The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-28
MIR. HILL NOT YET DECIDED
Will Not Speak Until Officially
Notified of His Nomination.
Committee for that Purpose to Be APP
pointed T0-Day-The Senator Re-
ceiving Many Congratulations.

present including j. Sterling Morton, Sec
retary of Agriculture, and his two sons,
Paul and Joy Morton; Congressman Isidore
Straus. of New York; Sir Courtney e. Boyle,
permanent secretary of the Board of Trade,
and a number of leading men in trade and
commerce. Embassador Bayard and James
r. Roosevelt secretary Of the United States
embassy, sent regrets.
The Edinburgh Chamber Of Commerce
sent telegram of congratulation to Mr..
Wilson. During the dinner Mr.. Wilson con-
versed with Sir Albert Kaye Rollit the
chairman of the evening. on the tariff and
other questions. After the toast to the
Queen had been drunk the chairman pro-
posed a toast to the President of the
United States. He referred in eulogistic
terms to Americas former representatives
in London-Lowell, Lincoln and Phelps
and to the present representative, Mr..
Bayard, the mention of whose names were
greeted with loud cheers. He extended a
hearty welcome to the guests and to Sec
retary Morton, as representing the Ameri-
can government The toast was drunk
standing, amid loud and prolonged cheers.
Proposing toast to the guests, Sir AL
bert Rollit said that Mr.. Wilson's name had
become honored and familiar in England
In honoring the guests he said they were
merce asked them to take back with them
message of peace and good WILL Nothing,
he went on, could be worse than war be-
tween the two great allies. That was why
arbitration in the Alabama and Bering sea
cases was acceptable to Great Britain. He
not sure that the worst wers of the
future would not be tariff wars. IT, as he
hoped, the period of tariffs was beginning
to end, both countries ought to honor Mr..
Wilson: The new tariff might not have
but It had fresr pystem 81
trade and substituted a certainty for an
uncertainty to the benefit of both coun-
tries. Benefits had already been expert
enced in England Furnaces had been re-
opened in Wales and Yorkshire and an
dustries. He again welcomed Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Morton, whose names he had
coupled IN the toast.
MR.. WILSON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Wilson, rising to respond, was greet
ed with cheers which lasted for several
minutes. The various points in his speech
were also warmly cheered. After acknowl-
edging the honor conferred upon him and
reciting the events of the long struggle to
overthrow protection. Mr.. Wilson said:
"An tn people saw that our tariff
system was generating a breed of monop-
ohsts so powerful as TO defy the law, and
which used part OF the wealth they drew
from sharing in the power or taxation TO
increase their privileges, debauch elections
ana bst corrupt or essilaon n,dv am quite sure
served to promote the trade of other ma
tons, and If continued il would still further
own. So, standing before you, repre-
sentative of those who are striving for a
freer commercial policy for the United
at its adoption, except as you may prefer
right principles to selfish advantages. Pro-
lection has seen our voluntary withdrawal
from the seas and from the neutral mar
kets. Our protectionists have been building
defenses TO keep you and other nations
from competing with us in our home
ket. The tariff reformers are breaking
down these defenses Let US compete in ali
production of cotton and food products
growing more rapidly than our consump-
ton, but we have to-day a manufacturing
in six months fully meet our demands for
''The tariff, hitherto, has given many
temptations to form trusts, limit the out
|. put and lessen wages. But fortunately,
the way now seems open to give the work.
na Peob to bTea oue m f'Tol t6 SveI sner wages
corrupting our politics must be with our
selves. Without boasting / may say that
where to long be underlings This is the
real meaning of the aspiration of the great
reform reform movement in America 1t is in no
you neighborly warning of our plans and
expectations"
can trade returns ''even under protec-
tion." Mr.. Wilson predicted that "now,
when released from such vicious laws,
there will be new era and a revival of
the American merchant marine as we'll as
| steady increase in our exports, both of
| food products and manufactured articles.
| The nations of the world are drawing into
nearer and more neighborly intercourse and
| the manufacturing supremacy of the world
must eventually pass to that nation which,
| having the largest supply shall apply it
| TO the highest intelligence and enterprise.
We are constantly confirmed in the belief.
materials is more exhaustless and more
chea2ly handled than that of any other
lings it is our own fault.
Eve are being rapidly sobered, though
unappalled, by the truth forced upon US
ernment Is the most complex and difficult
and, judging from the worlds experience,
the most uncertain and short lived Our
| deeply rooted in the past. 1t is for you
| and for us TO show that while other ma
tions have been great in war, commerce,
great in the greatness OF permanent free
MORTON INDoRsEs WILSON.
| Secretary Morton was the next speaker
| He said that Mr. Wilson had stated what
was absolutely correct. and that the peo-
| pie of America had firmly said adieu to the
| protective system. Free trade had been
| used as a bogy with Americans, but at
| last the farmers recognized that free trade
| did not compel trade anywhere. but sim
| ply permitted an American citizen TO trade
| wherever 1t was most advantageous. He
| spoke strongly In favor OF arbitration. and
| said that Great Britain and the United
| States must arrange an arbitration treaty.
| so that brute force would cease to be a
factor. standing armies would pass away
| as dew and war would become impossible.
| God speed the hour when such treaty
should be ratified. Mr.. Morton then said
| that I'VE, as Americans feel at home
here" and the remark was loudly ap-
| plauded-
Sir Courtney Boyle, toasting Sir Albert
| Rollit said that they owed debt OF graft
tude to Mr.. Wilson. and his colleagues in
| Congress, and they hoped their action WAS
not final. He declared that their claim
was just; that they had changed the policy
| of America from a harmful one to one
benefiting not only themselves, but the
commerce of the world. He rejoiced al
| the guests advocacy of arbitration and
thought that the friendship between Eng
land and America ought to be insoluble
| and inviolate.
Replying to the toast ITO the Chambers
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