The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-24
THE GREAT TARIFF REFORM DINNER
To the Editor q the Eagle.

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elect of the United States. The president
of the club is E. Ellery Anderson of this
city. There were about 900 invited
guests Among these were some of the
most noted Democrats and free traders
of the country. The dinner cost them
S12 plate. In addition to these 900
guests, there were a thousand or more
spectators occupying the galleries.
! Among these spectators were Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and other ladies. wives
of the distinguished gentlemen who were
invited to the feast, but the ladies, I'M
fortunately, were obliged to take their
dinner before they left home, as there
were no seats provided for them at the
| table.
The Tariff Reform club is what was
formerly known as the Free Trade club
of New York. 1t is club that was
originally organized through the in
fiuence of the Golden club, of England.
Its leaders have been the subservient
tools of the Golden club, and large con-
trIbutlonS have been seut from England
to this club to enable them to distribute
free trade doctrines through the country.
A few years ago pamphlet was gotten
up by Mr.. Montgredien, prominent
member of the Golden club, millions of
copies of which were circulated By the
New York Free Trade club among the
farmers of the west, the evil influence of
which is still pregnant among the
fnr Of lot
of this reform club have of course been
highly elated over the election Of Grover
Cleveland, as they consider the vote cast
for him as president practical endorse
ment OF their theories on the tariff ques-
ton.
Mr.. f. Ellery Anderson acted as chair
man at the dinner. After the dining
was over, in his speech introducing
Grover Clevelrnd, the guest of the even
ing, Mr.. Anderson said:
This is not the time to speak of the special SER
vices rendered by the Reform club, which you honor
TO say that we take great pride in he fact that
ne arm and tie currency the cons Tuition of the
reform c ub Is the platform OF the Democratic
party and the most distinguished OF the members on
us rolls rs the presdenteIect OF the United States.
This statement of Mr. Anderson called |
forth one of the greateStest outbursts of
cheering that was manifested during the
entere performance. That this club
considers that the election of Grover
Cleveland an Endorsement by the people
of the free trade principles of that club
is patent to every one, from the follow
ing additional quotations from Mr.. An
derson's speeck:
We all understand and appreciate that the path
which conlrohts you contains perhaps many
throns a. roses. The duties assumed are weishty;
great Democratic party will always b. with you.
VIII always support you, because ii has implic
hope of reward. The blood that heats in our
pulse does not keep time with the heart because of
lnimate- them both. The PARTY responds to you in
like manner. You mot ask too much OF it
all times for richer for poorer for better for
worse. in sunshine and in SHADOW, until shall
lay down the great commission with which you ,
accom- plished.
At the close of Mr.. Anderson's speech
ne introduced President-elect Grover {
who was greeted with very !
hearty and long-continued cheering I
when he arose to respond. During the !
course of Mr.. Cleveland's speech he !
made the following statements:
The sentiment suggested by this occasion. which
houid dwarf all others, has relation TO the respon
lbiiity which awaits those who now rejoice in 1
the voters of our land. the difficulties of task =
an hardly be exaggerated Conditions involving
Modified and perpiexins problems menacing our y
nste object of all do the rights and the welfare
T our people in every condition in life must be y
laced upon more equal plane OF opportunity and n
dvantage. a
am confident the wisdom OF the Democratic o
arty :, III be equal tn the emergency aud | base ~
~ confidence upon the belief that it will be pa l.
rioticay true to its principles and traditions and
al follow the path marked out by true American d
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1t is evident from this paragraph that o
resident Cleveland is aware of the fact I.
e has no ordinary task in assuming the n
responsibilities that have been marked
ut by the Democratic platform as the j
asis of action for his administration. 1t #
) an intlmation that great care must be u
sed By the Democratic party, that it "
oes not disturb existing industries by :.
arrying out measures that will finally q
esuIt in the overthrow of that party. n
ut that his free trade supporters do not
hare in his timidity on the subject is u
videnJ from the speeches of others who u
)lowed him on this occasion. ,;
Mr.. Roger Q. Mills, author of the Mills
riff bill, who has been for years 10 con- (e
ress, laboring in the interests of free d
ade. made the following statement dur D,
lg his speech on this occasion, which u
dicates the line of action of his party. | 6
e compared Grover Ceveland's victory f
18th that of Napoleon Bonaparte, in his al
reat wars, but he neglected to refer to b,
apoleon's Waterloo, which Grover will e,
eet four years hence, il he attempts to ,,
lrrY out the Chicago platform. "
We cannot send the products OF our labor and ! q,
arke them in the world wiIhnut are permit 81
1 10 bring back the taiHS~ for which these pro g
ofltabe and cost mt employment labor in cur oil
industries, we must uatax every &
aIrrial that enters into manufactures -
1 don't mean some That is special We have a.
omisrd thar we Will deal equally with the Amert- Is
u people that we VIII have no favorite-. / mean -
at We must follow tie principle no matter where "
a principle goes. If il = rtsht. IAppltasel d,
e should uujsN pig metal bJr let1l, pt ste metal eS
oom~, slabs Bullets. metals in coil metals in hoop m
u. these. Why should we TAX themt our promise "
that We viii not protect any body against compe-
We must untax wool hemp. iute fax and all the al
ef> We must take the AK from oils and dyes. we D.
fds we must place the American laborer in that pt
adIuou in which alone The skill and productive III
- which are superior - any other lahorer In tie
rid VIII permit him 10 work aud In the markets
the world TO obtain That mastery TO which his W
2
Now, my friends, Il would only take sb0as az
eRty millions OF dollars out Of The revenues III
government 10 take al those things and put
IN the free list
Then We should take sll the protection OF The m
fShed articles an reduce fheE= TO q revenue /, .
Edart. thus decreasing the cot % production IA
ereaSing the price 20 the consumer. iacresslng mr.
consumption, Increasing the prod uctloz. in I a
Easing the employment, and increAs II. the rate So
" ages. IF
1t appears from Mr.. Mills speech that
the American manufacturer,
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