San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-12
A LITTLE MIXED.
NEWLANDS OF NEVADA TAKES
TARIFF WITH SILVER.
His Idea of Protection Destruction
Of the Wilson Bill-The Need of Free
Silver and Tariff Combined.

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-COn-
gresham Newlands, of Nevada,
temporary chairman of the st.
Louis silver party convention,
was interviewed by Chronicle
reporter with reference to the
policy which should control the
situation, from the mining dis
tricts, during the coming season.
Mr.. Newlands said: II believe
we should accept the verdict of
the people. The Republican par
ty claimed protection and the
Democratic party forced silver
to be the paramount issue. The
people have declared in favor of
protection and have given the
Republican party a contract for
the restoration of prosperity. 1t
should be allowed to carry out
any reasonable tariff policy with
out obstruction. 1t if brings
prosperity we will all be content.
if it does not we will all know
that some other remedy is requir-
ed and by the process of elimina-
ton will come down to the only
radical remedy-the reservation
of silver as a primary money.
"The people have spoken and
have declared for protection, and
| do not think any observation
should be opposed to the popOu-
lar will. Let tariff legislation be
enacted Immediately, and we will
have a chance at the congressiOn-
al election and if not then at the
next presidential election to test
the sentiment of the country on
the silver question unembarrass-
ed by the tariff"
"What form should the pro-
posed tariff legislation take?"
Largely the protection of the
natural products, and the raw
materials of the south and west,
such as wool, cotton, and lum-
Der. These interests have largely
suffered from the Wilson bill,
and tariff bill should be framed
so not as to confine it's benefits
chiefly to the eastern states"
"Do you think the tariff will
give relief"
at will give some relief, but
not to the extent expected. Free
trade will inflict greater injury
on this country than anything
else. A general reduction in
wages would come about ere ad-
iustment of values, that would be
destructive to the property own
ers, producers and debtors. We
need therefore a tariff wall to
protect us against the products
of cheap labor elsewhere. The
protective measure which will
guard us against the cheap Ia
Dor of silver standard countries
must be the tariff. The protec-
tive measure which will protect
us against the existing agricul-
tural competition and the threat
ened manufacturing competition
of silver countries must be the
legislation which will destroy the
old relative value of silver and
gold. Such a law would be equal
to tariff of 100 percent upon the
products of silver countries, for
it would extend to such an ex-
tent the gold cost of each pro-
pucts. The gold competition of
Europe is insignificant as compar-
ed with the existing and threat
ened competition of Asia.
"The true solution is silver and
tariff combined. The one pro-
tecting against Europe the other
against Asia"
"Do you think there is any
chance of international agree
ment?"
"Not much, if it is confined, as
the Republican platform declares,
to the leading commercial ma
tons = England, France and
Germany, which are all creditor
nations. I do not think the cred
itor class, controlling as they do
the legislation of these three
creditor countries, would be
content to lose the profit they
make through cornering the gold.