New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-27
THE SPEECH IN DETAIL
SENATOR ALDRICHs STRONG ARGUMENT AND
FINE EQUIPMENT OF FACTS.

SENATOR ALDRICHS STRONG ARGUMENT AMI
FINE EQUIPMENT OF FACTS.
Washington. July 26-Mr Adrich spoke as
follows
at IS evident that the tariff question IS 70 be BY
common consent the leading issue In the approaching
Presidential campaign The radical declarations OF the
Dcmocr,,tic platform. adopted at Chicago and the
equally radical utteranccs of leading representatives,
# the party insure this result. At no time in the
| hIstorv Of the country have the lines between the
two great parties upon this question been 30 clearly
defined The party platforms OF lso2 declare WIN
much greater candOr than IS customary In papers oi
uis kind the doctrines Of their respective parties
| The Republicans enter the campaign d>thcuNcN
c,vorinr a continuance Of the protective policy, and
Announcing definitely the principles when shouN con
,rol tariff legislation; while. the other hand, the
Democrats dcnounce protection fraud, declare the
rrcon.tuonaity OF protective tariff duties. and make
a special and vicious attack upon the 'ai1H act
NJ lsgO as tho eliminating arOcity OF t1H legiSiatoh
THE Democratic platform Is in nnny respects Il
radical departure from any OF the previous on'lhi
iter,nces OF the party At no time in the history Of
the country except In the course os the movement for
rurneatlon has any attempt heretofore been made to
,,he the doctrine OF the unconstitntionality OF pro
tecivc duties the essential element Of political creed
The stcps by which the Democracy have reached the
radical position they now occupy have been very
Gradual The Democratic platforms Of 1854 and 1855
|
,rco number Of Incidental protectlonNts who then
hold a PLACE nomlnally at least. in the Democratic
,n.. but In the platform Of 1902 all dsgui>es are
nr, og and for the first time the party is ariTlyed
IN smphac antagonism 10 tariff rates which contain
uny element Of protection
81 regret that II purpose 10 Conilne my remarks to-
dov 70 an examination 0f Democratic criticisms and
attacks upon the Tariff act OF 1880 prccludes me from
o,,.rinc this attractive field. / shall not, on the
tod
rcpublican policy Of protection. The progress which
,hs country has made under its bcnlhcent influence
during the last thirty years furnishes the best proof
80 the wisdom shown In its adoption and retention as
4 National policy.
SrCCf SSFUL EMBODIMENT OF RFPUBI4CANISM
@ncfore entering upon defence of the act OF 1890,
however | will say that the trainers and supporters
of tLl, measure have never claimed that 1t WAS per
fct in all It's details but Notwithstanding this lmita
,icn which l infer must be applied to all legislative
onoctments covering wide field. believe that all
nrotec; ;onsts are willing 70 accent the measure
rcce.sf,l embodiment Of Republican principles, and
TO have the wisdom Of the policy they advocate
adjudged by It's practical results. The principal
objection made by the senator from Missouri, to the
Tariff act OF ls0O is that which urged with great
fo,ce and effect in the political campaign which I'm
mcdiatcy followed its enactment namely that through
large advance In rates Il had effected consider
able Increase the prices OF the necessarles OF life
and greatly augmented the cost Of hvg Of all classes
OF people, especially OF the poor. In his speech Of
lime 2s, page 6.117 OF The Record the Senator
from Missouri makes the following plain and
equlvoca statement:
am prepared show that the Mckinley act has had
the effect increasing prices upon the necessares OF life
10 the people of this country and that the statement In his
resolution refcrng TO the Senator from Mane that an
era OF cheapnes in the necesaes OF life 10 being brought
10 the people OF the United States is absolutely and uncon
dltlonally false.
TILE WORK OF THE TARIFF INQUIRY
one of the principal purposes Of the tarih inquiry
ordered by the Senate resolution OF March 3, loSl
was 10 ascertain with accuracy whether this claim
q, the opponents OF protection justified by the
.ctu.l results. An Investigation into the course Of
pr,css and cost Of Living. pAch more extensive and