The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-24
RECIPROCITY WILL NOT DOWN.

Some Of the members Of the Ways
and Means Committee in Washington
have had quiet me- tings for confer
ence over reciprocity. As is well I'M
derstOod. the old-line high protection
lists are opposed to reciprocity. root
and branch. 1hsy say they will have
no tagia tinkering. but what they
mean is that they want no interter-
snOe al ali with the protective prIn-
cip.e.~ They want 10 be entirely IN
disturbed while en.o.ing the same cd
lat uone" OF ether days
On me other h4Rd. tney realize that
il viii hardy DO 70 be TOO arDlt4 AIRY.
HE average kspuDhlsn who has Nc
sonal meet al STAKE IS not 50
IL. a4gnt4aced. ne bsHeves that pro
ts.4.on snousd be the servant Of the
szOy.e. and not tne.r master. not oniy
lass. DuJ tAe.e Is a cola4uOn AID not
Iueoty aIeoJing - country Tne
N, 4-s4ry is cOlgvst.d WIN a surplus
sl,h - il never naa osIole. There Is
a gut Of sod opposing US. some
tang must Ue dune to r-duce the sur
plas. Money is pInDg up IN the treas
ury untu il threatens 10 prove a men
ace 20 business. The internal reye-
nue. taxes must be stiu further re-
duced. Why cannot something be
spared on the reciprocity end?
The question OF reciprocity was left
as a legacy by Mr. Mckinney to his
party and to the country. 1t should
be met in a ST. aightforward manner,
in order to produce results ftom which
the whole country viii benefit. The
election in Iowa was fair test Of
the feeling of the rank and file of Re
pubhcans on this subject. In their
platforms they laid marked stress on
reciprocity, and their speakers in the
campaign addressed themselves to the
subject with the utmost candor and
earnestness. The result was that at
the polls the Republican State ticke,
received a plurality Of nearly 100000
votes-a figure never before reached
In the State in any year or on any is
sue. Such results ought to have great
effect on the Republican national leao
ers. Should it fail of that effect II
will not fail to tell against the party
in the Congressional elections OF next
year.
President Roosevelt is a protection
list, but it is not generally believed
that he is OF the hide-bound order. 1t
is said that he has made it very plain
to the members of the Ways AMI
Means Committee that he is protec-
ZIONIST, and is opposed on general
principles to radical tariff changes.
FOR all that. however, he will probably
speak OF the advantages of reciprocity
in his message. How could he well do
otherwise. as the custodian of the
policy OF Mr.. Mckinley. which he
promised TO carry out faithfully? One
can be a protectionist and yet admit
the obvious fact that some duties are
too high. II the tariff bill is so sacred
an instrument that attempts to modify
it have come to be likened by protec-
zionist bigots to attempts to alter the
Ten Commandments. we have fallen
upon strange times.
Nothing Is too sacred to be dis
cussed by the American people or by
Gus to keep on hand AZ all If the
Is so dangerous high explosive that
il will not do to touch il for fear OF
a political explosion. it is too danger
Gus to keep on hand at all. If the
more exorbitant schedules cannot be
modified without endangering the
whole fabric OF protection. it has some
resemblance to an internal machine"
The people viii not be likely to for
get President McKinley's last speech
at Buffalo, so soon. They expect to
see Mr.. Roosevelt meet his dying sen
timents manfully in his message. and
they do not propose 20 be bluffed out
OF the bene fits OF great principle in
economics by minority of self-seek-
ing protectioniSt bigots