The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
ARGUMENTS WHICH FAIL TO
 CONVINCE.

| That the subject of tariff revision is going to occupy an important place m the work of the next Congress IS De- yond doubt. The sneers of the protec-- tSnists at sfree traders" will not sup ply the place of argument. There can
 ,e no, such thing as free .r.sie Tn the
 United States as long as the Govern mene must have revenue. for large per cent. of the money needed for govern mental expenses must come frtin c.Eties on imports, and those who are lighting tariff revision by yelling free trade
 are wasting time on man o. strsw. General Grosvenor of Ohio. on. of the most strenuous advocates Q. the pes ent iniduitous system, has recently re- turned from a trip to England and Scotland, and some of the argume its he uses are singular, to say the lee st of it. He seems to have made II a point to learn what articles of Amer ican manufacture have been introduced into those countries, and to newspa- per he states that he has written out list which would occupy a column and half of your newspaper, of articles which have been introduced within the last few years.''
 The articles comprised in th's list. az we understand from other portions of his communication. are all protected under tke present law, and he says If the duties were removed "the goods of foreign mills would be rushed in cn us.'' This is certainly singular ar gument. Why have our goods taken the place of those of English manufac- ture? There can be no other answer fhan that they can be made here, shipped to England and Scotland, and sold there cheaper than those countries can manufacture and sell their own goods at home. Is it either plausible or sensible. then, to argue that they could ship their goods across the ocean and undersell us at home when they cannot undersell us at their own doors? The argument is absurd on the face of it, and we are surprised that it should be made by man who has been put forward bv his party as the champion of high tariff, and sent to Europe to inform himself so as to be able to com bat the facts which will be presented to Congress-
 The statement Of General Grosvenor in this one instance will undoubtedly strengthen the friends of the tariff re- vision bill which 1t is understood will
 be presented when Congress assemblies. Congressman Babcock of Wisconsin, be- | ing it's father. They will argue very
 properly and forcibly that foreign
 goods which cannot be sold at home
 because of American competition will
 hardly be rushed in'' over 5000 miles
 of ocean travel and sold cheaper than
 our own people can sell at home | The plain truth of the matter is that
 intelligent and fair-minded Republi-
 cans are getting their eyes open to the
 facr that the infant industry business has been overworked, and that the days tof a protective tariG for protection s sake are numbered If there was ever oOuuu ullACnb lU SuPROiA VA tiAO present law 1t no longer exists, nor can
 be used. The Republicans who adhere
 to that theory of government will find
 an opposition in their own party that
 canno: be bullied or .jeered out of
 court. and will have to bring forward
 reasonI and arguments more potent
 than the statements of General Gros- venor. And if the plan for revision
 fails the Democrats will have such ar
 opportunity to score as can hardly be
 looked for again. What Is more. if the
 present oppressive system Is abolished
 through the help of the Democrats ir
 Congress 1t will still be a victory fol
 the latter. No more rainbow chasing
 is allowable.