New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20

hIe Specific duties have been recommended Wy
the statesmen Of the past almost without resaiu
70 party. and the Mckinley bill was Drawn do
much as possible in &C ordance Win tha' 'oe"'
Surely no Republican ever objected TO the Ia" vi
that account II was very dstastefui 10 the iiee
traders on account Of that feature. because '"eS
object 70 any provision which compes foreigners
to pay fixed amount. and prevents .he'' iio"'
cheating the United States Government by under
valuations One of the worst features Of the
German Wilson bill is to he found in the fact that
II returns to ad valorem duties, ana opens the
doors wide for the frauds OF that KIND.
In examining the entire bill. It will be seen that
over go items remained unchanged The duties
were decreased on over $50 items and OF these
12j items were on manufactured articles Inc
duties were increased on nearly 10 articles. but
those Increased were Of them on tobacco, 80
Of them on the agricultural schedule, IL on the
products Of the vineyard. 10 on hemp and max.
! and 81 Of them on wool and woollens, besides
some % more in other schedules that directly
affected the products OF the farm. Then, wnen
the increased duties levied for the purpose OF
building up the tin-plate industry. the binding
Irvine industry and the cotton-tes Industry are
taken out. the Mckinley bill Is shown to be a
measure drawn largely to aid the farmers and
working-people OF tn. United States. and to re-
duce revenue.
The bill was intended to help American growers
Of tobacco. the Americans who raise sheep and
cattle who grow hemp and flax and beans. and
| onions and potatoes. and especially to give en-
| ployment to American labor at good wages In
| every industry new and old. within the range OF
| human possibility. Wherever labor demanded
| an increase Of duties the Mckinley bill needed
| tho demand There was nothing extreme In the
| measure except II be found In the fact that the
entire bill was drawn with the view OF helping
the American people and building up the United
| States
| 1t Is to that very extreme that the people OF
| this country arc now aching to return. VIII some
of these Republicans who are just now striving 10
| prejudice the American people against Major
Mckinley because he honestly believes In protec-
| ton and aided in perfecting the law which bears
his name answer 7 question or two?
| In whs. way Is Mr. Mckinley to be blamed for
helping to frame the bill. any more than Thomas
| r. Reed William y. Allison. Matthew $: Quay,
| Senator Cnom Governor Morton? They, all
Of them did their best to secure its passage. and
voted for 1t. except Governor Morton VINO was
enthusiastic In its praise
That the bill reduced the revenues largely Is
at,ested by the facts That II built up new In
dusries and gave labor 10 American citizens. Is
| denied hv no one who is we'll informed II
| was preciscly such bill as the Republican party
| had been promising tho people lis repeal has
/ nlurced this country Into untold losses, and has
! Injured thc WoFNiH6-P'O"'e ''''''' ''N P''N' "
computation.
, pRorrCTIONlST ALL TIE WAY THROUGH
.galn gentlemen what do you mean by a
| moderate. protect!onst"? Is II some man who
only about half believes in the doctrine? Is
I; some man who believes in levying duties as
much as possihle 20 please free traders? II that
ls the kind Of man you are seeking. then
| Major Mckinley will not do. II any one thinks
! that such is the kind OF n man the people arc
| looking for this year. he IL wonderfully mis-
! taken d. not attack a single man VINO Is
/ mentioned a candidate OF the RrpuDHChi
/ PARTY Tits year So far as know they are al
! sound every man Of them. on the great doctrine
/ Of Protection. DO. however. protest against the
! EFF ut 10 IN urc any one II them because ne mas
/ simply at all times been abreast OF the party
/ on that subject.
repent what have often said In public
/ No tariff bill was ever enacted b. the American
| Congress which was drawn more clearly 70 the
| Ines 81 the true doctrines Of the protective sys
| TEN than was the Mckinley bill All persons
| who attempting To inJur; the prospects OF
Major Mckinley by connecting his name I'M.
matcly with that measure are really doing MN
a favor and they Will live 20 realize the fact
| II they succeed in proving that he means
more than any other candidate return to me
prosperous times or 1891 and 1892. the contest
| Will be at onc,' ended in his favor. Such re-
turn is Just what the people desire. They have
had enough of frc~-trade times and free-tradt
| legislation. They are more than anxious tC
| emphasize their feelings upon that subject They
are anxious to vote FOR man who believes
| In n protection that Will protect. They desire
| no halfway work In this regard III you tel
them the man IL an "extremist." they say. ID
You mean that he ls extremely right? II 50
that suits us" Go ask the growers OF and work
ers In wool II they are In favor OF the WOO
schedule as u was In the Mckinley bill. or do
they like II a. It IL now. An emphatic answer
| will be given. Go ask the grow RS OF cattle
hops. tobacco. barley. hay. onions. potatoes
fax. hemp. sugar. how they like these times oil
| "modcratc protection" 1t will not be difficult
| 10 understand their reply Go ask the men who
| run factories shops ard mills. and the arm,
| Of men and women employed and unemployed
| In these days OF moderate duties" how the,
! would Ike the times Of an "extremist' upoi
| this question once again. and the light In thei
| eyes and the tones with which your question VII
| bc answered will leave chance for doubt a!
! To what these people desire.
Understand me. The American people like
| man who knows what he believes. and who hai
| given evidence Of hts faith by well-drected ef
| forts. There Is no strength In a mlk-and-wate
man. 10 enthusiasm for namby -pambyi5m. a
| this time.
| The people know what they want and they In
| tend 20 have II. Let them once understand
that any one candidate IL more likely 10 furthe
their wishes than any other. and that IL tn
man they will have. | do rot say that there II
any weakness IN this regard on the part of an!
tempt 10 prov. that any one OF them is espe
clally strong in that direction will only add 4
the emphasis with watch the people will de
nand the selection Of that very man.
Il. G. HORR.
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