New-York tribune., 1904-10-26
SHAW ANSWERS PARKER.
REVIEWS TARIFF HISTORY
Present Policy of Democrats Has
AIoCays Meant Disaster, He Says.


City. was occupied by an audience that filed
the hall to overhowing last night to hear Leslie
NJ. Shaw. Secretary Of the Treasury. It was
patriotic, enthusiastic audience, IN hearty
accord with the sentiments Of the speakers. The
meeting was called to order by Edward Fry.
chairman Of the Republican County Committee.
Herman Walker. candidate for Congress from
the xth Congress District OF New-Jersey. pre-
sided and made short speech
When Secretary Shaw was introduced the au-
dience gave him hattering reception. The ap-
plause was long sustained, and he was finally
forced TO raise his hand signal for silence.
He said in part;
PFesdent discussed disc @ % hs sT QUESTION befOre
oe4esatlon representing certain Democratic clubs
the history Of tari legislation in the United states
nally the protective tariff was imposed for the en-
couragement OF infant industries and he draws the
l9ngeE infantle therefore the protective tariffs
Protection was originally advocated for the en-
couragement OF American manufacture In the light
advocated for the purpose both Of encouraging and
maintaining American manufactGTe n the hgnt OF
cono1ucns now existing Ihose VINO 9oVocatso pro-
lection under conditions existing one hundred years
sting now a8d tSefefors some Of the Arguments
used then are not applicable nov. The principle OF
the application OF the principle Is az benshcal now
as It then
HAMILTON BUnDED WISER THAN HE KNEW
1t is not likely that Alexander Hamilton more
than others, anticipated the phenomenal growth
and development Of this country. In other words
He expected protective tariff would encourage the
erection Of factories In this country and he rea-
American Iaborer to be paid from two to four
Europe, nor that he would live a much higher
plane than the labcrer Of Europe. But with every
creased ana the plane Of living advanced do
not know, nor does Judge Parker know. what Mr..
tain man were to tell him what he toid me only
Of and 1T Is sooEhodar I n IN glove % fac
tory in Milan, Italy and pays 50 cents for the same
York factory t6at he readily secures IL Milan for
Hsnjiton mi was statesman SnoSb to Know nat the
81 per cent tariff rate Of 17ss to which Judge
ro the PTRS ebsSsd hS by the ns faheT
would prove insufficient to protect the 50 cent work.
men men Of Of Miiaa MI a-''0 A'''S' '''' y O''
CLAY CHOSE LESSER OF TWO EVILS
Judge Parker quotes. Henri. Clay in his support
o. nus coI1s % 4Is. Iln OF 4SsS AhoTeW JACKSON
in control Of both houses Of Congress. They
save the country from free trade Mr. Clay sup
ported the compromise measure referred to by
the tariff, the same as the Democratic party and
oretenth Of the existing tariff should be- removed
blennIaIy 20 that IN twenty years the entire tarR
free trade basis In the -- Opinion Of Henry Clay
that was wiser than free trade at one blow.
failed 4 to quote Henry clays opinion Gf the tariff
In 8 speech delivered IN the United States senate
Of the greatest prosperity which this people has
enjoyed since the establishment Of our present
seven years which Immediately followed the pas
IF Henry Clay were living doubt very much IL
he would favor repetition of the experiment. II
for the sake of arriving at truth instead Of search
admitted statesman
he would not have been an advocate Of free silver
TARIFF OBJ 1s42 BROUGHT BETTER THINGS
The Democratic candidate then refers to and
by Implication condemns the protective tariff Of
lSf2. enacted by Whig Congress and signed by
President Tyler. who succeeded to the Presidency
on the death ot the old warrior and protectionist
tons brought about thereby were such that Pres
ident Polk with evident pride referred to them In
Labor IN all its branches IS receiving an ample
reWard while educet ton. science and the arts are
ness no{ anl 81 ~ our ne "a ng es e o. tsr
toral limits and in the rapid Increase OF our popu-
iiatlon. but IN resources and wealth ana In the
ample IN the history Of nations
PRICE OF RAILS SATISFIES RAILROADS
The distinguished iurtst candidate seems much
exercised over the price Of steel rails but admits
for this BY an insnuation that the Officers Of the
railroad companies are producers Of steel rails
known not TO be interested in the production OF
searching G9e5tions sought an int9rviaw i With 1
such railroad president not long ago, and he said
that ne satisfied with the present price OF
rails, and did not care how cheap they were sold
pending doubtful Presidential election the steel
plants would have to close down This was some
doubt 20 tho result OF the election has been
moved
PROTECTION OFTEN LOWERS PRICES
didats states what he c0nceves to be a universal
principle. and employs this language:
"A duty which does not raise the price OF the
article 10 the consumer fails OF It's object and Is
lnsTore @ neealeTs rqE pqTP0sss oL PT9tee0n 0 ~.
principle OF protection, or know nothing about It
long interview with a man interested In number
OF canning factories, and who therefore consumes
cans to hold his product He cited the efTect Of
suited IN cRaape= @ Pee tin tin He ssd that he could now
buy American tin cheaper than foreign tin, regard
motion suggested that II The duty were removed
the toEelgn InanufactuCers woud annP un NJ N ms {s
advance the price to the point where it was before
that industry was protected
PARKER CARELESS IN HIS STATEMENT.
Judge Parker. in the apparent hope OF accentuat-
ing the lack OF confidence between employer and
'Inasnluch as the law puts the tariff benefits ez-
elusveiy IN the hands Of the capitalists and Pro
share The system ~ virtually says: let the gov
ernnnent take care OF the rich. aid the Fich VIII
Judge Parker knows ought to know, what
every student q the economic questions foe5 know
higher under protection than under a tariff for
revenue only. He also ought TO know the historic
fact that the tariff has never been revised by his
party that labor has not gone into the street 10
beg
DISASTER PRECEDEs CHANGE OF TARIFF.
The distinguished jurist candidate refers 70 his
previous recommendation that law gradually re-
ducirg the tariff be enacted 10 60 into effect az
some time IN the future, so as 20 give business q
chance to adjust itself to unknown but anticipated
conditions In e former speech referred TO the
fact that tariff agitation has more than once re-
suited IN disaster. After the inauguration Of Prest
dent Cleveland q friend OF mine clipped his wool