Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-12-04

tue preceding year. with IL lhi tiles
by about $4,000, 900. The
value of our exports OF dome site mer.
chandisc during the last year was over
sli5 600 600 greater than the preceding
year and was only exceeded once In our
history. About 500. 900, 0e0 Of this ex.
cess was in agricultural products. The
production OF pig iron. always good
gauge OF the general prosperity. 10 shown
by recent census bulletin To have been
1913 per cent greater in 1890 than In
1880. and the production OF steel 20) per
cent greater. Mining IN coal has Ind no
Limitation except that resulting from ell
cient transportation,
THE NEW TARIFF DEFENDhp.
The general tarlif act has only par
italy gone into operation, some OF Its
important provisions being likely 10 take
,re { Ut dates yet 10 the future. The
general provisions OF the law have been
IN force less than 90 days. Its perma,
nent effect upon trade and prices still
largely stand In conjecture. II IL curious
to note that the advance In tho price pf
articles wholly unaffected by the tariff
was by many hastily attributed to that
act Notice was not taken that the gen
eral tendency was upward from intiu-
ences wholly apart from the recent tariff
legislation. The enlargement Of our
currency by the silver bi undoubtedly
give an upward turn TO trade and had n
marked effect on prices, but this natuta al
and desired effect OF the silver legis,a'
ton was by many erroneous
ly attributed TO thu tarifl.
There is neither wisdom nor Justice In
the suggestion that the subject OF tariff
revision shall be opened before this law
has had u fair trial. IL Is quite well
known that every tariff schedule Ia sub.
ject to objections, No bill was ever
framed. l suppose. that 10 all OF its rates
and classi acatlon had tho full approval
even OF party caucus. Such legislation
10 always sud nee ssgrily the product of
compromise to details, aud the present
law ia no exception. But Ia i've genera
,cope aud action think II will Justify
tue support Of ,hosi who believe Amor.
lean legislation should conserve Amer.
lean trade and wages OF worklngmen.
Tho misinfOrmation NJ to the terms OF
The act which have been 30 widely dis.
seminatcd at home aud abroad will be
by experience and the evil
augeiies rs TO It's results cmioui dsd by
the market reports, the savings banks
internal trade balances and the general
prosperity Of our people. Already we
begin TO hear from abroad and from our
Q stom houses that the prohib tory effect
upon impormtioDs imputed 10 the act L.
not justi1 d The Imports Mt the
PORT OF New YoIk for III,
d ct three weeks OF November
were nearly 8 per ceut greater thar for
the me period In 1880 aud 30 per cent.
greater than In the same period OF 1883,
and 80 far from being an act to limit ex
potts c1nhd sntly believo that under II
we shat recover u proportionale partci-
patton In the ocean carr, Ing trade OF the
world. Tie CRITICISMS OF the bill thai
have come To w from foreign sIurcet
may well be rejected for the repusnancy
Df these critics really bellows that ib
adoption by ne OF tree trade policy ~
Df tariff rates have reference 80 ely 10
revenue would diminish the participation
Of their own countries 10 the world.
Their advocacy and the promotion by
speech and other forms OF organized OF
fort of this movement among our people
is n rare exhibition " unselhshness 10
trade. and on the other hand, II they ain.
cerely believe that the adoption Of n pro.
tective tariff policy by this country
inures to their profit and our hurt. II ~
noticeably strange that they should lead
the cutlery against the authors OF poll.
cy helpful To their country men
and crown with their favor those
who would snatch from them
q substantial share OF trade with other
lands already inadequate TO their neoes'
sites There IN no disposition among
any OF our people to promote piohibltary
or retalitory legislation. Our policies
are adopt, not To the hurt OF Others but
to secure for ourselves those advantages
that fairly grow out OF our favored posi-.
ton as nation. Oar form OF government
with lis incident OF universal suffrage
axes II imperative that we shall save
our working people from the agiiatiOns
and distresses which scant work anu
wages that have no margin for comfort
always beget, but after all this 10 done II
will be found that our markets are open
TO friendly commercial exchanges OF
enormus extent 10 the other great
powers. From the time Of my induction
into office the duty OF using every power
and influence given by law TO the execu
tive department for tbs development Of
larger IN irkets for our products, espe
cially our farm products has been kept
In MUD and no effort has
been or will be spared TO promote thar
end. We arc under no disadvantage In
any foreign market, except that we pay
our workmen and women better wages
than are paid elsewhere. Better abstTactly,
better relatively TO the rest OF the neces.
sariesIof life. / do not doubt that q very
largely increased foreign trade is acccssi.
Bile TO US without bartering either our
home market for such products OF the
farm and shop as our own people can
supply or the wages OF our working
people. In many OF the produces oil
wood and irons and in meals and bread.
stilfs we have advantages that only need
better facilities of intercourse aud trans
to secure for them large for
eign market. The reciprocity clause OF
the tariff act wisely and effectively opens
the way TO secure large reciprocal trade
in exchange for the free admission TO
our potts Of certain products. The right
of an independent nation To make Dpeclal
reciprocal trade relations IS well ettaO'
lished aud does not impair either the
comfy due TO other powers or what il
known as the Favored nation clause"
so generally found in commercial
treaty. What is given to one for an
adequate agreed con liberation cannot BIT
claimed by another freely. The state o.
the revenues was such that we could
dispose with any import duties on ccf
fees, teas, hides aud the lower grades OF
sugar and mo asses. That the large al
vantages to the countries producing and
exporting these articles by placing them
gu the free list entitled US " expect n
fair return in way of customs concessions
upon articles exported by US to the m was
so obvious that 10 have gratutlously
abandoned the opportunity to enlarge
our trade would have beon an unpardon-
able error. There were but two metho's
OF obtaining control OF this quo !ion open
to cong ess--io place all OF these articles
upon the duliable list subject TO such
treaty agreements as could be secured
or to place them all presently upon the
free list but subject ii to the reimposi-
ton OF specified duties Of the countries
from which we received them should re.
fuse 10 give to us suitable reciprocal
benefits. This latter method. thint.
possesses great advantages. 1t expresses
ia advance the consent OF congress to
reciprocity arrangements affecting these
products which otherwise must have
been delayed and unascertained until
each treaty was ratified by the senate at d
the necessary legislation enacted by con-