The sun., 1894-02-14
HARRISON TALKS TARIFF.
THE FI-PRBsTDENT slTs SOMETHING
ON NEW TAXATION sCHEMEa

| Ths Greed Assptsd ~ the De-osrsue Fsrty
| -Ths Bursss OF tie Hseo~s TsS-Hs
Says the Naiorsi Govsra-sut shouid
Ne so-sthine fsr the UseHpioysd.
ISDtASAPo1ts. Feb lathe Indiana Lincoln
| League OF Republican Clubs held its annual
| convention here o-day. reelecting Marcus r
sulzer Of Madison. President. and R +. Mans
| field Of Muncie. Secretary.
Tho reports showed 500 active clubs In the
League. In the evening q mass meeting was
held at which ex- President Harrison made q
speech. lie said:
Mn PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
There are some people who hold that an ex-
President should be q political deaf mute.
ILaughterl 1 do not accept that theory.
"A man who has been honored By his fellow
citizens with the highest civil place in the
Government ought not to have less interest in
those things that concern tho prosperity and
happiness of the people or the glory Of the
country than he had before he took the ONCE.
Unless he was an EXCEPTIONAL dull man. he
must in the contact with great affairs and
great m en-. have acquired an enlarged under
standing Of those principles that enter into the
administration Of the Government.
Il am rot however. present tonight with
view of entering into any discussion OF those
intense questions which are now burdening
the minds and hearts OF American people.
nave onV saiu ''iS niuch py way oi miro
uuc'ion IN I''o na,ule y. n~cu'ea' ~ ~upon Su'-
aoIe occasion Wnen IL is aeteoaoie 10 inc
liberty to address my fellow citizens.
The present condition OF our country IL not
one OF prosperity. We were recently prosper
ous. and the recent prosperity we enjoyed was
not due to any man. but to a great policy that
had been adopted and put into law and long
maintained.
"e Pie'eh' uis'iesS NhiSn We ehJ"' - hoI
due TO any man. but. as think. to the eminent
threat OF n reversal Of the old policy and tho
INSTITUTION OF ne" one lApplause'
hut my momorv easily runs hack ~ n TINA
,-hoa ;rhoun Unn,.,ots 80 to.ah T
Gratis hive heard m Y esteemed and Iamented
friend Mcdonald eNpound the Democratic view
OF the tariff.
sa'u .nI. !. was ,ne aueep.eu , prin'lp'e Oh
the Democratic party that the expenses OF the
So,,e. "ooI % ,h", onou'a 20 ~, s'seu " customs
uu.'es' nnu '"a' ~ was not on' oroper anu
hs i'm ros.d unnn such a,tic,ss and in snnh
. vav ns 10 Give Incidental protoction to Tho |
American manufac,urer and the Isborsr
That was tho old Democratic doctrine. I,it |
were applied now-ii the Wilson bill had
not haye been so hurtful bacause tba |
.i,t =, 49, C.
are such. the demand is for such a large sum !
sum were now to be collected by customs du- |
had o theories to exploit and who were sim
cerely friendly to the American manufacturer
and laborer we might get along pretty we'll.
Applause
But there has come a new gospel. and
new creed has been adopted by the Democratic
party. and II seems to he now the theory that
all prot tectlon Is unconstitutional and that il |
IL better TO resort TO exceptional. extraordinary
u nd even odious methods Of direct internal tax
than to derive the necessary revenues from
I'm mportatiOns. Applause.
We used to hear great deal about tho war
tariff and the war taxes. They were onerous
in the extreme they searched out every source
OF revenue, foreign and internal.
" Tn" tax gatherer laid his claim upon every
man and upon all property. But 80 soon as
the Government had recovered Itself from the
stress OF war. Republican Congresses entered
upon the work OF removing these war taxes.
the passage OF a bill repeaiing the law i'm.
posing stamp duties on patent medicines,
pertumery and such like articles.
II left remaining 1.-THE interna tax only tho
now. by those who have 80 often and so vigor-
ously denounced war thxes. we are invited to
use some methods OF tax that have been gem
ernly used IN time OF war.
What Is the explanation OF this2 Is IL that
duties cannot he so laid as to raise the neccs-
sarv revenuef Not at all. 1t Is that there ara
those who are not willing that even tho
incidental protect ION that results from
sarY TO the support q? the Government