Evening star., 1896-11-12
SILVER MEMS POLICY
Representative Newlands Opposed to
0bstructing Legislation.
FAVORS A TARIFF LAW At ONCE
Believes in Duties on the Raw Ma
teriaIs.
BIMETALLISM OF NATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, November 12.-
Representative Newlands of Nevada, tenn
porary chairman of the st. Louis silver
party convention, was interviewed by a
Chronicle reporter with reference to the
policy which should control the silver men
from the mining states during the coming
session. Mr.. Newlands said:
Il believe that we should accept the YER
dict of the country. The republican party
claimed protection and the democratic
party silver to be the paramount issue.
The people have declared in favor of pro-
lection and have given the republican party
a contract for the restoration of prosperity.
1t should be allowed to carry out any
reasonable tariff policy without obstruc-
ton. If it brings prosperity We will all
be content; if it does not We will all know
some other remedy is required and by the
process of elimination will come down
to the only radical cure, namely, full Iesto-
ration of silver a money metal
THE people have spoken and nave de-
clared for protection and 60 not thlnk
any obstruction should be opposed to the
popular will. Let tariff legislation be en-
acted Immediately, and We viii have
chance at the next congressional election,
and if not then at the next presidential
election to test the sentiment of the coun-
try on the silver question unembarrassed
by tariff
What form should the proposed tariff
legislation take?'
Largely protection of the natural pro-
ducts and raw materials of the south and
west. such lumber, wool. lead, borax
soda etc.
These Industries have suffered seriously
from the Wilson bill. and the tariff bill
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benefits mainly to the eastern states
DO you think tariff legislation will give
relief?''
1T will give some relief, but not to the
extent expected. Free trade would infiict
greater injury upon this country than any
other policy, because We have further to
fall. general reduction in wages would
bring about readjustments of values that
would be destructive to the property own
trs. producers and debtors. We need there
fore, tariff wall to protect against the
products of cheaper labor elsewhere. The
protective measure which will guard us
against the cheap labor of gold standard
countries must be the tariff. The protec-
i've measure which will protect US against
the existing agricultural competition and
tne threatened manufacturing competition
OF silver countries must be the legisIatiou
which will restore the old relative value of
suVer and gold. Such a law would he
equivalent to a tariff of 100 per cent upon
the products of silver countries, for it
cost Oh such products The competition of
Europe is insignificant as compared with
the existing and threatened competition of
Asia '-oi- VI
believe that the true policy of the
country is combined tariff and silver Iegis-
iatlon-the one protecting us against Eu-
rope; the other against Asia"
DO you think there is any chance Of an
international arrangement
Not much, II 1t Is confined as the re-
publican platform declares to the leading
commercial nations-England, France and
Germany-which also are creditor nations
L DO not believe creditor classes, control
Ing as they do the legislation of these three
creditor countries, will be content to lose
the advantage which they have through the
cornering of gold. You cannot expect the
benehciaries of the gold monopoly to volun-
tarlly relax their grip the productive
energies of the world. By our financial leg
1siation We are increasing the value of gold
ana diminishing the value of our prop
erty and products. The parity we should
seek TO restore is between gold and prop
erty- We can only do this by destroying
the gold monopoly, and this alone can be
done by restoring the competitive use of
silver. What We need is courage; We have
the poWer"