New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-23
FAVORING TARIFF REFORM,
A LARGE MEETING AT THE COOPER UNION

tho auspices of the New-YOrk Free Trade Club III
favor OF tariff reform. While the audience was
assembling band played popular airs, and when
Everett p. Wheeler, president of the Free Trade
Club began his short speech in opening the meet
ing, sky-rockets and Roman candles were fired out
side the building. Mr.. Wheeler said that while the
members Of his club were divided in opinion on
many questions, they were united on three points.
lhey opposed any increase in taxation; they IA
vored the abolition of duties on materials that
were used in American industries; and they favored
an equivalent reduction of the duties on manufac-
tured articles. After explaining that his colleagues
IN the club believed that the reform which they ad-
vocated would benefit the manufacturers well as
the laborers and farmers of the country, and after
stating that the club in its work had desire to in
Jure any branch of trade, Mr. Wheeler introduced
Henry Ward Beecher as the chairman Of the meet
ing
REMARKS OF MR BEECuER.
Mr.. Beecher was welcomed by his audience with
prolonged applause He said in part:
An evening paper OF last night said that there was
much dissatisfaction vt the choice OF Mr. Beecher an out
spoken ireerader to preside ut the meeting suppose
you are here TO express your dissatisfaction Laughter
would be as melancholy failure as the last one
ann AND Rs5nS5an AM oos s9s 20 SAY hS sSa
am. But they don't own me. Long continued
whatever in him lies for the ends OF good
government and the welfare OF his country and must do
u through some organization There Is the great Repub
lcaD parry SIDE the great Democratic party the
other and the Grccnback party between them Laugh
teri work with the Republicans because believe that
ihcr principles and views are the best for the whole con
try Applausc But II take train TO go TO Washington
don want to be carried 10 Pttsburg and see that the
EepubIcan party does not fulh the ends for which 1t
exists. shall abandon II. Applauscl There IA nothing
stand that they shall manage just long they do
incOrrupibly and for the ends Of their party and
longer lAppdsc As for the general policy OF the Re
publican party believe In II but "a for It's particular
policy OF protection do not believe in It, and small use
what little influence | have 10 right the party on
that question. would have the party the tariff
and limit to areycnuo tariff simply High tariff grnds
the fifteen million workers for wages in this country are
benefited by high protective tari, and the other four
pressed FOR the benefit of the by the indirect taxation
which they must pay. The high tariff almost
most Of the burden upon the laboring
classes. II there il 20 be tariff, trade should be
emPi from its burdens II there are to be incidental nd
yautagc5 10 any class from tariff all considerations OF
good government and OF Christian craftsmanship are in
classes. long applausr.l am profoundly opposed tOA
protective tatn because 1t Is essentially selfish and nm
unity and common BROTHERHOOD which belong TO rs IN
common with all the other nations OF the world lCon-
NICE-PRE IDENTS AND RESOLUTIONS.
When quiet had been restored after Mr.. Bccchcr's
speech, Pcultncy Bgclow read IA long list Of vice
presidents for the meeting. among whom were J.
~ Constable. Thomas G.. Sherman, r. 4. Have
meyer. Royal Phelps, Arson Phelps Stokes, Robert
y. Nintum. Robert Colycr Dcano G. Calvin, T..
l.. lomnaHs william J'{l AmGI9Sr snow, AIgnSt
IL iir W. % GarI Scmrl : Goy
Morris k Jcsup Mautou Marble and Henry George.
The ouly names that received applause were those
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PssDi'd That In view Of the enormous surplus revenue
~ the Federal Government, Ot the great temptation u
"'.,, 10 s.i', an" |oiIu''iH ,Im =" Inc
',''-,' ~ binJ.Tin% tbr natural icyr!apacnt
~ manufactures. and taxing the poor out Of proper
lion 20 the Urh. this meeting OF citizens oI NcWlWk
respectfully urges upon Congress a ~ aplI"g'hhs s,'
sion, pop ana decisive %, non I"r thc revision o Nt
present ~ stem o. IdIohu t"A.l'H' Ne uti.H' lnl';
Instead az ahgrlrg TIE internal taxes upon NI-hr) ana