The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-27
A NEW NAME FOR PROTECTION.

a NE w NdMG FUN fhU1EOl 1ON.
OF all the absurd and ridiculous reso-
lutions that ever emanated from body
OF representative men, the resolutions
adopted by the so-called Reciprocity Con-
vention recently in session takes the cake.
Instead of being called a Reciprocity Con-
vention, it should be known as the Con
vention Of Worshippers of the Fetch
of Protection for it gave that doctrine
credit for all tho SKILL all the brains,
all the natural development of the Repub-
lie for sixty years The resolutions were
as follows:
Whereas, The growth of manufactures
in the United States. represented in value
and in round numbers, has been as fol-
lows:
1850 81 900, 100000 1880 50, 500, 900, 900
1860 :. 1000, 600, 600 1890 5000 900 900
1870 !. 1000 coo 1890 rs, GOO 900 900
And whereas, These figures exhibit at
the same time % a splendid result for
the past industrial policies of our govern
ment, and ca a growing need for the de-
countries; and
Whereas, 1t would seem desirable not
only to maintain policies under which
such splendid results have been accom-
plished, but also devise means to develop
increased markets for the increased and
increasing manufactured products there
fore, be it
Resolved ~ That this convention rec
n hn int Of
the principle of protection for the home
market, and to open up by reciprocity,
opportunities for increased foreign trade
by snecial notifications of the tariff in
special cases, but only where it can be
done without injury to any of our home
interests of manufacturing, commerce or
farming.
"l2). That in order to ascertain the
influence of any proposed treaty on our
home interests, this convention recon-
mends to Congress the establishment of
reciprocity commission, which shall be
charged with the duty Of investigating
the condition of any industry and re-
porting the same to the executive and
to Congress for guidance in negotiating
reciprocal trade agreements
No, gentle reader, these are not the
resolutions of Republican National Con-
vention, for since Mr.. McKinley's last
speech at Buffalo, it is doubtful if Re-
publican convention would dare put itself
on record as giving to protection the
credit of all the work of God and man
for sixty years. 1t was adopted by
convention of self appointed delegates
who protested to be in favor OF recipro-
city, but who in reality are worshippers
of the fallacy of protection. Mr.. d. A.
server, who was chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, in presenting
them, said:
I'VE found that everyone held the SEN
tment that there should be fair and
equal protection to American industries,
and that we were all in favor of reel
procity and of devising methods to put
it into effect now"
The reciprocity outlined in these res
olutions is sham and deluson-it is,
instead the employment OF a new name to-
give new term of life to the protective
tariff The real advocates of reciprocity
are not concerned SO much about pre-
serving the old high tariff wall as. they
are about securing larger markets. The
wise advocates of reciprocity know that
it is an irrdescendent dream unless there
is willingness to exchange commodities.
To limit it by the narrow rule of the old
Boston Home Market Club is to kill
it before it is even pulling infant.
If we are to judge by the resolutions,
the delegates forgot that they were in
Reciprocity Convention, but supposed it
was a gathering of the hide-bou pro-
tectionists who are standing today on
platform that even Mr.. Mckinley felt
called upon to repudiate in his last
speech. The kind Of reciprocity asked for
in these resolutions is the sort that be-
gins and ends in a continuation of the
system of protective tariff that is used
to enrich the few at the expense or the
many--a system as wrong in political
economy as it is bad in morals. The
country has prospered in spite of it,
and the claim that the expansion of
manufacturing is altogether due to pro-
lection is not well founded. If we are not
to have real reciprocity, let us call the
system protection and be done with Jug
Cling with words.
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