The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
PARKER ON
The tariff +
QUESTION S; 0 N.
Democratic Candidate
Makes Strong Speech
at Esopus.
DELEGATIONS COME
FROM NEW YORK
Every Phase j the Complies
Issue Dealt With in a Clear
and Forceful Manner.
The Position Of the
Republicans
Assailsd 556as
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tBy Associated Press.)
EsoPUS, N. Vs., October Pin s /
speech on the tariff issue to-day Judge
Parker replied Is remarks on that SUBJ
siect from men representing SIX distinoS
New York delegations, which were re. s.
sceived at Rosemount to-day. The Gay
was not pleasant for an outdoor political
gathering. The air was chill. and dur
Ing the noon hour cold rain began e
fall. A.
In his speech replying to the dsle' 4
cations, Judge Parker review q s anlilI q
length tho tariff history Of the coun. \
Judge Parker said: 3s
Hamilton said that lis object was 70
promote such manufactures, as will tend &
TO render the United States independents
OF foreign nations for military and other
essential suppl II Does anybody say
that We hay e not reached that
condition? Does anybody contend 4
that the United States Is still depend
on foreign nations for mil itary and other
essential supplles? Have we not FREE
3ouently heard the note OF alarm, In Il
Europe at the American invasion OF the
worlds markets by our manufactured
goods and especially those OF iron and n
steel 5stf Whether Hantlto toms conce ptlonss
as to the best wayRto establish manuf ac-3s
turing industries We're right or not. ne ,l
object which he sough Is was long: since
gained, but the protective tariff IS no W
vastly higher than any hat he recorll-
mended or probably conceived OF. n
Was Never Expected.
n Judge Parker referred I'll to X the various 4
tariffs 81 our early history, quoting
the protective tariffkwas to be perpetual
upon which the judge commented thus :S
SfaEE..NIr. Clay here voiced the prevailing Il
opinion OF the country that the pro- ect-88
cd 3 trades were no longer In q state 4
Of infancy, In fact, the in fant indus lt1l s.
try argument was then superseded led 9 ~
the pa,lper labor argument t was vas! now
commended for the first time that 81 fi ne
tariff should be used to compensate \ the
American producerSfor the higher wa ges 4
that he had to pay as compared With .EL \
his foreign competitors. AS this ar SUI
3nent has at times done great serves
although now quite threadbare, NJ 81 VIII h
dwell upon lit moment. Inasmuch %
the law puts the tariff benefits excll:#
.sively III the hands of the capita list ana +
provides no means for giving the vase
workers his share, the system V.rtua aI y.
snys: Let the government take care $ot H
sthe rich and the rich Will take care Of #
the poor II. ta Ss3i
"Ir is a short step then to say: Lee
the government tnke care of everybody.
a doctrine abhored OF all sound think. 4
ing men. But It Is not true that grea tly
ENLARGED profits are on that account dl- Z
vldel among the worlSfnen helping 70 4
produce them. The advance IN wages 70 y
not due az a rule to q desire on the pa!s
of the employer to share proflts WI ny
worknlen, butGrather to the orgnnlza tlo Ion q
of The worlsmer. X; n Y . 5g, {a ~ ts'
Judge Parker referred to efforts BY Re..
publican statesmen to reduce the tariff ~ y
#is7c: 10 senator Sherman's opinion tha1
the rates should be reduced, ana TO =
similar opinion by the tariff commission Z
OF 1852. This commission, said Judgo \
Parker reported tariff pii VI ! maklhk
a reduction of twenty to twenty-five per
cent. This bill was killed by the protected
interests, and a bill substituted Increased
duties to 1886 per cent. The Mckinney
BILL Imposed duties averaging aS,l5 PEE 4
cent. and tho present Dingley Dill duuea
averaging 81 per cent
Passed Infant Stage.
Judge Parker then said ITO this COM
dtion we have como at last. BEGINNING Y.
with a tariff OF eight ana a hal PCT
cent In 17S9, when many OF our lnous1, Il
tries were really infants, we nave oy 81
successive steps reached a scale OF over 4
fifty per cent, while uhe industries Them
selves have become colossal. }ftaMllton H
said chat the iron and steel Industry was q
already in 4 fourishlng condition N MS
time. FIe was willing nevertheless 70
give seven and a half per cent, OF pro-
lection to steel. 1t now has S1.A per Ton
on steel rails. and the steel poo, eeils
them to Canadians at S19 per ton, pgt
eylcts SIS from American purchasers, It ]
ts enabled BY the tariff to do this for
without the tariff 1t would be obliged
10 sell rails at home for the price az
which they could be Imported. American
railways are thus compelled to pay 7.s4 4
nor ton moro than fair price; that is,
1874 more than the price at which sonle- E
body else would supply them, why 40
the railways submit to such extortion
Vhy do they remain quiet2 Why do
they not establish rolling mills and make
their own rails? Surely the difference Of
sIS4 per ton, or forty per cent" IS 2
sufficient inducement IL do So
The Probable Answer.
~ cannot answer this question. but tt
the leaders OF the steel rail- Industry are
also the controllers OF these railways.
which are strong enough to defend theni-
selves against exterior, the mystery
Il sexpiaircd In such case the profits
20 into the pockets OF the controllers OF {.
the railways In their capacity or steel 4
nroa1cers While the other shareholders =
~ the railways and the general pubic
nav the difference. The SarlEf lends 1T
sell to this sort of grab game. and u
tho men who command large capital
do not avail themselves Of their oppor- y
ttun!ty they are no 80 9 hte"i ~ tflsS sFs
generally supposed 70 be, s5 e
~ cherish no grndses against men PEE
cause they. are rich, nor do y xrealy
tI,. m, fnr king Glte .ylrGtitk WHOM