The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-23
Judge Parker Addresses DeIc-
 gatiOns at ROSsnOunt
IS NO LONGER DEFENSIBLE
Democratic Candidate Shows Where Protected Trusts Are Profiting at the Expense of the Great
 Mass of Consumers.

Eospus, N r, October 22.-In a speech on the tariff issue today Judge Parker replied to remarks from men represent ing the sixth district New York delega- tions which were received at Rosemount. The delegations were from the Harlem democratic club; Central Parker lnde- pendent club; Westside Parker Inde- pendent club; Reform club; Business Mems Parker and Davis association and the New York State league of Parker and Davis clubs. The day was not pleas ant for an outdoor political gathering. Fleeting clouds yelled the sky, the air was chilly and during the noon hour, cold rain began to fall.
 The Harlem club accompanied by band. arrived on the steamer sagamore and marched up to Judge Parkers house. The visitors made themselves at home on the grounds, until the arrival of the other delegations over the West Shore railroad.
 The speakers on behalf of the visiting delegations were Isaac A. Hopper, for the Harlem club; Louis R. Enrich for the independent clubs and Everett V. Abbott for the Reform club.
 MT Hopper presented to Judge Parker an engrossed copy of resolutions in sup port of the democratic national ticket which were adopted at a recent meeting of the Harlem club.
 Judge Parker Replies.
 In reply to the delegations, Judge Par ker said:
 "Inasmuch as the law puts the tariff benefits exclusively in the hands of the capitalists and provides no means Tor giving the wageworker his share, the system virtually says:
 Lss tRs g9EsEnmsRs Sssf ~ esrs eara 9I 'nf of the poor. It is short step to say, let the government take care of everybody il doctrine abhorred by all sound think CTS But it is not true that greatly en- larged profits are on that account divided among the workmen helping to produce th. m. The advance in wages is not due as a rule to the uesire on the part or inc employer to share profits with the vorkmen but rather to the organization of the workmen.
 "Gentlemen 1 thank you for the ad- dresses you have made and for your generous assurance of the support Of yourselves and the various clubs you represent in the campaign now being waged My response shall be confined to the issue most prominently presented by your speeches.
 Reviews Tariffs History.
 ..Jn order to understand our present sit nation in respect to the tariff, it is best to glance at the past and see how we reached the position we now occupy, Our political interests usually point to Alex pnder Hamilton the founder and ex- pounder of the protective system, and they are never weary of quoting from his report of 1791 in support of their positions They always speak of Hamilton's report on manufactures as though it were a protection from pain. The editor of his complete works, the present senator from Massachusetts does so. Being protec- ton on manufactures only, it does not justify protective duties on wool coal lumber iron ore, boraX and other pro- ducts of the soil, mines and fisheries in which our present tariff abound and without which it could not last. Take out of the tariff everything that Hamilton does not include in his report and the alliances of special interests which the tariff reports would be shattered in frag- ments.
 Hamilton's Object.
 Hamilton said that his object was to promote such manufacturers as will at tend to render the United States inde- pendent of foreign nations for military and other essential supplies. Does any body say that we have not reached that condition does anybody contend that the United States is still dependent on foreign nations for military and other essential supplies? Have we not frequently heard the note of alarm in Europe at the Amer ican invasion of the worlds markets by our manufactured goods and especially those of iron and steel? Whether Ham- tons conceptions as to the best way to ..I.It, Ff~.+ right or not the object which he sought was long since gained. but the tariff is now vastly higher than any that he probably conceived of In this report Hamilton enumerates a number of manu- facturing industries as already establish ed in the United States in his time. Among these were leather, iron and steel, copper and brass. tiles and pottery, wood paper. hats carriage of all kinds and articles of personal clothing and household use.
 These he says have grown up and fourshed with a rapidity which sur prises, affecting an encouraging assur- ance of success meaning success in oth- CT branches of manufactures. If these branches had grown up and fourshed with surprising rapidity, one hundred and thirteen years ago, what just claim on extrayagant government bounties they advance now?
 Began Before His Time.
 
 Although Hamilton is usually cited as the founder of the system it really began before him. The first tariff bill was pass ed in 17S9 As originally reported 1t was . tariff for revenue only. Mir Madison. who reported it to the house, was oppos' ed to protection on principle but he vielded in some particulars to the advo- oates of the doctrine so that his bill becane a tariff for revenue with some slight incidental protection, the average rate of duty being SKa per cent ad valo- rem All of our tariffs until lSuo were of this sort and the argument used to sunnort the very moderate protective features was substantially the same as that of Hamilton already mentioned. The war of 1872 and the embargo acts "hich accompanied it, stopped importation for the time being. having the effect Of pro hibitory tariff.
 ..When the war came to an end and the t- the competition which they had be-