The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-08
What Vanderbilt SAYS.

How does the condition of the coun-
try strike your"
To-day may be better than two
months hence and better than two
months back. If everybody in the coun-
try sticks to the country everything will
be well enough. Those in the country
might better work for it than against it.
Politics change the views of the people.
Some think the country is going to the
dogs, and others to the contrary"
what are your politics."
81 have none at all. vote on one side
as the other. | really don't think politics
amount to anything. used to be an old
line wing. The balance of power in this
country is with the conservative element.
vote for men rather than party, except
when a national question comes up.
What is the use of having a party when
boys are put up for office who don't know
enough to fill them. We don't want
men who demand $500 or 81, 900 for ser
vices or who will pay for their nomina-
tons. Oh, there are good men. Don't
understand me that there are not. Blu
there are some who are no more fit to
hold office than dogs I suppose they
will say / am fool for saying this, but
person can't help thinking of these
things"
care you a free trader or a protection
list, Mr.. VanderbiltY'
son that point am not pronouncedt
but am changeable. Now there is good
deal more duty on some things than
there ought to be-steel, for instance. I
believe in supporting our industries. We
are getting to point where our home
industries can compete with the produce
tons of other countries. The idea of 1928
a ton on steel is perfectly outrageous. 1t
is hardly for me to say, but in England
and France you get guarantee that the
articles you purchase are as good as the
manufacturer ever made. Here, if an
article goes down in price it is adulterat-
ed. This must not lead you to believe
that am opposed to America. I am in
can. 1t is with boats on the other side
as with everything else. Competition
has something to do with the individual.
1t may be said that what have told you
is not so. You can buy steel at $34 or
1856 ton, which, it used to be said, could
not be made under $50 or $50. Then
what is the duty for? 1t is to protect
somebody. Does the duty on pictures
the other side. The duty used to be 10
per cent. American students were ad-
mitted to the European schools and stu
dos. Then the duty was put up to 80
per cent. IF l had a studio I would not
after this admit Americans The duty
has stopped people buying pictures. It
has stopped me. Who's going to pay 30
per cent? There ought to be no duty at
all. The best market the foreign artists
had was America"
'Does the falling off in the foreign
trade of America impress you that labor
will have to be reduced here?'
W. hOll LIlIIh bildb ldDOt Will nave
to be reduced, for the reason that there is
so much to do here, and so many more
ways of making money than in other
countries. There is one thing we should
not forget. 1t did not take long to dis
close that grain could not be raised in In
dia this year"
ut is said, Mr.. Vanderbilt, that you
and Mr.. Gould formed combination to
support stocks. If that is so, shall you
continue to advance prices?"
''There is no combination between US,
and, what is more there never has been.
Each may have made up his mind that
his properties were low enough Mr.
Gould l seldom see. Spare money, when
needed, l put in to sustain my stocks, for
1,Rnk they are low enough, but I shall
not run unnecessarily in debt The story
that Mr.. Gould and myself were buying
together and in such enormous quantities
is bosh Not one-tenth the amount cred
tied to me, and may say Mr. Gould, is
bought by either. Unless things are very
low indeed l seldom run in debt to buy
stock. have not been to my office three
times in six months"