New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
SHEPARD LAUDS PARKER.
ISSUE, TARIFF REFORM
Speakers at Reform Club Dinner
Al 1ttack Protection.


East was strongly set on the nomination of
Judge Alton 3. Parker fer the Presidency, Ed
ward NJ. Shepard told the Reform Club at its
tariff reform dinner at the Hotel Manhattan
last night that the party must have platform
worthy of him. Because he stood for the con-
servative. law and order sentiment Of the coun-
try, said Mr.. Shepard. the party should not try
to avoid the open expression of its doctrines. If
the Democrats should shrink from the tariff
issue. they should hardly hope for victory a vic
tory which would, Mr. Shepard declared, be
barren far any permanent results went.
While Judge ParSers name received with
cheers. il did not excite the enthusiasm which
many Of the free trade enunciatiOns caused. 1t
was declaration of principles rather :han OF
candidates there. Above all was reiterated the
necessity Of getting down to basic principles.
The Democratic party. said the speakers. could
not afford to ignore demands from all over the
country that the protective tariff be abolished
on that issue should the fight be made this
coming campaign. Mr.. Shepard advocated
attack on the protection system in detail. Let
those articles in the schedule where the work
insman was most affected be taken up, and the
effect or his condition il the duty were removed
Shown clearly to him. BY such means should
the campaign be waged.
. The dinner was arranged by the tariff
form committee Of the Reform Club, and it was
intended that the sentiments expressed there
should indicate the lines along which the club
will work in the coming campaign. Enunci-
ated by Mr.. Shepard, John Sharp williams, in
letter in which he called tariff reform the
greatest cause" and Congressman Wade and
Hitchcock, the free trade issue thrown into
the political arena, and Judge Parker was virtu-
ally dared not TO take il up.
Among the guests were many well known
Democrats. Senator Carmack was to speak.
but could not attend the dinner Congressman
De Almond. of Missouri. could not either At
the table with the president Of the club. John
c. Agar. sat the speakers, and Rollo Ogden. Ev-
erett 2. Wheeler ex-Postmaster Dayton, c. V.
NJ Baldwin and Peter B. olney.
MR. AGAR's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Agar began the speaking He had pre-
pared speech. against the Republican institu-
tion, protection and the trusts it engendered.
but delivered none Of the part about the trusts.
Said he:
It is a favorite proposition with our friends the
country is closed. having been settled by the often
truth.
Roosevelt, three OF the last Eve Republican Presi-
dents Of the United States. and Speaker Reed. the
clared that the country had outgrown the present
Of substantial and radical reduction of duties we
hardly admit on the authority Of the Republl-
book ''' y ''''' ''l' - - ''-''''' . ''''''
Then be read a telegram from sepator Ca--
mack and letter from congressmaa xsEiiiiahsS.
who said:
I am heart and soul with you IA the great cause;
of ali money and fiscal questions I do not think
that people attach enough importance to the moral
place. protectionsm leads the ndividual to lose
that magnificent sef-reliance and pride in accept
he he frffffg of htz
own Industry that peculiarly characterized his
making money, not by individual exertion bat by
In this way il saps the moral hbre accustoms
& In.n to receiving something for nothing or at any
conseouence' is that wberever nrofecfion bas been
part and parcel OF the life OF a people for any
ton tba onSbt f uuIse ne Te'h bhy oy tSXh
izaton. Then, If you consider the question inter
distinctly forth Protectionism is founded on a
sort OF Chauvinism. or an idea that the various
peoples Of the world are related in antagonism
instead OF being related by mutual helpfulness;
an idea that the duty Of one people in dealing
with another is to get all out Of the other that
possible In my opinion. not all the peace societies
Of war as anicabie trade relations, buying and
selling both at a proht
sentation on the floor Of the House is concerned it
9d mas 6Te aS uned bent on conservative
unjust tariff schedules as ii Is at this moment
CONGRESSMAN wADEs SPEECH.
How Iowa felt toward free trade was told
by Congressman Wade. who termed the free
trade sentiment 'an awakening from the thrall-
dom of the willy politicians" Said he:
The gentlemen said might speak on the iowa
unless you emphasize the" 1t has really been
much misunderstood The Eastern idea OF n varies
from free trade complete to d-n the Dutch In
itself. # feeble expression OF a fact becom-
ing Ing pa all over this country In the Repqb
hcan platform three years ago there de-
mand for the removal of tariff products whe-e
tariff reforr. has been shrouded by the crafty poll
ticians In great cloak OF mystery This Iowa idea
the thrall OF the politician. The farmer and the
laboring men have done some thinking and find
mans obtaining the Just results Of his toll Any
man who farm successfully conduct a
solve solve IL ''Ae ~ 'nis question and
Iowa has been the strongest high tariff state
inha bitants. 1T As necessary 10 have a high tariff
have been submitting for the last Thirty years r1
beginning wonder when the heavy burden viii
be lifted say Iowa IS ready to-day for any body
fully considered plan to remove the burden Our
farmers are the et don't want TO
one BLOW, bat they are determined to have this
If we can lust get the people 20 understand the
tariff question there would be no doubt OF the re-
1--we 70 the nation. but an honor to tie flag
SPEECH OF EDWARD NJ. SHEPARD.
Then came Mr. Shepard, who traced the part
the tariff issue had not played in Democratic
platforms stree Mr.. Cieveland's election in 1892
at which time the Democratic party expected
TO get free trade, and got the tariff bill Com
ing down to present issues. Mr.. Shepard said:
Democratic sentiment is strongly set-at least in
part of the country-upon the nomina ton for
the Presidency of a distinguished maglstrate who
for several seated I'm the exalted first place
I'm the administration of justice in the Empire
State and for many years before a Judge OF its
Supreme Court has commanded warm esteem
and abiding confidence In his nd