New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-19
FIRST GUN BY McCLEARY
Congressman Opens Campaign in
Brown County.
Special Train Carries 70 New Ulm
ties to Springfield.
Tariff Revision and Reciprocity
Are His Themes.

Congressman J. 7. McCleary in a
forcible and comprehensive speech
opened the campaign in Brown county
Monday night in Springfield. Enth1si-
whichhas been slow in arousing this
fall, ran high and between 700 aud 500
people gathered to hear their
congressman.
A special train of two cars carried
about seventy republicans and the
Concordia band from New Ulm and at
Sleepy Eye this representation was in
creased by about an equal number of
enthusiasts. The train was met at the
station by the Springfield band and
the throng marched to the hall where
the meeting was to be held, to the time
of stirring music.
So great was the gathering, however,
that it was impossible to get one half
of those who would hear in the building
and an adjournment was taken to the
pavilion farther down the street. Here
Mr.. McCleary spoke and the multitude
stood around in the open air.
DUNN'S NAME APPLAUDED.
The congressman spoke in his usual
style with few oratorical attempts but
with an earnestness and frankness that
carried conviction. Tariff revision
and reciprocity with Canada were his
principal themes, and toward the end
of his address he put in a good word
for Dunn and the rest of the state tick
ct. The mention Of Dunn drew forth
loud applause.
The opposition, Mr.. McCleary de-
clared, wanted him to advocate a re-
vision of the tariff. But, he said, he
did not favor any downward cut.
The tariff was already too low, as
there had already been two cuts since
the Dingley bill was passed.
It should be remembered that the
tariff is the only source of income the
government has. Taxes are collected
here for the city and county and state,
but not one cent goes to the national
government. At present, he said, he
felt sure the people did not want
him to advocate reduction, as
the tariff is already SO low that it is
hardly adequate for expenses and last
year there was a deficit.
ENGLISH TARIFF EXPLAINED.
Mr.. McCleary then compared our
tariff with that of other countries,
notably England. It is a popular
conception that England has free
trade. This is not so. There is no
country on earth having free trade.
Their policy of a tariff is simple
different than ours. England puts a
tariff on such things as she does not
produce, such as tea, coffee, spices,
etc., with no thought of projections:
while this country puts no tax on the
things she does not produce but puts
it on those she does. This affords the
home products a protection.
Another popular conception which
the speaker branded as false is that
goods made in America can be bought
cheaper in the foreign market than at
home. When he was abroad recently,
Mr.. McCleary said, he took occasion
to price farm machinery, for instance.
He found that while binder could be
bought for about 800 less than in
Mankato, it was an old model. New
models cost about $50 more in England
than in Mankato.
ARTICLES CHEAPER AT HOME.
He cited the Douglas shoe as
another example. They cost $3.50 in
the United States and 81 20 in England.
No article produced in this country is
sold cheaper abroad.
Reciprocity with Canada next occu-
pied Mr.. McCleary's attention. The
agitation in it's favor he credited to
the New England manufacturers. Time
was when they were the only makers
of cotton and wooden goods, but within
the last twenty years factories have
sprung up at home in the south and in
the west nearer the source of supply
and the eastern naEaYs have found