Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-31
NO TINKERING OF TARIFF.
It Now Suits Mark Hanna, Conse-
Quently Must Not BE In
terfered With.

quently Must Not BE In
terfered With.
The evident difference of opinion
amongst republicans and republican
newspapers on the necessity of
tinkering the tariff to down the
trusts or to preserve it intact in the
interest of those combines, is rather
remarkable in view of the fact that
the tariff pirates have hitherto all
stood together only clamoring that
their particular trust or interest
might be especially favored. Some of
the republican brethren have evil
IDENTIFY since the adjournment of
congress discovered that their con-
stituents are against the trusts"
and favor the repeal of the sched-
u1es that give them special privileges.
Congressman Babcock, of Wisconsin,
who is chairman of the republican
congressional committee, seems to
have heard the voice of the people in
his district and probably elsewhere.
President Mckinley wants to dodge
the difficulty by reciprocity treaties
which, while favoring the trusts, will
allow the foreigners to come in and
compete with our producers of fruits,
oils and wines, etc., and still protect
the manufacturer. This was the ar
rangement in the reciprocity treaty
with France which was rejected by
the senate.
There is another advantage seen
by the president in tinkering the tar
iff by means of reciprocity treaties.
It prevents the matter coming before
the house of representatives, where
all matters of revenue constitutional
ly belong, and relegates it to the exec
utive sessions of the senate which
are held with closed doors. Thus the
people and their representatives
know nothing about the matter I'M
til it is settled. The car of Russia
and his executive council arrange
tariffs and taxes in this way and it's
Initiation by President Mckinley and
the republicans is one of the strong
Indications of our near approach to
imperialism. Senator Hanna evident
ly agrees with the reciprocity pro-
gramme and it is singular that on
the same day that President McKin-
ley announced it, on his tour of tri-
umph through the south, Senator
Hanna makes more extended state
ment of the intentions of the admin
istration in another part of the coun-
try. In an interview at Washington.
Pa, he said: 81 am not cheeky
enough to endeavor to speak for the
republican party, but I can speak for
myself, and as far as I am concerned
there will be no tinkering with the
tariff. Congressman Babcock's posi-
ton does not merit serious consider
alton.
although, perhaps, it would make
but little difference to take off the
| metal schedule, do you suppose we
are going to do that and allow the
Nova Scotia Steel company. for in
stance, to dump her products into
New England? Not much. We may
| not need the tariff so much any more
as far as foreign countries are con-
cerned, but we must protect our
! selves against the big institutions
which are springing up on our border.
''The Dingley tariff is most per-
| feet work of human ingenuity, bal
anced on scientific principles 1t
must not be disturbed nor must there
| be any changes in our tariff except
| on basis of reciprocity"
| The pretended modesty of Hanna is
|
Babcock for having dared to inter.
fere in a matter that only Mckinley
Hanna and the trusts have any bust
ness to NEEDLE with. The balance OF
the republican party, including the
| republican members of congress, are
evidently expected to ratify any &C.
| ton that they may desire, reciproc
ity or otherwise.
| Hanna tells one great truth in his
interview when he intimates that the
tariff is SO ingenuously balanced that
it is dangerous to disturb it in the
| slightest manner or it may fall tc
pieces. All this tempest may how
ever be allayed when the major re
turns from his free trip and takes
Babcock and his following in hand
backed up by the persuasive e1o
| quence of the steel and other trusts
There is plenty of time to arrange
matters. Congress does not meet un
til December.
While the republican expansion
lists have come face to face with the
fact that protection and their PEI
policy will not pull in the same har
ness, the tobacco growers of New
England and Virginia, the cane sugar
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