Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-31
CLEVELAND SPE AKS
Former President Addresses a
Political Meeting at Nor
ristown, N. j.
DEFENDS HIS POLITICAL COURSE
Declares the Tariff is the Issue and
That Hi. Advice If Followed in the
First Place Would Have Kept the
Democratic Party on Its Feet. II Not
in Power.

in PoWers
Morristown, N. J., Oct. 31.-Former
President Cleveland spoke here last
night to a political meeting held in the
Lyceum hall. Special trains brought
hundreds of people from other cities
and towns in this vicinity and Mr..
Cleveland was given an ovation.
He said:
IT am especially pleased to learn that
tariff reform has been made the primer
raj issue in the canvass you have IN
hand. Never in my experience has thefe
been a time when this should be more
persistently and honestly
r.ressed upon the attention of our cOun-
trymen than now.
"Of course custom duties must con-
tinue to be the source OF government,
until another plan IS de-
yised, but a tariff, constructed 1or tlle
of protection as its cher Cd
iect. is at all times anu in every lea-
ture OF it an unjust ana uil-
fair burden upon the masses
of our people; but the bold ana
arrogant developments of it's unfairness
and Injustice in recent years and 'tne
rev directions they have taken ousn. :,
to especially arrest the afternoon anu
apprehension of every thoush.iui'
sober-minded citizen
sgs 1T was not long ago that the demo-
cratic party in advocating the reduc-
ton of tariff taxation to the reVenu's
needs of the government based it's in
sjstence largely upon the rlght ana
Justice of cheapening fo- the masses OF
cur people the prices Of the necessl1les
OF life and withdrawing so much pro-
lection from favored few manu1actur-
ers as allowed them abnormal pronts at
the expense of the great body Oh con-
sl,mers. But the exacuons from the
people on account Of protection were
made in such stealthy and unobserved
manner, by adding them to their dairy
purchases, that 1t was dif1cui. 70 I'M, ),
press upon the consumers of the land
the extent Of these exactions. tWhlie
this process was going on imported ar
ticles not produced in this country
we're charged with such high rates OF
duties, not only to greatly enhance their
cost to the purchasing consumer, out 10
create a surplus revenue beyond It's
needs In the government treasury. ms
represented clearly and def
nitely a small proportion of the unnec-
essary added expense of the living OF
our people on account OF high protec.-
ton, and its aggregate was ascer1alna-
BILE. but the amount of the exactfOn thus
was insignificant as COM
pared with the amount which protec-
tion permitted our own manufacturers
to pocket from the consumer.
ssWhen, in 1887, the doctrine OF the
democracy on tariff reform was em-
bodied in an executive message to con-
gress, tho all the incidents and conseT
ouences of a high protective tarin were
considered, 1t was hoped that the plain
and palpable fact that large surplus
remained in the government treasury
which should be in the possession OF the
reople. might, as an object lesson from
an unusual standpoint, effectually pre-
sent the situation. This was therefore
In q sense made the keynote OF the
message.
Mr.. Cleveland here quoted literally
from his executive message mentioned
above; commented on tariff. the un-
necessary accumulation in the treasury
of the peoples money, etc., and added:
II want, If can, to lead you to a con-
temptation Of the iniquities that have
since accumulated, to the numerous adj
ditions to a vicious and dangerous
progeny born of tariff license and de-
pravity, to the increased material of
successful attack. and to the present
duty of al who, love our people more
than self to strike blow whenever and
wherever it is possible for our coun-
try's honor and emancipation.
LESS than a year after this an
of democratic doctrine 1t
was made target for all sorts of at
tacks in a presidential election. The
timid were assured that absolute free
trade would follow democratic success.
that the importers paid the custom tax
es; and. above all, that IL any revision
or change was expedient it should be
entrusted to the friends of the tariff.
The people were persuaded to continue
those friends in political control and!
they, for them, constructed new!
scheme of high protection.
1.-THE advanced growth Of the arro-
gance and greediness of tariff benef-
Charles and the Kindness shown them
by these friends of tariff as exhibited in
this scheme demonstrates how conf
IDENTIFY they relied upon the continuance
Of the peoples credulity which they had
SO recently and successfully tested.
1.-THE bill then passed was so full of
and so plainly showed the
heedlessness of it's authors and bene-
fciaries, and their disregard Of the in
terests of the people, that the voters
of the land, tho accustomed to yieldins
to tariff delusion. We're prompt in their
revenge and condemnation.
Effect Of Election.
1t might be supposed that so violent
a blow as was then given would adj
if it did not reform, these pro-
meters of selfish tariff benefits. This,
however, was by no means in accord
with their natures nor in agreement
with their Vaccinations. AS unregen-
crate as ever, as arrogant as ever, anc
hoping as confidently as ever for the
time when the people could again be led
away by false lights, they sullenly sur
rendered control of governmental poli-
cies and laid in wait for their oppor-
tunity.
THE lamentable conditions which
quickly gave this opportunity are fa-
niliar to you all. / am not here to
speak of democratic misfortunes or
but to call attention to
the unyielding tenacity of high tariff
and arrogance and to the man
ner in which they grow and develop
they have an nnnnrtunity.