New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
DIX HITS OVERTAXAT|ON
Tells of "Tariff Exactions" and
Government Waste"
DELIVERS SPEECH AT TROY
Declares That the Democrats
Alone Can Be Trusted to Re-
wise Tariff Honestly.

Troy, n. z, Nov John A. Dix. Hd-
dressing Democratic mass meeting in St
Joseph's Hall tonight appealed TO Tro-
JAMS 70 help to put an end TO the infamous
system Of overtaxaCion which has become
burden through the exactions of the
Payne-Aldrich BILL and 10 the extravaganza
of the national and state governments. -
Mr. Dix devoted the greater part OF his
sreech 10 discussion of the tariff. and in
closing pledged himself and his associates
TO do their utmost 70 give the people OF the
state an economical and efficient admins
tration.
The meeting was held in the south end.
Troys Democratic stronghold. ex-Corpora-
ton Counsel William ]. Roche presiding
The other speakers were Seymour Van
Santvoord. who presented Mr. Dix's name
to the Rochester state convention, and Cal
vim s. McChesney. Democratic candidate
for state Senator
Mr.. Dix came Up from New York this
evening and was entertained at dinner by
James A. Burden, mead of the Burden Iron
Works. After the meeting Mr.. Dix was en-
tertained at the Elks Club.
Acknowledges Cordial Welcome.
After acknowledging the cordiaIity Of
the welcome which he said he recognized
was given 10 ''the candidate Of a great
party and to the representative of a great
cause rather than TO the man himself" Mr.
Dix said:
This campaign has been most unusual
one. Ordinarily the members OF a party
feel, in a state fight, that they are fighting
for principle. and that personally they have
no interest which goes home 10 them d.
rectly. In this campaign. on the contrary.
not only have we an opportunity of again
making clear TO the whole world that our
institutions must be preserved and our
liberty maintained. but have also the
chance to strike blow for ourselves and
help put an end TO the infamous system
OF oveTtaxatlon which has become bur
den through the eXactiOnS of the Payne
Aldrich bill and the extravaganza of the
and state governments
Under the load of taxation imposed upon
us by the recently revised Republican tariff
We have reached a point where even our
opponents realize that conditions must be
changed. They now suggest that there
should be a new revision thereby admit
ting the failure OF the one so recently made
by them. and they ask that the opportunity
OF revising the tariff should be again in
trusted TO them
would remind you that in the last na-
tional campaign they were intrusted with
power only because Of their EXPRESSED and
explicit promise TO give the people a down
ward revision of the tariff and they have
absolutely failed to make such revision.
Attacks Payne -AIdrich BiII.
They have squarely broken the promise
upon which they retained power The
Payne-Aldrich bin represents neither a
downward nor an honest revision Of the
-ariff. and 1t is a revision which is salts
factory only TO the special interests of the
1t has disregarded and ignored
he rights Of the consumer. the great mass
y the people of the country; and instead of
-elieving the people from taxation IL has
added i additional burdens to their shoulders. /
This must be all changed, and II can ONLY
be changed by taking the power out of the
lands OF those who have broken their prom
ses and have been reCreant in their trust
and placing IL in the hands of those who
the sufferers from the exactiors
Of the tariff rather than those of its bene-
1Clartes. In other words, the Democratic,
party IN this country is the only party
which can be entrusted to make an honest
and downward revision OF the tariff
Our opponents have had their opportuu-
ty and have lnisused it They have beer,
weighed in the balance and found wanting
This question. my friends. Is one which