The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-11-29

49, NSAA NO " 4Gk /
REORGANIZATION n law. I know that
the people of this country will no more
submit to Industrial monopoly than to
governmental monarchy: and yet we are
poWerless to even project remedies or in
yestigate the causes of the inquietude, for
there is no authority broad enough to
that good government must contribute Its
part toward the maintenance OF the high
standard Of manhood which has hitherto
good government In Its highest form is
unattainable until we nationalize some of
inc me mhisn nynF PROBLEMS nls1a which are now vex-
One Of the fundamental conditions OF
prosperity IS work for the people, not part
81 the people, but all the people who
the work done, compensation must be-
paid; the lowest, sufficient to make the
WORKER 9 good citizen; the highest, any
lnlnS that genius can command.
Difficulties Of Reciprocity.
~terance to which / have Just referred, and
partly by the self-evident Importance OF
sne question. the people Of the United
s ssa,fs ar are again as;aa thinking e deeply Of the
this impulse toward a change in the sys-
TEN should be marked with the most lib
eral discussion and the maturest ref.ec-E
ton lest undue apprehension is created.
reciprocity. insofar as 1t modiies or abro-
gates duties upon n~on-competitive prod
ucts imported into the Omitted States is so
t-.s SAAS "a LAG
producer and the consumer, chat there can
be no controversy with respect to the Wis
dom Of giving The principle free scope in
these fields. It is, however, probable that
less remains to be done in this direction
than is commonly thought, n we may
rest assured that there will be few recip-
rocal treaties presented to the senate that
90 not Involve the removing or lowering
of tariff duties upon competitive articles.
Hers arises the difipcuity; and 1t is not
sion that reciprocity must be permitted
only where It will not seriously interfere
with domestic interests. When congress
not with words; and we must understand
whittier we are tending. Let US hold fast
to these fundamental principles. We must
eign market of equal sxtent. We must
| one.
But with respect to those commodities
that we are already exporting and sue
cessfully competing with every nation, 1t
Is aiftcult to believe we could under any
adjustment OF the tariff lose our own mar
ket; and IL with others in which the trade
Is yet domestic it is found that under q
modiication OF the tariff the American
supply his own people, and still be fairly,
rewarded, the principle would be likewise
~unimpaired.
Things to Be Remembered.
Congress ought not and will not sub
that the loss si,atoinad h.ra sssii ~ y
antiy compensated for In an increased ex-
or modification Of duties unon mr. chief
products does not imply the increase Of
We haYe q certainty home.
There is one condition which consumers
or this ountry will not endure, They will
not tolerate. as a permanent policy, sell
1 are sold ali home md ~ fhav psiiaa1a tthhsay.
tariff duties have any influence upon the
maintenance Of such conditions. the man
Of such duties is destined ia hiitter dasanl
4 p%ointmcnt. uAsap-
liev aA me sa asid Ir ~ Tac ,5o anHlea e that l be
American statemanship. I am not. nov.
ever. deluded with the happy dream that
j tuaiity. EVERY recinrncaI +r.at,, u III n ~
4 bargain, and cayeaf emntor Vii ha " sna
recognized rule Of the nesntintin, me rhe
maxim Of ali the nowers vii II Ia .1n. s In
sell an Wa can and INV what wa ,e,,s+ !,
The outcome viii largely denend mon the
skill and strength Of the American diplo-
mat. Our producers, in ali the ranks Of
= aana tno nIaWn, nave indicated their
claim 70 supremacy and It remains for
sun s,,n.r stastslnen 70 now exhibit an equal
Sompetttion Fixes Prices.
AslI pass from the tariff5 hermit another
Succession. We recoenias 1p,t nnaa ,1.thed
Of liking prices in the indnstriaI fiaiS -
N need hardly saw thatit ia coronetitiop We
\ have been not only within h,,t anxiows
4 in times past to eYcl,,da forafen cnrn nati,,
ton, believing that under the henien ipf,,-
ence Of protection hons Observation-Disclosures
would reduce the nrice nf Sevsrw praT,,nt
to the American Level; and IL that was
higher than the price abrnad wa e,a I !
accept it, because Ii was = reo',is,fa Tnr
the employment Of n,,r' 10 hor anG1 NJ
ment Of our wages hut. If thrnnsh an,n-
binations home competifion ia snreventad
depend upon II. that. dIrjnai tha nerioS ~
which We are seakina ! ~ eract,ieI nhaail
the tariff to aid the man act,,rer tn pfs
tight for monopoly. Comnetition ffheu usiIi
6haye-that Of the renilhitc nreferrai. ~ ,,t
that OF the world n necessar $50
What Ilhaye said tonches ma,nIy +ha
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ma tions ~ Ia,iSnna anJ
their Observation-Disclosures hiit r nm MT = = ;nE
4 full that IL we would preserve our nrns-
perity and give our nennia VOL thora
are markets in Cuba in sorith' Anerfca
and In the orient ia he heid and eniarrsS'
I. Here American reciprocitv viii do snma.
thing, but. aggressiveness and Amer;nan
ships will do more. and this tho,,rht iaaIa
me to another phase az n,,r fnrsiS, traI a
70.
5 = - q = Msrino.
During five years the balance has been
$50 tremendously with. us that without Sc
rtous results We have been disbursing to
III other nations about S3O0 0O0 ON each vaor