The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-11
DTvorRr ON THE ELEorIox.
M D,r,.. rhat ths new TariG law Caused
Leases.

BOSTON, Nov. lo.-Coneressman Nelson A.
Dinpley and two other members OF tho Ways
and Means Committee, Representatives Russell
of Connecticut and Dolliver OF Iowa, were the
puesta Of honor at the annual dinner Of tho
Home Market Club in Mechanics Hall this
evening. More than 1000 members and their
friends were present. Protection was the
rallying CRY OF oil the speakers, and tho Dlnglcy
Tariff bill was warmly Endorsed us responsible
for tho material improvement In the condition
OF the country.
In his Introductory address President Charles
A, stott OF Lowell referred briefly to the late
election. deploring tho loss Of Greater New
York. He remarked:
"It the Home Market Club had been in charge
of the campaign, the result would have been diff.
ferent."
Senator Lodge. the next speaker, confined him.
self to an analysis Of the latc election results
and q prediction as TO the policy Of the Repub.
lican party In tho coming session OF Congress.
| He showed BY statistics that tho results were in
no way different from those Of other years i'm.
| mediately succeeding Presidential elections.
The result In Greater New York." lie said.
was a great disaster. New York was lost
through q division Of forces, as the figures con
c~lusively prove"
Regarding the coming session OF Congress
| Senator Lodge said that the Republican party
must carry out its pledges made last year. Civil
service reform must not be endangered, he said
and must be extended as far as possible. Two
other things, he said. the Republican party
must do: First, exact a restricted immigration
bill, and, second, prepare n bill that will give q
practical solution of the currency question.
Gov. Dinsloy deySted, himself to an ELABORATE
Mckinley .!ili back. in 1867 by the tariff re
great deal wiser now. They must, he said. bt
conscious Of the very general improvement II
the PPr rOsss t of the county, &C, ,hr n and s he s ari, t b1pi
although retarded TO- no small degree by the. an
ticipatory rush of business, could be plainl,
'' = Know" he said said, that some of our free
trade friends claim to see in the result of tho
f fssfiun 0%' %its p fsiGSnSs' S St gGpS!"T a ais'' II,
is considered that a falling Off q tn,
ing an exciting Presidential election has always
an intense strain, and that in every State 4
which an election was held the Democratic
managers carefully avoided the tariff issue
making the contest ON local or personal issues
and gaining their only victory in u protectiy,
State through an attempt to run two Reput
city. while the Republicans captured
protection United States Senator In Maryland
heretofore arrayed against projection, it is diff
cult to see on what ground 1t can DO just
claimed that the result of the recent election
gives any support to the claim that it show
popular dissatisfaction with the successful Ad
ministration of President Mckinley or with tn
new protective tariff"
Representative Charles A. Russell was eel
tain that prosperity had come to stay. He ha
always been the strongest kind OF an adyocat
of protection, and he believed that withou
it this country could never prosper. d.
spite tho very general idea that p~rotectio
ruined our foreign trade, our manufacturer t.
day were superseding to a large extent the Emf
| liSl In the markets OF the world, ESPECIALLY wa
this true of railway supplies. and he cited 1,
stances such as in Birmingham, England. wheI
an American trolley system, with cars and raj
of American manufacture. was being put in.
Representative Dolliver OF Iowa said that th
principles of tho Home Market Club were ma
tiers o fhousehold faith in his State. Lieut-Go'
Crane spoke for Massachusetts. Letters
regret were read from Mark Hanna and Sem
tors Aldrich and Hoar.