The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-10
SPEECH BY M'KINLEY
TARIFF AND OTHER QUESTIONS DIS
CUSsED AT HARTFORD.
Democracy Arraigned for It's Re-
versaI of a Wise Revenue Policy
AItgeId Scored by Depew.

HARTFORD, Conn, April 9.-The BAN
quet rendered Governor Mckinley, of Ohio.
by the Mckinley Club of this city, this
evening in Footguard Armory, was brill
liant affair. Many of the States most
prominent men from all sections were pres
ent including the entire congressional del
egation. The great hall was handsomely
decorated and patriotic airs by the First
Regiment band enlivened the courses The
distinguished guest entered the hall at
$50, and was greeted with tremendous ap-
plause. He spent half an hour in shaking
hands with the guests, and at o'clock
five hundred sat down to the tables. At
the table of honor with Governor Mckin-
ley sat United States Senators o. H. PIatt
and Joseph r. Hawiey, Speaker Samuel
Fessenden, Congressman e. Stevens Henry
e. j. Hill, III. F. Russell and n. D. Sperry.
Governor o. Vincent Coffin, ex-Patent
Commissioner w. E. Simonds Mayor Lev
EFT Brainard and other prominent men.
j. Addison Porter presided and introduced
the speakers, who were Senators Hawiey
and Platt, Lieutenant Governor Lorrin A.
Cook, Congressman Henry, ex-Congress-
man John r. Buck, Speaker Fessenden and
Mayor Brainard.
Governor Coffin introduced Governor Nc
Kinley, who spoke for nearly two hours on
polltical and government questions. He
was frequently interrupted by applause and
was given an enthusiastic ovation at the
close. Governor Mckinley began with a
tribute to the New England town meeting
principle of self-government and it's re-
suits in the country's history, and from a
few words on the Constitution of the
United States passed to discussion Of poll
itlcs. me Republican party, he said, in
yites the fullest discussion of its principles
and shirks, no. responsibility. "Our for
during the past two years, has fallen short
OF the lofty standard of a century ago, and
domestic situation, he continued @ nthere ll ois IS
no cause for congratulation, this is not the
tin time e. to indulge in terms of distrust or ag-
Passing to the tariff, the Governor de-
Slared that the Brice-Gorman-W Wilson bill
the government since its foundation, SO
tnat tr to-day more money is being collected
from fhs es,,r internal taxes than customs duties.
mee meeks ase shewng SKI that in 1924 the govern
ana $l3l, 600 from customs duties laying
the burden more directly on the people
than at any time for thirty years. "The
transferred the burden of taxes from inn
ported goods of foreign countries to the
erty of our own people. In less than two
70 borrow, slss,ooO,0oO; The lack Of conf
ment is nowhere made more manifest than
in the drains which have been made upon
greenbacks. President Harrison paid off
S296, 100000 of the public debt and turned
over to Mr. Cleveland's administration $124,-
100000 surplus"
The peoples dstrust, the Governor said.
was produced by the falling off in the rev.
enues- He severely criticised the govern
ment bond contract, made in secret with
the financiers of Europe, which he termed
the elimination of the hard bargain busi-
ness that began in November, 1892
Regarding tariff. agitation, the speaker
said: There are those who say there must
be no further agitation of the tariff and
no attempt to change the tariff, but that we
must rest our mighty enterprises and vast
business enterprises upon the tariff legis-
them to it, however difficult that may be
That is what we are trying to do ana will
do as best we can, because we cannot for
is no permanent settlement of the issue;
only an enforced and impatient pause. No
Democrat is satisfied With the law. h. SAID,
to regain lost ground. They now premise
to do for silver what they falted 10 dc III
1892. The Republican iao, parts, must restere
pie of protection, which would restore CON-
fidence at home and credit abr Dad
After calling attention 10 the straage
spectacle of the greatest severnrnent Of tie
world. without sufficient money fra:n it's
own receipts to meet its ordinary daily ex-
penses, Governor Mckinley sad, the nay
to stop loans was to stop deficiencies. both
of which seemed inseparabie from the Demo-
II fear the hazard Washington deprecated
n century ago. is still great. and tilar even
now. in the blaze of our marvellous educa-
tional progress, there are those of slr
countrymen who, failing to appreciate ur
own institutions, are too strongly rre-
possessed in favor of other political systems
tracing principles unfavorable 10 Re,,ubii-
can government Is the. pres ant the
tional spirit. not only in education, bit in
our entire governmental pOIcy.'