The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-25
MR.. CRISP ON THE TARIFF.
THEsPE<KER ADDRESsKs TIE WHOLE
SAFE DRY GOODS CLUE.

Il n q Questieu, he says, OF = Reasonable
Tax or Extsrtion-rhe Denoerats Net
Advocates OF Absolute Free Trade.
The Hon. Charles r. Crisp. Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives. made his nrsi
speech In New York during tho present cam.
paiRn yesterday noon. when he addressed an
enthusiastic meeting OF the Cleveland and
stevenson Wholesale Dry Goods Club at 1884
broadway. The large hail was crowded be.
yond its seating capacity. Walter Stanton
presided. In the course Of his remarks Mr..
Crisp said:
In every emit there must DO q reve-
nue. 1t cannot discharge its duty without ma
teriai support. without taxing the people. Il
Is a question with us how largely We shall be
taxed. and for what purposes. Tho Demo-
cratic idea Is that you ought to be taxed BY
the Government o sufficient sum to discharge
their duty. and no more. The Republicans
nave passed q law which represents
tneir Idea OF taxatlon-a tariff bill. Tho prac-
ucai eject OF 1t is to put money into the
treasury OF the United States and to take It
out OF the pockets OF the people. There are
thousands OF people in America who do not
know what tariff duty is. II you buy a hat in
Liverpool for 81 and arc taxed fifty per cent.
on 1t. you have one dollars worth of hat and
hfty cents worth OF tariff. The domestic
producer OF any similar competing article
SELLS his goods at exactly the same price. and
when you buy the domestic goods ION account
OF the tnrtn) you buy a dollars worth Of goods
and fifty cents worth OF protection.
Sugar Is 2 cents q pound cheaper now than
1t was two years ago. Why is thatp There is
no more OF 1t made. But two ysars ago the
tax OF = cents o pound was tax on of, and
sugar went down that amount in price. It
demonstrates that when you take of the tax
nj nm I AhA .t-
hinley says. the foreigner pays the tax, why
the s5s.ooo.S9o which i ut It s sada beam Sna p nSf sel jess
the Treasuryi Because that s53.o J RsStus ca anse
"A merchant takes his wheat e 9bsoad 10
liverpool. and there SELLS It at seventy cents
and buzz goods Of all kinds with the money.
ff1y; when his goods arrive here u tariff col
iector steps on board the vessel md says: DO
you say. I am an American: Major Mc:KiMnTioyy
has got my wheat oSos there. &c Go and tax aas'E linz.
Tho Democrats are not advocating FREQ
to carry on the G~overnin mt II is a aiestioa
81 a Reasonable. moderate tariff. against the
t tssf&e on ths f s1tSsa!'an %ocl. 0 ana .a Th { vii, Rq ms tie
him got a high price for IT. They put a larger
tariff !fb on t 9thsr goods Soos to to make them CHEAPER:
wages. Wages are regulated by other h ta,s es
supply and demand. The laborers have
found that tho best way to take care OF them
s selves fsr in tt this country Is to organize. and look
the labor cost on articles is no more. Hlaborer
hero Is the most intelligent, self-reliant. and
imdspendent laborer on tho face OF tho earth.
The time has come when the Republicans
Seats no iSSn a1 100 1901 the people Of the United
FREQ and our manufacturers will be able
People abroad cannot buy from US ali tho
time; they must sell rs we'll. The Republican
The Democrats do not say they will in
opportunity they will pass a law that will in
crease the purchasing power, Of wages. The
Springer Wool bill II passed would greatly
benefit the people.
III you want freer the way to
get 1t Is to vote for Cleveland. II you want
cheaper goods. no matter what you call your.
sell. you cannot get 1t unless you vote for
Cleveland: T. you believe in equal rights. and
!leges. you belong to tho column that is 20
Ing to elect Grover Cleveland. and that column
is larger to-day by 1.O00.OOO than it was two
years ago."
Congressman COMBS Of Brooklyn followed
Mr.. Crisp In q brief speech.