The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-03
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and ,herr mon shifted about In their seats,
.n, 10 .,,. mo- LAO Mr. Williams was con-
Isn.nr half 4 dozen speeches on the floor
II mo House INTO one and he became 80
.n,bYsa.t, that he took TO convincing
Rsur..lns II whom there was none
nrssen, If mo error Of their ways.
Henry r . Stapler, chairman Of the
c,mmir'eo. presided, He first introduced
ey.Otoy Douglas, who was the leader 81 q
delegation Il nearly a dozen men from
Nss.actrlot's. TO speak on The Massa-
ohu.ai'- licl II Tariff Reform"
NJ Douglas got a rising greeting from
his audience He put on bic glasses and
read In a clear voice which held the atten-
ton Of ali a plain business mans" speech
NJ aho1f 1000 words. Despite its length
il was listened to eagerly and was ~applauded
vigorously Gov. Douglas has an erect
dgure and a clear enunciation, and the fact
that he read his speech did not handicap
Ito effect.
Ex-Cov. Douglas said that Mas
achusetts was the most dependent Of ell
the States upon the rest Of the country
for her food and raw materials. If
Massachusetts, could not obtain foo from
outside her borders she would starve and
her mills would stand idle" he said, and
added
Take us out of bondage to the hundreds
Of protected trusts that exploit us. that
charge US more than they charge foreigners
for the same goods and that levy tribute
upon our mills and our homes and we will
continue to give a good account of our
! selves"
Mr.. Douglas then made a plea for free
raw materials, including coal, iron ore,
wood pulp, lumber and hides. He de-
clared that free Canadian coal would build
I'D the manufacturing industries Of New
England and would not interfere with the
sale Of Pennsvlvan ia coal; that with free
iron ore the old iron and steel industries
Of New England would at once revive that
the duty on hides was Of no value to I he
cattle ~raisers, and that with free hides
and free competition in the tanning IN
dustrv the shoe manufacturers in this
country would increase their business in
few years by more than 100000 900. He
also asserted that the duty on hides costs
the people Of this country $50 900 900 year
more than is necessary
Mr.. Douglas then went / nto the cost
dhving. and said:
The cost Of living has gone UP 80 much
more than wages that the wage Garner lie now
worse of than he was In 1897. Our wage
esrners are WORKING hard and wondering what
8 wrong. They find it harder to live COM
fortably.
No other question before the public means
half as much to the ordinary man as does the
tariff question. All the other gratis COM
bined do not equal the annual graft OF the
tariff the contiguous robbery OF the people
under the cover of the protective tarif law.
When the consumers understand that the
tarti laws are taking unnecessarily from the
peoples pockets not less than $50 a year per
family an. turning the proceeds over to the
trusts they will make short work OF such
laws. Every article Of food, clothing and
shelter is tariff taxed. Even the rents OF build
tngs are about 10 per cent. higher because OF
the taritf on building materials, l, for one.
want 70 do what | can 70 call attention TO the
sin Of our tariff system. favor legislation
that will give no man more because II gives
no one less than a square deal.
Congressman Williams also got a rising
welcome He proclaimed himself a politi-
can, and said he would continue to be one
so long as the people Of Mississippi did
not relegate him to the affairs CT private
business, He added;
Believe me, the noblest occupation Of any
man Is that of public affairs.
The worst aspect Of the protective sys-
TEN, Mr Williams declared. was its moral
tHect Inc doc.rt-e that It Ia permissible
10 Use the fur cti)rs Of government to en-
rch the j .Giyi1ual at the expense Of the
mary was a dogma that was evil ard sinful
ara the protective system meant graft.
Then he vert |. 10 a long argument to show
The fallacy # the Reput licars in saving
mat II was possible to sell the goods of an
oTerstocked market al read at less prices
than at home. He had a lot Of fun with
Congressman Dalzell Of PenrsylvaI ia,
whom he called an "archaDgel statesman
ne told how Mr.. Dalzell had equirr ed over
ms foreign market 6usi ess at cheap rates
and said that Mr.. Dalzell must not tell
any more stories" about IL.
You will notice" said Mr.. Williams,
mat use the expression tell stories. l
90 not use White House language
Mr. Williams said that he came from the
most prosperous section on earth, measured
9y recent Increases, and yet no one would
uaredefend he assertion that M!ssissippiwlth
Ne one crop, cotton, was benefited by the
ANN system. He quoted from our national
volcano Mr.. Roosevelt, who once said in q
book that anybody could have a tariff
Ystem who was willing to pay for 1t, and
ueclared that Mckinley and Blaine were
getting around to the idea Of revision.
MI. Williams said that 1t was the pocket
COOK idea that kept back free trade. He
NC II 1t were not for that idea the protec-
pon argument would not last two weeks
"eiore a sensible people.
Near the end Of his speech Mr.. Williams
,fssserted that ne yer had a campaign been
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