St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-24
THE NOMINEE,
He Makes q Brilliant and Able
speech Of Acceptance.

He Makes a Brilliant and Able
speech of Acceptance.
A few minutes later Capt. Harries
and Judge Wilson advanced to the stage
arm in arm. This scene provoked great
enthusiasm, in the midst of which
Judge Wilson introduced the next con-
gresham. Capt. Harries was visibiy
affected by the warmth of his welcome,
and after stating that he had not sought
the nomination either two years
ago or at this time, he ac-
cepted. He paid a tribute to
the state ticket and eulogiZed Mr.. Law
ler, and WaS rOundly cheered by the au-
dience. The tariff question Congress-
man Harrles considers the greatest issue
of the campaign, and he delivered a
scholarly and eloquent address on this
subject. He treated it logically as we'll
as humOrouSly at times, and worked his
hearers into high state of enthusiasm.
On the question lie said: II he passage
of the Mckinley bill was the adoption
OF policy which Is contrary to all pre-
existing precedents. Never before in
the history of the government had
| tariff been formed on the false
and llluslye idea Of economies whose
basic principle is prOhibitive tax pro-
lection for the sake of protective tariff
made for the benefit of the classes pro-
tected, regardless of its revenue feat
ures. The people were fairly shocked
| at the enormous greed manifested by
the protected industries of the country,
and congressman who voted for the
measure fell by the wayside at the No
| yember election in 1890 like autumn
leaves. Ii there was ever any justifi-
cation for protective tariff it was in
the early days of the government
when we were both young and
protective tariff had been
| in accord with the youth and feebleness
of our country then the Mckinley bill
| ought to have been, as Representative
| White, of Iowa. says, .inaugurated
| during George Washington's admins
tration. and Harrison's administration
| should content itself with what Mr..
Blaine in his book calls the moderate
| levy OF from to II per cent which was
| imposed by the first tariff act under the
| constitution, and which went into effect
in Waashington's first administration. -
| Viewing the matter from that stand
point Maj. Mckinley instead of coming
into the world ahead of his
time was born century too
late. No one has been found who
has stated the protective doctrine
with greater force than Alexander
Hamilton. Yet he, in his report OH
manufactures in 1871, said: The contin-
uance of bounties Oh manufactures long
estabiishek must always be question
able policy; because presumption
would arise in every such case that
| there were natural and inherent i'm
in 1888: The theory of protection
supposes, too, that after certain time
the protected industries Will have ac-
| quired such strength and perfection as
will enable them subsequently un-
aided to stand against foreign COM
| petition" And again in 1910 he
said: mo one, Mir. President, in the
commencement of the protection pol
| icy ever supposed it was to be perpet-
ual. The average rate of duty under
the Walker tariff of 1916 was about 25
! per cent, and the various Industries
| under this tariff were so prosperous
that all parties apparently acquiesced
in its business and wisdom. Under
this low rate OF duty large surplus of
| revenue was accumulated in the treas
ury, and in 1857 the representatives of
the manufacturing states of New En-
gland were SO well pleased with the on
Grafton of low tariff that thev voted
almost solidly in favor of further re-
| duction to 19p per cent, but protectionists
after the election of President Harrison
in 1883 raised new conditions. They in
sisted on being reimbursed for the fat
that had been fried out of them to carry
that election, and they now argue that
infants that could get along on 10 per
cent when they first came into exist
ence and 20 per cent when they were
| children and 25 per cent when grown to
manhood, must have 40, so, 60 and even
20 per cent when entering on their sec
ond childhood" The various items in
the Mckinley bill that are taxed and
the absurdities of the claims made by
the Republicans were alluded to.