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October 3, 1890
The Times
Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan
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Report from Allegan on a lopsided tariff debate where Republican R. G. Horr effectively argued for protection and dismantled Democrat Jerome W. Turner's unrelated speech, securing audience support before Turner departed.
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A dispatch to the Detroit Tribune from Allegan says:
A joint discussion of the tariff question which took place this afternoon, with R. G. Horr for the Republicans, and Jerome W. Turner as champion for the Democrats, but it could hardly be called a discussion, as Mr. Turner did not attempt to answer any of the points made by Mr. Horr. Mr. Horr was the first speaker and talked for three quarters of an hour, making telling points for protection. Mr. Turner then spoke for an hour, but evidently had his speech all laid out beforehand, and did not allude to Mr. Horr's statements, but tried the old game of making the farmers think there was a combination between manufacturers and aristocrats to oppress them. He harped on this string all the way through. As soon as he had finished he left to catch a train. It was fortunate for his feelings that he did, for in the 15 minutes that were left Horr in which to close, he took Turner's speech and completely riddled it. Horr had his audience with him from first to last, and when it was over it was the universal opinion that Turner was most terribly used up.
A joint discussion of the tariff question which took place this afternoon, with R. G. Horr for the Republicans, and Jerome W. Turner as champion for the Democrats, but it could hardly be called a discussion, as Mr. Turner did not attempt to answer any of the points made by Mr. Horr. Mr. Horr was the first speaker and talked for three quarters of an hour, making telling points for protection. Mr. Turner then spoke for an hour, but evidently had his speech all laid out beforehand, and did not allude to Mr. Horr's statements, but tried the old game of making the farmers think there was a combination between manufacturers and aristocrats to oppress them. He harped on this string all the way through. As soon as he had finished he left to catch a train. It was fortunate for his feelings that he did, for in the 15 minutes that were left Horr in which to close, he took Turner's speech and completely riddled it. Horr had his audience with him from first to last, and when it was over it was the universal opinion that Turner was most terribly used up.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Tariff Debate
Political Discussion
Republican Speaker
Democrat Challenger
Protectionism
What entities or persons were involved?
R. G. Horr
Jerome W. Turner
Where did it happen?
Allegan
Story Details
Key Persons
R. G. Horr
Jerome W. Turner
Location
Allegan
Story Details
In a joint tariff discussion in Allegan, Republican R. G. Horr spoke first for protection, then Democrat Jerome W. Turner spoke without addressing Horr's points, focusing on a supposed manufacturer-aristocrat conspiracy against farmers. Horr then rebutted Turner's speech effectively, winning the audience's approval.