The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-12

GOV. WI. NJ kINLET.
Hutchinson about o'clock and was
greeted by over 1900 people. Gov.
Mckinley spoke in the Auditorium in
the latter city in the evening. which
was packed full by an enthusiastic
audience. The governor said:
Mr.. President. Ladies and Gentlemen and
Fellow-Citizens: II this great audience will
be patient with me for little while and will
in its uncomfortable position be as quiet as
possible. will attempt to make myself heard.
even in this great congregation. The truth is
that no hall is large enough this year for the
republican meetings. Laughter and cheers. |
We do not always realize prosperity in its
sfullness until We have tried adversely. We
have had some experience with the latter in
the last two years. and there is nobody but will
be satisfied with the prosperity from which We
turned away in 1872. In that election the re-
publican administration which had been
in control of the government for
nearly four years, presided over by one
of the greatest presidents we have ever had
was voted out OF power and a democratic adj
ministratiOn was voted in. The party has been
in supreme control Of the government now for
nearly nineteen months. and for the greater
part OF that time 1t has been engaged in revis-
ing the tariff That long period-for it has been
a long period TO the people Of this country-has
given to Us an opportunity for sober reflection.
steadied by the discipline Of adversely; and the
people have reflected. for they have had little
other occupation since. Long laughter and
loud cheering The people have been think
ing and the thousands who have not been
thinking have been feeling. Renewed laughter
and derisive cheers The straits and hard
times have wrought great change.
Getting Down to Particulars.
Let US stop our generalization and particu-
;larize. I challenge any man to point to a single
American interest that has been benefited by
the law OF ls9i Applause and cheers. 1t
has benefited interests outside Of the country.
another flag, but none beneath our flag. (Ap-
plause Is it better because OF its substitu-
ton of ad valorem for specific duties, thus
opening up the importatious of this country to
fraud and differentiation Has it stimulated
a single industry in this country? Has it built
a solitary new fire. Has it given employment
TO a single additional laborer? Has it increased
the demand for the product OF the farmer? Has
1t given YOU better price for your wheat?
Now. fellow-citizens. let Us see what burdens
they have rolled away from the shoulders OF
the American people-these democrats. Let
US see: Voice: How about lie income
tax
The income tax? Well. now. IL this kind Of
thing goes on. my friend. that Is not the Ques-
ton that is going to trouble Us much We are
"A good deal more troubled about what incomes
we are to get hereafter THAI the tax on them.
Laughter and applause
Now. let see what constitutes their
Boosted reduction on duties. Because all their
reductions. they say. were for the benefit of
the poor working man Laughter Well.
now. the first thing they did was TO reduce the
tariff on leaf tobacco-on Havana cigars ~. 49,
0oO, An article Of necessity that goes into the
class Of necessities OF the household.
fIauchter1
Then they reduced the tariff on liquors 81
81 600 And that is very necessary, too. isn't
St. Laughter
Here's the duty on brandy reduced from 81 30
per gallon. as we had il under the law OF 1890
French brandy-to 50 cents per gallon. The
duties on laces and embroideries have been re-
duced. based upon the importations Of last
year. Sl.5S7O0a.
On silk dress goods. pushes and velvets So
7e00O0 And then-liSte1-on ostrich feathers
and flowers. S265.O0O: Chinaware. - 2SS 600. and
on painting and statuary. sf39. 600
On pearl buttons. S2s4.0o0; or cut glass. ssI5.-
900; on opium. for smoking. $4,000 Jewelry.
S76OoO-aud these reductions were all made
for the benefit Of the poor working man.
Laughter And they were made especially
: , give the democratic congress an opportunity
10 put tariff on sugar. They reduce the duties
on these necessities that they might put tar
If on the luxuries-like sugar. What comfort
ii viii bring TO the households Of the plain
people of the country 10 have had these
millions OF reductions made upon articles that
are only used by the. best conditioned and the
most opuleut Of the land
Reciprocity Repealed.
Well. then, they have repealed the reciproc-
fly clause in the law Of 1890. Under that
clause We had opened up a splendid trade with
Scuba. Brazil and other countries for the intro
.duction Of our surplus agricultural products.
In exchange for their sugar. We had almost
Quadrupled the trade with these several coun-
tries. and when this law OF 1894 was made every
one Of those treaties was abrocated. but they
were very careful 10 preserve the treaty with
the Sandwich Islands. IApulauSel You
know under the old treaty Of 1851. sugar was
made free from tie sandwich islands. while as
against all other countries sugar was fairfield
and il was made free from the Sandwich
islands in consideration that those islands
woald receive certain OF our products
free When We made sugar free BY the law OF
1880. the reciprocity was continued. and they
got no benefit from the government out Of the
importatiOns Of sugar or By any concessions
made TO them IN that respect When
the democratic congress put a tariff
on SUGAR taking il from the free list
where We had left II as to all the countries. it
then made provision that the treaty with the
Sandwich islands made in 1856. was not TO be
-abrogated by the law OF 1894 The effects Of
that Is TO give 70 sugar producers OF the Sand
witch islands the 70 per cent tarl1 that l. on
sugar Of all other countries This Is direct
bounty 70 those producers and does not benefit
the American consumer. because the American
consumer pays upon the Pacific coast not the
price Of free sugar, but the price Of the tarI1
sugar that comes from Cuba and other sugar
producing nations They pay the same prl>ss
for their sugar on the Pacific coast or the free
sugar from the Sandwich islands that we pay
for our sugar in the east, buying the sugar that
is Iarifed by the law OF 1884. coming from other
countries OF the world I am not Questioning
the justice or Ae propriety Of the continuance
Of this treaty. but aIlude 10 il for the purpose
of showing the inconsistent action Of this same
democratic congress in its treatment OF our
solemn obligations made by the government Of
the United States. That law abrogates every
treaty made bT President Harrison's admin
istration under the reciprocity clause OF the
Law Of 1880
That law Of 1894 abrogates the contract made
with the people Of this country that the tariff
on tin plate should be continued for period Of