Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
M'RINLEI'S SPEECH.


Hawaiian Sugar Planters.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 2j.-Gov.
ernor Mckinley, in his speech here to.
day upon public affairs, opened with
an eulosistic reference to the admins
tration Of President Harrison, under
which the country prospered as it had
never prospered before or since. More
manufactures made by American work.
lngmen, more products of American
farms, were sent out to tho markets of
the world during President Harrlson's
administration than were ever before
sent away in exchange for foreign gold,
or have since been exported Men
found employment without difficulty
and wages were good. Peace and pros
perity were in the land. Since that day
in November, 1899, when President
Harrison and the Republican party
were voted out of the administration
and executive offices of the national
governmental great change has occurred.
Every one Of the conditions which then
existed has been altered and the nation
has learned by bittereXperience, Il lesson
in the practical application of politics
which the people have had an abundance
OF time TO ponder, for they have not had
much Sc 10 do. AS an evidence that
the people are not satisfied, compare
son was made between the election re-
turns of 1892, and those of more recent
date, Instances being given Of Republic
can gains where Governor Mckinley re.
garded ms indisputable proof that there
was not only n general regret that u
change Of administration had been
made, but also a dissatisfaction with the
course Of Democracy in its disposal of
the great public questions vitality affect
ing the work shops and tiresiics of the
worklngmen of America.
The address was devoted almost
wholly to discussion of the tariff ana
especially Of the effect Of the Demo-
cratic tariff law.
i decided sensation was sprung by
the governor. He presented a phase of
law recently passed which was start.
ling surprise TO the audience. The sugar
schedule Of the law (scAedule E) in
effect provides for continuation of the
treaty OF 1875, made at Hawaii, under
which all sugar from those islands was
and Is, under the law Of 1894, admitted
free. The language of the schedule
quoted Isl
Provided further that nothing herein
contained shall be SO construed as To
aDFo4atc or in any manner impair or
affect the provisions OF the treaty OF
commercial reciprocity, concluded be-
| tween the United States and tho King
OF the Hawaiian Islands On the Both day
Q. January, 1875, or the provisions Of
| any AID Of Congress heretofore passed
Tor the execution of the same"
This provision was inserted in the
law by tHs senate 1t gives to the great
! sugar Trust, said Governor Mckinley,
an advantage which has not heretofore
been suspected. the sugar production
Of the Hawaiian Islands is under the
control otthc Sugar THRUST; that country
~ the Held Of its primary operations.
lhe Democratic party took away from
| the sugar riiscrS Of the United States
the buGuty OF $lO,QO0,OO0 year, and
bestowed Il bounty of $4,000, 900 A wear
on the sugar producers of the Hawaiian
| Islands, giving them an advantage
over not only the sugar producers of
| the United states, but OF the whole
world outside of those islands. The re-
! volt oil the Louisiana 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 accused of
sectlonalism, which had conferred bone.
ITS upon chem which had been opposed
| by Democratic statesmen and removed
as soon as they had an opportunity to
do so. The governor maintained that in
stead of being sectional, the Republi-
can party had shown itself to lie en-
tirely unsectional, broad and unseliish
in It's purposes and national in its
] pOlicies.