The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-10-17
ABOUT TARIFF REFORM.

ABOUT TARIFF REFORM.
| Writing Of the probabilities of tariff
reform The Springfield Mass Republi-
can is interesting. 1t would seem from
the last utterance of President McKin-
ley and the first presidential avowal of
Theodore Roosevelt that protection has
now applied TO industries has seen its
best days and TO observers signs unerr-
ingly point not alone to reciprocity but
TO free trade The Massachusetts paper
says: THE organization of the New
England free-trade league into IN Am
ercan or national league with promises
of an activity and support much greater
than ever before known, is singular
matter to record within a week or two
# the death of William Mckinley. One
not fully acquainted with recent events
might suppose it was due to the retire
ment from the field of strife of the great
champion Of protection, and in the ex-
pectation Of gaining advantage from The
consequent Generalization Of his vic
to-ious followers But not so. The
new life and spirit to be thrown lnr" the
lower tarlf campaign spring rather
from the last utterances OF the champion
himself, and conspicuous on sthe literI-
ture OF the national free-trade league
will be such sentiments as there; lie
period OF eNclu7lVeness Is past the eA-
panslon OF our trade ana commerce Is
the pressing problem; II perchahce
some OF our tarltt7 are no longer needed
~ ""N"u'" oG ~ encourage 'E '"'lt't
our Industries ut home why should they
not 10. employed 10 extend ana promote
our markets abroad ana we must NOT
repoae III the laiicieo security lu@' we
can forever sell eVeryt hlhg ana puy III
tie or nothing
me way OF polltlcal movement Is i'll
OIL uneNpected TWISTS ana corners put
stranger turn mas rarely oeeh met
American poltlcs IMAM thiI so-c"iieu
Tree .trade league III the very IloIheut'
~ 1t We're OF apparently hopeIeSs deIeH'
at the hahds OF MI Mchlhley' shoulu
now be able TO appeal TO me people III
ms own WeH'cohsiuere" "oru9 po>Sesa-
* the ten-IolI ioICv "hlcH thell Cii"l
a ter ~ ms last puDhc utterahce gives
them. The president OF course never
ln'ended that nus bulialo speech shoolu
III :
not 20 accepted now p"' l'3 worn i Ior
treef trade ana su'h It's lhe lo"-tarlIl
movement mas always carried upon us
burners
Whether' however from " Wholly
theoretcaI aVahuPoiht' the 'line l. prop
tiouS Tor putting III force u scheme OF
lower custom uutles-s upposlhs II 10 ne
poItcab' practlc"ole AT presents
question NaVlohs' "s mas peeh ire
quehtly observed never le'rh anything.
except from experience an" cauSes ana
elects must come close ana paIpaply
together III ordef 10 ne distinguished
properly az Such ny 'iie iiasS Vi hlsh'
AS industry Is no" "fgahized the move
ihent swings pach ana lor'h between
depression ana great actiNlty' ana the
popular disposition TO reason Oh Tue AZ
ter-thls therelore-on-accouht- hhe
Is To DC recognized Inc tarlh reform
movement 81 ioN'"E rode 70 smash us II
rode To victory by chahcing- we
should pH' IL 10 come NJ the moment
Wnen Industry was ripe 20 SWING DacK-
ware III usual course atter long period
OF Erea ac'lNitY' II mus pecaihe SAD
dled IN Inc MINDS OF millions OF people
with the responsibility OF having
| brought on the trouble Inc movement
has not yet recovered irom that blow
1t Is inevitable that the present boom
IN industry snail IN tlme suffer appre-
ciable, II not radical reaction no matter
what Is done to extend the foreign trade
OF the country 1t Is therefore qnes
ton 10 be considered whether 1t Is better
~, tba l,np rpn fGut tba rauptitp clio II
.