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

ga.nla have both been repudiated by
the people and disproven by recent
events; and many Republicans arc
hall dazed by the sudden vindication
Ioffheir theories and belief. Not only
hes the tide of events overwhelmed
t U 4 Dem cratic party but even Eng
laid, the herald Of Free trade, has
come coz to adopt Republican policies.
While IN our case it may be necessary
follower the tariff rate on certain ar
tides because We are able to compete
insthe world of commerce without
thsesaid OF protection" Great Britain
Ifi11as herself forced to raise protect
IivasWall around her industries. Here
arb q few facts from the commercial
reasgo tuition, which moves on with in
,craasing me mentum: &,
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
soM, his manufacturing interests to
q syndicate, at the head OF which
wese John D. Rockefeller and J. p.
=! Morgan, and that they were about
to6onsolidate the iron and steel in
dustries Of the world and form a
"billion dollar steel trust.
Not long afterwards an order is
sued from the Executive Department
to the effect that the discriminating
duties Il, which, according to the Ding
leyytariff act, are to be imposed on
all articles coming from countries
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-
Taxed in favor OF our exporters.
Meanwhile the feeling among promi-
nent Republicans have gained in
strength that the G. O. P. can no
Elonggel afford to give special favor to
lmleE exhibiting such great ase7f-pre-
serving 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.b 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, 418, 34S, 900
for the same period. A quarter OF a
cen tury ago our exports were $497, :
26B,737, as against 81 ,O87 ,497 900
ofEngland. Hence, ours have been
quh drupled in the last twenty-five
years while England's have increased
about one third.
This means that the home market
is controlled by our own manufacture
! erS and that we now are looking for
10 ther worlds to conquer. Con-
su ners and producers are joining
hands in the effort to conquer the
We rid ofcommerce in an open field.
Thus, the trusts may serve as a
| pr moter OF a general tariff settle"
m4nt. We will have but one policy.
l:thht Of a maximum and minimum
ia tiff to be applied at the discretion
LOT the Executive Departments as
emergencies arise, granting favors
where favors are granted and with
holding Others where "exclusiveness''
is practiced.
T The failure. Of the Senate to, pass
upon the several recip ocity treaties.
lisindicative Of such an inte1ftioli oag
THE part Of the administration fS
s let IL Us watch develop HI IN s
is9,s LEONARD ERIKssoN
Horses Taken Up.
i pair Of working horses, about
ten yearssold, one gray and the other