Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-12-20
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1asapsned she patriotism of the Xeans
Mems Democratic elah Of Massachusetts,
The members of that body gasherSi
last nighF in the oaincy House 70 eels'
hrate all shst the members os the party
found to congratulate themselves upon,
Hen. Charles :. Hamlin, assistant sec
retAry Of the treasury, wss the principal
speaker Of ehe evening, and the Wilson
bill was the principal subject Of his dis
course,
Other speakers were Hon. John #. Rus
sell, the party's defeated candidate for
governor at the last election, Hen, Josiah
Quincy. Mayer Matthews and Hon. John
". Cercursn
Henry W. Lamb, treasurer OF the club,
opened the exercises. and was followed by
MIR. Russell, who meFrily stated he had
not taken his defeat Nc heart. He then
took up the iiaaarid depression, and in
discussing this said that better times were
coming and with il Democratic sneceSs
He was followed by Mr. Hanalin. who
said:
Nictary Win Yet Come.
Concerning the election of November he
said. 'one ctanot help receiving inspirs-
tien when considering the grand struggle
through which We have recently passed IN
this commonwealth; struggle in which.
20 lsc sure, our caase received a set hack,
but which will serve as the measure Of
swift and decisive victories which yes
await nS IN the contest for principle and
truth. The Democrats Of the whole eaan-
try are deeply grateful 10 onr gallant
leader. We know that his defeat was not
personal. IL was the temporary set back OF
the peoples cause
MIR HAmlin alluded Co the statesman.
like leadership Of the president and Ia the
ability of the secretary of the treasury aud
gave credit 10 the Republicans for their
assistance in repeating the silver law OF
their own making.
since the panic has suhsided, - said he,
''the kcpu hieaus have found that it was
caused by the fear of tariff reduction. Ii
would he surprising II, after having de
liherately adludged that taxation must
he reduced oar people should suddenly he
thrown into siiasni upon the action of
congress in doing what they deliberately
directed IL tn io, 70 he sure there is an
elemen, of uncertainty IN all changes of
taxation which must temporarily em-
barrass industrial activity, hut this will
speedily disappear in the great gain sure
to follow such "a genuine measure OF tariff
reform Is r. contained Ia the Wilson bill
Concerning Wages
Our political opponents talk Of the
lower tarif cutting down their lahurers
wages saying nothing about their own
profits, Bur the iahorers remember that
the Mckinley bill did not increase their
wages. and they will shortly hnd that the
Wilson bill will NOT diminish them The
Wilson bill will double the work 10 do,
il will create foreign markets, and. stimu
lated by the advantage of cheap raw ma
terials. our industrial activity will he
quickrpel
"McKinlcyism is uot hc proper standard
even Of the doctrine af protection In
1881 a protectiauist congress appointed a
made up mostly of high pro
tectionistS, which recommended many
radical reductions from the old tariff.
Their report was mostly dlsrcgar,lci. hnt
il stands as their idea Of n proper tariff.
Since this report II years have elapsed.
No one can deny that IN this time we have
advanced greatly IN industrial skin. and
have gained apprcciahly oyer our foreign
that relatively we are in-
iiuitcly nearer the goal looked forward 20
by President Garfield. when all trade
could be untrnmmelled and free.
WIZ Hear Comparison.
comparing the Wilson bill with the
report Of the commission nf lsS2. IL will
he found That in the main il Is little more
than conservative reduction in the rates
recommended IN that report. II contains
new features in th' shape of remission Of
taxes on many au-cAlled r1w materiHls,
but in the main, after allowing for the re
moyal of s.oralle1 compensatory duties.
it il simply The reduction which 70 years
of iudustrnl advance would most Ger
tainIy Justify IN any nation not actually
ITO hc sure the rates IN the Wilson bill
were determined by priudple differ ~
radically from that of the report of 1S>S9,
but the reduction il conservative and will
enable cNisiiAE industries 80 bs gradually
adapted TO pew conditions which mus
ultimately give them increased strength
and yipur,
"Geuuinc lariT reform viii also 90 far
to settle the so-ealled money question.
The wage-carners knew that under exist
ing conditions they do not realize the
full reward for their toll, and when they
see this the whole problem becomes clear
High protection is iutrenched behind
powerful interests Almost tnstlnctiyely
popular feeling. running along the lines
Of the least resistance, endeavors tn over
ppme the burden Of unequal taxation by
eheapening the measure of value itself
Unequal Taxation to Ne Overcons.
"But at the last national election the
people decreed emphatieally that decrease
of taxation and not eheapeuing the unit
of value was the irne and only way TO re-
1ieve existing industrial Inequalities.
True to this mandate the Democratic
party will reform our unjust tax system
and the struggle sill add new ianrels 70
the fame of our great party, its able elo-
guent leaders aud It's great chief, PreSi'
dent Cleveland
Josiah Orkney, ex-asSistant secretary OF
stats, spoke next He sald that President
cleveland told him the other day that
John r.. Russell WIS one Of the nbiest
Democratic leaders IN the country. Mr..
Quincy said that he. believed the aetback
she party received at the last election was
"a piece of rare good fortune. The party
had still three years before 1t to make up
for lor, position. fudge j. W. Coreoran
and others al@p spoke.