The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-13
NJ M'KTNLEY No LINCOLN.
He Speaks at the Marquette
Club Banquet at Chicago.
BRANCHES OFF INTO POLITICS.

Mckinley OF ohio. delivered An address
at tho Marguerite club banquet here TO-
night In honor Of Abraham Linooln's
birthday. After giving 4 comprehen'
sivo sketch and tribute 10 Lincoln, IN
which Allusion was made 10 the princi.
pal events In his life. Major Mckinley
devoted himself 70 n consideration Of
the current political question as exem.
plaed by tho speeches and writings Of
NJ. Lincoln. He said;
"a profound common sense h the
best genius for statesmAnship, and therS
IL no substitute for it Lincoln was GER
tainly the most sagaoiou and farseeine
statesman In tho annals Of American
history. His whole life justiaes this
estimate Of i'm. It notable that hii
stand on ail public questions In his
earlier, as well as his later career. stamp
him a. the wisest exponent Of political
truths we have ever had.
Witnessing the government as w
do today. with its debt increasing,
bond issuing. gold depicting. labor
destroying. low tariff policy, with whai
mighty force tho words OF Lncoln,
written more than half century ago,
comes 20 us In this hour and emergency
They read a. II writtou for the living
present. not for the past Why. dS
You know. thst As far back as March ],
1913. at whig meeting in springfial'
Mr.. Lincoln offered a series Of roso'u
tioas relating TO the tariff. which co.,
well be accepted here tonighti The,
were then instantly aud unanimou'l,
adopted. and Mr Lincoln was himself
appointed 20 prepare an address TO th'
people Of the state upon the subject
which they embraced Let me rea'
from this Addres his profound observa
tions upon tariff aud taxation and thei
relation 10 the condition Of the country
Tho first Of our resolutions. SAT-
Mr.. Lincoln. declares tariff Of dutie
upon foreign importations, producin
sufficient revenue Tor tbs suppnF. OF th
general government, and so adjusted a
% protect American industry, 70 Do In
desponsably necessary TO the prosper.t
Of the American people; and ths secon
declares direct taxation Tor nations
revenue 70 be improper.
Here the resolution declared that th
revenues o. the government were nj
sufficient 20 sustain the expenditure
! and that either an increase Of the tari
. had to bo made or the government ha
90 resort 20 direct taxation to rail-
needed money. The resolution col
times;
1--WE rtpoat. then. tariff suiiiciei
, for revenue. or a direct tax, must SOC
he rosorted 20, and, indeed, we bo!io'
this alternative IL now denied by I
b one. Bat which systcm shall be adop
E edg Let US then briefly compare q
two syslema. The tAgi6 Is the cheap
system. because the duties. being c.
lected In large parcels a, a few COZ
b mercial points. viii reqaire oompar
lively few officers in their oollectio
while by the direct tax system thu lat
must bo literally oovered with assesso
and collectors. going forth like swarr
Of Egyptian locusts, dovouring eve
4 blade OF grass aud other green thing
"'By this system (the proteetivel
man who contents himself 10 live up
the products Of his own country pa
nothing al all. BY the direct tax no
| can escape.
perhaps 1, was not eatirc.y acclie
tAl that these views Of Mr.. LncC
\ found almost literal expressions In I
! Republican national platform OF ~
} Nor Is IL strange thai tais year, as
1 ArNAt hN NAANN - ANaAAA ~ ANA
, Republican position u2on this grl
| economic question. Tho whole wo
knew year In advance Of It's uttcraI
- what the Republican platform Of Il
would 10. aud She whols world kuo
now. aud has known Tor a year ps
what the Republican platform Of u
will be.
Then tho battle was % arrest
spread oi slave labor In America; n
itisto prevent the ineroaso OF ilyp
and degraded free labor in Amer
, The platform Of 1896. say, Is a.ref
wrl,tau-writtan Ia tho hearts ani
the homes Of the iRassos OF our count
mon. It has been thought out aroI
u" huadredsof thousands o, American
sides-lterally wrought cut, by the I
conditions aud harsh experiences Of
past three years.
-. "on the great questions still unsetl
or in dispute between the domiu
~ parties we stand now just as We did
! 1850. for Republican princinles are