The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-06
G|LCHR|ST FLAYS
POLICY OF G. 0; P.
FIorida's Governor Speaks AT
Iammany Celebration
TOO MUCH PROTECTION
Race Question Is Taken Up and Conn.,
parsons Drawn in South and
West of Japanese and Ne
gro Races In Politics.
TOO MUCH PROTECTION

New York, July 5.-Gov. Albert W. Gill
christ of Florida was one of the speakers
at the Fourth of July celebration of Tam
many Hall today. After paying high tri-
butte to the organization, its accomplish
ments and services, Governor Gilchrist
turned to national isseus, declaring that
Great as the possibilities are for the
future growth and development of this
country, yet its greatnes would be but
as 'whited sepulcher, beautiful without,
but within full of dead mems bones If
the policy of the present ruling power
in this nation is to continue"
Governor Gilchrist referred to the tariff
question, and pointed out what he de-
clared to be fallacies and absurdities of
the republican platform promises and as
sertions, expressing wonder that the re-
publicans had not claimed credit for all
the natural advantages of the country
He asserted that every financial panic or
crisis which the country has suffered has
started while the republican were In
power. When the high protective tariff
was first established 1t was, he said, for
the benefit of infant industries. after
AS years, and after they have become able
to Compete successfully with the world,
do you still consider them infants?' he
asked. Then they said that the for
eisner paid the tariff. Do you suppose
that the American Newspaper Publishers
association believes that, when they unani-
ly Resolved. that 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the duty on printing paper,
wood pulp and other material entering
in the manufacture of printing paper be
Immediately repealed?' The democratic
| party. very properly, styled this IS per
| ton not a tax upon the foreigner but a
tax upon the spread of knowledge
Thanks to the protest of the press and the
democratic party it is now proposed to
revise downward this particular tax.
Reducing Prices.
Then the republicans claimed that
| owing to increased protection In our coun-
try, that thereby competition would reduce
| the prices at home. With the establish
ment of the mammoth trusts and CONSOLE
dations, does any one now believe that
statement? Now they cannot fool the peo-
pie on these points. They now say that
the laborers is the principal beneficiary
| Does anyone believe that now? They tell
| us in their platform that abuse of wealth
and the tyranny of power and all the
evils of privileges and favoritisms shave
| been put to scorn by the simple manly
virtues of justice and fair play. You
would think the world was getting go
! good that Gabriel was about to blow his
| last horn.
"As to the abuse of wealth and tyranny
of power growing out of Its abuse, during
the last campaign did You not hear OF
notices being posted in the shops that they
| would run at half mast If the democratic
party succeeded? That they would throw
the financial and industrial interests OF
the country to the four winds If a party
succeeded to power which would pass
laws so that the evil privileges and
favoritisms' would not assert themselves
In securing "a per cent to 100 per cent
more than they should receive In the an.
nual distribution of the wealth of the
country? They practically threatened the
country with ruin IL their privileges were
cut down. 1t is the same old tactic.
which were used when Tammany was
successful In fighting for the election Of
Andrew Jackson"
"LegaIized Robbery"
Governor Gilchrist condemned 4centraliza
ton of wealth by 'Iegazilzed robbery,
declaring 1T is bound to result in thu
elimination of the middle classe of tn,
country and the draining of the wealth O.
the masses into the hands Of the bene
ficiaries of the legalized combinations.