He then spoke about the _Tariff_, and said that the tariff laws which he
hoped to see made would bring in enough money to supply all needs, without
directly taxing the people--which was a thing he did not approve of,
except in time of war. The tariff is a tax put on all foreign products
brought into this country.
He then touched upon _Trusts_, and very severely, too. He approved
entirely of the efforts that had been made by Mr. Cleveland's Government
to suppress trusts, and he said that his Government would follow
steadfastly in its footsteps--enforcing the laws that already existed, and
making such new ones as were necessary.
He spoke about _Immigration_. President Cleveland vetoed the immigration
bill, about which we were speaking; but President McKinley approves of
restricting immigration, and will probably sign the bill if it is brought
before him.
One very interesting point that he touched on was the subject of _American
Merchant Marine_.
At the present time we have so few of our own ships sailing the seas, that
we can be said to have no merchant marine at all.
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