The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-05
THE TARIFF
 IS ATTACKED Its Evils Shown by MT.
 Sullivan. TAMMANY CELEBRATES FOURTH Notable Addresses Are Made by Distinguished Democrats. Bourke Cochran, In welcoming Visit OTIS, Criticises District Attorney
 Jerome for His Course In
 Case of Perkins.

New York. July 4.--The annual cele- bration of the Society of Tammany or the Columbian Order took place today in honor of the 130th anniversary of American independence. The exercis- es. which were held at Tammany Hall, were attended by prominent men from many parts of the country.
 One of the principal addresses of the day was delivered by Congressman John A. Sullivan of Massachusetts, who spoke of what he regarded as the evils which had grown out of the protective tariff:
 He said:
 "A few days ago, the Republican majority in both branches of Congress forced upon the country a law compel ling the canal commission to purchase its supplies from American manufac- turers whenever the prices of the lat ter were not unreasonable or extor- tionate.' Within a week after the time that law received the Presidents sig nature. the Maryland Steel Company was awarded contract for two dredg- es at $362.000 each. The foreign con cern offered to build them at $70,o00 less. over ten per cent.
 At that rate, in $10.0o0, 900 worth of supplies which will be purchased next year. American trusts will over charge us $1 900 900 which, according
 
 be extortionate or unreasonable. The sale of American products in the canal zone next year will represent s1,- 000o00 of plunder. The sales Of American manufacturers to the people of the United States next year will surely be s16.ooo, 900. 900. and will there- fore at the same rate represent six teen hundred millions of plunder. Rotten Center Of Corruption.
 ''Not only has the tariff system de- | stroyed equality of taxation. and closed the door of industrial opportuni- ty and practiced extJrtion on our peo- pie, but 1t has also been and must continue to be the rotten center of an | ever widening circle Of corruption. The | Chicago packers paid Into the Republi- can campaign treasury the price of the duty on hides and felt safe In poison 1 ing communities; the insurance com l panies 9f this state made eontrIbu- ] ton, with which they purchased peace I at Albany: the Pennsylvania Railroad | purchased immunity for years from 1 the law forhidding the railroads to en- gage in the business of mining coal. And the ship subsidy gang will pay their money to help elect a Republican Congress which will pass a ship sub sidy bill
 The people reason that they must fight the giant with a greater giant. And thus they seek new laws in the ndtlOH WlLnOuL eNHauBIinK Inelr rem edies in the State. A bureaucracy is being established which maintains its lobby in the halls of the Congress and which in future will completely over shadow that body. And when this government, because of its great size has become unwieldy and threatens to break down. 1t will fall easy prey to the hosts of socialism. Democracy must protect the individual In Its rights. confine the general government strictly to Its constitutional functions and thus make socialism impossible" The address of welcome was deliver ed by Grand Sachem W. Bourke Cock ran. Thomas T. Grain read the decla- ration of independence and brief ad- dresses were delivered by Representa- tive Democrats from various sections of the country. Letters of regret were read from Governor N. B. Broward. of Florida; Congressman John Sharp Will Hams Governor Warfield of Maryland. Governor Joseph W. Folk. of Missouri; Governor Jeff Davis of Arksnsas; Unit ed States Senator Tillman; Governor J. c. w Beckham. of Kentucky; Cap tain Richmond Pearson Hobson and United States Senator Daniel of Vir- ginia-
 COnEressman Henry of Texas.
 Congressman Robert L. Hen!y of Texas, who delivered one of the long talks" or the celebration, nominated william J. Bryan and Congressman Charles A. Towne. of New York as president and vice president, respec- lively, on the next Democratic ticket. The audience yellsd approval. applaud ing with hands and feet and voices.
 If I should remove my residence from Texas to New York. said Mir. Henry, the first act of mine would be to become a member of Tammany. f..s akk ll., of statehood, Tammany raised her voice in favor and we came In. To- day Texas has more than three million people and most of them are Demo- crats
 ''The tariff and the trusts must he the great overshadowing issue of the next campaign and If you are true to your trust, We will sec a democratic Administration in power When we meet Tammany at the next national convention Texas will be there hold ing up the banner of the greatest Dem ocrat who has lived since Jefferson William J. Bryan. And then Texas will insist that as his running mate tho convention take your own member, Charles A Towne. Such tickst Will sweep the country. Then your most representative citizen and brillipnt JI- rlst. Alton B. Parker, shall be the chief justice of the United states Supreme Court
 IT. his addrcs ss of welcome. MT. Cock ran. among other things said
 We hear that the Democracy Is no lorzcr needful in this country We ale told that government must now inter- fere in all matters. It Is q proposa; that socialism Is to be substituted for Democr icy
 In the insurance frauds we find the rascals holding d stronger grip on their ill gotten gains. Moreover when a larceny of $5O,000 Is admitted we find the officers of the law not purSu- ing but protecting and the whole country stands aghast at the spec tacle."
 Campaign Contributions. MT. Cochran declared that the cam paign contributions by the New York Life Insurance Company, which were admitted by George w. Perkins, had served materially to strengthen the firm of J. P. Morgan and Company, of which MT Perkins is a member and he declared that the action of the appel late division of the Supreme Court In declaring that these contributions were