Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
POLITICS
on THO Dry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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The Coming Tariff War.
ihe Democratic party mas peen ngnt-
ing user instead OF Its enemies ZOE
elgnt years. Inc signs are muiuplyins
.hat Tue republican party Is ABOUT 10
nave turn az similar experiences.
me administration Is convinced tnas
II VIII pe suicidal Tor TINS country 10 &c
on ihoenniteiy cramped IN the ponds OF
y .ar'1 Iohcy tnat orlginatea wne NJ. tor-
eign markets seemed OF no importance.
we are atter those markets hoW-we
must nave them-and the only way 70
get them is TO oier fair terms tor lot
eign trade.
A few years ago, or even one year
ago, nothing would have been expected
OF meeung OF the National Assocla-
ton OF Manufacturers except demand
Tor the highest possible protectlon. NO
tarin could have been too nigh. AD-
solute prohibition of Imports would
nave struck the assembled manufac-
turers as the ideal national policy. Last
week at Its annual session In Detroit
the association passed resolution de-
claring that "the object OF tarin legis-
lation should be to furnish adequate
protection to such products only as re-
quire 1t, without providing for monop-
oily abuses"
But as far-seeing politicians and pro-
ducers become more convinced Of the
need of lowering the tariff fence, the In
terests that profit, or think they profit,
by monopoly become more viciously de-
termined to permit no change. They
ienounce the reformers within the Re-
publican party as traitors, and threaten
to reduce them 10 the ranks or read
them out Of the party.
-, 20 e. ."A ne.e ~ :. ~
.ul row Wnen congress meets. Inc
obstruction OF our export trau l,', 70 nus
sla gives . niue iole'us.e VI VIVA. We
my eApe.. Mnen .ne senelal S sn'
."i pos co.l asains. our ,raut, pesins ~
Moih' anu WIN .llat eAaple peivle
. .,l our eApol.els WIN se1 ua, 'ne
, u, nas Ioii,e 10 nshe lor .'eil ives.
lhey WIN pe paeAel W 'ne s1eue nass
u consumers "no nase peel . .,.e. y, :.
upgo.e nun. inuue' .,. tuu '.nA -
.il'e ,oi les. noW 'ia' 'ne in'Au''
au ~, peco.ne s'an's
ne as.aion lvr ' =. vm san-
~. oe supp,esssu .,eeluen.
M,n.es 20 in. y. ~, anu NJ. Daueo.A
'ii'en ou. VI 'i'e. nepuoiican party ene
.esui. VIII merely pe ~ maze .ne re-
so. - ., asa.n = pa. 4%a .ssue Du' M
.ore mugs ~. !" 'nae pass lnere w.il
oe lsn' inslae .ne ,sepupllcan party
~. .,ia. Mll eclipse any lung ~ .nal ,ilhe
',ia' las peen seen ~ 'iias lu1f, &c, slnce
.h ., inipeacliliel. u fAiiu'ew 'oili'sol.
lineage Ainerl Nl
of Course, Not.
OF course, there will be no extra ses-
sion. True, the Supreme Court has
lust given clear demonstration that
when opportunity offers 1t will make
Mckinley take his hands of the Philip
pines and relinquish to Congress the
powers he has usurped. True, the
:ourt will force the government to re-
Day any duties illegally collected. But
what of 1t. The duties SO repaid will
ne only an extra lot of plumber to pets
of protection. 1t is the same old story.
The importers pay the tax and charge
to their customers. making profit both
IN the goods and on the tax. Then the
importer forces the treasury 10 repay
the excessive tax and the consumer
who has paid the tax simply grins. and
n many cases keeps right on voting for
protection. This pnrt Of the problem
need not trouble any one. The folly
brings its own reward to the fools.
But there ia another phase OF the
question. The attitude of the Presi.
lent and his advisers ia nothing mora
nor less than outright anarcbism. n "a
n clear defiauce Of the edict of the su.
creme Court and for deliberate mr..
nose Every indpe on tho bench save
,ne l,as Joined in an opInion that would
make q clear. to ony one Inf will,am
Mckinley flat the government ~ tho
ph,,,nn,nes 10 n matter for cnncrasa
and nat at nil for tba pres,dent nut
roneress will not he cnlle, toootbsr
Nf,cawher McKiniev Iooka foryy.rd' -
naxt7 J,acan,hor ond h,,r. tha d.I,,.,.r
that many things may happen In that
time. Two judges of : the Supreme
Court may die and then with judicious
selection of their successors the policy
Of Micawber Mckinley might be sus-
tanned.
And 1T is just as well. There is APP
parently need Of still more rope for the
men behind Mckinley. That they will
be their own executioners is more than
probable. But the people have given
evidence of such decentralization that all
who would see our institutions pre-
served and the nation once more re-
spected throughout the world must
possess their souls in patience. In the
good time that is coming there will be
excuse for repetition of that old line
from Virgil.
"Forsitan, haec olim memminissee
javabit." Which being translated lie,
Even this may pass away" 1t viii
take long time for the odor. to be lost.