Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-17
Home Market Club Votes
By Forty to Eight
In Favor Of Allegiance Of All
Tariff Agitation.
President MccoIl DepIores Careless
Denunciation Of Capital.

ord TODAY in favor of holding in abey-
ance all tariff agitation until the inves-
tigation by the present tariff board Is
completed, and also Of giving the pres
ent tariff a fair trial. In adopting TINS
resolution, the club had a spirited de-
bate over a resolution offered by Keep
rasentative Joseph Walker, Speaker or
the Massachusetts House, in IaNor or
a permanent tariff commission as pro-
posed nv President Taft and an I'M
partial revision of the tariff rates The
executive committee of the club pre-
pared a resolution on the tariff which
was substituted for that of Mr. Walker
by the above vote, but not before Nj.
Walker had sharply criticized such ao-
ton and declared that in taking it the
club disagrees with the President and
is in favor of silence on the tariff.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Walker,
who is a member of long standing IN
the club and an avowed asprant for
the Republican nomination next year
for governor, had sent copy of his
resolution to all the members, only 80
of the $500 We're present when Presi-
dent James r. MacColl of Pawtucket
opened the proceedings with the annu-
al address. In this he advocated Keep
ing in touch with legislation affecting
industries and Of giving the present
tariff a fair trial. A few minutes were
spent in choosing w. H. B. DowSe of
| Boston as the new president and elect
| ing other officers. MIR. Dowse is a law
yer and president of the Reed & Bar
| ton Corporation of Taunton.
Mr. Walker started the tariff debate
| by denouncing any legislation that
| was put through by log running meth
DDS and said that he differed widely
| from President MacCOll on the ques-
| ton. Marcellus Gould of the New
Hampshire Spinning Co. at Penacook
| n. H. offered a sub-resolution in ia
vor of special session of Congress for
a revision of the tariff, so as to give
| the Democrats a chance to lower the
| cost of living. The resolution was sub
| sequently withdrawn. as it was not
| seconded.
Lew c. Hill, chairman of the executive
committee, then offered the resolution Of
that committee as substitute for that
! of Mr.. Walker The resolution provides
| that until the investigation Of the tariff
| by the present federal board is completed
| all talk be held in allegiance.
Colonel Roger Scannell of Boston inter-
| jected some Democratic doctrine on this
point by advocating the Walker resolu-
| ton, which he said did not go far enough
and should include reciprocity with Cam
ada. --~~vv&
The executive committees side waa
| supported by William Whitman of Bos-
ton. former president of the club. who
said that 1t was not within the province
| of the club to deal with the methods Of
applying the principles Of protection
Charles Cheney Of South Manchester ct
| In supporting the executive committee
hoped the impression would not go forth
| that the Home Market Club was crusted
over with stand patissh" Mr. Walker
| added n touch of spice by declaring that
| the resolution Of the executive commit
tee places the club as dsagrecing with
President Taft and implored the club to
make some definite stand either for o.
| against his policies
IhiS aroused protests from all parts
| Of the hall, which were renewed when
Mr.. Walker attempted to vote as proxies
letters which he had received in favor
of his resolutions. Half Il dozen members
attempted to speak and an effort was
made to shut Mr.. Walker off from furth-
| er remarks. lie managed to get in
parting shot with the remark: Il under
stand that all tariff talk now ceases"
John Hopewell of Cambridge closed the
debate by protesting against Mr.. Walk
er's telling the club what it should do.
| no
tee was then substituted for the Walker
| resolution by vote of 40 to S and sub
sequently ratified by vote of 81 to 5.
After the meeting Mr. Walker said that
| he was not at all discouraged and would
continue his tariff agitation along the
| lines which enabled him to insert plank
similar to that offered today in he Re-
| publican platform this fall
In his annual address, President
MacColl said:
There has been much careless de-
nunclation of corporations, combna-
lions of capital and captains of indus
try. In the minds of many it seems
to be approaching a crime to be in
| terested in large business enterprises
or to be large employer of labor.
l :
sherman antitrust law that will dis
crlmlnate more clearly between COM
binations that are injuring the con-
Stunning public by monopoly (either
complete or partiaD that raises prices
improperly and combinations that
tend TO greater efficiency and economy
of production and the ultimate lower
ing Oh prices to the consumer
In close relation to this question
is the cutlery against the so-calIed
nigh cost of living, for which in some
quarters the tariff is blamed. There
is ope most effective way by which
the cost of living can be reduced and
that is by bringing about a long pc
Rod of business depression in which
there is no return to capital and la
Dor is largely unemployed.
People will then learn to do with
out many things that they have
thought We're necessities. Capital will
never have the means and the coura &c
to push ahead with new enterprises
supply will exceed. demand wages will
decline. prices will go lower, the cost
of living will be reduced and SOM
kitchens will be in order. Before
long the people of this country will
awake to the fact that all this I'M
reasoning agitation ic dastro,-;no, b,o