The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-31
CLEVELAND SPEAKS
HsX-PREsIDENT AT A NEW JERSEY
POLITICAL MEETING.
NOW is DEM0CRACYS TIME.
ITS PRINCIPLES AND TENETs THE
SAME AS EVER.


Tariff Iniquities and Their stu
More Dangerous Progeny, Born of
License and Depravity-RepubIi-
cans "See the Handwriting on the
WaII' at the Present Time.
Norristown, N. J., Oct. 30.-Ex-
President Cleveland spoke here tonight
"a A political meeting held in Lyceum
Hall. Special trains brought hundreds
of people from other cities and towns
in this vicinity, and Mr.. Cleveland was
given an ovation.
MIR. Cleveland said in part:
II am especially pleased to learn
that tariff reform has been made the
principal issue in the canvass you have
~ hand. Never within my observa ton
or experience has there been a time
when this should be more earnestly,
uersistently and honestly pressed upon
fne attention of our countrymen than
now.
"Of course custom duties must con-
time 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 all times and in every fea-
oAA@NN--
upon the mass of our people, but the
bGld and arrogant developments of it's
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"
Mr.. Cleveland reverted to former
Democratic tariff campaigns ana
quoted several paragraphs from his
tariff message of 1881.
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 avail
able in attacking tariff inlqulues, l
want if l cam" he continued, Ito lead
YOU to contemplation of the ln1qul-
ties that have since accumulated, TO
the numerous additions to a vicious
and dangerous progeny born of tariff
license and depravity, to the increased
material of successful attack, and TO
the present duty of all who love our
people more than self, to strike blow
Whenever and wherever it is possible
Tor our country's honor and emanclpa-
ton.
For this purpose 1 hope you will
permit me to add one further quota
ton from the same message, as fol-
lows.
to the consumer of our home manu-
features resulting from a duty laid
upon imported articles of the same de-
scriptiOn, the fact is not overlooked
that competition among our domestic
producers sometimes has the effect of
keeping the price of their products be-
low the highest limit allowed by such
duty. But it is notorious that this COM
petition is too often strangled by COM
f.lr, To oil a
and frequently called trusts, which
have for their object the regulation
of the supply and price of commodities
made and sold by members of the COM
hinatiOn. The people can hardly hope
for any consideration in the operation
OF their selfish schemes
Less than a year after this an
nouucement of Democratic doctrine. it
was made a target for all sorts of at
tack in a presidential election. The
timid were assured that absolute free
trade would follow Democratic sue
cess, that the importers paid the Gus
tom taxes, and above all, that il any
revision or change was eXpedient 1t
should be entrusted to the friends of
the tariff. The people were persuaded
to continue these friends in political
control and they forthwith constructed
new scheme of high protection The
nations and so plainly showed the
heedlessness of it's authors and bene-
ticiaries and their disregard of the in
terests of the people that the voters of
the land, though accustomed to yield
ing to tariff delusion, were prompt in
their revenge and condemnation.
1t might naturally be supposed that
so violent a blow as was then given
would admonish, if it did not reform,
these Of oh arif
fits. This, however, was by no means
IN accord with their natures. nor in
agreement with their Vaccinations.
They sullenly surrendered control of
governmental policies and laid in wait
for their opportunity. The lamentable
conditions which quickly gave this OPP
portunity are familiar to you ALL
am not here to speak of Democratic
misfortunes or miscarriage, but to call
attention to the unyielding tenacity OF
nigh tariff rapacity and arrogance, and
10 the manner in which they grow
and develop whenever they have an
opnortunity.
Sooner than they had the least rea-
son to expect, the friends of the tariff,
Or IN other words, those who sought
70 grow rich with government help at
t9e expense of the people with their
sloers and abettors, had turned over to
tnem the work of again adjusting tariff
rates. How did they approach the
TASK? Was 1t with a patriotic inten-
uon to benefit the masses of our peo-
PIE and make their burdens lighter?
Ihis they would hardly declare with
out a sly wink. Was it even with
tne fear of the people before their
eyes? Surely nothing indicates it.
1nelr work was undertaken as they
would have entered upon privilege
70 make the most of it. 1 have heard
said upon excellent authority that
ssApectant beneficiaries under the ex-
sung tariff laws-made by its friends
were actually allowed to construct
.ue schedule by which they expected
W profit. This was quite in keeping
Win the color and complexion of the
enure scheme. Evidence abounds in
shd about it, indicating that the well
are and interests of the common Iaeo-
s5e OF our land were not allowed to
sturo In any unpleasant degree the
elenlty of those having the work in
..teud. l believe this last exploit OF
a.! le so-cslled friends of the tariff in
~ revision, should amply satisfy any
oughtful citizen, unbiased by inter-
~ mat the spirit of a high protec-
- tariff grows by indulgence and
t"ocKs what it feeds upon and that
ts sH progressive greed and ruthlessness
becoming more and more menace
lne welfare and happiness OF our
SSeople' How long has 1t been thought
.leht or even safe to cheat the con-
I,u -.H Of coal by putting it on the free
~. out dishonesty providing for It's
a'Oin taxation in another cunnlngly