The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
GOVERNOR WILSON
DECl ARES TARIFF
HAMPERS INDUSTRY
Would Not Advocate Reduce
tien If 1t Would Inter
fere With Prosperity
BELIEVES 1T WILL
INCREASE WEALTH
Manufacturer Succeeds in
Spite of Heavy Tax, Can
didate Says, Not
Through Its Help

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NEW YORK. Sept. e.--Gosernor
Woodrow Wilson Was the chief al
traction at the Democratic "cham-
her OF tariff horrors" In Union square
The Democratic presidential
candidate made two speeches. one IN
side the building. and another, not
on the program, wnen crowd Oh
three thousand admirers halted him
In the sun outside and forced him to
hold "a hanashaking ievee and 10
nasffi4sa4 saesehz=======
There were almost as many per-
sons inside the building when the
governor entered as greeted him later
outside. Both speeches. We're attacks
on the tariff. This was the first APP
pearance Of the Democratic candidate
AZ ,ssnSpaien speaker in New York.
Tn hia speech inside the chamber of
horrors he laughinsiv denied that
he was enc OF The exhibits. and. after
getting the crowd in good hunor.
proceeded to lan1bast the tariff lis fol-
iows:
III tn spite Of the fact that every
-Asaseslea.n- manufacturer has Ais la
dnstry heavily taxed by the tariff lev
led an the things ne uses. he can
nevertheless SELL the produce cheaper
abroad than he can sell II here. what
does it mean II means that In spite
ay ff1a4 tariff re III dnfnr wtfaf With
out the tariff he cou,d do AT "a great
rr advantage still.
'If he can underseti the foreign
man now by 10 per cent he might
euneeivahiv undarse-l him by 90 or
80 or 40 per scant, We are deprfyfng
ourselves Of the markets Of the world
hy having a burden on American In
dnsfry., That iS what J want you to
rpdersfAnd.
Tariff Hamper. Industry.
Il Mould hesitate to advocate radi-
cal red aefie4ss IN -aif tariff schedules
II Thought thuse radical reductions
were ling 10 Interfere with the pros
psritsf Ut the average snan in Ameri-
---s.a----R Ill. / don FL -haiieNa- they
aeing to double sad treble his pros
perity. We are hampering our in
1usiry at abe very time 1t is painting
10 he let free. American industry IS
now In "a straight Jacket and some
force is going ia break that restraint
.-Ara we going Ia keep an fonsing
ourselves forever Don't vou know
There L. "a market ON these things
These ssf-n don't have TO adjust the
Prices Of the United States to the
prices ef the world What / am
fighting for. therefore. IL this as in
everything else IN liberty, I want
tle.se-- fann ta-t aksl~tsieir grip of of
American industry. I wnnt TO have
II Sc. free. I want TO have 1t set
fr-e 4, master the markets II the
weria s:4 1t will"
Governor Wilson's speech In the
cpen IN Union square consisted OF the
3 . xtN al 10
worded. Roth addresses were re-
ceiesi with cheers.
Tonight the candidate was the guest
of the New Yeak Press club az n ban
quot given IN his honor HI. spoke
nj, length on the present political sit
astion III Tao United States. and the
practical needs or the conatry. Gov
erncr wilson wound up his speech this
way
The Democratic party Is now. per-
hapsI Cor the first time In u generation.
ssi ~ and eas EasssissssSs w layy
l dent know how many old Demo-
erals | have met coming out of the
woods. They SAY, lis Il possible that
In the providence Of God we have liv-
ed 10 see the day when the people
limited sta4As-4e4s-=ss.t.e.t
init that We were right after all -
They are going to come out and vote.
$. Tsay are gaing, toxeone oat sand peta
IN triumphant members, because the
= III -- # ----- triumphant principle
has arisen mp In the hearts. | feel
that the only justification for any
decree Of pride that may have at
this particular time In that I am ac-
corded the privilege of speaking for
these hosts. speaking convictions .41a,
werr bred IN me. fnaI / learned in
the school Of experience, that have
learned from books and from men,
"a the things that lie. MT the heart OF the
whole history of living since govern
ment was organized among men, ii
Ii no small privilege to be allowed
to stand up before great bodies Of
my fellow citizens and express m,
deep conviction that these things are
true and that these things will make
US free. And the Democratic part,
Is the only organized force by which
you can set yOnr government free
was bred In a football college: II know
that what Hirs Ii team work: and
want to tell yon that We have now go
Democratic team. schooled in year,
of Hdpersity. that can hold together
against any team that can be put Ill
the field, and as cosrfpased with which
Some teams recently organized are onl,
scrub teams
what / have tried to bring 10 YOU,
thought II that you haye a Demo.
cratic object. namely. TO set your gov,
ernment free Ia enter upon pro.
sramme 81 social service. and tina
YOU are looking for 4 team that cal
DO It. And say without fear b
contradiction that the Is only on,
txAm r6ady. r am NOT pftdfttfsig yviiei
any other tenn will get ready. an
saying that In the year 1912 ther,
d only one team that Ii ready Tor IN,
iob. and TINT that team II better Or
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