The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-31

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Literature which will make for the
cause Of protection throughout the
United States has lately been accumu-
lated in large quantities. Notable
speeches were delivered by Senators
GaIlinger Of New Hampshire and Dolli-
yer Of Iowa, discussing many phases
of the tariff question and its relation
to the welfare of all the people. Too
much attention cannot be given to the
points brought out In these speeches, as
well as to those presented in the recent
able address by Representative Hamil-
ton OF Michigan discussing similar
lines of public and party policy.
The main points of the speech by
Senator Gallinger included discus
sion Of the influences of protection in
lettering conditions among the people.
He called attention to the recognized
fact that it is the purpose of the Demo
cratic campaign managers to make the
reduction of tariff duties the para
campaign. It will be the duty Of pro-
tectionists the country over to meet
that issue, and while not standing for
particular schedules to make it clear
that the existing tariff system brought
the prosperity of the present day and
that there must be no tinkering with
the tariff schedules along free trade
lines nor along lines which will de
tract in the least from the adequate
protection which each and all Of the
industries of the United States should
have in the economic system establish
eo by the Dingley tariff law.
In the speech made by Senator DOLL.
yer some valuable poiIHs were brought
out showing how completely the pro-
tective tariff system has vindicated it
self and how baseless is the charge
that the protective system has been a
breeder of trusts. Because Of the fact
that the tariff question, and its alleged
relation to trusts, as that issue will be
presented by the Democrats in the
campaign, will be pressed to the fore
throughout the campaign, it is desir-
able and instructive to keep before the
people some of the strong points made
by Senator DoIliver in his discussion
of these subjects.
And there Is still another point which
should be noted in connection with SEN
ator Delivers speech. He is q west
ern man, senator from state where
originated the Cummins idea of calling
in the outside world, by reciprocity.
to save our people from the high
prices which are falsely asserted to
be the outcome of the application of
the protective system to the industries
Of the United States. Senator Dolliver
makes no demand for such foreign aid
through reciprocal agreements or other
wise. He takes the position that the
combinations of capital about which SC
much have been said in the press and
on the stump are, in the main, or
CARNATIONS of capital whose operations
have no connection with the protective
system. After calling attention to the
apparent purpose of the Democrats tc
make a covert attack upon the protec
| tive system, while asserting that it il
not their purpose to do the industries
of the country any injury, Senator Dol
liver said:
If the protective system is to become ar
issue in the approaching campaign the is
sue will be between its friends and It:
enemies, and the mere fact that ths
wolves who propose to devour 1t arr
dressed in Sleeps clothing will not saw
them.