Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-27

Germany which compete with
uun, Il 10 rather late Tor a.
70 advocate retaliation a9aiust 4 eovesn.
ment which merely follows our example.
n fact, Germany 8 action Ia retaliation.
and tho cry OF stoI thief cannot change
the true condition OF things. We have
moro to learn. We are not 40 great and
independent as to enable rs to defy the
laws of political economy aud the ameni.
ties Of International trade with impu,
nifty. We have been told again and
again that our true policy was to shut
up our manufacturers from the compe.
tition Of the world. and that all nations
thus excluded wonld be compelled,
provisions; that they conld not do With
out them, We are greatly snrprlsed and !
indignant when ope important customer
says he can get along without our hog
products and forbida their coming in
and we propose to retaliste. For what2
For simply and frankly forbidding them
to be imported. Suppose instead of doing
this Germany had imposed q dnty Of 100
points on them which would effectually
prohibit their importation; what then
where would be our 40 called retaliation ?
The undersigned can see no difference
whatever in the two methods Of prnhibi-
tion 40 far "a the results are concerned,
only that one is manly and erect, while
the other is indirect and based on false
pretenses. Our great meat industry
must, indeed, be cared for. It, with
kindred agricultural industries, furnishes
nearly all our foreign trade. and they
deserve all congress can do for them. bnt
this bill does not propose the true wav
to do it. The proper way is to remove
as far aa possible all restrictions upon the
trade. and the enlargement of market
for our farmers products all over tho
world by liberal treaties and tariff laws
The last section Of the bill is especially
Objectionable, not only in the proposed
retaliation. but in delegating the whole
matter to the executive. We propose
thereby to arm the chief magistrate of
constitutional republic with the same
arbitrary power over commerce now
exercised by the prime minister of O
feudal European despotism. in order that
on equal terms they may inf1ict mutual
injuries on their people until one or the
other gives in; this. too, whilst congress
is in session. and representatives Of the
people are present ready to say il they
wieh to begin this war. and on what
articles Of commerce they prefer the
uXuG tJ uo ulhuos Auo bcCGlOu III eUoCG
is an abdicatlon Of the powers and duties
of congress and the delegation thereof
to the better Judgment Of the presi.
dent. If such measures of 30 called
retaliation toward Germany or any other
nation should be deemed advisable, let
congress say so. and let it likewise pre-.
scribe all the details of such measures and
articles on which the struggle is to be
made. It is the presidents business tc
execute the laws. not make them. and il
is as certainly the duty OF congress tc
make them, and not shift the duty te
somebody else. Those sections of the
bill which provide for an inspection Of
meats designed for expectation. ani
which forbid the importation Of adulter
ated and unwholesome articles OF foot
or drink. constitute proper legislation
and while regarded as sufficiently thor
ouRh, are vet not in the right direction
When perfected by experience aud sin
cere desire t.. give the world wholesome
J food, which it is not doubted all our pro
ducers entertain, In the opinion Of th,
undersigned, ali will have been accom-
plished that is desired by the friends o
the bill.