The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-02

was by mi ny hastily ascrioed to hat act mo-
tlce was not taken of the fact that tne genera
tendency OF the mark is are upward, IRON IN
fuences wholly apart from the recent tatiH sse-
islaticn. The enlargement OF our currency oy
the silver bin gave an Upward tendency 70
trade and hsd q marke1 efses on prices Dus
this effect OF silver legislation was oy many eF-
roneouey attr bused To the tariff act
There is neither wis som nor justice In the sug-
eestiop that the subject OF tariff revision snail
be opened before this law has had fair trisl
Il is quite true that every targn scnedule II tup
jsct 10 objections No bill was ever framed,
suppose. that In ali its rates and elsssficat ons
had The full approval even Of a party caucus
Such leg sasssa Is always and necesssri the
product Of compromise as 10 the de ais and the
preseut Law 10 40 exception. Bu in its general
scope and effect IL viii justify the support OF
those VINO believe that American legislation
should conserve and defead America trsae
aad the wages OF American werkmen- Inc
transformation ~ to the terms OF the act wncn
has been disseminated 81 home viii be corrected
By experisnee, and the evil augures 80 TO It's rs-
suits confonuced by the MARKET report, the saw
ings bank international trade balances and the
general prosp srisy OF our people. :.
Already we beg 10 near from abroad ana
from our custom-nouses that the prohibitJry
effect upon importations imputed TO the act ID
rot justified. The Imports 81 the port OF New
York for the first three weeks OF November were
nearly per cent. greater than for the same pc
Rod iniSse. sndi9 per cent greater than the same
period Of 1sss, and so far from being an set TO
limit exports. i confidently believe that under
81 we shall secure larger and more profitable
participation IN foreign trade than W. have ever
enjoyed, and that we stall recover proper
fionafe participation in ocean carrying trade OIL
the world.
Criticisms OF the I'LL that have come 70 as
from foreign sources may well be rejected for
repugnancy. II these critics really believe
fhst adoption by US OF free trade policy or OF
tariff rates having reference solely to revenue
would diminish the participation OF their own
countries in the commerce of the world, their
advocacy and the promotion by speech and
other forms OF organized effort of this move
ment among our people Isl rare exhibition OF
uuseifsnness in trade; and on the oiher hand,
II they sincerely believe that the adoption OF
protective tariff policy by this country inures to
their profit and our hurt, Il is noticeable and
strange that they should lead the outc-y against
the authors OF policy so hopeful to their coun-
frymeu, and crown with their favor those who
would .n atch from them substantial share OF
trade with other lands already inadequate to
Their necessities
There is no disposition among any OF our peo-
pie 10 promote proHibitory or retaliatory iegisla-
ton. Our policies are adopted not 10 the hurt
of others, but 10 secure for ourself those advan-
tsges that fairy grow ouS OF our favored posi-
ton as q nation. Our form OK government
with its incident OF universal suffrage, makes it
imperative that we shall save our working peo-
pie from the agitation and distresses, which
scant wages, that leave no margin for comfort.
always heget, but after all this is done 1t will be
found that our markets are open to friendly
commercial exchanges Of enormous value to
other great pow rs