Willmar tribune., 1897-03-16

com ONES, which took such an
active interest in the cam paign,
have axes to grind, and the in
tluence which they will exert
will be the power which will
shape and control the policies
OF the Mckinley administration.
There were many things read
with more than ordinary interest
by the adherents of the allied
opposition party. The position
he took on the money question
and the monetary conference was
d foregone conclusion.
There was, however, some
doubt as to the stand he would
take, in our mind, on the tariff.
The republican orators of last
fall are responsible for this.
They held up the beauties Of the
tariff for protection, and dragged
Cleveland and his administration
over the Goals for passing a tariff
only. Those who had the pleas
ure of listening to Congressman
Eddy will bear US out in this
statement. But, nevertheless,
we thought it rather strange if
a party could go into power,
disregard the needs of the treas
ury and make tariff FOR pro-
lection paramount to tariff for
revenue.
President Mckinley, in that
address, says:
1t is, therefore, earnestly hoped and
expected that congress will, at the
earliest practicable moment, enact
revenue legislation that shall be fair,
reasonable, cocserv ative and just,
and which, while supplying sufficient
revenue for public purposes, will still
be signally beneficial and helpful to
every station, and every enterprise of
the people. To this policy we are all,
OF whatever party, firmly bound by
the voice of the people-a power vast
ly more potential than the expression
of any political platform. The para
mount duty Of congress is to stop de-
iciencies by the restoration Of that
protective legislation which has al
ways been the irmest prop of the
treasury. The passage Of such a law
or laws would strengthen the credit Of
the government, both at home and
abroad, and go far towards stopping
the drain upon the gold reserve held
for the redemption CT our currency,
which has been heavy and well-nigh
constant for several years.
What does. the above mean?
It simply means that Cleveland S
policy of putting d duty on the
necessities Of life, such as tea.
coffee and sugar, thereby yield
ing large revenue, is to be the
policy that will be adopted by
the Mckinley administration.
To sum it up briefly it means
revenue first and protection
where it is possible. What does
the protection talk of our repub-
lican brethren amount to any
way?
Among other thing noted in
the address was prosperity re-
turn, he says:
''The depression of the last four
years has fallen with especial severity
upon the great body of the country
and upon none more than the holder
of small farms. Agriculture has Ian
guished and labor suffered The re-
vival of manufacturing will be a re-
lief for both.''
If the efforts Of the new ad-
ministration is to be expended in
the endeavor to revive manufac-
turing, with the expectation of
bringing prosperity to the small
holders of farms, it seems that
their efforts must be in vain.
Figuratively speaking, they
are in their attempts of reviving
manufacturing, expending their
efforts in the leaves and branches
of the national tree, while they
should begin at the roots. The
leaves and branches of our ma
tiOnal tree are the manufacture
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