Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-31
TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
4 BLAST FROM FORMER PRESS
DENT GROVER CLEyELAsD,s
TRUMPHET.
TARIFF REFORM THE SLOGAN.
His De1ivernnce ON the Trust Proe
Eeny In 1857.
MoCKs THE MEAT 1T FEEDS UPoN.
Hypocrisy OF Pretense That Tariff
Should Be Raised by It's Friends
They Have Broken Former Pro-
misses and Now That Shoals and
Rocks Have Been Struck, They
Seek to DeIude People With More
Promises.
locks THE MEAT 1T FEEDS uPoS.
of preten.e That Tarin
Promises.

MORRISTOWN. n. j.. October Sn-Fork
mer President Cleveland spoke herA
tonight to political meeting held Il
Lyceum Hall. Special trains brought
hundreds of people from other cities anc
towns in this vicinity and Mr.. Cleveana
was given an ovation
Mr.. Cleveland said in part:
Il am especially pleased to learn that
tariff reform has been made the principal
issue IN the canvass you have in hand.
Never within my observation or expe-
rience has there been time when this
should be more, earnestly, persistentiy
and honestly pressed upon the attention
of our countrymen than now.
"Of course, custom duties must continue
to be the source OF government main
tenance until another plan is devised; bne
tariff, constructed for the purpose of
protection as Its chief object. is at all
times and in every feature of it, an un-
just and unfair burden upon the masses
Of our people; but the bold and arro-
CANT developments of it's unfairness and
injustice in recent years. and the new
directions they have taken, ought to esps-
hension of every thoughtful, sobsr-minded
citizen"
Mr.. Cleveland reverted to former Demo-
cratic tariff campaigners and quoted seve-
raj paragraphs from his tariff measure OF
1887.
Iniqufties That Have Accumulated.
..For the purpose of showing not only
the accepted position OF the Democratic
party on the tariff question, but also as
suggesting the material then available
In attacking tariff iniquities, l waGt. If
can," he continues. ITO lead you to con-
temptation OF the iniquities that have
since accumulated, to the numerous addi-
tionals to vicious and dangerous pro-
geny born of tariff license and depravity'
to the increased material of successfr
attack, and. to the present duty of 81
who love our people more than self. t,
strike a blow whenever and wherever
it is possible, for our country's honor and
emancipation.
What He Said About Trusts.
For this purpose hope you will per.
NIT me to add one further quotation from
the same message as follows:
TN speaking Of the increased cost to ttt
consumer of our home manufacture,
resulting from duty laid upon imported
articles of the same description. the fac.
is not overlooked that competition among
our domestic producers sometimes has
the effect Of keeping the price of tileia
products below the highest limit allowed
by such duty. But it is notorious thai
this competition is too often strang,ed
by combinations quite prevalent at thi.
time and frequently caile>. trusts, which
have for their object the regulation of the
supply and the price of commodities made
and sold by members of the combinations.
The people can hardly hope FOR any con-
sideration in the operation of their ss'ssh
schemes.
Target for All Sorts of Attack.
LESS than a year after this announce.
ment of Democratic doctrine. it was ds
target for all sorts of attack In a prs@'
Dental election. The tinid were ASSURED
CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE.)