The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-11
any general tariff change at this time.
He aida.

apy general tarlh ehGnge at th-S tlne.
He adds:
Yet it is not cn!y possible, but emf
nently desirable, to combine with the
stability Of our economic system 6 sup.
| Elementary system Of reciprocal bcne-
Fl AID Obligation With otfer nations.
Such reciprocity is an incident and re-
suit Of the fin establishment al q pres
erva,ion Of eur present economic poll
cy. 1t vas specially provided for in
the present tariff Law.
Reciprocity must be treated as tie
handnaiden Of protection. Cur first
duly is TO see that the protection gEsnt
ed by the tariff in every Gaze where it
is needed is maintained, and tha. recl-
procity be sought for so far as it csn
safely be doDe without injury 10 cur
home industries. Juat hoa fsr this ID
must be determined according to the
individual case, remembering always
that every application Of our tsriH poll
cy to meet our shifting national Reds
must bs conditioned upon the csroinal
fact that the duties must never be re-
duced below the point that will cover
the GjEsrence between the labor cost
hera sud abroad. The well being Of
the Eagevorksrs is prime considera-
tion Of cur entire policy Of economic
lagis!atioa.
NEED FOB WIDER MARKETS
Subjeos 10 this prov;so of the proper
protection necessary to our industrial
veil being st home, the principle Of Ee
ciprooity mus5 comms1d ouc hearty
support. The phenomena growth o:
cur export trade emphasizes the urgep.
cy Of tae ue:d for wider mszkets aUd
70. liberal policy n dealing wish for
e:gn nations. WasteYsr is merely pet
ty and 7ezstious in the Say Of trade
restrictions should be avoided. TIE
customers to whom We dispose OF our
surplus prodceis in the long run, d.
raetly or Indirectly, purchase shose sur
plus products by giviCg US something
in raturn. Their ability to purchase
cur products should SIS Tar as possible
be secured By so arranging cur tsrlh az
to enable US to take from saem tho5s
prolue.5 which re can use gi:hous
kArn 20 ouv own industries aud lsbcr or
tie Use cf which viii bs of marked
benefit TO Us.
Il is most important that ne should
maintain the high level Of our present
prosperity. We have Do7 Cesched the
point n the development o. our inter
ests where We not Only able to supply
our own msrkets, but to produce COZ
ssaatly growing surplus for which We
aust fad markets abroad. Go secure
these markets re can utiliza exiting
daties in sny csse Hhere they no logger
neeoed fyr the purpose Of p:otec ion,
or il SPY case where the srsicle is not
produced here and the duty is 10 longer
necessary for revenue, as giviog as
something to Offer IN exchange for
what We ask. The cordial relations
with otter nasions which are SO desiEa
bic will naturally be promoted BY the
course thus required BY cur oWl inter
este.
The natural line Of development for
policy OF reciprocity will bs ..in connec
tion With these cf cur productions
which DO longer require al Of the sup
port once pesded to establish then
upon . sound basis and With those 9th.
ers where either because Of natural or ct
economic causes We are beycId the
reach of auccsssful competition,
I AK the attention of the senate to
tae reciprocity treaties laid before it By
my predecessor.
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
The condition Of the American mer-
chant marine is such as to call for i'm
mediate remedial action By the con-
gTess. Itis discredita5le to Us as s ma
ton that our merchant marine should
be utterly Insignificant in comparison
to that of other nations WbichEWe over
top in other forms Of business. We
should not longer submit to conditions
under which Oily a sriaing portion OF
our great commerce Is carried IN our
own ships. 10 remedy this state Of
things would not merely serve to oultd
up our shipping interests, but it would
also result IN benefit to all who are in
tersstsd in tho permanent establish
ment Of wider market for AneEicsn
products snd would provide an auzili
ary force for the navy. Ships work FOR
tteir Own countries just as railroads
work for their terminal points. Ship
pings lines, if established to the princi-
psi countries with which ws bavs
dealings, would be Of political as we'll
as commercial benefit. From every
standpoint it is unWise for the United
States to continue to rely upon the
ships Of competing nations for the dis
.ribution Of our goods. It should be
maie advantageous to carry Amsrloan
goods in American built ships.
At present American shipping is IN
Ger certain great disadvantages when
yut in competition with the shipping
# foreign counties. Many OF TIE last
iorelga steamships, ss speed Of four
teen kaots CT above, are suosioizeo,
sd ali Cur ships, sailing vessels sd
steamers alike, cargo carries Of SOW
speed aud mail carries Of high speeo,
Lave to meet the fact tnat the original
cost Of ruilding American ships Is
greater than is the case abroad; that the
Tsges paid American officers and 5ea-
men are ve7y much higher than thoae
paid the officers and saaneu OF fcraign
competing countries, s1d that the
standard Of living on cur ships Is far
supcrior to the standard OF living on
the ships Of our commercial IiVsis. Oar
government should take ssoh ac;ion a.
will -emsd9 these Inequalities. The
American mercnznG marie shoul- be
restored to the ocean.
FINANCIAL.
The passage Of the aot estsbliahiag
goic as tie standard money hiss, Il IS
declared, been shown to bs timely sid
;J;o;c,, ITO DrsaiScot Odds.