The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-23
Washington's Birthday Turned
Into a PrOtectiOnist Feast.
1T WAS NO BOOM FOR ALGER
Mention of Blaines Name Kindles Enthus
iasm-McKinley Praises His Bill-DOlph
on Washington, the Protectionist.

sIaUSu bHo OaHqueb WAS HOG given lOr Lno
purpose of forwarding the interests Of any
presidential candidate, particularly was it
denied that there was any intention
TO BOOM GENERAL ALGER,
and it was asserted its sole object was to
kipdle the enthusiasm of the Republicans
of the state for the party nominee, who ever
he may be.
The banquet was held in the rink, great
barn like structure, whose inherent ugli-
ness was hidden away under the folds of
artistically draped bunting and portraits
OF Washington, Lincoln, Grant and others.
Covers were laid for 200 persons at tables
upon the main floor, while upon the plat
form at one side, under brilliant canopy,
sat the speakers and guests of honor
General Alger introduced Congressman
Burrows TO deliver the address of wei
come and in doing so he referred to the
s'MlchiganiZing' of the state by the Demo-
Gratis and declared that in November Michi-
gan would elect legislature that would
restore the legislative districts to their
proper shape and elect q Republican sue
cessor to Senator Stockbridge.
Burrows said the task of welcoming the
guests of the club usually deyolyed on the
governor, but owing to a slight mistake
this time that gentleman
HAPPENED TO BE DEMOCRAT.
He assured his hearers, however, the mis-
take should not happen again in the next
twenty five years. Michigan, he said, had
/ always cast its electoral vote for the Re-
publican presidential candidate, and pro-
ceeded to give a list from 1856 down When
Blalne's name was reached the assembly
broke into g round of enthusiastic ap-
plause. His endorsement of the Mckinley
law and reciprocity were also warmly
greeted.
General Alger spoke with regret of the
absence OF j. S. Clarkscn, detained in
! North Carolina by illness, and proceeded
TO read a letter OF regret from MIR. Blaine
Mr. Blaine, after expressing regret, said:
81 cannot refrain from sending word of
good cheer on the prospects of the Repub-
( hCan party. In all leading measures relat-
ing to the industrial and financial interests
of the people, we are strong and growing
stronger. On the contrary. our opponents
are weak and growing weaker.
THEY ARE DIVIDED; WE ARE UNITED.
| If we don't win it is our own fault. We
will be justly censurable, if with such
/ great measures involved, every Republi-
can doesn't feel that he is appealed to per-
souallY and that victory in the election de-
pends on him."
The reading OF the letter brought forth
another round Of applause
Governor Mckinley spoke to the toast
BkOIECIlON AS a NATIONAL ISSUE
| When Governor Mckinley was intro
duced a storm of applause arose. He be-
gan by saying whenever anything is to be
done in and for the country, the Republi-
can party must do it. This has been true
for thirty years, beginning with Abraham
Lincoln. Not one page of the present
tariff can be repealed in ten years. At the
present rate, the present Congress cannot
repeal it in twenty -fve years. Morrison
tried it and disappeared from Congress;
Mills tried it and lost the speakership :
Cleveland started out to shear the sheep
and came back shorn, and now Springer 10
trying it. You can't make wool free on
sleeps back and tax it on our back.
PROTECTION MUST BE FOR ALL OR NONE,
No man or woman in Michigan knows OF
the tariff as a burden but everyone Of
them knows it IS q blessing"
The speaker declared protection was a
national policy because when free trade
and protection were issues before the peo-
pie, protection had always won. 1t might
. 6e true, that with protection some things
would be cheaper Tor a time, but in the
end it would be at the price of human
degradation and nothing was cheap at that
cost. '"The only way to win is to be
courageous. We lost IN 1890 by listening
: to a campaign prophet; but now the cam
paign prophet is out of job. They told
us the last tariff was prohibitive; it has
|
never before had as extensive trade.
The Democratf don't know what they
want. Cleveland don't and Hill don't; but
he may, as an outcome of what took place
l in New York to- day. 1t may help Cleve
land when he returns here to show him
pearl button mandatory where we man
ufacture buttons as cheaply as we got then
before the tariff was placed OF them. The
: Democratic Congress is trying to repea
i the pearl button tariff" The,address wal
. punctuated by enthusiastic applause.
Senator DOIph, of Oregon, spoke on
''WASHINGTON, THE PROTECTIoNIsT.n
After making a fitting allusion to the
" memory of Washington, Senator Dolpl
K proceeded to discuss the tariff question, thu
u all-absorbing question which divides thu
}. two great political parties to-day and upor
o which it becomes more and more eViden
), the next presidential contest will b.
= fought. 'The Importance of the tarit
q question to the people of the Uniter
s States,' said Dolph, cannot be overesti
II mated. The Democratic party, which il
both branches of Congress at the last ses
sion was committed to the free coinage O
silver, is retracing its steps and tn
l. party leaders and organs are endeavoring t
st ELIMINATE THE SILVER QUESTION
from politics. But upon the tariff questio
n there is DO division of sentiment. There i
r. not protection sentiment enoug
- in that party to create the leas
dissens1on in the party council
In regard TO the Republican doctrine o
the tariff question, Dolph said the part
believes Congress has the power under tn
ID provisions of the federal constitution. an
to that it is its duty to impose duties upo
st imports for the purpose Of restraining tn
re importation into this country of the pre-
ne ducts of human industry from abroad an
ge thus protecting American industries frol
ut the disastrous competition OF cheap labC
countries When the condition of IL
treasury permits 1t, it is believed all sue
articles as are not made or grown in tn
t. country should be put on the free list an
n made as cheap as possible.
= Dolph paid high tribute to the succe,
u of the Mckinley law and said the recriprt
'it city provision of that law proved of gre
on value. In conclusion Senator DolI
On warmly
N EULoGIsED PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's ADMINI
IS. TRATION,
and expressed the opinion the people w
again, as in 1888, lay aside all differences
ar opinion upon minor matters and by the
M verdict in November again declare tn
American industry and American lab
ny shall be protected against the cheap lab
on and cheap labor products of foreign coul
re tries"
NJ Hon. F. T. Greenhalge, of Massach
un setts, spoke on present Duty of the r
publican Party"
Senator Perkins, of Kansas, on "Was
ington the Former Politician"
on Hon. j. Sloau Fassett, of New York.
lal Municipal Reform"
res Richard Yates, ir., Of Illinois, ''You
lp Men in Politics."
MIR. Fassett. in his speech, deuouuc