Daily Republican., 1885-11-13
7 HIRD EDITION.
The Free Trade Conference.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12-Atth morning
session of The Free Trade Conference a
Committee on Resolutions was appoint
ed and ordered TO report this afternoon.
The following papers were read
" The Pauner LA Dor OF Europe" nv
Thomas G. sherman, of Brooklyn, n.
Y; :" Does "A high Tariff on Wool Bene-
ft the Wool Growers?' by Row lan Il
Hazard, of Rhode Island: "Agricultare
Machinery and the Tari d" BY NJ. b.
Starter, OF ONO; " The Tariff aud Ship.
building by William G.. Gibbons, Of
Della ware, 1.-THE Tariff Manufactures
and the People, by j. Il Sargent, OF
Connecticut, and " The Tariff and its
Relation TO the Boot and Shoe In
dustry," by James Means, of Massa
chusetts.
Joseph Quincy, Of Massa 3husetts,
read transaction OF An article recent
ly published III La Union, CHILEAN
paper. published IN Valparaiso, in
which free trade between she United
States and South America WAS discus :
sed.
In the conventions address 10 the
people the following appear.
While hoi ding accordingly that taxes
10 aid Of private interest OF Tor any
purposes olner than the requirement OF
government are un. American, unjust
and unwise, and that every protecuv We
feature must, ~ the earliest posslp =
date, be Grad Icated from our revenue
system, we invite a.. who oppose the
abuses OF the present tariff To Join ds Ia
promoting immed ate steps Of practical
tariff reform. winch we believe will
Increase wages, diminish tho frequency
of strikes, develop business, AMI restore
our dag 10 the seas.
We, therefore, urge upon Congress
for action at the ensuing sect ,:
l. That under no rrejep hall any
counteuance whatever be Sron 10 any
attempt TO increase protective duties.
2. That articles which are at the
foundation Of great industries should
in the Interest," OF labor and of com.
MERGE, be fir 9ed from duty, whether
they be crude materials, az Lumber
SAT-, coal CT cd etc.,l rpEtly manu-
featured, al chemicals, aye studs, pig
iron, tin plale, wood pulp,etc.
g. That on products from such artt
cles duties should 1T least DO CORES
pondin9iy reduced, 81 that the proJec-
tion, real or uOmiI al, 10 manufacturer
shall not he incre Asset, and the con
sumers sha have Lhe Immediate bene
fit OF the reduction.
" = NESN tLht hhy baVIs III hdt Al iu
form should simplify tho prese ut com
plicated classification and should d
away with mixed duties, replacin
them ~ auvalOram rates instead q; by
specitn dutirs, which are most burden
some u low Nriced goods consumed b.
the grear body of the people.
We demand free ships and the aboli
tion of our restrictive navigation laws
which, together with the tariff, baV
driven our Tag from the seas and W
oppose Donates anu subsidies on SHY
ping.
We urge revenue reiormers 70 vot
only Tor such Cong ressiOuai candidate
as openly cppose tariff for protection
and to take steps 10 nominate ,ndepel
dent Candidates when all party uAud
dates oppose tariff reform, pre- paIin
for thai step by ditt'using sound &c,
nomica literature and promoting Of
ganiza'ians, especially in close ConGr re-
sionEi districts.
A minority renort was submitted /
Mr.. Harpole, 0: Kansas, demandiu
"au Immediate reduction of All pr
tectivs tariff to purely Ieveur
basis.
Second. That we believe that all i
direct taxation should eventually
abolished that tho expenses OF Il
Government should he borne by prope
ty. instead OF individuals.
The majority report AS finally ado
TED shows the sense Of tho conye
ton