New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-13
Republican Hits at Under
wood Tariff While 800
Cheer at Lincoln Dinner
BELIEVES PRESIDENT
is SEEING NEW LIGHT
Da Cana, Brazilian Ambassador,
and DR.. Cadman Were
Other Speakers.

Governor Samuel ". Mccall Of Mas
sachusetts rode forth on high tariff
stecd, champion Of protection, 20
joust with the Underwood bill, before
eight hundred members Of the Repub-
lican Club, celebrating tho anniversary
of Abraham Lincoln at the Waldorf
Astoria last night. His verbal lances
were directed against President Wilson
in particular, and against the attitude
of the Democratic party on the tariff
question in general.
After speaking OF tho Republican
party policy Of putting duties AZ a
point where they would fairly cover the
difference in the cost Of production
mere and abroad. Governor Mccall said:
Unrestricted foreign competition
will have one or two results. Either we
have have 70 compete in the matter of
wages or we shall have 20 close many
OF our factories. Il would be the part
Of folly for us to permit either OF these
situations. The adjustment OF tho tariff
should take into account the differences
IN the cost OF production"
Because 1t does not take these things
into consideration, the Underwood bill
IL wrong, Mr.. Mccall said.
The Democratic party is seeing new
light upon the tariff commission. and
il IL likely 10 adopt it," continued the
speaker. The President is TOO versa
tile even 10 be very profoundly af-
footed with given set OF political
principles They have come and gone
through his mind, which. If IL il a
single track affair. as he suggests, has
many switches in which things may
pass each other going in opposite d.
rections.
politicians have from time 20 time
recalled theory here and there, but
s. has been left for him 20 deyour
whole volumes Of hs own writings.
His method Of reaching the Presidency
- well known. The literary represen-
tative OF a certain school. he rode out
Of the wilderness upon the shoulders
Of George Harvey and then, 81 the
critical moment transferred himself %
Mr.. Bryan and completed the journey.
Although IL required moro than a
year Tor the FrcslGenL 70 FOCUS MS
mind on preparedness 80 that rs could
SEQ the danger OF the present situa-
ton, il IL a matter Of congretuiation
that he apparently sees Il to-day. Let
rs hope he Will Owe upon straight lines
and not in opposite directions"
Referring to the Lusitana incident.
Governor Mccall said: "'1oo proud %
night would have been a very pretty
conceit in ons Of the minor poets, but
Il wac hardly a happy phrase for an
American President 10 indulge IN 1T
the moment when he should have en-
phatically and unequivocally and with
all the dignity Of the nation behind
him. called q foreign government 10
account Tor gross injury and gross
afTront 20 the nation"
The other speakers were the Rev. Or.
s. Parkes Cadman and Domicio Da
Cana, the Brazilian Ambassador.
James Il. Sheffield, president OF the
club. was POSTMASTER. Those a. the
presidents table besides the speakers
we're William A. Prendergsst, the Rev
Or. Selden Peabody Delaney, Frederick
c. Tanner. George r. Sheldon. Henry
L. Stimson, Or. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Charles y. Hilles, William Barnes.