Protective tariff meeting features McKinley and Goff speeches
The club audience lauded Congressman McKinley and Nathan Goff as they urged protectionist policies. McKinley likened Sherman to his famed march to the sea and pressed wool protection, while Goff compared tariff attacks to England's moves against the American provinces and joked about public speech rights. The event closed with cheers and notices of upcoming talks in Providence and Pawtucket.
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Pawtucket
President Merrick Addresses Home Market Club Banquet
President Timothy Merrick speaks at a Home Market Club banquet noting Governor Ames’s absence due to illness and praising the club’s rapid growth. He highlights 100000 documents distributed, membership rising from 300 to 900 in under four months, and urges reaching 5000 by year’s end. John Sherman is introduced as a guest.
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Herbert Radclyffe
United States
Pease
John Sherman
Ohio
Home Market Club speech urges protection over foreign trade
Senator John Sherman argues for a strong home market, condemns free trade and export taxes, and defends protective tariffs to sustain American industry and wages. He contrasts domestic production with foreign reliance, cites surplus wealth, and calls Boston to lead in a hemispheric market strategy.
Massachusetts and the Nation at the Crossroads of Tariffs
Congressman McKinley argues for a broad protective tariff to sustain New England industry and a national economy. He rebukes free trade, defends tariffs on competing imports, and warns against free raw materials while urging unity among manufacturers and workers to preserve American prosperity.
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Congressmen Goff Urges Home Market Over Foreign Trade
A Boston speech by Congressman Goff argues to defend the United States home market. He cites Massachusetts and Boston as examples of thriving industry and warns against embracing foreign markets and British free trade. He laments English dominance and Ireland’s decline under restrictive policy while urging domestic production.
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