The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-27
BOSTON DEMOCRATS
Want TARIFF REFORM
People Weary of Increased
Cost of Living Under
Protection.
RELIEF TO CONSUMER.
Party Leaders Agree That
Americans Should Be
Fmancipated.
RELIEF TO CONSUMER.

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Boston, July 27.-The Democratic
leaders of Massachusetts-the Quincys
Gastons, Hamlins and Whitneys-are a
unit in the declaration that tariff re-
vision is the issue upon which the Ma
tional party should go before the peo-
pie next year. Both the aspirants for
nomination as Governor, Henry Whit
ney and Charles w. Bartlett, agree
that that issue overshadows all others,
now that trust curbing and Govern
ment ownership are for the time being
eliminated. Indeed, it is hard to find
la simon-pure Democrat who does not
hold this belief.
Ex-Gov. Douglas is, as is well known
an ardent advocate of lighter tariff
burdens, and the others named are am
ply on record on this subject.
Charles S. Hamlin said to a repre-
sentative of the New York Times:
THE Republican leaders have appar-
emily determined upon another stand
pat campaign. Tariff revision is to be
postponed, The tariff benefciaries are
to have their monopoly renewed and
the American people are to be plumber
ed for another term of years. But
what answer will the people make to
the policy thus announced? VIII the
Democratic Party rise to the opportun-
ity now presented to giving genuine re-
LIEF to the consumers of the United
States?
THE people are weary of the start
ling increase in the cost of living UNI
der the so-called protective policy.
They realize that the word protection
has to-day very different meaning
from what 1t once had. Years ago it
meant development and growth, dom
|estic growth, to be sure, as opposed to
foreign, but, nevertheless, growth. The
home market was once a term signi-
flying expansion. To-day, however,
the cry of home market signifies
limitation and monopoly. Certain fav-
ored interests are intrenched under
the ramparts of the Dingley tariff.
They sell their products, not OCCASION
ally, but as a regular course Of BUSH
ness, cheaper to foreigners than to
their own people at home, so that an
American citizen, to get the full bene-
fit of protection, should leave the
country and settle abroad, where he
could revel in the low prices afforded
to foreigners by our protected inter-
ests.
"A year ago 1 made an investigation
into comparative prices of American
products when sold in this country and
abroad, and / began with farm uten-
sils. The result was somewhat sur
prising. / found that the same man
ufacturer demanded $3.50 for a barrel
churn to be used in Massachusetts,,
while for the same churn he was con-
tent to receive 81 from a Canadian
farmer, who wrote him at my request
the churn in both cases to be put on
the cars free on board.
Similarly a double-wheel hoe was
offered to the Canadian farmer at
S6.75, while the protected Massachu-
setts farmer was charged $780,
"A double-mold board pillow was Of
fered to the Canadian at $3.50; of the
Massachusetts farmer. however, $50
was demanded.
II might go on at length, but these
Illustrations are typical,
This condition is by no means con-
fined to manufactures used by farmers,
1t prevails throughout almost the en-
tire range of protected industries.
"If the Democratic party will only
maintain proper proportion among
the reforms it advocates and now de-
vote it's attention, without Sinking
other reforms, to genuine reform of
the tariff, it will not only benefit
enormously the great masses of the
people, but it will as well regain the
political control of the Nation, from
which 1t has been ousted for ten years
largely because when in power it failed
adequately to reform this very same
abuse"
william A. CASTOR said: II believe
the Democratic party should lay great
stress in the coming campaign upon
the necessity of tariff revision. That
is one of the subjects which the plat
form must include. There are other,
but not so important, matters for dis
cussion."