Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-31
Not TO be Trusted to Revise =,
Asserts EE-P-esident
Cleveland.
MADE SPEEGH IL :.EIV JFr0ey.
He Charges Tr.s.c v Ia Keepiag On
TCre;gn CcI., etsGcn by Tariff Laws
and ranzHrg Competition at
Home o. ca: Cling suciness.

Mo!rIs;3vl. :. :. Oct. Sl-Former
.orcsileu. l.-T.-Gra sc5ke Eere last
n!-kt - q .-.!..l-l reetiEg held in
! ceum hc =ic.iel t-2lns brought
hundreds C.. p1HF - other cities,
III tLI ,.-@:sv ,., ) speech, Mr.,
Cleveland. = - referred to the
fact that in his message % congress
in 1897 he cs.lyI attention 10 the
surplus in the treasury, which had
been taken from the pockets OF the
Leople by high tariffs. and that the
tariff rates slCu.d be loweAi. he
also refe-re4 t. the presence OF
trusts n The message. This was
made & targo: for attack on the Den
Gratis in the reg; presidential! lection.
The Democrats were defeated and
the Republicans constructed n reT
scheme CT Gigh protection. The bill
was SO tu!. Of denominations, the Re
Dubl.cans we're again defeated.
Through lamel:able conditions, the
Republicans again gained power, and
they again started in to frame tarin
law. Then Mr. Cleveland said in
part:
Be7eiciaries Helped Frame IL.
have heard il said upon excellent
authority that expectant benefciarfes
under the existing tariff laws-made
by its iriends-Nere actually allowed
to construct the schedule by which
they expected tC profit
Lxl lg. - ~
called friends ci the tariff in its re-
vision should amply satisfy any
thoughtful citizen unbiased by inter-
/ est that the ST.fit Of high protective
tariff grows by indulgence and mockF
what it feeds upon, and that It's Pro
gressiye greed and ruthlessness is be-
coming more and more q menace tothe
people. How long has it been thought
decent or even safe to cheat the con
sumers OF coal by putting It on the
free list. but dishonesty providing
for it's custom taxation in another
cunningly constructed provision or
the law? How recently have the
friends CT the tariff" had the bold
ness 20 perpetrate such trick and
take the chances Of facing the peo-
pie. when in the painful stress OF q
threatened coal famine It should be
exposed.
] have called your attention to the
fact that in 1887 competition which,
il unrestricted. might modify the ef-
feet upon our consumers OF high
protective tariff was spoken Of as
too often st-angled By combinations,
quite prevalent at this time and fpes
Guently called arustJ. which have for
their object the regulation OF the sup
ply and price OF commodities made
and sold by members OF the comb1na-
ton" When this. was written ! sup
pose the trusts aid combinations
mentioned as quite prevalent" 30
far as they were az all important.
might have been counted off by the
fingers Ct the TWO hands. When the
friends OF the tariff last took up tho
work CT i:s reconstruction, these
trusts and combinations had fR-
creased b. the hundreds. The CON
sequence Of their operation could not
fail to be understood. II vas as plain
then as DOW that a high protective
tariff C";eG@z I.Cn against foreign
coLpsti;i"3 and that by agreed asso-
ciation G1d CcGieGcracy IN produc-
tion and price. they defend themselves
against competition AZ home. II was
perfectly apparent that under the
broad WINS Ct nigh protection, and
fattened by uEcarned accumulation.
they could co-EplaceDtly close their
ears to tie Troublesome cry for easier
living from the Cyery-da- consumer.
Cor firued ~, ~