The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-31
One of the Most ForcibIe Pleas for
Tariff Reform Ever
Made
TARIFF BENEFIcIARIEs AS
AUTHORS OF TARIFF BILLS
Load Under Which the People Are
Staggering Growing Heavier and
Heavier-Prosress of High Protec
ton Abuses Traced From Their In
ception to the Present.

MORRISTOWN, N. j., Oct. S0.-
Former President Cleveland spoke here
tonight to 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. He
said:
''Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens:
AS greet you now, cannot smother
certain sentimental emotions which in
tensify the satisfaction which this oc-
caSion affords. I was born in New
Jersey. After long absence, full of in
cidents and vicissitudes I have re-
turned to the old state, where hope to
pass the remainder of my days and
find a final resting place. I have
brought back with me a genuine and
undertaking love, not only for my ma
tive state, but for her old time, staunch
and vigorous Democracy. / hope you
will not think such reflections amiSs.
I feel in the mood for their mention,
not by way of excuse for my appear
ance in Democratic assemblage,
which have never yet conceded to be
necessary, but because my presence
here may be regarded as not strictly
consistent with my determination to
consider myself retired from the strug-
giles and actiyeness of political leader
ship and counsel, and I do not assume
to have a place in either role; but
nothing, I care not what, can drive or
tempt me from my adherence to the
unadulterated, wholesome and benefi-
cial principle Of genuine Democracy.
am told that these principles of good,
old-fashioned New Jersey brand are in
volved in a canvas pending in my ma
tive state and in the state I delight to
call my home; and I have INDUCED my
desire to come here and enjoy the
stimulation and pleasure which I have
never failed to find in hearty and
unanimous Democratic struggles.
Tariff Reform First.
.1 am especially pleased to learn that
tariff reform has been made the prin-
cipa1 issue in the canvass you have
in hand. Never within my experience
has there been a time when this
should be more earnestly, persistently
and honestly pressed upon the atten-
ton of our countrymen than now. Of
course, customs duties must continue
to be the source of government main
tenance until another plan is devised; !;
but a tariff constructed for the purpose
of protection as it's chief object is at
all times and in every feature Of it an
unjust and unfair burden upon the
masses of our people; but the bold and
arrogant developments of its unfair
ness 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, in advocating the reduc-
ton of tariff taxation to the revenue
needs of the government, based it's in
slStence largely upon the right and
justice of cheapening for the masses
Of our people the prices of the neces-
sites of life and withdrawing SO much
protection from a favored few manu-
facturers as allowed them abnormal
profits at the expense of the great body
of consumers. But the exactions from
the people on account of protection
were made in such a stea1thy and un-
observed manner by adding them to
their daily purchases that it was diff
cult to impress upon the consumers of
the land the extent of these exactions.
The Surplus Revenue.
While this process was going on,
imported articles not produced in this
country were charged with such high
rates of duty as not only to greatly
enhance their cost to the purchasing
cons umer, but to create a surplus rev.
enue beyond it's need in the govern
ment treasury. This surplus represent
ed clearly and definitely a small pro-
portion of the unnecessary added ex-
pense Of the living of our people on
account of high protection; and its ag-
gregate was ascertainable but the
amount of the exactions thus repre-
sented was insignificant as compared
with the amount which protection per-
mltted our own manufacturers to
pocket from the consumer
when, in 1887; the doctrine of the
Democracy on tariff reform was en-
bodied in an executive message to