The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-06
SENATOR ELKINS.


- Fitted out 20 carFy the largest share
q ire Imports and especially thosn sta
~ articles NIL pf0datei u iAis e5lIi-
Gry. More than this. she theory VI pro-
1eCtt0u. - explained over aud over
again 10 the houEe debates on The tar
"a. q that by protecting an Industry y
viii b. huilt Up and established and III
timately result IN lowering prices 70
the eousumer. The establishment Of
American shipping lines 10 these parts
Of the world from which We buy our
goods would bring about 4 sluilar &c.
suit
The most important part OF Senator
Elklnss speech Is that in which he pre-
1ents figures ana facts to show that un-
der the discriminating laws OF the early
Teafg o. the republic our shipping -four
fShed. E'hile since the repeal OF t!lose
laws L has steadily declined. England
for Oae hundred and khirtY years pre-
teeted her shipping Interests by stTlu-
geaf nAylgatiOn laws Then under
maritime reciprocity treaty our ship.
ping iAWs were repeaied. England stu
protested her shipping interests by
heavy subsidies. the United States did
not. The maritime reciprocity was all
on the -lide OF England
Our American shipping has more g
compete With than the subsidies o.
Graf Britain and other countries
American G1iloHs want higher wages
than foreign sailors. English German
and other nailoER work for less wages
than Americana. because heretofore
Americans have found better wages and
IN saHier life in pursuits on land Pro-
fectioa 70 figured largely on the differ
ence between the wages paid abrq3h
and IN this COUNTRY. Protection -
American shipping might well be corr
aidered on the aamS lines with reference
10 wages paid BY foreign aud American
VeSelA.
Senator Elkins is wen backed up IN
hfs proposition for Discrimination IN
favor OF American shipping. by the Re-
publicuu rational platform and by
President NcKinley's letter OF accept
ahee Both declare smphatically IN IA
vOrof such discrimination,
There Is 4 provision in the new taFtn
bill imposing discriminating duty o.
70 per cent IN favor Of American ships,
but Il does not touch the case at an u
adds the discrimination 70 the articles
on the liutiabie Hist Tais would allow
all articles on the free Inst 20 escape. y
aIao provides that Il shall not apply 70
Countries which have treaties with the
ties whether imported IN foreign or
American vessels.
Az the United States has treaties o.
this kind with nearly twenty-five dii-
ferent countries II can De easily seeO
tha1 fhls provision doea n0t reach the
puint Of actual benefit at all Senator
Elkins says thss= treaties aEe standing
In the way now and advocates lnen
ahrOsaIlon He also points ont thaE
TIE application Of the discrimination 70
the dptiable list alone would MOI be
sufficient. The importer Of articles on
the free lis; must also seek AufaFsc9E
vesSeiS IN which 90 have his goods
brought 70 this country. That the pro-
vision OF the iarih bill does not meet
the requirement and intent OF TIE Be-
publican platform there cAa be no
doubt Il evAde5 the whole question
and WOald not build single snip.
II American shipping Is TO be buht
up, q the American Tag Is to be resioT-
"a 10 its once proud position on the
hiEh seas, n American trade abroad Is
TO Be promoted by following American
shlps. Il nusI be done by protection %
American vessels By discrimination
in fiv1r Of stieh vessels, and such dis
crimInatloa must extend 20 all ooun.
tries and every class OF goods SHIPPED
ped to American ports