for awhile . con.
s~titution which WAS unconstitutional and that
was the constitution OF the confederate states
Of America-Jen. Davis constitution. Some
thing happened TO that instrument. These
boys in blue got after 1t and they punched 3
hole In II. We arc not doing business under