The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-05
EWARK. n. J.. Nov. 4.-Wit


speech of the present campaign He
waited ten minutes for a cessation of
the cheering and noise that his APP
pearance brought forth, and for thirty
i've minutes after he began his adj
Dress $500 persons crowded together
on the tan bark of a riding academy
alternately listened and cheered.
The occasion was the closing Demo-
cratic rally Of the campaign, a rally
Under the auspices of a club of first
voters Mr. Cleveland was the per-
manent chairman
Cheer After Cheer.
On Mr.. Clevelands appearance on the
platform cheer after cheer rolled from
one end Of the armory to the other.
Men stood on chairs, twirling hats on
canes: women waved handkerchief.s
and ciapped their hands. while patri-
Otto airs from band could be heard
For ten minutes the former presi-
cent stood bowling and smiling i'm ac-
acknowledgements. and repeatedly at
tempting to address the crowd A
halfway quiet was then restored. and
The speech was begun. only to be in
terrupted By another outburst that
tasted Tor three minutes more IL was
only when the audience was drowned
into silence by the Kisses of those de-
sirous of hearing the former presi-
dent that Mr. Cleveland could go on.
Audience Approved.
This was Mr. Cleveland's first pub
lie appearance in this campaign in his
own state. During his speech Mr.
Cleveland was interrupted by remarks
OF approval from enthusiastic listen
ers. and on several occasions, when he
departed from his text to impress upon
ms hearers some point upon state is
sues. the demonstration broke out
atresh and continued for several min
utcs
The remarks of the speaker upon the
need of conservative government were
received with an outburst almost equal
To that at Mr.. CIeveland's entrance in
10 the hall. and when ne concluded
with this appeal THAT the American
people may be aroused 10 their sense
Of justice by these sentiments" the
audience was on its feet. while al the
last words Of the speaker rallying his
hearers 10 the support Of that noble
that manly standard bearer. Alton b.
Parker" the enthusiasm seemed to
Eain renew ed strength. Mr.. Cleveland's
speech follows:
Cleveland's Address.
1T was twenty years go almost to
q day thai / appeared before a New
ark audiepce charged with the respon-
sibility Of my party's presidential can
dIdaey. The Democratic platform in
that campaign denounced the Repub-
Ican party for having failed to relieve
the people from crushing war taxes,
and declared that unnecessary taxation
was unjust taxation. This platform
also promised that. if entrusted with
the control OF the government. the
Democracy would purify the admins
tratiOn from corruption, restore econ
ony. revive respect for law and revise
the tariff in a spirit Of fairness to all
interests
In the contest of twenty years ago
The tariff then existing was condemned
because in and of Itself. without ac-
completes or vicious associates, it was
guilty of deSpOiling our people in their
homes. Trusts and combinations did
not then appear as its COnfederates. II
they existed at all, they were infant
industries, too few and too young TO
b. mentioned in the platform of either
of the great political parties, and too
newly born 60 be the companions of
such other infant industries as. though
sin unweaned, had actually grown
gray at The breasts OF sinfully indul-
gent tariff protection.
Infant Prodigies.
The multiplication Of this new race
of infant industries soon grew to be
wonderfully in excess of all other birth
rate records. in 1888 they had attract
cd attention enough TO be denounced
on both party platforms The pre-
cccity Of these infant prodi ges ran
Ear ahead Of the most exaggerated i'm
agination of parental pride Before
thcy were a day old they recognized in
the policy of high protection the way
IL growth and strength and wealth.
Though IL is some times now said that
the tariff has nothing 10 do With trusts
Mr. Havcmeyer. the moss competent of
all men TO give expert testimony on
the subject. has declared the tariff
is the mother of trusts and the trusts
themselves were precocicus enough to
know this at the Beginning OF their in
fantile existence.
They knew that tariff protection
builds a highway around American
industries which guards them against
competition or disturbance from
abroad. and they know that nothing
prevents the raising Of prices t. the
full height of this wall except COMPETE
ion among these industries themselves.
resulting in the underselling OF eacn
other at home and within the fortified
area Of their operations. They knew
iidt AllS barrier StandlnG between our
consumers and the eXactlOn Of prices
as high as the wall of tariff protection
must be removed and the margin be-
tween prices as modified by home COM
petition and the prices attaiuaDie with
out such competition. be under the con-
troll Of these industries. If they were
10 enjoy the fullest extent the fruits
of government favOTitism. They knew
that home competition could be elm
mated by such agreements among the
Industries interested, as woIld regu-
late prices and production and con-
centrate arrangements: but above all
things, they knew that all devices
would entirely fail to accomplish the
result desired, If any breach in the wall
Of protection against foreign Interior
ence was permitted: and they knew
that the higher this wall was raised the
greater would be the scope for their
extorti0nate Vaccinations.
Protection an Asset
Nor is it alone in this direct and
palpable way that high protection is an
essential factor in Industrial cOmbina-
ton. Those who manage these affairs
take into account and consider as an
asset OF their undertaking the increased
profits which must result when tariff
protection is coupled with the suppress
sion OF home competition; and counting
this as money in hand they are en-
abled 10 venture coHddentially upon the
purchase Of similar independent enter
prises at high valuations paid in wa