The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
sAYNOR TALKS N SYRACUSE
RONOR GUEST az THE CHAM
BMI or COMNERCE.


Of New York was guest q honor and
the principal speaker az the annual ban
Duet Of the Syracuse Chamber of Com
merce this evening He arrived IN the
afternoon and vas entertained at the
home Of Judge Irving {. Nann. to-night'S
toastmaster. At the honor table. besides
oficers of the chamber and Mayor Gay
NOT. were Mayor Schoenick ~ syracuse.
Mayor Pfan Of Oneida and Supre me
Court justices Vann. Hiscock, Mclennon.
Andrews. Merrell. Devendorf and DE
Aneelia Turing the evening Father
Knickerbocker Ia costume carried IN
a candy replica Of New York City Hall.
and an Indian IN costume took IN Que
Of the Syracuse city Hall. Mayor Gaynor
WA Rreetsd with cheers as he arose to
apeak after his introduction by Judge
Vann. He said:
GENTLEMEN or THR SYRACUSE CHAMBER
or CoMNERCE: We also have many cham
hprs OF commerce. boards u trade anu
ORGANIZATIONS NJ business men % different
kinds throu ghou' the city OF New York.
especially lOcAl ones IN the boroughs. and
know their Usefulness
II their members could get national and
RfAae political craftsmanship out OF their
hoads IN city ele, tions they would hold the
haianre Of power AZ the polls, ,uSt ~ you
and those like YOU in SyTaruse would In like
eaae But u IL hard to get into the heads
- even INTEL gent mrn that the only sane
way In city elections " To- vote a. ordnE
20 local men and issues and "a freely cross
marty hneH on that basis without being
deferred by national or state politi's. That
would compel the political parties To favor
rood issues and nominate good and com
pstent men In loral elections sticking
20 party lines on national and state issues
In such elections produces the opposite
result and make mere political ma hines,
which live on cFic!al patronage and loot
instead Of on political ideas and progress.
dominant. National issues for national
alectiOns state ISSUES for state ele' tions
and Iocal issues and none Others for !o' al
slsctions should be the mott" 81 sensible
men.
HioR PRICES AND HARD TINES
You are the centre Of industry and -
thought. ana therefore Of -oCisty Hence
all political. industrial and ocIal questions
depend mainly on your intelligence for
aOluftOn. There II nov for example, tnu'
talk Of high prizes and their causes. IL
hshooVes men like YOU not to Join IN mere
clanlor, but to carefully consider the causes
IN all ages many are prone To depre' h'e
the present and eNaIt the Ta-i. hut no one
correctly informed ~ the past IAN take a
moroae or de-popdent view Of this present
ss-n= nor of the future he general run q
s,eopIe were never better fed. clothed and
housed than to-day. The subject ui high
rrices seems To b. enRroS-ing he mind 81
uhs very able man who - nov President oi
me United States snd he u entitled To the
rood will and assistance oi ~ al ~ reaching
a conclusion II the causes 81 present
niWh Fy4ces h. natural and normal. nothing
N TO be feared therefrom High prICe~
are by no means alvays an evil Wide low
pgtces often are. a. intelligent men Ike Won
must know from the worlds past "Nperi-
ence.
MoSoPoLIEs rAUsE HIGH PEIrEs
INT hlEh prices produced hv artificial
means, by monOpOlte-. do not mesn good
times. They are INJURIOUS TO N" com
sssgsnisy and to the eAfent that present hiTh
prtce. are caused by monopols- Ne have
-naMon 10 be dissatisfied with them Now.
NJ ~ not run away Nth that word mo-
nDnoly eth ! Use u IN - strict and
umly permissible sense HoNeNsr great
n business Inay grow bv fair and natural
means. II Il not a MONOPOLY u ah' man
or set OF men can IN free competition and
without any favoritisul " government -
~f the Law hut solely ny superior industry
or skill produce an article Of commerce q
ea,ch quality or price that only few OF even
NO one can compete with them ~ q Tro0'
that n not a MONOPOLY. The result NJ iG'I.
free and normal competition - not % mo-
nopoly n the quality Of their article
should fall or the rri,e ~ u grow TOO hlch
1hsy would forthwith have romTetitrr-
enough monop0.v can 10 ,r'a'et AMI
maintained only by fayori'I-m ~ govern
ment or - law.
ncREAsiNG ooLD FroprcrroS MATS CN'sF
~ Mon rTrCFs
HUT while rr-sen' nigh pri,ss are hiRhsr
than they would 10 sN' @If fGr mon0Toisa
thsre " another rrea' cause for nom.
namely the PREDICTION ~ E0''. n N"
produciiou - gold 'on'lnJ"- - noun
prices continue to mount 'f7f Fa- al
ways been 90 ~ rr-ye'' ~ money metals.
n you know ur NAV .g-..' earn The
reason NJ r'is D.. hat a. %" amount q god
inrreases tho value ~ g0.' rs ONT pared
With wheat up an articles ~ r"-Ufr r'T0n
and Use de- -.a-s- Thar I- fr So. d. .. 4
grows NOR" and r~or" l."0rfu' gwen
amount % ' VII rT~ E-s~ f. .e-- amount
Of other commodities. but a. 'a" Tr'du' non
Of gold de-, Tea 49, q even rWo-u' 81 Dr. j.
worth moro ard VII ''"r"fur" IHr' haze
more Of other rouwotirI'-
Tat us do all 40 zen - 10 ava" WI
hirh pricss % tho extent ''8' ''s- are
ransed nv monopolie- nu' or u- b." As-'lr"d
thai We cannot DO away with ''ew '" 100
extspt that they are 'nus-J ry 0g 'u'r"H- {
~oId produc'ion Nor ar. 'F." au EVIL p"
the extent they are prolI'"i OBJ 'r"hF
MORAL NV rarr
Now I suppose vou sNUs"' ne 20 -av
aornething Of the government OBJ D." 'iiF
OF New York. but I s'ar'".y sr"v bow -
come nj that u - contrary 10 nv h''
time habit 20 say What intend ." DO. an'
cannot spsak 81 what ha- been don"
But will -ay voTi about that DIV ''
for the day upp~Tmo~t m my mind Tor vo'
know I have 10 ro from ono ''luE 90 an
other every day many thing pres Vp"r
-. am sura fhar every one ct Won whs
k~a travelled viii agree with ~" chen
eay 5,at the city 81 N-V York - o0tvard,'
tho most orderly. moral and te""n' Iarg'
city in the world The notion Vfnh t1'
been disseminated FAR and VIDE o" u" con
trary by a handfr. ~ very hr-r"T.'nl an
noisy and. IN their Own opinion. '"t" R""'
neoDls--and hail not stop 90 dispute 'h"il
own virtuou- estimate 81 thenseIN"t-h
Ywuch 10 b. rerrs,ted They -p~Ud 'h"''
time cipclairrfug about the -vi"s 81 New
YORK. thar word having 30 'h"m only "u'
meaning ana their heads b"ing apparently