Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-12
rs NOT FOR FREE TRADE
CANDIDATE DAVIS REITERATES
POSITION ON THE TARIFF.
Condemns Democratic Party's Policy
Says West Virginia is Indisputaoly
a Protection State.

dispatch from Philadelphia last night
saws. Henry Gassaway. Davis, democratic
candidate for the vice presidency is utterly
out of sympathy with his party's free trade
campaign, as we'll as with the effort made
by democratic newspapers to coerce Judge
Parker into declaring a purpose, if elected,
to destroy the protective system.
81 am not fully informed on this phase
of the campaign" said Mr.. Davis yester-
day afternoon, during the course of an
interview granted to a North American
representative who called on him at his
offices, 61S Land Title and Trust building,
where, as president of the Davis Colliery
Company, which has large coal interests
here, he spends much of his time while
in Philadelphia.
Stands With German.
my information is limited to what
have read in the New York Times, which
1 see is insisting on radical tariff reduc-
TONS" he continued, "but l do not hest
tate to say that on tariff matters I have
always stood with Senator German; and
1t is indisputable that my own state, West
Virginia, is a tariff state
Mr.. Davis then referred the interviewer
to an interview granted by him to the
North American, and published a few days
after his nomination, as embodying full
statement of his views on the tariff ques-
ton. In that interview Mr.. Davis was
since as a member of the Senate, in the
7Os, he voted for protection for American
industries.
Still High Tariff Man.
IT can't say that I have" Senator Davis
replied, and then, smiling at the reminis-
cence, he said:
;,, tba 1rof nf MI af
st. Louis they had the words tariff for
revenue only and Mr.. Bryan helped me
to get the word only stricken out. Yes.
sir, he actually helped me get the word
only stricken out"
And pursuing the same subject, Mr.. Davis
continued:
ut is a mistake to say that the democ-
racy is the party of free trade. We are
not free trade party. Before the war.
when we had control of all branches Of
the government, we raised all of the rev.
enues from customs duty.
I'VE had no internal revenue tax In those
days; yet now, with the internal revenue
tax producing nearly one-half the govern
ment revenues, the charge is made that
the democratic party is free trade patty.
That isn't true, at ALL.
And Mr.. Davis again iterated the state
ment: Il have always agreed with Senator
German on the tariff question and my
own state is certainly tariff state"
To Meet German Today.
OF the general campaign Mr.. Davis had
little to say yesterday.
II shall GO on to New York this even
ing. where 1 have an engagement to meet
Senator German on Monday. I had some
business in the Pennsylvania railroad Of
fees here, and stopped over for a few
hours.
This is my Office when 1 am in the city,
nd natti I rallied fo hou
our affairs are progressing. No: 1 don't
expect to meet any Pennsylvania democrats
while here; / have no engagements to see
anybody"
"Will you see Judge Parker while you
are in New York; the candidate was
asked.
Il hardly think So" he replied. 81 have
no intention of going to Esopus at this
time.
II see by the newspapers this morning
that Judge Parker is coming down to
New York to take charge of the cam
paign In person. he continued: and then
struggling his shoulders knowingly, he re-