New-York tribune., 1903-01-30

st;I ability Of The american producer to supPy But at
you gentlemen viii go with me tomorrow to the
fee OF the Board of General Appraisers. promise
sold cheaper in the United states than where
wholesale In France: in Holland and in Russla IS
imported. charged with duty of ninety-ive cents
bl1 and ms ,Ss-, - ot iS pt s efesi 81 biTavsre
glassware and many other articles.
No one Dresumes to say that existing condltlonss
schedules and no one dare insure against their
being made worse. In 1888 the then existing taTin
Yet twelve months later protection suffered defeat
friends Of Frotection. and thirty DAYS thereafter ter
litical history. In 1892 large proportion of mer-
csfed and voted for Ii the nsrTy nle5red to a re-
vision Of the tariff; vet pending consideration Of
together with nearly every other business man in
the United States, begged and unplored Congress 70
adjourn and quit further disturbance Of Industrial
said in convention on the platform and through
the press, that it would remain undisturbed for
and some people have changed their. minds. l an am
Chorus Would ike fo have the u director announce
TO the audience just what particular changes ne
proposed to have made and to give specific rea-
The only free trade argument. that appeals to
possible material for manufactures designed for
markets against a competitor who not only pays
cheaper leather. The answer to this argument is
the Repu6lican drawback POLICY ,ev0Fed onld M he he
made as liberal as possible
There are three prerequisites to demand Tor @ me
refund of duty. First, the duties must have been
actually paid; second the imported n@C5IIet 7Iiet
by the aid OF American labor; third the nnlsneo f
1s n ns the o ape ark when it is
ceded that the government does not desire 10 PLtqb
facility shogd be afforded hi him eaR AND rown nc m his
I Lrov Is a
should open the door TO fraud but there can De
factIires recovers back no more than has actually
been paid either upon the Identical mater1a3 @ M ba
same kind and quality of material. Absolute iden-
tity need not be ar essential
Mayor Low followed He said New-York was
a typical American city, though many said II
was much affected by the current opinion OF
Europe.
I don't think he said. that twenty-five
wears ago MANY would have ventured to say
that the country paying the highest wages
would be the cheapest manufacturing country
but the unforeseen has come about High wages
have compelled two things-the use OF the pest
machinery and the searching out Of the cheap
est way TO produce great results.
There is no city in which land is so high ana
living so costly as in New-York, but there Is no
city in which labor is so well rewarded, pro-
portioratelv 20 its productiveness and the cost
Of living, ard we have prosperity
Lewis E. Carr. OF Albany, made humorous
address.
Assemb1yrnan James T. Rogers, of Albany,
was the last speaker.
I've been asked ne said, ito speak TO you OF
our destiny but that has been dealt with by the
head Of the divinely guided administration OF
this city I say divinely guided not without
authority for I read in Holy Writ Lo CW)
an with you always even unto the end
have no advice TO give, except that would put
in that administration a little less Democratic
CSrout and more Republican sand
1t has remained for the American PeoPi7'
under the guidance OF the great man whose
character has been so we'll portrayed tonight TO
teach the old national unselfshness. Cnselhsh-
ness must be our motive. Humanity for hu-
17anityrs sake must be our guiding star II TINS
be so our destinies are boundless and our posi-
hiIities unlimited