New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-23
CHEER CRITIC Of RECALL
Manufacturers Also Applaud
Shots at Roosevelt.
DINNER CLOSES CONVENTION
Congressman Fordney Makes
Plea for Better Protection
of Home Industries.


tional Association Of Manufacturers closed
last night with the annual dinner OF the
association in the grand ballroom Of the
Waldorf Congressman Joseph w.
Fordney, OF Michigan, one of the speakers
caught the spirit Of the three hundred mem
bers present and was loudly applauded
when he attacked the policies advocated by
the so-called Republican progressives, par
ticularly the recall OF judicial decisions
and directed few scattering shots at ex-
President Roosevelt. lie said
This scheme OF the initiative, referendum
and recall. especially the recall OF judges
and the recall Of judicial decisions, Is
deadly blow struck at the foundations Oh
our good government. There are undoupt-
eddy some good citizens In favor OF these
policies. but beyond that you Will ma tndl
all classes Of criminals advocate them
In some moments of excitement the PEG,
pie seem 10 lose their good Judgment ana
follow a leader like flock OF sheep IN d II
Ing what is wrong This situation shouh
be guarded against i'm every way magma
Bile. The Constitution was drawn WIN
governmental checks and balances TOT the
purpose Of avoiding this very thing.
There are some men who are trying 70
get into office At least one Of them IS
sincere OF course. but his sincerity re-
minds me Of that Of an old gray mare
!
never more sincere in her life than when
she was running away or kicking over the
traces.
Politically We are in bad shape ! re,
member seeing a letter written by one OF
our prominent statesmen. dated Novem-
Der :. 1911, In which he said II Would ne
calamity for him to accept alotnSgi
nomination for the Presidency lie pledd-
ed with his friends not to suggest suCh
a thing and wrote that under no circuH-
stances could he accept such nomlma-
ton ~ II should he rendered 10 MIN To-
dav this man is seeking the nomination.
He reminds me OF the story or the ar
tist who was asked to paint the picture OF
a father OF n family merely from a De-
scriptiOn Of the old man. The son or me
subject Of the portrait gave the ARTIST the
hest description Of his father he could
and the artist went to work. When the
picture was finished the artist called IN
tho son n look a II. The son contem
plated the picture for several minutes. ana
with tears in his eyes finally exclaimed
Yes. that is father all right but. my
God man. how he has changed
The Congressman made a plea for better
protection for home industries under the
tariff laws He denounced the tariff bills
proposed by the Democrats in Congress.
and said that this country did less toward
protecting her manufacturers than almost
any other intelligent country in the world.
He said the tariff issue was the vital issue
betue cen the two great political parties.
The other speakers were Nathaniel
Curry. resident ~ the Canadian Manu-
facturers' Association. and job E. Hedges.
David NJ Parry. ~ Indianapolis. acted as
,oastmaster
An incident which occurred as Mr. Pa--y
was leading up to the Introduction of tho
FIRST speaker Of the evening threatened for
a time n turn the peace and harmony Of
the occasion into a small riot. Anthony
Ttner. Of ST Louis head n the lttner
Brick Company 81 that city. who sat d.
-acflv In front Of the speakers table, sum
n,ariIy interrupted tho POSTMASTER and m
sisted on taking the floor 10 make no
tion Mr. Utner desired the association
N proyide for the distribution throughout
tbA country OF the annual speech ot PreSi-
d.rt Kirby. OF the association, In which
Ar Kirby attacked Seth Low and The
American FEDERATION Of Labor. and sug-
gesfed that the time had come for the
formation 81 a new national party. Some
~ vr rcirny's friends tried 10 get reso-
iutio, before the convention yesterday IN
fors,pg his plan for = new party. put II
d,od ,r the committee on resolutions. Two
sb,rr factions developed In regard 10 ne
matter ..- g..
When Tftner arose 10 make his motion ne
ras greeted with cries Of Sit down! Put
b,-, ont from all parts Of the ROOM
-rb,cn grow louder and more emphatic "a
no nerststed IN trying TO shout what ne mad
n saw above the uproar. Mr.. Parry waved
his hands and called 10 the other members
20 ba still. he kept calling for order, but
.orid not get IL for several minutes. and
No, until Nj. rttner had made his motion.
Tbc, the tImult subsidized and the toast
r,ostar turned the incident of pleasantly.
without reference 10 the manufacturer.
request.
congressman Fordney took occasion
,ovard the close OF his address to attack
vi,tor Berger, the Socialist member Of
Congress. for asserting. as he charged
that the McNamaras should be set free and
tho mon who prosecuted them imprisoned
in their stead The speaker quoted Berger
az saving that a man whose father had
half million dollars IS a states prison
bird and an undesirable citizen. The Con-
.sressman said Berger's father had half
million.
THAT IS the class Of men that must he
dealt with in this country he said. 1t
behooves you to go To the primaries and
select representative men