The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-17

The communication further set forth that the Department had mo copies of the new German tariff" This admis- sion was taken by Mir. Clarke as the basis of an argument seeking to show that there was no need of reciprocity conference.
 The remainder of the morning was taken up with impromptu speeches on the tarif question. a number of dele gates besides Messrs. Sanders, Lincoln and Parker participating.
 Hon. Henry Blackwell of Boston, who Is a member of the Chamber of Com- merce Committee of 100 from that city said:
 We have lost many of our manufac- turers in consequence of the failure to have raw materials with the freedom which we formerly enjoyed. We need a change of the tariff to enable our people to continue their industries and to become customers of the Western farmer and the Western agriculturist and the Western meat raiser We re- gard with profound disapproval the &C., tion of a minority of the United States Senate during the past ten years which has turned down twelve reciprocal treaties for reciprocity and arbitration negotiated by the administrations of Mckinley and Roosevelt, and we call upon the American people irrespective of party to elect a House of Represent
 
 old prerogative as the originator and maintainer of financial legislation to take out of the hands of the minority of the Senate the control of the matter and to make the voice of the people heard n favor of liberal trade rela- tions.
 Ex-Governor stannard of St. Louis favored material reduction of the tarif and reciprocal relations with for eign countries.
 F. J. Hagenbarth of Idaho repre- senting the National Live Stock Asso- citation, gave a brief history of the att tempt of the wool growers to secure q hearing before the Senate Committee in 1893 and stated that the failure of that committee to secure A hearing and gradual reduction of the tariff on wool had resulted in the total destruc- ton of the wool growing industry "We must steer between Scilla and Charbydis, the two rocks on which we are liable to split" he said. Every in tCrest is entitled to hearing and talk ing from one and giving to another is not going to help the general good in any way"
 S. H. Cowan of Texas declared that if the gentlemen of the convention were not willing to surrender politics in the interest of business they might better have stayed away. MT. Osborne Flowers of Massachusetts commended the unselhshness of the live stock raisers of the West. stating that in all the history of the country the Western men and cattle raisers had never got ten a cent out of the tariff. The Committee on Credentials re- ported that all credentials presented had been found SiIy accredited. Up- on the opening of the afternoon ses- sion permanent officers were chosen as follows: Permanent Chairman. Hon s. R. Packard: First Vice-Chairman. Will liam c. Mayberry, Michigan; Second Vice Chairman. I. T. Pryor. Texas: Third Vice Chairman. Andrew G. Weh- ster. Massachusetts; Secretary. Will liam Corwin. New York: Assistant Sec retary. Fred Larrabee. Iowa. After as- suming the gavel as permanent chair man. MT. Packard introduced Senator ] Cullom. the first speaker upon the pro- gram. When Senator Cullom arose he was met with hearty reception. When Senator CulIom had finished his address, Chairman Packard am nounced the Committee on Resolutions among the members of which are Frank J. Hagenbarth. Idaho; Murdo ] Mack Kenzie, Colorado; Marion Sampson, l Texas: Charles P. Center, Missouri; Eugene F. Foss of Boston was the in- l troduced and spoke.
 The conference then adjourned to re- convene at o'clock tomorrow morn- ing.