Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-26


politics. delay would h. da,
I anoaner years the auestjHt 81 3 o. Aft>r
worS o. Representatives will IL, TIE next
tn ~. ne present House ana sne Tor.
is to the SD next year are favorah,.c ono
III my assumption is eorrnc, TOT faction.
cn,,ie VIII reject the House In, mar the
ura =, snort session and that NJ at the
financial equiis ssf1 the, sia restore 4.
pan 70 be followed. Thai IL cniy one
ment Mckinley to call an er W ior Pres
na ~ Is my Judgment that such a .....
, nuen not be long one, unless ~ . session
pusposeiy prolongs debate "e senate
D" , composing Congress conf,, me Two
o,vht 10 the work in hand sir . .nem-
There are o shricisnt for the House. 'eAs
unIess II becomes imperafive a., session
IN I'm pe no doubt that the exiperc,tnefe
In nv n,. are under that head VI
ate an e "pinion It Is not necessary 10 er.
@an.rn, entirely new bill or 10 ma ~ ere
general sweep of the .chad.Jy make
precseht tariff laws. e'u'es OF the
tsre IS much that Is good in ~.
oniacs, law and also great deal H., ei :;
POM: TO say nothing OF q tachnia stiaad-
d.. ohe-too many ineuuaIities VI
rart OF the wave Of confidence ths, ~
,ha over tne country since the resi,lt - as
tne recent election became know eSus OF
from the buoyant hope of most of o. ar'ses
uutstrial concerns that the existing ~ IN. ~.
anJustices, dangers, incongruities wi ,dr "a
corrected. N'''eS VIII be
me currency question. although
prominently presented to the pepnI. more nor,
ing the presidential campaign wac "I L,
no means the only issue Our mannfay
thu,ihs interests looked forward with IN
nope that In many cases was hokr ' ns
desperation for relief from the eyis,,SoIt
lis OF the tariff system II is a nr5etans
70 assume that discussion per So ~ ~
aari1 IN Congress. with view Of
changes. is always Injurious to busrssus1
II depends whether the discussion Is vi,h
me intention of increase or of rednc.
ton. uuc'
In 1896. when the tariff was debate,
more or less for eight months. little dis
lurDance or business ensued: the revision
was for upward purposes. When for
downward purposes as in 1894 another
duced. '"'
we have now an opportunity to Obtain
MY TO seventy millions additional rev
enGe. and at the same time to build nm
some of our national industries which are
now languishing.
About twenty millions revenue ON tho
WOOL and woollen schedule alone have
been not only lost under the present tar.
III law. but the partial destruction OF the
wool growing and the wool manufactur.
ng interest has ensued. Protection Is
matter of rates.
AS the House of Representatives is the
source of all revenue legislation and As
[ is Republican in political complexionf
I will maintain the principle of protec
ion. but with justice and moderation
While / have expressed myself thus
frankly as to the necessity of such a re.
'ision of the tariff as will cause II to
iield sufficient revenue. and at the same
ime encourage American industries, vet
. believe that whatever steps are taken
should be taken. with care and modera-
ion. not giving just occasion for crit.
ism by sound money Democrats who
iave co-operated with US in the cam
)aign.
Certainly if all these men have the pa
riotism and good sense shown by Bourke
,ockran in his speech at the New York
hamber of commerce dinner. they will
lot be likely to find occasion to criticise
my action that is likely to be taken by
republicans to secure revenue and cor
ect the glazing inequalities of the pres
Mt tariff. NELSON DINGLEY, JR.