The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-16

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The Governor. after expressing the graft
fcation he felt at being present with the
league IN the opening which It rave 10. the
campaign of 1892. said the issues this Year
which were To be settled were made by the
national platforms of the two great par
ties, both of which. without qualification
or equivocation. stated the principles
which they represented two striking
Questions are raised by the platform of our
political adyerssries." said the speaker.
"Ftrst. its adherence to free trade.
and, second. its declaration for
the abolition of the tax upon
State banks of Issue. This tax
was imposed by Congress to destroy the
State banks, that they might adopt a ma
tionel money. 1t is proposed by the DEM
ocratic leaders not only to go back to free-
trade or a revenue tariff, which prevailed
IN this country from 1876 TO 1850. and dur
ing which, for the greater portion OF that
time, the country. i'll its monetary, COM
mercisl and business affairs, was In a most
beplorable condition., 5ut 1t IL proposed
also TO return TO the use OF State bank cir
enlstIon, with which TO measure the ex-
changes of the people. If there was moth
ing else in the contest but the proposal Tor
the abolition of the tax upon the State
banks and their revival. that ought To De
sufficient TO defeat the Democratic party"
EVILS OF FREE TRADE.
Governor Mckinley outlined the evils
WQtCn WOulu Ic6ult HUH tuo piOpcoON
change. and then proceeded to discuss the
tariff question. If" said be. 1.-The Demo-
cratic party should be successful. and the
principles declared at Chicago should be
put into permanent forms of legislation,
we should have the British system of tree
trade, which would reduce the wages of
the laboring man of the United States.
Free trade In this country would be well
Romad nv ayArv Enr0nean country of tho
world, by every commercial rival OF the
United States and by every enemy to our
progress and prosperity. Free trade would
encourage the foreign shop and discourage
the American shop; IL woul increase
the demand for workingmen abroad and
diminish the demand for ~wOrkingmen at
home: it would permit the foreign producer
TO enjoy this great and best market In the
world without condition OF restraint upon
exactly the same terms the producers of
our country enjoy this market to-day. And
do not forget that whatever OF our market
they take Is a loss TO our own eitizens and
n sacrifice of the interests of our own Ia
borers for the alien and stranger.
Free trade. or q revenue tariff such
rs Is advocated by Democratic leaders.
would make everything free IN this market
that completes with what We produce In 1t,
because they are against protection in
every form, and would tax only those for
eign products which have no competition
10 our own markets. and which we cannot
produce among ourselves. 1TOtcCblOu III
poses it's tariffs on exactly opposite princi-
pies; IL permits everything to come into
This country, except luxuries. which we
cannot produce at home. and puts Its tariff
npon those products from abroad which
rome in competition with the PRODUCTS of
Dur own labor"
Continuing, the speaker referred at
length to the many advantages to be de-
rived from protection and the evils result
ing from free trade. Free trade among
ourselves 10 forty-four States and with
sixry-three millions of people. and q rea-
Fonable restraint upon those who sought
to invade our market with competing
products. was the dictate of enlightened
patriotism and the doctrine of the Repub-
Iican party. The speaker asserted that
all Europe wanted q Democratic VIC
tory, and cited numerous extracts from
European newspapers to prove the
truth of the assertion. He said the Demo-
cratic eaders, for more than thirty years,
bad waged their warfare on the Republic
an party upon prophecies of failure of Re-
publican measures and policies. He could
not believe any party could long hold pub
lie confidence which based Its claims upon
the disappOintments OF the people. The
new tariff law was v~indicsting itself, WIN
nlng Its own victories, which were vic
torres of the people. Oregon. at it's election
IN June. spoke for it. and has been followed
by Vermont and Maine.
WHAT HE SAW AT ELwooD.
Regarding the tin plate industry the
speaker said: Il visited. at the city OF Ell
wood. Ind, Tuesday. the works of the
American Tin-plate Company-as good q
plant as can be found anywhere. 1 saw
with my own eyes. as did ten Thousand
people, the manufacture of tin-plate from
the raw steel-from the raw to the finished
product. l saw in that factory machinery
which had all been made IN the United
States. and the sheet steel w bich they rolled
and from which they made their tin-plates
was made in the United States
and In Ohio; a factory employing
220 men and women at good living
wages-happy and contented workmen;
we are not making and could not make tin
plate. But that is not to be wondered at.
They said we could not make steel;
they sAld we could not make steel rails:
they said we could not make watches, and
pottery, and china, and glass. and plate
glass, but. undaunted by their predictions.
we are making them as good as they are
any where made in the world; and so it Is
with tin-plate. The American people can
MAKE anything they want, and with ade-
puate protection. which we propose TO give
them, they will make everything they
want.
Il must close; other gentlemen are to
follow me. i nave already occupied too
much OF your time. i am glad the ReDub-
lican party has enlisted in it's cause the
energy ana activity of the young Repub-
licsns of the party. and l am especially
glad TO congratulate the Republican party
upon the matchless leader they have in
the person of James s. Clarkson. With
him you must be q mighty force in this
great contest for the industries and wages
of our country and your cooperation
with all the Republicans of the country, |
am confident that the Sth of November
will bring us a triumphant victory, o vic
tory for the United states.
Mr.. McKinley's address was frequently
punctuated with applause. Hon. j. Sloat
and said after listening TO the uttersnces
OF the high priest of protection he felt him.
eelf unworthy to say anything on that sub-
ject. He aid be believed the Republican
party would carry tie State of New York
and he would call q few witnesses
from the Democratic party to prove the
truth of his assertion. He did not believe
the $4,000 Democratic Union veterans
would ever give Grover Cleveland another
chance TO write veto messages with his
evenomed pen. He believed the Repnb-
licans should win, because our Democratic
friends were handicapped by the general
prosperity of the country. and in that con-
nection he referred to- the Peck report as
IN evidence of that prosperity. He
next proceeded to q brief discussion, and
closed by predicting Republican success.
Hon. John Nj. Thurston, OF Nebraska,
said that every leader of the so-called in
dependent party of the United States had
been @ fixture In some other political party.
He congratulated the convention on the
success OF Its meeting. and closed by re-
ouesting every young man present to vote
for the party of protection.
Charles Morris, q mulatto from Ken
lucky. was the last speaker. He referred
to the debt of gratitude, he owed the Re-