The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-29
Governor McKinIcy's speech.

After a brief reference TO the principles
enunciated in the hall in which he was
speaking, by the Republican national con-
vention of 1892, the Governor reviewed the
history OF tariff legislation in general. Then
he took up the measure now before Con-
gress, and discussed it as follows:
The Wilson bill turns to the past; away
not for the farm and the factory. AS IL
passed the House il had for its foundation
principle free raw material. Its authors
argued that with free coal, free iron ore,
free lead and free wool the manufacturers
of the United States would be placed on an
equality with the manufacturers or free
trade countries, and we, therefore, could
not only retain our own markets but con-
troll 1.-The markets Of the world" Based
upon this argument, which / believe 10 be
false, they declared that with these great
primary products free We would have
steady employment for all the workingmen
of the country at good wages. And so IN
this form the bill passed the Democratic
House of Representatives and is now the
dread subject of angry contention in the
An examination Of the bill by the Demo-
cratic members OF the finance committee OF
the senate eEl11sShlIy, SVhFlhces tnein Tia
Mr.. Wilson's bill and his argument in sup
port of the same are alike based upon false
principles. So coal goes back to the tarlk
list leaving free wool alone. the only prod
uct of agriculture. to support the false
theory of the House bill. Even Mr.. Cleve-
land is disregarded. for in his Madison
in 1892. he said: 1--WE believe that the adj
vantage OF freer raw material should be
accorded TO our manufacturers. We pro-
pose, therefore, TO stimulate our domestic
Industrial enterprises by freeing from duty
the imported raw materials which, by the
employment Of labor, are used In our home
manufactures, thus extending the markets
for their sale and permitting an Increased
and steady production with an allowance
Of abundant profits.
I have looked with some degree Of care
through the bill. find nothing but irrita-
ton and aggravation to the great industries
more severely than agriculture and labor
of all kinds seems 10 have been singled out
as it's foremost victim. i have examined IL
carefully 10 find some section. paragraph,
clause or line removing the great burden
OF tariff taxes from the shoulders Of the
people" about which we have heard 50
much for so many years from the Demo-
cratic orators and have read so frequently
in Democratic newspapers and platforms,
but have been unsuccessful I'm finding any
such provision. 1t is true that sugar. an ar
ticle of prime necessity TO every household,
and which the law OF 1890 made free 10 the
people, has been tariffed at from l 10 ! 40
cents per pound, every cent OF which VIII
be paid by the consumers OF the United
States. But, doubtless. i'm compensation for
this added burden of upward oe &e.Og.VVo.
and because OF il. they lowered the tarin on
tobacco and have extended the bonded
period for the warehouseing OF whisky and
giving 10 the distillers eight years in which
TO pay the tax. They have restored the
tariff on coal, but then in fairness they
should De cfeulteu Win having taken lle
tariff off of diamonds They reason that
the manufacturers are few, forgetting that
the workmen are many. They look 10 the
interests of importers. ignoring the farmer,
and obllviOus 10 the fact that the agricul-
turist is everywhere. Their blows are d.
rected against the welfare OF the masses
OF the people, but from them the country
will yet hear for this Is still a government
OF the people, and the popular viii has al
ready marked them Tor political overthrow.
/ do not believe that the true interests OF
the South. nor OF any other section Of the
country lie in the direction OF free trade.
nor of the revenue tariff legislation pro-
posed by this Congress.
AN ANOMALOUS POSITION
The present position and action OF the
Democratic leaders on internal taxes Is
peculiarly an anomalous one. They are so
determined to break down the protective
system that they are willing to resort 70
internal taxes. which have been opposed
not only by every Democratic national ac-
minlstration preceding the present one from
| Jackson's 10 Buchanans. but also. as a
| matter OF principle by every other admin