Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17
PATRIOTISM OF PROTECTION.
Major Mckinley Declares That 1t 4
OppOsed to SectiOnalism.


Maj. Mckinley said, in an address to the
delegation from West Virginia, visiting him
at Canton yesterday: my friends. the
policy Of protection to American farms,
industry, enterprise and labor, is a broad
national policy. 1t has not tnge of sec
tlonalism in 1t; 1t Is sound in truth and
wholesome in practice. 1t is not narrow
and provincial, but wide in it's blessings and
Its benefits. always promoting industrial
growth. serving national ends, rewar1ing
individual efforts and advancing just aspira-
tons and hopes of the American people
1t is the doctrine Of true patriotism; the
welfare of our country and countrymen
first; our home and our families first, an
ardent, sincere and genuine Americanism
that loves our flag better than any ether
and would rather subserve our own inter-
ests than the interests of any other people
or OF any other nation of the world. 1t
is not the plea of one state against another:
out 1t Is for the benefit of ala policy that
res no American interests but pro-
-otes them all. 1t is only perfect when
UNIVERSAL, and 1t is true to this principle
only that the republican party advocates its
restoration. The way some of your orators
used to talk to you was as If the tariff was
good thing for the Chip farmer and
I,aoorer; but positive detrinent to the
West Virginia farmer and laborer; as If 1t
could benefit the miner of Pennsylvania
put 1nJure the miner of West Virginia; as II
tne wheat and grain grown in Kansas or
.ne peet product OF Nebraska would grow
rich by Its operations. and the cotton and
sugar planters of Texas and Louisiana be-
come fmpov erished under it, Time and
again you nave heard them declare that
WINE protection might be a good thing for
New England it was a curse to The we ot
ana south. You know better now after
nav4hG had three years and a half exneri-
r rnoe under partial free trade In vain did
republican speakers and papers remon-
strate against this madness, but of no avail
ana 80 the people gave it a trial
VII With What result? Is 1t not true that
pxstia1 r. Tree trade has injured us one and
mas injured every interest and every indms-
try In West Virginia? Have not the neo-
PIE and the government grown steadily
Hare .n onoer I'll It's destructive operations?
nave not both producer and consumer
oeen ln1u! ed? The southern, in conr,on
WIN an the other states steadily advanced
9 9!a the protective system. If there was a
difference between them ard the nortb-
or" states. II vas in their favor stna,,ti,,
every year from 1870 to 1890 sirnnIv che
cause their resources were greater and
u, Il er development more general and rapid.
Inc census Of 1880 and other reliable 70
ports. show the grea test gain in the south
OF any other part of the country. and her
enormous en- 1a1m strides in the decade from 1850
70 1917 may Well challenge admiration and
pride. 1 doubt If a similar exhibit of sa.h
remarkable advancement toward CONNER
cial and manufacturing supremacy, or the
advancement and uplifting of agriculture.
can ca l,, ne shown ON any other page Of the
DO you want to turn your back uoon
tnis potscy, men of West Virginia? Do
you !,o', want TIA return of that prosperity which
you so s.gnally enjoyed from 1890 to 1Sna
' ,Cries OF You bet, we do.'D Then, my TEL
low citizens the way to accomplish thai &
10 vote fer that party-not for the indivi5-
uai-ont to vote for that party that has a.
ways stood for protective tariff and he.
heves In protecting our own against ali tie
world. This. my fellow citizens. has been
the principle CT the republican party from
the beginning. 1t is its principle now. and
our party believes now. as 1t has always
believed, that the business of this country
must be done with dollars that are worth
one hundred cents each in every state CT
the Union and IN every part of the civilized
world We do not want cheap dollar
any more than we want cheap men. We
no more want free silver than we want
free trade We want good money and a
protective tariff, and thea we want Nv
our votes on the Sd of November. to teil
the whole wo-ld that This is a government
OF law and a government Of integrity and
of lnsullied honor