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Show DEBATE ON TARIFF. Criticism of Governor-Elect of Massachusetts Mas-sachusetts Causes It. BOSTON, Nov. 10 Criticism of Gov.-elect Gov.-elect William Douglas, Eugene N. Foss, a Republican advocate of reciprocity with Canada, and Henry M. Whitney, president presi-dent of the Boston chamber of commerce, for their attitude on trade questions, by Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home Market club, in his report at the annual meeting hero today, provoked a debate on tho tariff. Mr. Qlarko was very severe ln his strictures on these men and said he should opposo all questions of tariff revision savo that for ccal and iron ore. When Mr. Clarko had llnlshed reading his report former Congressman Joseph Water of Worcester criticised tho attitude atti-tude of tho organization which ho had with tho secretary's report advocated. "I think this club is making a mistake," ho said. "I think that hifltcad of saying that no changes should bo resisted wo ought to take exactly the opposlto positionnamely, posi-tionnamely, that If anyone can point out any chango that can bo made In the protective pro-tective tariff that will be of advantago to this country, we will gladly welcome It; that we will listen as a club, through tho proper committee of officers, to nny arguments argu-ments supported by facts that would Indicate In-dicate that a change ought to bo made, and that we will assist in making it exactly ex-actly tho opposlto position from what our secretary hui taken ln the interest of protection. "We must remomber that each generation genera-tion has got to be thoroughly educated on great public questions, and that lnutead of objecting to educntlon; instead of objecting ob-jecting to proportions to change, wo ought to solzo upon them and to educate tho voters who are coming to the ballot box at the next election. If wo do not do that, we are sure to have another overthrow ot' the principle of protection." After brief remarks the Incident was closed and the report was adopted. |