Evening journal., 1902-10-31
CLEVELAND ON
TARIFF QUESTION
Former President Addresses
Big Political Meeting at
Morristown, N. J.
PLEASED At HARMONY IN PARTY

Morristown. N. j., Oct. S1.-Former
President Cleveland spoke here l@e
night to a political meeting held a. Ly-
ceum Hall Special trains brought
hundreds OF people from other cities
and towns in this vicinity and Mr..
Cleveland was given an ovation. He
said in part:
Il am reioieed to look into the faces
of so many who represent united
and harmonious Democracy Such an
atmosphere as this brings to mind the
old days when New Jersey Democlats
were in the habit of presenting to their
enemies a solid, determined front.
am especially pleased to learn that
tariff reform, has been made the prin-
cipal issue in the canvass you have In
hand. Never within my observation or
experience has there been a time when
this should be more earnestly per-
sistenty and honestly pressed upon the
attention of our countrymen than now.
"Of course custom duties must con-
tinue to be the source of government
maintenance until another plan is de-
vised, but a tariff constructed for the
purpose of protection as its chief OBJ
iect is at ali times and in every fea-
ture of 1t an unjust and unfair burden
upon the masses of our people; but the
bold and arrogant developments Of its
unfairness and injustice in recent years
and the new directions they have taken
ought to especially arrest the attention
and apprehension of every thoughtful,
sober-minded citizen.
1T was not long ago that the Demo
cratic party advocated the reduction OF
tariff taxation to the revenue needs OF
the government, based its insistence
largely upon the right and justice OF
cheapening for the masses Of our peo'
pie the prices of the necessities OF lie
and withdrawing so much protection
from a favored few manufacturers as
allowed them abnormal profits at the
expense of the great body of consum
ers. But the exactions from the peo
pie on account of protection were made
in such a stealthy and unobserveC
manner, by adding them to their daily
| purchases. that Il was difficult to i'm
press upon the consumers Of the lan'
the extent of these exactions
Il need hardly refer to the preva
lence just at this time among the sup
porters of high protection of deolara
tions and professions in favor of tarii
readjustment. We hear it on ever
side. What does It mean? 1t mean
that they see the handwriting on tn
wall as they have never seen il be
fore Does it mean that they are sin
cerely willing to do something for tn
people, as against old comrades VIII
have heretofore paid well for tn
neglect of the people?
"If you believe in giving the consun
ers of this land better chance; If yo
believe in removing the fetters q
trusts and combinations from the limb
of American freedom of individual en-
deavor; and If you desire to enforce 1
public life more unselhshness, NOR
fairness. more equality and a more sen
sitiye regard for the peoples well
being. you can be we'll and ably repre-
sented in all these things by the eleC
tion to congress of the young, vigorou
and intelligent nominee of the DemoC
racy Of the district"
Following the meeting there was
non-partisan reception to MI Clev'
, land. at which about 200 prominer
residents of this city were present