The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26

the republican merchant of Phi.sdel-
phia and many of his leading rivals in
trade is gre1tly to his credit. He speaks
out boldly and ascribes his reductions
in the sale of his goods 10 their true
cause. II you could go into his store
now, this evening. you would find IL
placarded inside and out with the an
nouncement in big letters and in every
form, that he is selling whatever you
want TO buy at reduced rates, because
OF a reduced tariff Only four days ago
lady and gentleman, husband and
wife, described to me their shopping
visit to Wanamaker's store, and the
wonderful scene, and the Stil more
wonderful purchases, they witnessed
there. They went in as republicans,
wand ered around there for two or three
hours as dOubters and have now gone
home as democratic voters, especially
the good and sensible lady, Il she can
only get a chance. Is there anyone
here tonight, labOring man, indus
t1fous husband and father of a family.
who wants Mr.. Wanamaker and all
other merchants in the United States
10 mark up their goods again to the
Old rates under the Mckinley bill and
high protection? If so let him not only
vote the republican ticket this fall, but
let him also march in the next repub-
lican procession of this city with a pla-
card on his breast and on his back, and
on both sides, announcing that he
wants to return 20 Mckinney bill prices:
garded as a lunatic or a freak fit for
exhibition in a dime museum.
saw a few Gays ago that my cd
friend, Senator Cullom. made a speech
over az Robinson, H., in which he took
pains TO a.,ay the fears OF his hearers
by assuring them that If the republican
party should ever again return 10 power
it would never. no, never. re-en3ct the
Mckinley .aw. l have very kind per-
sonal regard for the senator from Ili-
nNfa fsrN Il h
fession as to the sins Of Mckin.eyism
reminds me very much of the plea Of
thief caught in the act. that ne would
do so no more il the judge would not
only ,et him OFF without punishment
but also put him in control and posses
sion Of other peoples valuable properly.
where he could again steal 10 his hearts
content. The truth is. the American pso-
PIE will never again trust the authors OF
the Mckinley bill to m axe another Jaw
on the subject OF tariff taxation. nor will
the principe which gave life to that
hideous monster be allowed TO survive
in this land of liberty and equality.
But there are stiI other expert wit
nesses to the merits of the new demo-
cratic law whom I wish 10 cal. TIE
Hon. William L. Wilson. chairman of
ways and means OF the present congress
and author Of the bill as il passed the
house, responding 20 his seventh nOmina-
ton a few days ago in a carefully pre-
pared speech, said
The new bill carries with it very sub
stantial relief 10 the American people
and must be accepted as a substant
beginning of thorough and progressive
tariff reform. 1t means cheaper clothing
cheaper tools, cheaper pottery and many
other necessaries for the people. Il
means freer and larger commerce with
those nations that buy our farm prod
ucts. and consequently larger and better
markets for our farmers. It means
transfer Of some of the burdens Of gov
eminent from what goes out for the daily
purchase Of the necessaries OF ,ife to
that which comes in over and above the
amount needed for such purchase"
You will listen next. and with pleasure
to that grand, veteran democrat. William
r. Morrison Of Illinois, once the dis
tingushed chairman Of ways and mears,
a high authority on the subject Of tariff
and well fitted by capacity. courage, and
experience, both as q civilian and
soldier. to make a great chief executive
in the white house. Col. Morrison. in
speaking of our new tariff enactment
within a week past, said:
1.-THE rates are lower than In the Mills
BILL which was indcrsed by the national
democratic convention in 1888. In the
matter Of free raw materials the bill is
far in advance Of any bill passed in our
history by any party. II puts lumber,
wool, copper salt and many other arti-
cles on the free list which many years
ago 1 tried. but failed TO do IL cuts the
tax on coal, iron and lead ore in two,
and makes reductions in all the
schedules. For Illus ration; On iron and
steel, in all forms for building, on iron
and steel rails and on pig iron one-third
the tax is taken off. On woolen goods,
under the old law the tariff tax was
from 90 To 100 per ceat.-2n average tax
Of about 500 on $100 worth of imported
goods. Under the new bill the rate IS
from - tn EO-1n If arOTr SiI
for importing 800 worth. The reductions
IN other schedules are not 50 large, but
thsy are considerable in all.
Does Protective Tariff Protect Labor:
When the protectionlst. however, is
driven To the wall on the great, out
standing fact that low prices for goods
always result from low rates Of tariff his
last and desperate resort is to persistent
ly assert that tariff protection insures
employment to the manufacto-
ries. the workshops. the coal
mines, the blast furnaces. and
other industrial enterprises of the
country, for the working classes, and at
fair, honest and steady wages. 1 speak
now directly to the wage workers Of In
diana, and in the light of their own ex-
per.ence which 1 call to witness. when I
say that the claim, by whomsoever made,
that protection of the Mckinley kind
protects laborers in getting employment,
or in keeping II at fair, living wages,
without reductions or change Of contract
on the part Of their employers, is a false
hood, gross, palpabls. transparent; a
lelsehood. braZen, impudent, and proven
10 be such in mora than a thou
sand strikes and struggles between CAPT
tai and labor under the high protective
tariffs. which for the third Of a century
past have cursed the laboring classes of
the United States. Does any one have
the effrontery 10 say that wages have
ever been increased in this tariff-r.dden
country because Of the increase of tariff
taxes by congress? There are more than
six millions people men. women and chill
dren, employed in the manufacturing es-
adjustments Of the entire country, and
not one Of all of them has ever appeared
before a committee of congress, or ever
made statement in writing, or respond
ed TO inquiries in public meetings, assert
ing as fact that their employers had.
upon the enactment of higher tariff du-
ties, ever given, or suggested farthlng 5
increase of pay for their work. l denied
on the floor of the senate. as I do here
tonight, that there has ever been a sin
gle Instance in the entire history Of tariff
protection where labor was recognized in
a division Of profits, where it was taken
into consideration at all on payday on
account OF the highest protective tariff
legislation ever known. / called upon the
advocates Of protection in the senate to
point out what law or provision of law
the manufacturing interests, in the last
hundred years, had ever suggested for
the protection Of their employed laborars
in the permanency Of their contracts
their right to rsmunerative wages. or