The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-29
ABRAHAM 5. HEWITT SPEAKS.
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The address by the Hon. Abram s
Hewitt, at Cmckering Hall, October 20,
before the Young Mems Democratic
Club, attracted a large audience. Many
ladies were present. The Hon Town
send Cox, lit presenting Mr. Hewitt. said
that the meeting had been hastily called,
with but one days notice 1t had been
deemed proper to discuss the question
Of the tariff and he knew no one better
qualified to discuss it than the speaker
of the evening. Applauscl He said
this was but one OF Il series of meetings
to bc held by the club He gave notice
Hancock and English, to be held on the
steps of the Sub-Trcasury. this after
noon. at 81 o'clock. and he invited bust
ness men to be present. The object of
the meeting, he said, was to rcbuke the
coTuption, extravaganza. and intolcl-
ance of the Republicans, and to cstab
lish an honest, honorable and patriotic
administration of public affairs. He
spoke of Republican administration as n
pest, even more than the locusts or the
potato bug. But the locusts were pre-
ferablc, because they come only once in
seventeen years, while the Republicans
have afflicted us for twenty years,
Laughter and applause
The Hon, Abram :, Hewitt, rs he al
vancrd to speak, was cordially received.
| He said : The cordality of this recep-
tion, and the Unexpectedly large attcn-
dance at this meeting, impel me to say
something at the outset that | did not
intend to say. II is well known that my
| business i, that of manufacturer. Ap.
,lau>r. 1t has been the business Of my
life, and my partner (Mayor Cooper and
myself are rs extensively engaged rs, if
not more extensively engaged in ymiou,
branches Of manufacture than any Other
firm in the United States. Applause
The various operations which we con
duet, or in which we are Interested, en-
ploy 1000 persons, During the long
period of depression from which | hop,
we have fully emerged, from 1873 tC
1879. no portion of the work carried oi
I'm those establishments was allowed t.
cease. [Arp,ause.] No family suffered
Applause. mention this only for on,
| lIltl Ih'Nt's II NI'N'lN 'l'''hN Nl' ldl III ~
the effect Of the tariff on the interests %
business, and upon the wants and right
Of wurkingmcn, at least speak word
of experience and Knowledge Ap
pIausc With reference to the Rcpuh
iican campaign lies, rs to the results O
a Democratic victory, he said The,
appeals are addressed to ignorance, pas
sion and prejudice. They are character
istic Of party which has no faith in tn
Intelligence and Justice of the people
They would not be worthy Of attention
if they were not supposed to have pr,
duccd an effect in the Western State,
and were not pressed in this State wit,
an energy and industry worthy of Il bet
ter cause. As to the tariff question, a
intelligent men know that for some ycal
certainly since 1860, the tariff has no
been an issuc between the two partic'
1t has been oycrshadowcd by other an
greater questions, notably the reconstru,
tion Of the states lately in rebellion, III
financial policy of the Government, III
reform in the Administration, and II
interference of Federal officers in Il
election and the use of the troops at Il
polls Applause 1t is perfectly We
understood that there are free traders
well Il, high protcctionists in both pa
ties. 1t is equally certain that, viii
the great majority of both parties dcs
no radical changes in the tariff, whiC
would tend to derange business, there
very general conviction, not confn,
to either party, that the existing tariff
full of incongruities and iniquities, al
positive Instructions to business, viii,
need reform, Applause, 1t is al
equally true that all the attempts to l
form the tariff ia accordance with II
popular demand have come from 4
Democratic party, and have been resi-,
ed 10y the Republican party in the lIou
of Representatives This fact has be-
used ms the basis of the charge that t
Democratic policy is that of free trad
while the Republicans are the friends
protection, Now, how far does t
Democratic platform diyerge from t
Republican plank 1t declares for ''rt
enue only" as does, in effect, the Repu
licau platform, Beyond this it is silel
1t does not demand higher duties
lower duties. If the present tariff is
revenue tariff, as Gen, Garfield insist
with great force in his tariff speech
lS7S,then the presenttarff meets the pr
ent demands of the Democratic plattor
But it would be absurd TO deny that I
plank was intended to give expression
the general Judgment Of the Democra
marty that the existing tariff is moi