The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-30
STUART ATTACKS
TARIFF MEASURE
In Speech at Cocburn Bitterly
Assails Payne-Aldrich
Bill.
CROWD is VERY RESPONSIVE
Largest Gathering Ever in the
Town Hears Congressional
Nominee.
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Coeburn, Va. August aa.---Hon. Fl.
G. Stuart spoke at this place to-day
to attleast 500 people. who packed the
large auditorium OF the high school
building, this being the largest crowd
ever assembled at Coeburn to hear any
public speaker.
I Mr. Stuart's speech was. "a very
strong presentation or the issues along
the general lines OF his Gate City
speech, but more fully celebrating,
some points of that speech.
The audience was in q very respon-i
sive mood. and seemed to be in full
sympathy with the speaker, * was
evidenced by frequent and prolonged
cheering.
Mr.. Stuart riddled the Payne Aid
rich bill, showing clearly it's effect in
increasing the prices Of nearly all
commodities that are of prime neces-i
sity to the great mass OF the people,
and under the plea OF reasonable
profits to the producer had Increased
enormously the profits of the trusts,
and heaped almost intolerable burdens
on ninety millions Of people for the
enrichment OF q comparatively small
number.
MIR. Stuart said that In any revision
OF the tariq the interests OF common
people, and especially of the laboring
man, should be prominently kept III
view, and not made in the interests
OF, and at the dictation OF, the great
trusts and corporations, who in the
formation OF the Payne-AldricD bill
have been guaranteed the most "un-
reasonable" profits, "eXtorting" their
millions from the hard earnings of
the laboring class of the country. Mr..
Stuart's tarni views were received
with enthusiasm, and the opinion was
fairly expressed that they are such
as all true tariff reformers can well
agree upon.
He repeated in substance his speech
at Gate City on the suffrage question,
showing the fact that the Fifteenth
Amendment. enacted by q Republican
Congress-. was t.,e only thing that
stood in the way of the re-enactnent
or the old Democratic constitution,
which provided that nothing should
stand between the white man and the
ballot box.
He pledged himself to vote and
work for the repeal of that amend
ment, a.. asked his opponent IL he
is ready to restore to the White people
of Virginia the control of the suffrage
| which has been taken away by the
| FIFTEENTH Amendment, and IL so he
SnOulu SHOW II ny fNOthht
neal. He referred also to his vote and
| work as n member of the convention
| in passing the employers liability bill,
| how only few States had passed such
| a law as Virginia now has, under
| which the injury and loss OF lie OF
| employers fell on the corporations
! instead Of landing on widows ana
orphans.
Mr.. stuart made great sport OF the
| pretense of certain Republicans tnat
| he had adopted their principles on
the tariff. He said II any man VINO
had voted for or Endorsed the Payne
| Aldrich bill now agreed with him on
the tariff it could only be after
conversion as sudden and miraculous
as that OF st. Paul. He repeated Win
| emphasis his view. already expressed
that any tariff bill should guard the
wages of the American Worklngmaii'
and that in view Of the TACT tnaNlhe
4 higher wages of the American laporef
| constituted almost, II not entlrelS' Tue
Il difference between the cost Oh pro,
duction here and ABROAD, ne Wouiu
unite with any honest tariff reform !,
crs who could agree on a1ioliel ~ ~.
limited to the difference between tiie
II COST of production here and abroad.
He maintained that the revenue oe
rtyed from tariff so limited Wouio
not he in excess of the need OF the
Government economically administered
and he urged that such reduct1oli :, ~
duties as would be accomplished ny tne
applications of his view would give
substantial relief to the masses, IN
crease consumption. with CORE
spending increase in production, when
would increase demand for labor ano
raw materials and put thousands OF
men to work who are now in tdleness
Such a principle is equalization, rather
than protection.
4 Mr.. stuart's views are putting the