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Show GOOD SOLMCTRINE. Ex-OongrrsMnan Horr of Michigan Ad dresses Rotting Republican Mueting at tho Theater rACT3 roa the feee traders- Aotive Arguments for Thiuken Protection Protec-tion Prospers a Nation What This Territory Needs. Ex Congressman Roswell G. Horr of Michigan addressed a great republican meeting in the Salt Lake theatre last night. James Devine acteti as chairman. chair-man. The following representative republicans sat on the stage: Judge Estee of California, W. S. Mo-Cornick, Mo-Cornick, .lames Devi tie, Chief Justice Zane, C. W. Beunett, Arthur Pratt, I.ouisCohn, Wm. Balder-ston, Balder-ston, Scott Anderson, 11. (1. McMillan, Judge Bartch, N. Treweuk, 11 arm el Pratt, Major Trumbull, Robert Watson, F. D. Kimball, L. M. Earl, II. B. Claw-son. Claw-son. Marshal Parsons, II. M. Wells, G. M. Cannon. Congressman Horr's address was replete with facts of argumentation, and his clear points were frequently applauded. Congressman Ilorr was introduced to the audience by James Devine who said: "We will have the pleasure of listening to a republican address which is true, which will strengthen those of tariff duties each year. She levies all her duties on the articles she dues or can not produce. Last year she collected collect-ed $.;!, 000. 000 duty on tea and $10,000,-000 $10,000,-000 duty on tobacco. On tobacco she puts a tariff and thus she makes unlawful unlaw-ful the growing of one stalk of tobacco within her domain. Her ideas aro the principles of the democratic party of America. The republicans put tea, coffee and articles we do not produce on the free list. Republicans say that a duty levied on an article we do not produce is a tax. A duty levied on an article we cannot produce does not not build up an industry in the United States. The republicans have been trying the protective plan for twenty years and know it does. I say we have cheapened articles. Democrats Dem-ocrats say you have made them dearer. Since the birth of this republic salt has been placed on the free list three times by the democrats. The article did not go up in price, it immediately went down. In Michigan we have sold 8,000,000 barrels of salt for 50 cents per barrel. The barrel cost 20 cents and tfjeduty was HJ cents. What do you .jink of that democrats? - The democrats are crying that the McKinley bill levies a duty on tin. Possibly the Herald knows there is no duty on tin. There is, however, a heavy duty on tin plate, put there by the republicans. The McKinley bill was drawn so as to enable tin plate to be manufactured in this country. 1 say that inside of three years we'll make better tin plate in the United States than we have yet imported. The democrats dem-ocrats say you will rob the people by the McKinley bill. I say if we don't make better tin plate inside of three years I shall never make another an-other protective soeech. Now the detu- lialance $1 7,0ft2.50 represents human labor. This is pretention. Now my good brethren I would not join a party that is always picking a llaw about tho country. I don't think that (iotl gave all tho good things to England. My democratic friends if you have any affection for yourcoiinlry don't go around whining that everything every-thing you see is wrong. I believe lirst in building up the United States, and than England can follow us. The Euglish know that under the McKinley bill we will make the things in IhU country which England has been furnishing us. That's what is hurting them. The first duty of an American citizen is to build up his home, then the city where he has his borne, and then he can build lip the country where he lives. Take care of our own country. I like the republican party because it is ready to take steps to inaugurate matters to build up this country. The democrats are not of this stripe, they are the afterward party. The republicans repub-licans work early and late to bless the country. What you need in Utah is more diversified diver-sified industries. Your resources are without limit. (let your irrigation systems sys-tems at work and you will grow the greatest crops in tho world. Your hills are full of metals that arc wanted by all markets in the civilized world. Do you think the Lord would have made such a country as this if ho thought the people would vole the democratic ticket? Another reason why I like the republican repub-lican party is because it has always been in favor of education and tho schoolhouse. In the census ollice at Washington there is a largo map painted so as to show which parts of republican belief aud enable the JJuic crats to seo their weak points." As the speaker of the evoning stepped step-ped forward he was greeted with applause. ap-plause. Mr. Horr said: I come here this evening purposing for a little while to discuss tome of the questions about which the two great political parties of the United States are divided. I shall speak to you as a republican. I have been a republican all my life and a member of that party ever since it was in tht United States consequently having the experience I can tell vou what reunblicanistn is and means because I hare been right in it. I shall try to convinct the democrats while I am not on the inside of their party and actions that I know as much about their workings as they would like to have me tell. In a large audience like this anywhere in the United States it probably pays to presume that there are seven or eight democrats present. I want to say to them if I am a little bit plain in my talk to night they must stop and examine themselves and see if there is not truth in what I shall say. I have been a republican so long I ca nnot help telling the truth. I like the republican party because since its organization it has always b,eeu thoroughly in favor of the United Slates of America. Iiecause it has always al-ways been in favor of the Hag of our country. Why, say the democrats, we are in favor of that Hag. Yes, you are now. I don't mean anybody present because you are all right. When tho country was in danger the democrats were not in favor of the flag. Every republican in the United States without a single exception was for tho old flag and perpetutity of the country. There were a lot of democrats in tho war, I don't deny that There was not a ro-liublican ro-liublican in the confederacy sn fr . r ocrats must dry up and do just what w gay. Y ou democrats cannot name an article that is not cheaper today under republican protection. "How about sugar?" called a man in the audience. "Sugar," said Congressman Horr, "is cheaper now because we took the duty off it. When we produce our own sugar we shall put the duty up, as that will be protection. I defy any man to name an article that we havn't cheapened cheap-ened by manufacturing it in this country. coun-try. What of earthenware? Why I very well remember of the plates brought to this country on which was a picture of the British lion and unicorn fighting. Nowadays a fellow cau eat bis meals from plat's without that English chromo staring toim in tho face. Today a superior quality of earthenware earthen-ware is manufactured in the United States to that imported from England and at about one-half the price formerly ' j paid for goods from the latter country, i This year the United States has made j more iron and bleol goods than any; other nation of the world and this under a republican administration. A good many people are worrying about 1 tho price of silk goods. Well, the goods I were never cheaper than at present, j Last year tho United Slates manufactured' manufac-tured' ,1118,000.000 worth of silk poods, j thus furnishing labor for 40,000 em-; nloves and shelter and food for lot), 00 .) j the country possess the largest percentage percen-tage of ignorance. Where) ignorance prevails that part of tho country is painted black and as the educational condition of the people improves that part of the country is painted white. South Carolina is black and o is New Y'ork city. Vermont, where I was born, Ohio where I was raised, Michigan Michi-gan where I have lived for twenty years and Utah where I am now are the whites:, spots on the entire map. The three stales that I have named are all republican and I have no doubt that Utah will some day also fall in line. You are about starting out in this territory in a new departure. I didu't come here for the purpose pur-pose of meddling with your allairs but to preach republican doctrine. doc-trine. Y'ou have been torn asunder by questions that are not national. na-tional. I have endeavored to show you the advantages of repiiblicaui-m. I think you had better ally yourself with tho republican party. Some of you democrats will go away aud continue to vote the democratic ticket, all I can gay is may (iod have mercy on your souls. You men that are now claiming that nothing shall stand between the grand nation where, you live and yourselves your-selves should join the republican r.mks. The people will find out where you stand and admire your firmness and f..n..... ........ 1.. v.. j nriiun yi'ui t'Aiii!oio, as ij ym I ty can succeed who bae their belief on the doctrine of hate. We . caj win only by brotherly kindness. If j I could bring the democratic party to repentance 1 would do that. My work here is to show the people the exact lines between the two parlies. To bo sure the democrats will differ with me. I know that 1 want to do what is best for this great nation. 1 want to leave this message: Iu starting j out do not be governed by theorists but find out the facts of affairs for yourselves. your-selves. There are no people in this I nation more interested in protection than the people of Utah, the place I where you have your homes. I After the speech a number of prominent prom-inent Salt Lake people were introduced to Congressman Horr. know. A largo part of the democratic party who staid at home during the war didn't behave themselves very well 'They did not go to the "front but they had thoir representative there. Later on tho democrats gut together in conventions and declared tho war a failure. Now didn't youV Don't you wish you had not done that? If the democrats are all right how did there happen to be such a word as war democrat; Tho word war democrat demo-crat was coined to distinguish them from the regular democrats. VVhv do Irefcrto this? Simply because democratic demo-cratic speakers in Utah ate telling the people that the democrats furnished the soldiers for the war. The war department de-partment at Washington does not show the polities of a single soldier who ever enlisted for service. Another reason why I believe in the principles of the republican party is because it has given unswerving support sup-port to every measure that tended to build up the United States of America. This party has always been for protee- people. Since the manufacture of silk in this country we can buy it for one-half one-half what it cost when we depended on other countries for the supply. Cotton cloth is also cheaper, due to protection. Some twenty years since we paid from (i to lli cents per yard for prints. Today you can buy a calico dress at 0 cents per yard good enough for a girl to be married in. Of all things the democrats are awfully touchy about wool. They claim there is an awful tax on clothes. While teaching school 40 years ago, I bought a suit of clothes for $22 in Chicago. Today I can duplicate the same unit for $10. 'The democrats rlaim tho same suit can be j bought in England for 87. If this is true the lowness of the price is ac- counted for by taking tho wages from the poor working men of England. I would rather wear a suit which I knew had the wool grown aud sheared in America, and woven by people who received re-ceived wages sufficient to enable them to eat meat once a week. American manufacturers pay better wages than the English. People of the latter country coun-try come over here to get the high wages, our people do not flock over there. The immigration question is a burning one. How do you stand on it. my democratic friends? I am in favor of ameuding our laws so that the flood of ignorance and crime to the United States shall be stopped. The democrats howl about raw material. I once asked a locomotive manufacturer the price of a good locomotive. Hi reply was $18,000. What was the raw material iu the machine worth, I next asked him. The master mechanic figured for a while and said $37.50. So you see the liou. I believe the republican party is correct. Democrats believe it is wrong. One of the things I love to tell is where 1 stand on the political polit-ical question. We all k00w the two great parties differ as to the levying of duty. A democrat is a freetrader free-trader all over the world. I know you democrats don't claim to be free traders: trad-ers: you claim to be tariff reformers In this assertion you make the republicans republi-cans smile. When you use the names of (irover Cleveland, Dave Hill an(j Martin Luther as reformers you tangle tua all up. We call England a free trade country. coun-try. She collects $100,000,000 from |