Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-24
MIR DUDLEY ON THE TARIFF.
His Address Listened to By About Fifty
 Staiwarts.


 There was not large number present at Music hall last evening to hear the Hon Thomas H. Dudley, of New Jersey, talk on cans were present, and even they failed to see the point in the speakers argument. It was quarter past eight o'clock when D. B. Hamilton, with a copy of the New York Press in his hand, and followed by MT Dudley soberly marched up to the plat form, and after offering an apology to the effect that the meeting had not been proper ly advertised, introduced the speaker as a man we'll versed with the subject.
 MT Dudley laid mass of pamphlets down upon the desk and selecting one called the bylaws of the Golden club, read extracts which he claimed were over lures to the American citizen, as this Golden club was formed to introduce free trade in the United States. "This club, :" said MT Dudley, "has for it's members some of the greatest clergymen, lawyers and bankers, and no less than 21O mem bers of parliament and with others the chief justice of England and MT Glad stone. The club had sent agents to this country to teach the doctrines of free trade. England was offering medals to pupils in Yale, Harvard and Williams col 1eges for the best essays written upon the subject of free trade. Our neighbor, David H. Wells of Norwich, was mem Der of this club and in writing to the club, said that "the prospects were never better" If England should get ruled out of neutral markets and free trade be established in this country she would be handsomely compensated.
 The speaker then went on to say that tariff reform wasn't free trade, and if we pass the Mills bill it will lead to free trade in few years. -
 "We are enjoying a prosperity" con tinued the speaker, "that is unprecedented in the history of this world. Our manu- factories are increasing, our railroads are spreading out and everything is going along nicely, but when you introduce free trade you take all this away. You give England her way and she will dig into the wages of our working people. President Cleveland raises the hue and cry about tariff reform: He wants to help the Golden club. Yet do not want to say any thing unkindly about him, but any one who takes public office leaves himself open to criticism.
 But we do not waat this country to be the dumping ground for England. That is the reason we want protection; in order that our laboring people can have all the labor, so we should take heed in time and not let the flood gates of England be opened upon us.
 The president goes farther, for he says we must have things cheaper. Commodi- ties for our farmers are too high. This so pleased the English press that his message was lauded from one end of the land to the other. Why he is the most popular man fin England to-day, and if the English peo pie could do it they would make him king.
 The speaker gave several extracts from the duties on steel rails, and that if the duty is taken off it will ruin this great in, dustry. That nobody but 8 few politi- clans were looking for the reduction and labor must suffer. The president fore shadowed in his message that goods can be brought cheaper from England. Our peo- pie are better clothed, educated and fed than any other country in the world and to reduce the tariff means to take all these benefits away. The speaker concluded by hoping that protection will be maintained and that we will continue to be the mos1 prosperous country on the earth.