The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-26
MOUNT ON PROTECTION
SHOWS THE BENEFITS DERIVED
FROM RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
A FIour-MilI Worker Tells His Ex-
perience Since the Treaties
Were Abrogated.


the nomination of Mckinley and Hobart in
a big meeting at the town hall last night
The meeting was originally called fo2 the
mineral springs. but the threatening ap-
pearance of the sky and scattering drops
of rain caused the managers to remove 1t
to the town hall. About 500 were present
during the speaking of James A. Mount,
many hearing his speech outside the win
dows which were opened. The little hall
was filled to overfiowing and the audience.
which was composed of members of both
parties, received the speeches with ap-
plause. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Mckinley Club of Haugh-
ville In front of the speakers stand was
large picture of Mckinley. and this pic
ture furnished the text for most of the
speakers Charles A. Bookwalter presided
and in his speech introducing Mr.. Mount
was frequently applauded for pointed sem
tences about Republican success. Just as
Mr.. Mount began to speak the Third ward
colored Republicans. in large number.
reached the hall headed by fife and drum
corps. The music for the meeting was
furnished by the Haughville band.
Mr.. Mount spoke principally of the tariff
question. He took Mckinley the text
for his subject, alluding to his public
achievements and individual resources as
emitting him to be the leader of the party
of protection. The address was full Of the
meat of fact and Mr.. Mount did not at
tempt oratory. He said that he believed
facts and not feeling would control voters.
and he came fortified with facts in abund-
ance. Mr.. Mount said that a condition that
appealed to the voters was well known
by them. The question they wanted
answered was: why are the people taking
such an unusual interest in conventions,
and why are they all talking politics?''
This, he said, could be answered with other
questions. Why were so many men IDLE and
why was there such general depression?
business men had told him that they were
living on the capital of their business I'm
hope or relief and laboring & men ~ mere s;ta NV Nv
Ing. for better times This depression, he
said, began in 1893.
Mr. Mount said he did not allude to this
because il was the year In which Grover
Cleveland was inaugurated, but because ii
was the fact. 1t had continued since. Nc
change t. be IN esn 5s
in the protection Of home industries and
sound currency.
of Dun's Commercial Agency for the Year
1892 which showed Ii to be the most pros
porous year in the history of the country.
Then he quoted from the reports of the
in which it was shown to be the most dis
astrous in the history OF the country. The
idle and this meant 100000 empty mouths
This had resulted from a change of admin
istration and the public had no confidence
In the party in power.
Mr.. Mount then took the statistics dur.
ing the years of protective tariff and re-
duced duties. The comparison displayed
clearly the disaster attending the removal
of protecting tariff. In 1892. he said the
! country was at its most prosperous stage
| There was employment for all, but with
| the. induction of a. party that promised
| radical changes, and changes which 1t as
| sured the voters would broaden the mar
kets of the world 10 American commerce
uncertainty soon became lack OF confidence
! and was followed by disaster. Instead OF
| the balance of trade being in favor of this
| country, ii had been against 1t. and the
| gold coin that had been brought here un-
| der a Republican administration drifteo
back under Democratic. The exports that
| had been nearly one thousand million dol
lars in 1892, were reduced TO only $545. 900 90
| in 1888 The commercial relations under the
reciprocity measures of the Mckinley law
| with Cuba found a new and valuable mar
| ket for flour, cured meats and other prod.
| ucts Of American industry. The repeal ol
| those measures destroyed that trade and
! threw many men out of employment.
ence. II worked in a mill that shipped tC
| Cuba. When the Wilson bill passed I lost
my job and have been next to starvation
since"
| Protection. Mr.. Mount said, was not :
| maxim or theory. The statistics which
| he had given the history of the country
itself, were enough, If dispassionately ex
| amined, to convince any one with common
| sense that protection meant prosperity an(
free trade meant disaster.
| The closing part of AIR. Mounts speech
/ was directed at the free-silver advocates
The speaker made q little more emphat tit
| many of the points brought ou: in his
speech Wedne sday night at the Fourteenth
ward meeting. When Mr.. Mount closed n,
| was greeted with great applause.
| The chairman introduced Talies.n Evars
OF New York, who is representa- tive o
! the American Protective Tariff League
| Mr.. Evans spoke of the every day Jilustra
| ciprocity and challenged any person Il
name an article protected by tariff tina
had not. under domestic competition, beer
cheapened in the American market
| William d. Owen. candidate for re-elec
tion as Secretary of State spoke Cf tn,
| good qualifications of dr Mount as th,
| head of the ticket. As he has an engage
ment TO speak again in Haughville, he dit
| not speak at length. Henry Clay Allen
| but declined as he Is judicial candt date
| Elder j. NJ. Morton and Gabriel L. Jone
| said many things that stimula- ed III,
| crowd. Elder Morton's terse remarxs ver
| warmly applauded.l Carey L. Smith ais,
| spoke. After the meeting MIR. Mount me
| nearly all those present individually, shak
/ ing hands and answering Questions.
| East-End Meeting Tonight.
There will be meeting of the East En-,
| Republican Club this evening at the clul
rooms, corner of Washington street an,
Eastern avenue. Ex-Governor Hanna ex