The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-31
FOR REVENUE REFORM.
Rousing Meeting in PhiIadclrhIa-An
Ovation to Breckenridge.

Ovation to Breckenridge.
PHILADELPHIA. January 27.-Thc tariff
! meeting, which was held at the academy of
music this evening "to enforce and ndorse
| the recommendations Of President Arthur and
! President Cleveland for revenue reform, - was
! one OF the most successful demonstrations Of
| the character ever held III this city. The
academy was filed to the top gallery, aud
most OF those present were business men.
The meeting was called to order by William
| NJ. Slngerly. proprietor of the Philadelphia
| Record, who has been chiefly instrumental in
| arranging the affair. Mr.. Singcrly introduced
| Wilson WEIGH, of the CONNIE rcial exchange,
| as president OF the meeting. EX-Secretafy of
| State w lillian 5. Stenger was elected secre-
| tary, and two hundred and fifty business men.
who signed the call for the meeting, were con
stituted vice presidents.
There was sprinking Of ladies through the
| audience, and one OF the boxes was filed with
q large party of ladies and gentlemen. Upon
| the large stage of the academy there were over
two hundred well known Philadelphia citizens
OF both parties, among them Ex-Governor
| Henry NJ ltoyt and his successor. Ex-Governor
| Robert Pattison, chairman of the Pacific rail-
road commission; George w. Biddle, Walter
Wood, William Bruce Henry Flanders, and
e. McMnrtie. - ss-ssssiswas attentive
and Secretary Fairchld. Mr.. Cox writes
! do not know, if were present, that could add
ANYTHING to the discussion of industrial business or
the constitutional questions involved III revenue
reform But, my wishes go with all just moderate
and economic efforts torelieve labor and to liberal
/ ize our fiscal and taxing systems.
Speaker Carlisle, writes:
An early and substantial reduction OF taxation is
| what our country now most needs, and hope yolr
NEE ting VIII materially assist in bringing about that
| result.
Secretary Fairchild writes:
The call for the meeting tonight described true
protective tariff, based upon due consideration Of
all interests of the people 1t described what the
tariff viii be if the people study the subject and
act upon their convictions after such Study Iegret
that cannot attend, but, ii were there, could
only emphasize what my lamentcd predecessor said
so well, and alter mature deliberations and he but
followed the precepts OF the two secretaries WHO
held oiiiee before him Our people to prosper must
and maintain their freedom.
The first speaker introduced was Congress-
man w {: T. breckenridge, who instantly
impressed his audience, and was frequently
unable to proceed because of applause Mr..
breckenridge said that the question Of taxa
ton was the most important one with which
the government had to DEAL and that that
question was now before the American people
III an imperative manner and congress lad but
recently refused the question consideration,
but since then the great brave president had
declared that the tariff is today the one ques-
ton most worthy the attention of congress and
of the attention OF the country. The surplus
now accommodating is so much substracted
from the business enterprises OF the country:
1t tostered corruption, and was a per-
petual menace TO honest government, Bat
great as these are, they arc the least Of the
evils which confront us now fer the accunlu-
latlng surplus threatens business panic and
is educating the people to false ideas Of their
relations to the government. This is not pa
teTnaI government. This government is but
the trustee OF the people. with powers limited
by decd of trust which we call Il constitution.
The money in the treasury is not the money OF
the government; it is the money of the people,
wrung from them by false and Wrong policy
of taxation rwenty-seyen years ago our flag
was in every port now ii is in scarcely any,
The trade OF Canada. OF South America, of
Mexico, has been taken by other nations and
lost TO us by this false system which
makes the rich richer, but makes the poor
poorer. We can carry cargOcs 10 other ports
because we can't bring back 10 our protection
cursed country cargo from foreign ports
return. TO obtain some idea OF what we can
do, look at the leather trade of the country.
and how it has tiriyen since we have Il des to
come in free. Before that we exported leather
| by the hundreds OF thousands of dollars worth
per year. Now we oXpolt it by the millions Of
dollars worth year"
eve arc getting along, though" said the
speaker, land | regard it as n great element of
progress that Frank Hurd and are here in
Philadelphia talking tariff reform before such
| an audience of Philadelphia business men and
manufacturers as this"
Referring to President Clevclands message
! the speaker said that he was proud to live IN
the day when man could be elected chief
magistrate of The nation, brave enough and
! honest. and mindful enough of his obligations
to the people; who could, with the presidency
| i'll his gift, lay il aside Tor his duty. He was
glad that the challenge lad come from Paris
to this bold. brave deed of the president. and
lie was glad to he able TO assert
with confidence tha; now that
this issue had been made, it would be fought
ont ON one side 1t least with 4 leader of couI-
age and noble heart.
When Mr.. breckenridge closed, the vast
audience arose almost en- nlaSsC aud apnlaudcd
for several minutes, under cover of which that
gentleman bowed himself off the stage but
tIp alflipUrp Id hp C1riCtiq1 mil lp
was again brought in by Mr.. Singerly. and
made n brief address