Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-10-08
CAPT. JAMES PARKER
OUT FOR CONGRESS.
Issues a Statement As To How He
Stands on Questions Of the Day
Record As Democrat Reviewed.
is WELL KNOWN IN DISTRICT,

! that has been prevalent since the Civ
il War was meant only to debauch
those elections.
1t is no honor to any man tor ac-
complish electoral success by buying
it; and those who will do SO, if poor
men, must reimburse themselves in
some unlawful manner, at the ex-.
pense of the people. If rich man
he will feel that he owns his place.
because he has bought and paid for
it. | have been informed that one OF
our New Jersey congressman was
frank enough to say just that. not
many years ago.
An engrossing question is that 0f
the tariff
1t is a question that will not down.
1t affects every one from the time
that he is placed in his swaddling
clothes, until his body is laid in his
protected" shroud, in his protect
ed coffin in his grave. Sleeping or
waking, in darkness and light, at his
work or his children's play, at his
simple meal or his sumptuous ban
quet; the light of the sun comes to
him through protected glass, protect
ed coal burns in protected stove to
warm him; everything, everywhere,
that he uses, is burdened by the sex-
actions of the tariff. 1t never will be
a settled question until it is settled
right, and it furnishes the food on
which the trusts live.
On this subject our great demo-
Gratis leaders, and national platforms.
have spoken with no uncertain sound.
President Polk in his first annual
message to congress- said: THE OBJ
| ject of imposing duties upon imports
should be to raise revenue to pay the
necessary expenses of government.
Congress may, undoubtedly, in the
exercise of sound discretion, dis
criminate in arranging the rates OF
duty on different articles; but the
discrimination should be within the
revenue standard, and be made with
view to raise money for the sup
port of the government"
Acting upon this view, the tariff of
1S46 (contemptuously styled by our
republican friends, ''the democratic
free trade tariff') i was passed and
| CT ;,lued in force until 1857, In
VI III year republicans first ap-
peared in congress. 1t had produced
more revenue than was needed; and.
accordingly, without drawing party
lines, it was largely reduced, and the
great republican leader, William HI.
Seward, made speech in the senate
in favor of, and himself voted for, tho
reduction.
When at the beginning of the civil
war a greater revenue was needed,
| the tariff was increased; but with the
distinct assurance that when the
emergency had passed, it should be
reduced Instead of keeping this
promise, the republican r s'ty has in
creased it at every oppot aity, and
today it's purpose not to reduce 1t is
expressed in the phrasl "Stand pal"
The position of the publican par
ty is not to be mucn wondered at
AS Mr. Bryan has stated 1t; rSThf r'ss'
publican party has approprfs
nearly all the old democratic pri
PIES" If it should occupy the den
cratic position ON that subject,
would have nothing left to stan
pat" upon. III
l believe that the tariff shouL
at once reduced; but, as Mr.. lb,s
expressed it, 'it should be ddrr
diciously." The present rates(
needed, even for the purpose IN
abling our manufacturers tb;s
their products in competitiI
foreign manufacturers. 1t
that every vessel that is to IN.
our ports during the next foot
be loaded down with goods3ru
tured in this country tbs are
abroad and sold s'in compea first
the rest of the world" to hlayed
at prices far below those atey line
same goods would be sold | Club.
| citizens. If the manufac,mpanv
do this abroad, they cannes are
and ought to be made to Rich
but they won't, and the o. S. l..
make them is to reduce thethedft. ~
They say to the republicsm party,
"Stand pat" and that party obeys-
Thus the present tariff has become