New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-15
ADVOCATING FREE TRADE.
NprT1NC AT CHICKERING HALL.

ADVOCATING FHEE lhAOb'
4 MEETING AT CHICKERING HALL.
ADDRESSES By f. p WHEELER, SENATOR L. b.
VANCE ANT PROFESSOR WILLIAM G. SUMNER
Chickorinc Hall was fairly filled last evening
18th an audience gathered TO listen TO addresses by
so,o+or Zebulon r. Vance, of North Carolina, FRO
fessor William G. Sumner, of Yale College, and Ever
~, y Wbeeler IN the subject of Free Trade. There
xrcro many Indies in the audience. Among those on
tbe nlatform besides the speakers, were +. Elery
Anderson. DAVID A. Wells, J. c. Lloyd Delano u
Calvin. Thomas G. Sherman, L. l.. Godkln, l. b.
Muscrave and Charles Tracy. Around the 'front.' ol
the gallery were notices denouncing Protecuon
and extoling Free Trade. long list OF vice pres'
dents was read 1t included the names of MayorGrace
Norvin Green, Henry Ward Beecher, John heliN
Abram s Hewitt, 5. s. Cox, Perry Belmont, Horace
White. William Wood Morris X. Jesup, Arson
Phelphs Stokes II. G. Marquand. Howard Iot'er'
ST. NJ. Barlow, John Bigelow. Dorman H. Eaton
Stepben A. Walker Austin Corbin, Oswald Often
dorf,r. Gustav Schwab. William Dowd, j. W. Hal-
per IT, and Peter b. Olney.
The meeting was opened by Everett T. Wheeler
who welcomed the audience in behalf OF the New
York Free Trade Club He said:
yye hid Won welcome We behold in yOu the first wave
OF the food TIDE which slah sHegi And degrade
and pc sona contIONe rsies Nicn . 1 fr Sric
our politics, and give us once more snoec's I"' NJ 20
n net mean by Tree trade the abo ion Of
custom houses, or the repeal OF tarH M"S,
countries should be fairly taxed and more, and
that the people should not he made to pay @
or raw materials; then would rcdnce the Eules i
fbe proiucts manufactured from the materials We
would next reduce the duties which are manesly eA-
cessive or Proheitory Al inns nIaDs ,tai,.5
once more have the opportunity Of competition that
foreign markets will be opened to us ana t oar nag
will float more OH every sea ana III every port
Senator Vance was then introduced by Mr.
Wheeler AS he advanced TO the front of the plat
form he was loudly applauded. He is man oil
commanding presence with wealth of gray hair'
surmounting ford face. When the applause sub
sided he produced rather formidable roll OF man
uscript. and began his address 1t abounded III
anecdotes TO illustrate certain points lie spoke III
part as follows:
The physical and moral world have their foundations
in truth We know that certain produce certain
results. The great object OF intelligent men Is 20 IVes
a. ' stnn nv foi,oSn6 these laws. So. too the
scece f Goyenuenf ana its adilnc poll tcal economy
are governed by iNed Any violation OF th,se re-
81 disnnssioa With more absrdtes VINO violates
The laws of nature He begins by saying that tarn OF
eeYc fair wages and in the breath denies that
Increases the price of the manufactured article Does
tbe cast Of the foreign lrtilce and
the tariff or tax the amel Ard no amount Of reason
certan-iLo mauufac urero arc makiH- money out OF H.
IL msnHfacturrrs are protected ~ dug of 10
per pound The result Is that 1t pay Dividend OF iyVPet
Inc laws should al men with perfect fairness ana
egnaty our people divided into protected Producers
and projected producers. C.iLe SFucoS u! 4"45o
names does not Increase our weaI'h. ,
The pr0tectiorss come before ne ALncTl.an people
with three al GODS On their banners ihcsc
mr. Protection to American labor. Ocncttug tn con
SINNER ana adding to the llth Of tlt Nation Wien
tine American workman OFFERS his ahorlt Is al Re mas
He finds himself compelled 10 compete VITA 0.heI'
gathered from ali the nations Of tie "a. From tAose
labor the tttCCt> inc
est. But when the manutactiuer ra, ms articles IoI
sale the tara shuts out all foicIh competition. Ihc
workmaus labor l. at the merry oi the manu-
facturer Congress, at the o"h.sI si,, ln e
manufacturers refused Ia shut ou the tue OF ChlncSe
labor the cheapest on the face Of he cart but allows
10 come "a anu Sfy w If tb onsts were
willing 10 admit the truth, they wouo announce n their
motto Free Trade labor; Pro;c ton to striped cal
loOos aud Oankete." Let the American "Oikinsnah
know tAt there IL no protection Tor Am bu' every pro-
lection for his employ r.
After reading letter from Thomas Holland, Sis
crbing 81 900 10 the funds of the Free Trade Club,
the chairman introduced Professor Sumner Of Yale,
who said that the arguments of the protectonists
were constantly assuming new phases that they
were like dssolving views, in fact. First
The protectionist tells u.s." he said that
the high tariff raises the laborere
WAKES, and that manufacturers keep a loDt, at
Washington ANA spend thoH 'iiLe ana money 10
raise wages for other people. Next the politicians
seem TO think that they know The proper grade OF
comfort and happiness which the American people
ought to nave, ana mat tnC9 HoHchpN IN tHuE> 81
That the people will get just that amount OF
comfort aud happiness. Finally the pro-
tectiouist maintains that it, is because
wages are so high IN the Unled states that
the tanh is necessary TO the existence Of maAuiac-
tories The system of free-trade that favor Is The
America sy steiE which has been tred throughout
tho length and breadth of the land since 1881. BY
this system you do not know When you Gloss the
line bstween Connecticut and NcW-lCrk"
Aserics Of pIcambies and resolutions were read by
David A. Wells and adopted and loud applause
They declared thar it was the duty OF the National
Government 10 reduce taxation By not l. s. than
$4,000, 900 annually thai tn necessity admtsio
no delay thai at least niue-tenths of the reduction
should be made in those duties Oh imports which
weigh down manufactures BY making ,he cost Oh ma
terIals excessive that the decline ~ American ship
ping calls for immediate attention, that supsl he
gave no real remedy; and thai violent measures tT'
dangerous but thai a begnnInga AZ reform should be
made without waiting for Il commission 10 De ap
pointed. Another resolution was adopted, request
ing David A. Wells and L. :. Moore to prepare
plan of tariff revision that would not Interfere viii
or injuro existing industries upon the basis VI th
imports OF the year 1881.