Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-02

ganda have both been repudiated by
the people and disproven by recent
events; and many Republicans arc
half dazed by the sudden vindication
offheir theories and belief. Not only
h5B the tide of events overwhelmed
the Dem ocratic party but even Eng.
Iahd, the herald of Free-trade, has
come to adopt Republican policies
While in our case it may be necessary
follower the tariff rate on certain ar
tldes because we are able to compete
insthe world Of commerce without
! thesaid OF protection" Great Britain
fiTds herself forced to raise protect
ivAWall around her Industries. Here
arb a few facts from the commercial
resolution, which moves on with in
crAasing momentum:
No sooner had the Uuion Pacific
succeeded to get control OF the inter-
ests OF the Southern Pacific, than we
began to- learn that Andrew Carnegie
Was about to sell, or had already
sold, his manufacturing interests to
a Syndicate, at the head of which
wefe John D. Rockefeller and J. P.
Morgan, and that they were about
toeonsolidate the iron and steel in
dustries Of the world and form a
Sbillion dollar steel trust''. a<
Not long afterwards an order is
sued from the Executive Department
to the effect that the discriminating
duties which, according to the Ding
ley tariff act, are to be imposed on
all articles coming from countries
that that pay bounty on exports, should
be applied to Russian sugar, Russia
"retaliated'' by subjecting our manu-
features to the general tariff, which,
previous to this time, had been re-
laxed in favor Of our exporters.
Meanwhile the feeling among promi-
nent Republicans have gained in
strength that the G. O. P. can no
Longer afford to give special favor to
Emen exhibiting such great "self-pre-
tserying power as the members Of
the steel trust. And Mr.. Babcock's
bill supposes to voice this sentiment,
by abolishing the protective duty on
iron, steel and tin.
During this skirmish among lead
ers/ OF the Republican Party the i'm
preston among steel magnates that
the tariff now has begun to be a
handicap rather than a help has
grown in favor. The Russian episode
seems to bear this out. While this
may be true it is certain that within
the last years the United States,
from having been the fourth power
as regards exports, she now holds
the first rank in the world of COM
merce. The treasury returns for
last year show the amount of our ex-
ports to have been ST. ,453 ,O13, $50,
as compared with Great Britain's ex-
ports amounting to 81, AIS, ,34S, 900
for the same period. A quarter OF a
ce1i tury ago our exports were $497,-
26P ,737, as against 81 ,O87, ,497 900
OF England. Hence, ours have been
quh hdrupled in the last twenty-five
years while England's have increased
alb out third.
This means that the home market
is controlled by our own manufacture
erS and that we now are looking for
20 ther worlds to conquer. Con-
suI Iners and producers are joining
hal nds in the effort to conquer the
wd rid ofcommerce in an open field.
Thus, the trusts may serve as a
prpmoter OF general tariff settle
m4nt. We will have but one policy,
thh ht of a maximum and a minimum
ia Tiff to be applied at the discretion
OF the Executive Departments as
emergencies arise, granting favors
where favors are granted and with
holding Others where "exclusiveness' .
lis practiced.
The failure Of the Senate to, pass
upon the several reciprocity treaties
Ills Indicative Of such an intention on
!. the part OF the administration. M VA
q let IA us watch developments III
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