▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁it ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁tar iff ▁returning ▁to ▁its ▁old ▁st ance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁the ▁tar iff ▁took ▁place . ▁Sch olar ▁Benjamin ▁ ▁S . ▁Or lo ve ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁st ap le ▁food ▁prices ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁renew ed ▁protest s ▁against ▁the ▁tar iff ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁because ▁high ▁st ap le ▁prices ▁would ▁have ▁led ▁people ▁to ▁have ▁less ▁money ▁available ▁for ▁bu ying ▁meat . ▁The ▁prices ▁of ▁meat ▁themselves ▁remained ▁stable ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁preceding ▁the ▁Me at ▁ri ots . ▁ ▁Dem on str ation ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁and ▁several ▁mut ual ▁aid ▁soci eties ▁of ▁Santiago ▁met ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organization ▁named ▁Comité ▁Central ▁de ▁Ab ol ición ▁del ▁Imp uesto ▁al ▁Gan ado ▁( Cent ral ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Ab ol ishment ▁of ▁the ▁Liv est ock ▁Tar iff ). ▁The ▁new ▁organisation ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁on ▁Sunday ▁October ▁ 2 2 . ▁State ▁authorities ▁approved ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁route . ▁The ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁spread ▁through ▁word ▁of ▁mouth ▁and ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁cent rist ▁Catholic ▁newspaper ▁El ▁Ch il eno . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁place ▁and ▁time ▁of ▁meeting ▁in ▁Santiago ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁it