New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-05
CLEVELAND IN NEW4RK.
audience Not Enthusiastic OUer
Free Trade Utterances.

kx-President Cleveland's appearance In New
ark last night was not signalized by any genu-
me warmth Of welcome. The miscellaneous
crowd of about 1900 people assembled in and in
front of the Roseville Arrnory would have been
cold but for the organized shouting of the First
voters Democratic Association, under whose
auspices Mr.. Cleveland visited the city Mr.
Cleveland arrived in Newark at 80 p. m, at
tended by committee of Democrats who had
gone to Princeton to act as his escort. He was
met at the station by James Smith. jr. in
carriage and was driven TO MI Smiths house.
In Washington Park, for dinner. reception
followed the dinner
On his appearance on the platform at tho
armory Mr.. Cleveland received applause most
~ from the first voters, who used whistles
and other devices to increase the noise. When
Mr. Cleveland said that the tariff should be
purely revenue producing law limited to
actual needs. and should afford protection to no
industrial interests except some protection that
might be incidental to the operation of the
Jaw there was silence 1t was evident that Mr..
Cleveland spoke to unsympathetic ears. Mr..
Cleveland said In part:
1t under the operation Of this dtspracAful
EEutGone or a delusive show of tariff reformation
~ It's friends that the battle of 1854 was fought
vahing was something over IS per cent. and this
demned as 9y aneir verdict at the polls con-
rs sAacuons as no better than robbery. 1 desire
contest OF twenty years ago the tariff then existing
%Ss oOIIoemned because in and Of itself without
SeeOPnces or vicious associates it guilty OF
oeSpoiting our people in their homes
its confedeFate ~ Anon did not then appear as
lnrant industries. too few and too young 20 be
political parties and too newly born to be the
companions of such other infant industries as
the breasts of snfuly tndulgent tariff protection.
The Mckinley tariff law, which somewhat in
average innDOTt
those OF 1854, was passed on the first day OF Oc-
prior to the latter date were not numerous
have seen list Of leading corporate industrial
comninations numbering 2lS, Of which I could
count only thirteen existing at the time this law
creased protection AFFORDED by the Mckinley tar
IN they began TO multiply. The statement has
the passage Of the Dingey law in 1897 only eighty
OF these trusts and combinations had been formed
years Immediately before that date the Wilson
measure which repealed the Mckinley enactment
and lowered duties. While the Wilson law pre-
vailed the creation Of trusts and combinations al
most entirely ceased. as was naturally 10 be ex-
pected, in view Of the fact that the atmosphere OF
Democratic party are unfavorabe 70 the growth and
The Dingley tariff law Of 1897 raised the average
OF import duties to something over 30 per cent.
tariff iegisla don In the monTn Of March, 1893
distinguished Republican member of Congress, on
sented carefully prepared list Of Industrial com
that year. They numbered 458-rnore than four
hfths Of them apparently organized within six
years under the thoroughly protective" Dingley
Have our people been so rnisled by the glamour
OF unsound prosperity and deceived by the pre-
tence that an exorbitant protective tartn in some
existence that they willing 10 accept a blind
faith in a prosperity which the masses Of our
countrymen neither see feel. against the
tangible evidence supplied by increased cost Of
every necessary Of life, enforced self-denial in
every home. and everywhere curtailed opportunity
Have our people reached such a stat Of Hstless
Indifference nothing
eign consumers articles Of necessary use which
are the work Of American hands and American
purchased by American citizens? Are they will
ing for the sake Of continuing this discrimination
against themselves. to perpetuate the policy which
burdens them with protective tariff taxadon7
Ex-Controler James H. Eckels. the next
speaker dwelt particularly on the national
finances. He said in part:
It is charged that upon more than one public
question the Democrats have changed their position
from time to time 4 this be true what shall we
question? At first they maintained the protective
theory TO diversity and build up infant industries
at home; then to make home market; then in the
laborer's interest against the pauper labor Of
Europe; then because the foreigner paid the tax
ever, driven from one position 10 another to-day
dustral combinations OF the country they deantIy
that the protective system is the established
hem to the people hat are You going to 6o
about it2' The President, once a member of the !
Club Of New-YorE. and an ardent tariff, reforTner
vergtng upon free trade, now leads them all and |
announced position He sneers at the student in |
the closet and the economist and pins his faith
ard declares are that they they the friends OF the
be the revisors of the present unreasonable and |
unjust scale Of taxes.
Congressman McDermott, Percy Jackson and |
Frederick Seymour spoke.