The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-25
LAST EDITION
M'KINLEY TALKS.
His Speech at indianapolis
on Public Affairs.

INDIANAPoLIs, Sept. Ex-Governor Nc
Kinley, in his speech here today on publ
affairs, opened with an eulogistic refer
ence to the administration of President
Harrison, under which the country pros
pered as it never prospered before or
since.
More manufactures made by American
workingmeD, more of the products OF
American farms were sent out to the mar
kets Of the world during President Harri-
sons administration than were ever sent
away in exchange for foreign gold or
have been exported. Men found employ
ment without difficulty and wages were
good. Since that day in November 1892,
when President Harrison and the Repub-
lican party were voted out OF the admins
tratiye and executive Offices OF the
national government, . great change
has occurred. Every one Of
the conditions which then existed has
been altered and the nation has learned
by bitter experience lesson In the prac-
tical application Of politics on which the
people have had an abundance OF time to
ponder, for they have not had much else
to do.
As an evidence that the people are not
satisfied, a comparison was made between
the election returns of 1892 and those of
most recent date, instances being given of
Republican gains which Governor Nc
Kinley regarded as indisputable proof
that there was not only general regret
that q change of administration had
been made, but also a dissatisfaction
with the course OF Democracy in It's dis
posal of the great public questions vitality
affecting the workshops and firesides Of
the workingmen OF America. The address
was devoted almost holly to q discussion
of the tariff and especially of the effect of
the Democratic tariff law.
A decided sensation was sprung by the
Governor. He presented a phase of the
law recently passed which was startling
surprise to the audience. The sugar
schedule of the law (Schedule FL in effect
provides for continuance Of the treaty Of
1876 made with the King of tine Ha-
waiian Islands under which ell
sugar from those islands was and
is, under the law of 1894, admitted free.
The language of the schedule quoted is,
provided further, that nothing here n
contained shall be so construed az
to abrogate, or in any manner inn
pair or affect the provisions of the
treaty OF commercial reciprocity.
concluded between the United
States and the King OF the Hawaiian
Island on the 30th day OF January, 1875, or
the provisions OF any act of Congress
heretofore passed for the execution of the
same.'
This provision was inserted in the law
by the Senate.
II gives to the great Sugar Trust, said
Governor Mckinley, an advantage which
has not heretofore bsen suspected. The
sugar production of the Hawaiian Islancs
is under the control OF the Sugar Trust;
that country is the field OF il
primary operations. The Demo
cratic party took away from thu
sugar raisers OF the United States the
bounty of 10000, coo year, and bestowed
a bounty of S6,000,0O0 year on the sugar
them an advantage over not only the
sugar producers OF the United States,
but of the whole world outside
OF those islands. The revolt of the Eouisi-
ana planters against the party which had
smitten them so heavily was referred to,
and Governor Mckinley pointed out that
it was the Republican party so freely ac-
cused OF sectionalism, which had conferred
benefits on them which had been opposed
by Democratic statesmen and removed as
soon as they had an opportunity to do so.
The Governor maintained thai, instead of
being sectional, the Republican party bad
shown itself TO be entirely unsectional,
broad and unselfish in its purposes, and
national in its policies.