The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23
SILENCE MISTAKEN
FOR INDIFFERENCE.
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| Der.
Judge Parker spoke as follows:
Gentlemen: ! thank you for the addresses
| you have made and for your generous assur-
| anccs ot the support Of yourselves and the
various clubs you represent In the campaign
| now being waged. Ny response shall be con-
fined to the Issue most prominently presented
by your speeches.
In order to understand our present situation In
respect to the tariff. II Is best to glance II the
past and see how we reached the position We
now occupy. Our politica, opponents usually
point to Alexander Hamilton as the founder and
cxrounder Of the protective system. and they
arc never weary Of quoting flom Ills rep.rt Of
iss1 In support Of their oJsi,ions. They away.
speak OF Hanilton's report on manufactures
as though It were 3 report on protection
Even the editor OF his complete works the
present Senator from Massachusetts, does go.
Eeing a report on manufactures only. fl does
not Justify protective duties on WOOL coal,
lumber. Iron ore. borax and other products of
the soil. mines and fisheries, in which our
present tarf sbounds. and without which 4.
could not last Take cut Of the tariff every
thing that Hamilton did no, Include in his
report and the alliances OF special interests
which the tariff represents would be shattered
in fragments.
INDEPENDENCE.
Hamilton aid thai hi. osi,ct was 2, mr.
rno,s spcs rnapufac,u,.. "a. win ,e,1er ,b.
United States Independent OF foreign nations
for military and other essential supplies
Does anybody say that We have not reached
that condition? Docs anybody contend that the
United States Is still dependent On foreign m
tions for military and other essential supplies?
Hay. ~. NOT rreouen,Iy h ard IN. no,o OF ala. m
1, E,,rons AT IN. American tnvas,o, n, tho
uor,d., market. bv our rnanyfac.ures goods
.,a ..,..,.I,,, ,ho.s =, -,, ana .,..i, u,hs,h.r
ti,nilton.. roncention, .. IA thu h.a, vav 10 |
.x,shy., ,ro,r,,.,u,,n~ i,Srstr q, ,.-. r,yh,
=. ~. 81. ,,a.,+ wh;ch h. .ouzb, u.s ,onp
.,ncn ,,t,.d I'm, Oh. ,,nrec,,vo rsrn 4, now
,.,,-n hI,,.- ,h,, avn ,b,. h, ,.commend d |
W. ,-o,ohi,, .,,,.,y.d |
~ ,,,. -.,<,r, II,,,,,,o, enumerated , number
-. ...n,.s.,,.,,. ,.ar.,,,s. =. .,rsas,, .<r,h. |
,,.,,d In ,hs I;,,,o, sr,te. Il, b,s time An,u,,n
,hsss ,-.ra ,es,h.r i'm, and ,,eei eopper and |
-. ,rs. - ,s,.,.-,, 80 n,n.- hats car
r,.... =, .u t,,.. ana nos, .r,,cl,x Of oer-
-, ,a,.,, 90. t,,,.,oIs ,sn
Tn... h. ..ys ..h,x. ,r,Irn II, and -four
,.ssI r,,,, r.n,d,,, ,bicn s,,rrTi.e, affore.
,n, ., .,ro,r.es,- sss,,orc. of sunces. in
~, h-.,.h., =, r,,,u,.ctur.z.
~ ,b.s. br,,cbe. had e,own II, and -four
tshed with .ur,,r.,ine raptdity liz years ago,
-,., ,r., .,.,r, =, .,,ravsgant Government
,..r,n,,os .,n ,hev .dva,c. now,
I,oITNnINe on TARrFF
.u.. us.,,,,a, IL ,,,u,u- .,... a., -.
sounder ef The .vx,e,n. II really began before
- ~ a.. t.-,, nm, rx,, n.,-ed in ,7ss
!. .-.-..su.. -,,a,,ad :, ro, a t.-.t, for rcv-
E1' HA' VI ,,ss,. -. - :. ~.
s. sA1e o' a.. -.,t.a.,.-, -, ,,..,,,i. J
hu, be yielded In some particularly to the ad-
voeates Of that doctrine, 60 that his bill be-
came q tarin for revenue. with sons ri!ght In
crea.e In the protection. the average rate OF
duty being g.; per cent ad valoreu,
All Of our tariffs until ISIS were Of this sort.
and the argument useo 70 support ths se,'
protective features was substanf ally
he same as that OF Hamilton elfeady men
ioned 1t was coupled also with the argument
IN which Hamilton had aid great ssfess' hi.
be competition Of domestic manufactures wou d
-sduce the prices Of goods and prevent any
hing like monopoly He did no. foresee the
combination. Of the present day. organized to
10 away with competition
Th. var OF 1917 and the embargo acts which
,cooruranied St pped importation fol the
iue being. having the effect OF prohibitoEy
,,,r vh., IN. war came TO an end and the
,,o,..,.d classes were again subjected to the
,.,-s,,,,,nI which they bad before successfully
net. they demanded more protection. and they
n, 4. Tho tariff was advanced AZ per cent
,re,av. and then By ieaps and bounds. till iS25, |
vh.n 1, reached . per cent Ths latter has
n x,cd into history as tho tariff Of abomina-
ion ..
!. COMPROMISE TARIFF. |;
II was followed by cIaye compromise tarih
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