The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-23
JUDGE PARKER'S GREAT
SPEECH ON THE TARIFF
Entire Country Taxed to Make Fat Those AIread,
Surfeited With Wealth.
History Of the Protection Theory From the Foundation of the
Republic Down to the Time the Government Was
Turned Over to the Trusts.

a
on the tariff issue today Judg'
Parker replied to remarks on that
SunJect from men representing sis
instinct New York delegations which
were received at Rosemount today. The
day was not pleasant Cor an outdoor
political gathering. The air was chilly
ana during the noon hour a cold rain
began to fall.
The speakers on behalf Of The visit
ing delegations were: Isaac A. Hop
per Tor the Harlem club. Louis r. En-
rich Tor the independent clubs and
club
In his speech replying to the dcIega-
IONS Judge Parker said:
Speech in Full
Gentlemen: thank you for tie ad-
dresses you have made and for your
generous assurances of the support Of
yourselves and the various clubs YOU
represent in the campaign now being
Waged. My response shall be confined
70 the issue most prominently presented
by your speeches.
IN order TO understand our present
situation IN respect to the tariff it is
pest to glance at the past and see how
we reached the position we now oc-
cupy. our political opponents usually
a
founder and expounder of TIE protec-
i've system and they are never weary
or quoting from his report of l791 in
support OF their positions. They al
ways speak of Hamlton's report on
manufactures as though il were a re-
port on protection. Even the editor
OF his complete works. the present SEN
ator from Massachusetts, does so Be
ing report on manufactures only. it
WOOL. coal, lumber. iron ore, borax and
other products OF the soil. mines and
fisheries, in which our present tariff
abounds, and without which it could
not last Take out Of the tariff every
thing that Hamilton did not include
IN his report and the alliances OF spe-
cial interests which the tariff repre-
sents would be shattered in frag mcnts.
Hamilton's Object.
Hamilton said that his object was
10 promote such manufactures as viii
TEND 10 render the United States in
dependent of foreign nations for mill
tary and other essential supplies Does
anybody say that we have not reached
mat condition? Does anybody contend
that the United States is still deIren-
dent on foreign nations for military
ana other essential supplies Have we
not frequently heard the note of alarm
IN Europe a the American invasion
or the worlds markets By our manu-
lactured goods and especially those of
iron and steel2 Whether HamiltCn's
conceptions as TO the best way 10 es-
tablish manufacturing industries. were
light or not. the object which he
sought was long since gained. but the
protective tariff is now vastly higher
than any that he recommended or prob
ably conceived OF. In this report Ham
ltOn enumerated a number of manu-
featuring industries as already eSab-
hShed in the United States in his time
Among these were leather. iron and
steel, copper and brass tiles and pot
tory, wood. paper hats, carriages Of
AL kinds. and most articles OF per- !
sonal clothing and household use. |
These. he says. have grown up and |
nOurisEed with a rapidity which sur I
priser, aifording an encOura ging assur-
ancc OF Success'-meaning success in /
ether branches of manufactures If /
these branches had grown up and !
hoUrished with surprising rapidity one |
hundred and thirteen years ago, what |
Just claim OF eXtravagant government |
bounties can they advance now?
First Tariff Bill
Although Hamilton is usually cited |
As the founder of the system. il real J
~ began before him. The first tariff !
bin was passed i'm 1889. AS originally /
reported IL was a tariff for revenue /
only. Mr.. Madison. who reported il to !
the house. was opposed TO protection I
on principle, but he yielded in some
particulars TO the advocates OF that /
doctrine. SO that his bill became q Ia
riff for revenue, with some slight Incl
dental protection, tie average rate Of /
duty being Sl2 per cent adValorem All |
af .r-z
sort, and the argument used to sup
port the very moderate protective fea-
lures was substantially the same as
that of Hamilton already mentioned
j WAS coupled also with the argument.
on which Hamilton had laid grrat
stress, that the completion Of dumes-
tic manufactures would reduce the
prices OF goods and prevent anything
like monopoly He did not fOrpsaa the
combinations of the present day or
ganized To do away with competition
Demanded More Protection.
The War Of 1912 and the EMBARGO
acts which accompanied il stopped inn
portatiOn for the time being having
the effect of prohibitory tariff When
the war came 10 an end and the Dro-
tected classes were again subjected 10
the competition which they had before
successfully met. they demanded more
protection. and they got it, The ia
lihf was advanced TO 24ts per cent aver
age. and then by leaps and bounds un-
II ls2l. when IL reached % per cent
The latter has passed into history as
the tariff OF abomination.' / was fol-
lowed by Clays compromise tariff of
SSS which reduced duties by a sliding
scale extending over number of years.
10 20 per cent. Mr.. Clay was at that
e~eIs
lie life. the standard bearer of the
American system of tariff protection.
and l wish to recall some words that
ne used in a debate in the senate i'm
1888. justify4ng his course in advocat-
ng this tariff reduction. lie said.
Not Meant to Be PerpetuauI.
No one. Mr. President in the com
nencement Of protective policy. ever
supposed that il was TO be perpetual.
We hoped and believed that Temporary ]
protection extended to our infant man J
fractures would bring them up and en- ]
iole them TO withstand competition ]
With those Of Europe. If the protective J
policy were entirely to cease in 1912 IL {
would have existed .twenty-six years !
rom 1916, or eighteen from IS24-ouite I
IS long as at either of these periods /
IS friends supposed might be neces- {
'ary.' I
Mr. Clay here voiced the prevailing I
piniOn Of the country that the protect Z
d trades were no longer in a state Of
infancy in fact, the infant industry
Fgument was then superseded by the
auper labor argument. 1t was now :
for the first time that the !.
srih should be used to compensate the.l !.
'merican producer Tor the higher