New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-25
OSCAR HOFSTADTS SPEECH.
PRACTICAL PROTECTION lLLuSlhAi ioN''

o,,hue,ostic meeting of voters of the XIVth
oonrese Dietrict in Columbia Hall. Tenth-ave. and
slxtv-seventh-st. last evening. oscar hois'du us
aoIer in foreign and domestic woollen cloths, delv-
cred the following speech in favor OF
and on the importance of the coming special Ooh-
grcss election ,, !.
A. = meeting in Bradford, England. consisting OF
tho merchants, manufacturers ana lne WotHn -
nolG Ter the enactment of our Mckinley law
rSnlfIons were adopted stating that on accoun,
~ ,c" cmbar sscd In their business and asking
the manufacturers merchants ana woi ,h y,ouid
pld aat themselves to Circumstances to show
these Americans. thee nankees, ma hih enough
to be insurnountabc 20 the forkshire men men, bic 70
NY itb 7' The handiwork OF his committee, that
had been in secret session In the basement o, tie
Capitol for some months must nave gomc - ont 81
th.In and embodied the same in his report, ITr
nv Gonb, md themselves somewhat embarrassed
in tho beginning. but they would soon adap' theiii-
Nov, i can show you how that worked in Eng.
land and al the other foreign countries H my
York friends to continue the sale OF their quail
ties at the same price as formerly, bN SiFIiiS ny "a
large share Of their profits ana taXS men me eivs
some very clear illustrations and how tney pm
tested. ~ is SHANE anu an 70 moke rs manu-
ecurers in York pay y0Gr wn0 done IN the
nslrv districts Of themnitz WHAT better ustra-
ton do you want than the protest Of tie potato
raigcrs Of Bermuda before the wilson comnittess,
who wanted duties reduced in order that the.r
American agcn.s. who were selling me po'atoesS
ior ali thoy could realize for them would not ned
- make sIch large deductions for duties and could
send them more money to BERMUDA? lApP.ause)
Observation-Disclosures PROCESS
Now how Is this adapting to circumstances likely
to work on people In this country IL " "o'
likely that the American manufacturers VIII come
upon oar markets. find Themselves unGerso.a Dy
rr.fr cunt ri
der To- compete thsv VIII have 70 go nome ai.l Dr
compiled t. 90 through Win D:oc.s, 81 .. b Oh
ton to circumstances? Mr.. Wilson advises hat whcn
| have just illustrated was being dohe '"'ee yeas
friend "iIave you read DoJrke Cockran's spsecn?
] tod him had. ana rs parusri plT1sl tp" 49,
o }rnf12i ha, he ws e nyijed to a qaasr Win
wenlthy friends OF great eate ana 'HP, I a. o,pi5
10 el, bur plenty to feast h.s eyes upon IN the
beautiful nqr Ms, s i @on ,ho, dinner
vas not in his stomach. but vas the favor wAc1
he could lke home 70 his hache.or aphF: ntS AZ;
sse frc,a mat grand effort OF n9ral oratofy ,haI
q, a rerambed bisaes5 Ta@ ne Rr bS,onra o.
Trade ~ favor - the United States S-5lp1o OF
10000 90 worth Of go9ls we were Dexter Oh ''''
Til bT,anee II trado OF the United states repre-
sen,s J the rrod i, il the same as thouEEh
cr looked around and foSnI Tie nrsf oo} btT
G sans se3 Rit "isa2H 4o Ha pra, II
5fh was f c 5ns of s,t i tSs rs = Of fAF ac
%,a in1 hoMr VIEW ins.ead OF renitas Rim IN noney
had RENTED HIM in thes' chairs m2le py I T,ie
oIse W2aA 5na' 6g ga F Thty 20 8i' be
WILLOW, yvori havns TN; stock hand. AL would
BE- c cno na mr. ow. co,operltTc work
men wrre die M ., st m g S05G w5rta OF
r5njs b.. a good prlht FOR the United SVtes %
divide among us copar'ners its pe3pie: pcs :, Ii
70 max" thes. s270GolOo0 or SjDQ00eo worth o,
goods would be thrown ort ~ employment; , ara
Mr. wilson's advice anl adap' tn s'nselyes 20 cir
cumstances, witch VIII mean that thf:S sHa ,e De ' ~
w or th.cc go5d Jobs looking f2T every good
man.
DEATH KNrLr oF CONFINED LABOR.
And If these arc the circumstances % which we
Will have TO adapt ourselves does It appear likely
: You that labor VIII contnue 20 be a3e To assert
itac.fc Does It not mean the death kneil Of conf
blned labor? Don't these new circumstances mean
that man gvl no Ion ,er feel thai a nam Is man.
whichever hts own occupation? Don't sHch ne" CIR
cumstan. es mean that many good men ana irue Sha''
~ longer b. able to provide for Their lamil-s
good shl~- of thc comforts - NE? Ihat hey even
j. th.y taY" work. VIII hardly rec ye more 'n3n =
needed for The necessities # nteH Doss m9t ar1g ,
in.- Yourself 10 ucW circumstances mean WIN N tng
a rool Brother and sister. son or d2Ggh'er' ~,i'
has oeen taking care ~ the orphan ciL o. r W.,
mt ,h,v shru no longer find themselves able 70
Go So and shall. with breaking hearts; pe cyn,
,er,I 10 So. those CrTEcl c;ltrc? tnt'- Az
rlr.n,s go forth ir'o some orphan asylum or hc:ne
or ro,rhluse 20 live upon the charity ot others!
In mis- election ON January 50 You nave the OPP
=. r.unlty OF stating T. the members % .9lsrrrs
and me Senate that you doa't want - aIap' your
..,rss >, fhaac new circumstances. that you don't
~ant these new circumstances taianeI uoNh You Y
throate. TINT y0u were IN gool circumstances NJ
ION months ago. and that YOU are now reNokin8
Tho power ~ attorney given theH then. MAKE
vrl- con frcesmon ami Senators SOC that they Are
the mon who viii a)W haV" t. adapt themselves 10
those now circumstances. Ap1iauscp
Mr Iofstadt then dwe!t upon the pr misses OF the
o~rkots OF the worll showing by hsdreS that
W.n.n Mr Cleveland declared That pc wonI OPP
inieei ihat h.. would open this market covetel ~
Tho world. Il all nh" manufacturers ~ me Wo'ii;
~, showed how t!ckinl"y.sm was patriotism ana
h,ncrcer.sm and urged thom TO -" Tor i.titue.
T. Ouigg and send :, Washington the mlGhtieS'
,r,,'st 20, ssnt thar. one that WoHld rng IN the
err. u every Democratic ConGressman a"i : me-
TOR lie urged the Republicans present 80 r. sig,
+, com. out and vote and said that Il they dld
their full duty victory would be- theirs. tAPp'd"Se'