The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-11
THE HOME MARKET CLUB
HON. NELSON DINGLEY SAYS GREAT
 MANY PEOPLE ARE WISER.

Some Free Trade Friends Claim to See in Result of Recent Elections Evidences of Dissatisfaction With New Tariff but it Is Absurd-C Congressman Russell Declares There is an Improvement.
 Boston, Nov. 1O.-The annual dinner of the Home Market club was held at Merchants hall in this city this even- ing Fully one thousand attended, some of the guests coming from distant points. The most distinguished guests were Congressman Dingley of Maine, Congressman Deliver of Iowa, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Congress- man Russell of Connecticut, all of whom made speeches arousing great enthusi- asm. At 6 o'clock the guests sat down to dinner The hall was elaborately decorated.
 Promptly at 7:3O o'clock President Charles A. Stott of Lowell called the meeting to order.
 The Hon. Nelson Dingley in opening referred to his previous visit to the club during that period when "our free trade friend was so industriously assaulting the Mckinley tariff and predicting 1t as legal robbery"
 ''Well, MT. President, a great many people in this country are wiser than they were five years ago. Some who study maXims rather than markets de- ny that there has been any restoration of confidence or any revival of business. Others who are not entirely blind to facts admit the improvement and insist that it comes in spite of protection from what they call natural causes Still others like Bryan contend that the inn provement is only temporary because of short crop and rise of wheat abroad and that the business will finally grow worse unless we have 16 to 1 free on our hook.
 q know that some of our free trade friends claim to see in the result of the recent elections evidences of pupular dissatisfaction with President Mckinley and the new protective tariff, When, however, it is considered that the fall ing off of the aggregate vote has always been looked for, it is absurd to claim that the republicans have lost any votes.
 q have no doubt that popular ap proval of the new protective tariff will strengthen as the business and indus tries of the country get adjusted to it's provisions"
 Congressman J. P. Deliver spoke in part as follows:
 q have come nearly two thousand | r,;t 11yt at this table with the members of an organization which has stood through evil and through good report for the United States against the world. In the elections that have just been held we have suffered some apparent dis arrangements, but there is nothing in the returns from any state to indicate that the people have any regret for the vote cast in 1S96-a vote which put to rest the most reckless and dangerous popular agitation in the history of the United States"
 Congressman Russell said: "The re- publican party established the home market. The Dingley tariff proposes to increase, diversity and cheapen the SUD- plies for that market. The present tar if undertakes further to provide 9, rev. enue which shall allow the government to balance it's ledger on the profit side of the account. Three months and a little more has our tariff been in opera tion Has it in it's very initial period strengthened or lessened the confidence in it's good results?
 Men of business know there is inn provement A million or more wage earners who have found employment, after years of idleness and suffering, know that times are better. There are good times here and better times com- ing.
 "The truth is, the country is on the highway to prosperity. The journey is not completed in day or in a month or in 9 quarter-perchance not in year or two years. But progress is continually being made, and each stage, as it is passed, brings confidence and strength for the next one. A little mind cure is q good prescription for the few dyspep- tics still belching forth the vaporings Of a. gaseous stomach"