The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-03

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I province 90 deal with commerce in fs
broadcst sense. Including among many
other .l.nEs whatever concern. labor
aud au matters affecting tho aIat
business corporations aud our mer.
chant marine
Labor.
The president declare. that he r-
CARDS 10 necessary f1 rc-rDlyt tha Jl-
uese exclusion law. lu rc-auI to labor
b. says thlt tl. government should
provide DOB it, contracts that 400 work
should be done under "fair" conditions
and that a,l right work should be f1f-
hidden Tor women ami children as we'll
as excessive overtime. lie continue.
Very great good has been and VIII ba
accomplished by associations or union.
of wagcWogksrs when managed with
forcth0uGlt aud when they combine Iu-
sisteuec upon their own rights with
law abiding respect for the rights of
Others. The display of these qualities
in such bodies O, "a duty to the nation
no less than o. the associations them
selves. Finally there must also u
many cases De- action hy tle govern.
Mcut .u order Go safeguard the rights
and Interests of all Under our c0u>t.-
tuition there is much more scope for
such action by the state and the muu.c-
ipal.ty than hy tle nation. But gl
point, such as those touched on above
the national government can act.
lie asserts that the immigration laws
are unsatisfactory and that law
should hc enacted % keep ont not ouly
anarchists. tut persons ~ q BOW moral
tendency Dr Uf uu~IyDry reputation
and those who ore below certain
standard of economic fitness 90 enter
our Industrial field o.. competitors with
American labor
The Tarin and Reciprocity.
The president declares that nothing
could bc more unwisc than % disturb
the business interests OF the country by
any general taria change az this time.
He adds
Yet sc is not only possible. but emi-
uently desirable. to combine with the
stability u our economic system a sup
Elementary system of reciprocal bene-
it and obligation with other nations.
such reciprocity is au Incident aud re-
suit Uf the nrm establishment and
preservation q our present economic
policy. 10 was specially provided for
in the present tariff law.
Reciprocity must DE treated o1 the
handmalden of protection. orr nrst
duty is TO see that tie protection grant
ed by the tariff .n every ease where Il
Is needed Is maintained. end that rccl-
procity be sought FOR so far Gs IL can
safely De done without injury TO our
home Industries. Just how far this is
must be determined according 10 the
individual case. remembering always
that every application Of our tariff pol
Icy 10 meet our shifting national needs
must Doe conditioned upon the cardinal
fact that the duties must never be
reduced below the point that viii cover
the difference between the labor cost
here and abroad The we'll being Of
the waecworker is prime cousidcra-
ton of our entire policy Of economic
legislation
Need For wider Markets.
Subject 20 this proviso Of the proper
protection necessary 10 our Industrial
well being az home, the principle of
reciprocity must command our hearty
support. The phenomenal growth of
our export trade emphasizes the ur-
gency Of the need Tor wider markets
and FOR a liberal policy ga dealing with
foreign nations. Whatever Is merely
petty and vexatlous IN the way Of
! trade restrictions should De avoided.
! The customers 10 whom we dispose Of
our surplus products In the long run,
| directly OF indirectly, purchase those
surplus products by giving us some
thing In return. Their ability to pur-
| chase our products should as far as
| possible be secured by so arranging
| our tariff as to enable us TO take from
| them those products which we can use
| without harm to our own Industries
| and labor or the use OF which viii be
| OF marked benefit 10 us
! Ii is most important that we should
maintain the high level Of our present
prosperity. We have now reached the
point In the development OF our in
terests where we are not only able to
| supply our own markets, but 10 pro-
| duce a constantly growing surplus for
! which we must ind markets abroad.
| To secure these markets we can util-
| ize existing duties In any case where
| they are no longer needed for the pur-
| pose Of protection, or In any case
/ where the article Is not produced here
/ and the duty Is no longer necessary
/ for revenue. as giving us something to
\ OFFER IN exchange for what we ask.
/ The cordial relations with other ma
/ tions which are so desirable will nat
urally be promoted boy the course thus
| required by our own interests.
The natural line OF development for a
policy Of reciprocity win be In connec-
tion with those Of our productions
which no longer require all Of the sup
port once needed to establish them
upon sound basis and with those 9TH
ers where either because OF natural or