The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-26
TALKED TARIFF.
HOW MONoPOLIEs PROFIT
OUT OF SPECIAL PRIV.
ILEGES.
Sell Cheaper In Foreign Markets
Than They Do at Home
Judge Parker's Speech.

Esopus, N. Y, Oct, 22.-In a
speech on the tariff issud today,
Judge Parker replied to remarks
on that subject by men represent
ing six distinct New York delega-
tions which were received at Rose
mount today.
In his speech In reply to the del
egations, Judge Parker spoke as fol-
lows:
"Gentlemen: thank you for the 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. Ny response shall be
confined to the issue most promi-
nently presented by your speeches.
I'm order to understand our pres
ent situation 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 oppo-
nents usually point to Alexander
Hamilton as the founder and ex.
FOUNDER Of the protective system.
and they never weary Of quoting
from his report Of 1891 in support
of their positions. They always
speak of Hamilten's report on man.
ufactures as though it were a report
on protection. Even the editor of
his complete works, the present sem
ator from Massachusetts,, does so.
Being a report on manufactures on
ly, it does not justify protective du-
ties on coal, wool, lumber, iron, ore,
borax and other products of the
soil, mines and fisheries, in which
our present tariff abounds, and with
out which it could not last. Take
out Of the tariff everything that
Hamilton did not include in his re-
port, and the alliances Of special in
! terests which the tariff represents
would be shattered in fragments.
'A plan for revision of the tariff
was made distinctive feature of
President Arthur's administration
With the sanction of protection
ist congress, commission was ap-
pointed for this purpose in 1882,
consisting, with one exception, of
the chosen representatives of the
protected industries. They spent
several months taking testimony,
and made report, in which they
summed up their conclusions in
these words:
"'Early in its deliberations the
commission became convinced that
/ substantial reduction of tariff du.
ties Is demanded, not by a mere in
discriminate popular clamor, but
by the best conservative opinion Of
the country, including that which
has, in former times, BEEN most
strenuous for the preservation oi
our national industrial defenses.
"The commission also reported a
bill which it said would make an
average reduction Of 20 to 25 pei
cent. in the rates Of duty. The pro-
tected interests which had previ.
ously given their consent and sup
port to the commission now sudden.
ly changed front. They went tt
Washington, killed the commission
bill, and caused congress to pass
another in its place. It was framed
in conference committee, that is
secret. It was never considered Ii
detail in either house of congress
1t was passed in one lump.
'Instead Of reducing duties to q
to 80 per cent. as the commission
had recommended, this bill increas
, ed the average rate of dutiablt
, goods from 4135 percent TO 45.8t
per cent. This was the tariff O.
!, 1883. Notwithstanding the betray
al Of public interests which it in
volved, and the clandestine man