The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
PROTECTIVE SYSTEM BEST.
The TariH-for-Revenu Plan Has
worked Only Injury.

To the delegations from Warren and
Forest counties, Pennsylvania Major Nc
Kinley spoke as follows:
Mr. Bucklin and Fellow-citizens of War
ren and Forest Counties Pennsylvania-If
| ever had any doubt about the extent of
the population of the State of Pennsylvania
Louis convention. | think that l have had
the honor of a call from nearly all western
PENNSYLVANIA and as far east as Harris
all determined upon the same end-that of
contributing their part TO the success of
the grandest principles that were ever adj
vocated by any political party and for the
greatest party in the world. We have had
in this country since the beginning of the
government a trial of two revenue systems
One has been known as the tariff-for-rev-
enue-only system and the other has been
no experience under the former for so
many long years that the people had total
ly forgotten the distress which was the re-
suit of the inauguration of that system.
We have had some experience with IL dur
ing the last three and half years Ga voice,
We don't want any more of it, thoughi)
and, as my friend says, we don't want any
more of it This is one of the things you
have "a chance to vote upon on the Sd
more of ii or whether you want less of it.
we have had historically the greatest
when we have been under the protective
system. We have had the greatest de-
preston. the worst Danics and the most
universal distress when we have been un-
der the tariff-for-revenue system. The tar
if-for-revenue- only system has but one
aim. and that is to raise revenue. The pro-
tective system has that aim and in addi-
ton that has the further aim OF pro
tecting American interests, American Ia
Dor and American markets the protective
system has proven in our history to be
better revenue raiser than the revenue
tariff system. for under II we have always
been able TO provide sufficient revenues to
conduct the government while under the
tariff ff-for-revenue-only system We have
not. in the last three years and a half.
been able to provide adequate revenue to
meet pubic necessities; so that as q
revenue producer the ciff system inaugu-
rated by this administration has signally
and utterly failed. 1t has not only failed
ii has brought injury to practically every
American interest. 1t has favored every
ether nation but our own. and we suf-
fering as consequence.
Nov. that is one phase OF our cOnten-
tion this year upon which you will vote.
: he other is whether we shall have good.
round sound dollar with which 70 do our
business or whether we will do Cur business
with a deprecated. changing currency.
The Republican party. as you know. be-
l1eves in the protective system. and just
firmly and earnestly believes in an honest
dollar with which TO measure the exchang-
es of the American people. "a voice. We
viii take 4 hunired-cent dollar,D Ny frione
here suggests that we VIII take The hun
dred-cent dollar. which is good enough for
us and it's good enough for ali mankind.
and when they talk about this Nation hay-
ing surrendered it's independence because
it won't adopt the Chinese system of
hnancs / send back the reply that there is
no independence in the United States TO
which dshonor attaches.
II am glad to meet and greet you. and
would be glad TO talk with you longer.
trust that the county OF Warren and the
county of Forest. which some years ago
received the banner as being the strongest
Republican county of the State will not
permit any other county In Pennsylvania
TO take the Banner from it.