The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-23

he replied, 81 voted for him, but
hoped he would not get it," laugh
ter and applause.) said, "Jurgens,
do | understand you, that you recog-
nizing that his election would ruin
you, still you voted for him and you
hoped he would not be elected?n
"Well," he said, II have got to vote
for some party and l said, why
don't you change; why don't you
come with us?" and he said, "Well, |
will if the rest do"
Now, he was by no means any worse
than ten thousand other men over in
New York State and some of these
other States, tied to party, regardless
of results.
And what is it that divides the par
ties? Is it good books? No, | have
seen some of the finest looking men
in the world Democrats. Is it ordi-
nary morals and wisdom? No, some
of the grandest men, noblest, bright
est, greatest men | have eyer known
have belonged to the opposite party
from myself. We have some Just III e
them in our party, and some of the
most contemplate, little, narrow,
two by four fellows have belonged to
my party. (Laughter.) You have
some of them in your State, and we
have some of them in the other Stat es,
just like them. That is not what di-
Yides the parties. What is it? Let
me suggest this. do not know how
old man there is in the audience but
there is no man so old in the audience
but remembers the time, barring a
few years of the civil war and few
fhnrnQ flor anH no pTirr hn 70
years Immediately following the cleo
ton of Mr.. Mckinley, when the tariff
was not the paramount issue between
the parties? Isn't that right? Yes,
that has been the issue, year after
year, decade after decade. from the
foundation of the government.
What is that that divides the par
ties? Let me suggest. Both parties
believe in government; both parties
know that it takes revenues to main
tain the government, and both par
ties believe in raising large share of
those revenues by a method of tax
upon imports, upon imposts, duties.
Where then is the difference? 1t is
the one party says, we must necessar-
lily have revenues; therefore we will
so adjust the tariff as to yield reve-
nues, and the object being to secure
revenues we will so fix it as to secure
revenues only, and that shall be not
only the prime but the sole object of
the tariff.
The other party says, we need the
revenues, but it is also essential to
protect our own industries, therefore
we will so adjust the tariff so that it
will raise revenues and furnish pro-
lection to our industries against the
cheap labor of foreign countries. ZAP
plause.)
The one party, our opponents say
that it is of prime Importance and of
sole Importance to our people that
they shall have cheap articles of con
sumption. Therefore, they say, open
wide the doors, and whoever can pro-
duce the thing the cheapest let him
have the privilege of supplying the
American market, to the end that
our people shall have the cheapest
thing; and if they have cheap articles
they will, of course, be prosperous
and happy.
AS TO THE TARIFF.
We say it matters very much who
produces that which the American
people consume. We say that we
have builded here a civilization al
most peculiar to ourselves-certainl
conditions peculiar to ourselves. The
best fed; any doubt about it? The
best clothed; do you question it? The
best housed; doubt it? The best ed
ucated; does anyone call it in ques-
ton? The most contented, the wealth
lest, the most prosperous people on
which the sun shines. applause. J
And it is great privilege, highly
priced to produce for such people to
consume.
American people shall have the first
opportunity to supply the American
market. Therefore, adjust your tar
if so as to give the American laborer,
partisan and farmer, the first oppor-
tunity to supply that which we can
consistently Then we will have a
surplus. What will we do with it?
We will sell it abroad Higher than
we can sell it at home? Yes, if we can.
Cheaper than we sell it at home? If
necessary. Sell it for what YOU can
get, and we will have large balance
of trade, which brought in will make
us all comfortable-an Republicans
do not complain if it makes, now and
biiClli OIiC IlSll DCLuOCGdU tlduSI1UeTt,
for they recognize that the conditions
which will give me a shelter for my
| children will give Jones more than a
shelter. They recognize that which
a very prominent leader of the oppos-
ing forces during two quadrennials-
the name you may perhaps recall-he
says all the time that the rich are get
ting richer and the poor are getting
poorer, and that the dollar has been
advanced and the man has been de-
| based.
We meet that with the proposition
that it is true that the man who has
means will become richer. We have
watched man come from across the
sea with nothing but naked hands;
we have seen him begin and do days
work with his hands. From the pro
ceeds of that he bought an ak, and
has been able to earn more. With
the proceeds he bought a team, and
with team he has been able to do
better. With the team he has bought
forty acres of land, and that forty
acres of land has helped him to buy
forty more, and then he adds to that
eighty acres more. In fact we read
in the scripture, ITO him that hath
shall be added, and from him that
hath not shall be taken away even
that which, he seemeth to have" (Ap-
| plause.) l understand that to mean
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