The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-15
BY FREE TRADE In MEN.
THUS DOES wKINLEYIsM BUILD Up
WEALTH FOR PROTECTED BIRON6

The Fai.cier or the Present Tariff Die
cussed by Lawrence II. Neal. Ohio's
Democratic Candidate for Governor
He Opsns Hie Campaign at Newark.
NEWARK. O.. Sept 1.-THE Democratic cam
paign In Ohio opened here to-day with large
attendance. The grand marshal OF the day
was Judge s. NJ. Hunter. late candidate for
Supreme Judge. The Hon. William Veach.
aged 40. an honored veteran Of Democracy.
was President Of the meeting in front OF the
Court House. Lawrence T. Neal. candidate
for Governor. Col W. A. Taylor. candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. and other candidates
for State Offices. with State and local mana
gers, were grouped on the platform Mr.. Neal
spoke In part as follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS: That
which was prophecy has become history. We
are now resping the bitter harvest OF Repub-
lican legislation. The Sherman Silver law and
the Mckinley Tariff law underiie the feeling Of
distrust and want of confidence which at this
Mr. Neal. after demanding the repeal Of the
purchasing clause Of the sherman silver law.
cinnati his personal endorsement, said:
people is Mckineyism n So long as the Federal
system OF protective taxation Is continued We
in this country. The law, which bears the
name Of the Republican Governor Of Ohio.
which was PASSED sS by spuSa
President, and which is now declared to be the
successful embodiment Of Republican ,prinei-
Of our Government, naked and undisgulsed:
the question whether taxes shall be imposed
lions Of tie Govern or Tor the purpose Of
creating and maintaining msnuiaacturing es,
SWned and
The claim Of Governor Mckinley, that the
Nar fnr 10 maid Az a
pays no part o. the 81. oo6. 100000 that 20
turers. The whole burden, Of taxation under
such system rests upon the consumption OF
the people The 81 and wsa the
stroys that, principal Of equality which is an
an essential requiIement Of Just method Of
placed on an equality in their contributions Of
taxes under such system. The true prin..
duties upon articles Of luxury. and the lowest
possible duties upon the necessaries OF life.
and adopts ado ' the contrary one. ' ''
by such legislation is Just as much a fiction
goods We buy: The projected baEons s.s believe 4
as as essential part Of their protectvo System
as high tariffs and the profession Of desire
s se d the
in their protected industries is dishonest
conceal ment OF their true motives and pur-
The speaker then referred to the farmer OF
thirty years ago and the farmer Of to-day
Said he:
I'm 1880 they owned almost one. half Of all the
wealth and property Of the country: They had
during the preceding ten years. whom McKin,,
leyism was unknown. more than doubled
their wealth: The increase in tho value Of
But to-day. after more than thirty years Of
seed time and harvest, representing long
hours and days and weeks and months OF
slavish drudgery and. toll. they find them
selves poorer instead OF richer than they were
in 1850. What com m entary upon the baneful
influence OF this cunningly devised and revo-
Mr. Neal appealed to his hearers to vote tho
Democratic ticket, and closed by saying:
Whether the party wins or loses the cleo
ton in Ohio this year. it will continue this
fight for tariff revision. reduction, and reform
until it shall break and destroy the strong hold
OF the monopolists and protectionists upon the
thronts Of the people and give to us a system
Of taxation which Ips,t star, and equal In its pro 9
tinetions between one citizen and another.
from taxation to the fullest extent con-
sstent with pure, honest, wise and economi-
cal administration OF the Government"