The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-12-06
STRONG STAND FOR PROTECTION,
The President Points Out Benefits Certain
To Result from the New Bill.

The President Points Out Benefits Certain
TO Result from the New Bill.
The general tariff act has only partially gone
into operation, some of its important provl-
sions being limited TO take effect at dates vet iii
the future The general provisions Of the law
have been IN force less than sixty days. Its
perms nent effects upon trade and prices still
largely stand in conjecture. II Is curious to
note that he advance in the prices of articles
wholly una Effected by the tariff act Was by many
hastily ascribed to that act. Notice WAS not
taken OF the fact that the general tendency #
the markets was upward from Influences Who'll
ly apart from the recent tariff legislation. The
enlargement OF Our currency 10y the silver bill
undoubtedly gave an upward tendency to trade
and had marked effect on prices; but this
natural and desired effect OF the silver legs Ia
tion was by many crroneouSly attributed 10 the
tariff act.
There i neither wisdom nor Justice III the
suggestion that the subject of tariff revision
shall be open, i before this law has had 4 fair
trial. II is quite true that every tariff schedule
subject TO objections. No bill was ever
framed, suppose, that in all OF its rates and
claseitications had the full approval even OF n
party caucus. such legislation j. always and
necessarily the product of e mpromise as to de
tails. and the present law is no exception. But
in its general scope and effect, | think, ii will
justify the support of those who believe that
American legislation should conserve and de
iend American trede and the wages of American
workmen.
The msintorInation 10 the terms of the act
which has been SO widely disseminated ut home
q. >.
and the evil auguries as TO its results con
founded by The market reports. the savings
banks. international trade balances, and
the general prosperity Of our peo-
ule Already we begin 10 hear from
abroad and from onr custom. houses that the
prohibitory effect upon fmIortations imputed
io tho acr is not insiifipd The imports III ,b,.
port pf New York for the ffrst three weeks of
November we're nearly per cent greater than
for the same period in Is-a and ~ per cent.
greater than in the same period OF 1883. And, 80
far from being an act to limit exports, | conf
IDENTITY believe that under it We shall securc a
larger and more profitable participation i'll for
tigu trade thnn we have ever enjoyed. and that
We shall recover a prol srtionate participation
III the ocean carving trade Of the world.
he criticisms of the bin that nave come 10
us from foreign sources may well be rejected for
repugnancy. Ifthesc critics really believe that
the abortion by us of a free trade policy or Of
tariff rates having reference solely to revenue
would diminish the arlicipatiun OF their o~l
countries in the commerce OF the world, their
advocacy ana promotion by speech ami other
forms Of organized effort OF this movement
among our people is a rare exhibition OF Hn>elf
iSbncss in trade And on the other hand if
they sincerely believe that the adoption OF u
protective tarih policy by thi, country inurcs
Ia their profit and our hurt, il j. noticesbly
strange that they should lead the outcry against
the authors Of policy so helpful TO their coun-
trymen, ana crown with their favor those who
would snatch from them substantial share OF
trade with other lands already Inadequate to
their necessities.
There is no disposition arAonG amy 81 oar pee
pie TO promote prohihitory or rctaliatory legiS
tation. our policies are adopted not 10 the hurt
of Others. but to secure for ourselves those ad-
vantnges that fairly grow out OF our favored p"-
sition as a nation our form of government,
with its incident of universal suffrage. makes II
imperative that we shall save our working pco-
pie from the agitations and dlstres>e> which
Scant work and wages TINT have no margin for
comfort always beget. But after all this is done
il will he found that our markets are open to
friendly commercial exchanges Of enormous
value to the oil her great powers.
From the time of my induction into ofic" the
tltty of llsin. every power and influence given
by law to the executive department for the de
Sclopmcnt OF larger markets for onr products,
cspc eially farm products. has been kept con-
Stantiy III mind, and no effort has been or VIII
bc spared 10 promote that end. We are under
nn disadvantage III any foreign market, except
that We pay our N0rklngmon ana WorkWomen
better wages than are paid clSeWh Where-~beitr
abStractlv. better relatively tn the cost OF the
nocsSsaries of life. / do not doubt that n very