The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-31
NINTH WELCOMES
HENRY c. STUART
Democratic Candidates Tariff
Views Are Warmly
Applauded.
HE DENIES POWER OF CANNON
Describes Paync-Aldrich Bill as
Offspring Of Special
Privilege.
HE DENIES POWER OF CANNON
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
iAppalachia, Va, August 3o.-Henry
Q. Stuart, Democratic candidate for
Congress from the Ninth District,
spoke here tonight to an audience OF
from 500 to 1000 people, who had gath
cred from Big Stone Gap, Stonega.
7 Roda, Osaka. Imboden. Inman, Keokee
and other nearby towns. The audience
was made up from almost every walk
of life, professional men, merchants.
mine superintendent, skilled mechan
les and day laborers. all OF whom re.
cciyed the speech of Mr.. Stuart in
most enthusiastic manner.
His frank, honest way OF speaking
at once convinced his audience that he
had no purpose to deceive, and he made
his speech so plain that no one could
doubt where he stood on the public
questions now confronting the Ameri-
can people. Especially were his words
defending his position on the traiff
approved by his audience. which ap-
plauded with great earnestncss his
fair, candid expressions.
Condemns Cannon.
Mr.. Stuart met with great approval
as he referred to his work in the Vir-
ginia Constitutional Convention and
his position and reference to the SUI
frage clause.
Mr.. Stuart's speech In part follows:
II condemn Cannonism because II is
un-American and subycrsive OF the
principles OF a representative form OF
government. deny that any man in
any position. no matter how powerful.
has the right to interpret the leBis
fatfve will of the country for himself
in disregard and contemptuous defiance
OF the voice of the individual repre-
tentative in Congress who bears the
commission OF his people. charge that
the Payne-Aldrich bill, with all it's In
EQUITIES. lis the legitimate offspring OF
a system under which the representa-
tives OF trusts demand and secure spe-
cial privilege. while the representa-
tives OF t's, people are uenied justice.
Condemn. Pnyne-Aldrich Bill.
II condemn the Fermentation bill
because it ds a deliberate betrayal
OF the faith OF the people. Bread was
promised and stone was given. I'm
der the pretense OF providing reason
able profit for American industries. II
has maintained and increased duties
already extortionate. and has added
millions OF dollars to the burdens OF
the people 10 assure that profit.
LAS the real facts are being known
and understood by the people ever
Mr. Taft is now making the belatet
and humiliating concession that tht
stands before the people as a man wht
would lock the stable after the horse
has been stolen. The people once
betrayed will not again entrust thei'
interest in the hands of their be
trayers.
Repentance for wrongdoing u
praiseworthy and is ground for for
giveness of past transgressions. ou
not for the bestowal of future conn
dence.
II condemn the Payne-Aldrich bill
because ii Is sectional-it adds mil
lions of dollars to the cost of tbs
necessaries of life at the behest ant
in the interest of New England manu-
facturers under the guise of protection
TO labor while duties on the class o
cotton products manufactured II
Southern statos were reduced.
Charges Favoritisn.
''At the same time, not content Will
extortionate duties on their own pro
ducts. the same Northern interests
which received this governmental ia
roritism on what they sell US. demanded
and secured reduction in the dutie
on the raw material which they bu.
from US.
1T added s120.0oo,ooo annually to tn
cost of wooden goods and perhaps al
equal amount to the cost of cotton
goods worn by the people of this coun
Try, under the head of reasonable prof
its to American Industries, and cam
down here, to the Ninth District
Virginia, and reduced the duty on Goa
and iron ore to the extent of one-third
II the advance of duties already high
on New England products was JUST
fled by the claims of labor and wa
to the advantage of New England labor
as was falsely claimed, then it mus
follow. according to their own argu
ments, that reduction on coal and iro
ore would tend to the disadvantage o
labor here.
but let us not forget that some o
these New England establishments no
only failed to give the so-called ad
vantage TO the American aborer, blu
FILLED their mills with French-Cana
.dians who underbid American citizen
In the Interest of Trusts.
st condemn 1T because on top of tn
duties which it pretends to lay dn tn
interest of labor. 1t has pied up a
Egyptian pyramid in the interest {
trusts. which is So ponderous and mas
isive as to crush the laborer, for who's
benefit 1t was professedly laid, alon
with, the consuming masses of tt
American people.
II want every legitimate interest
this country to have a fair deal, but
am against policy which milks til
masses into the OVERLOOKING pals
the few.
IT want to deal fairly also with til
American workingman, and I am ur
willing to support or advocate an
measure or policy which does M
scrupulously guard his wages so fl
as 1t can be done in the adjustment
duties.
II will oppose any policy whic
would not justify at least the prese1
standard of American wages 1 wal
to see the laborer get the benefit
the provisions made for him, and flu
thermore l would not want thes