The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-11-15

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| AS has already been pointed out il
these columns, the Free-Traders ar,
dong their utmost to create the i'm
preston that President Mckinley I
last speech proves that he had become
convert to their theory. and that lit
would have advocated i, sweeping re
vision of the tariff had his life heel
spared. While it is not necessary tt
question the honesty of their inter
pretatiOn, Il study of the lddreS,
shows that it is possible to place 4
| very different construction on the
idea which the President meant to
convey. What the latter said in sub.
stance was this. that Il system which
provides for Il mutual exchange OF
commodities is essential TO the con-
tinued growth of our export trade,
and no political economist will take
issue with him regarding that state
ment; it is statement of fact. The
President explained that this nation
could not expect to forever sell every
thing and buy little or nothing, and
thatgif it could, it would not be a
good thing for the country or for
those with whom it deals. Recipro-
city,.it was observed, was Il natural
outgfOwth of our own Industrial de-
velOpment 'under the domestic policy
now firmly established" Thgt is. we
must find markets for our surplus
abroad, and we must sell everywhere
and buy wherever the buying will en-
large our sales and increase the de-
mand for home labor, 1t was con-
coded by President Mckinley that
expansion of trade and commerce was
a pressing problem, and he insisted
that reciprocity treaties were in har-
mony with the spirit of the times,
while measures of retaliation were
Il
not. Mr.. james G.. Blaine argued on
the same lines precisely, a number of
years ago, but experience has taught
that it remains for our merchants
and manufacturers to carry out this
idea and take it practical and that
Congress cannot put life into it by
means of special enactments. $50
much for what President Mckinley
said. The Free-Traders are welcome
to all the announcements they can
find in it. They should not overlook
one sentence. however. and we qoute
it.as it was printed the day the adj
dress was delivered: 1--WE should
take from our customers such of their
products as we can use without harm
TO our industries and labor That
assertion demonstrates anything,
that it was far from President Nc
Kinley's purpose to abandon the pro-
lection of American industries which
has given to American workingmen
higher wages than are paid in any
land under the sun. Reciprocity as
viewed by President Mckinley did
nc t run counter to the system of Pro-
lection which he did so much to es-
tablish and which did SO much to
bring him into prominence. On the
reciprocity in his mind, as
his words make evident, fitted into
DtoUCCtiOu. liz WOulu uOU- leu uOWu
The barriers where competition would
with the development of our
or subtract from the profits
yr cut down the earnings of employees,
aud the Free-TraderS can't make it
plain that he intended TO recommend
| change in duties which would adj
nit OF any such effect or which would
While he was at the head of AFFAIRS
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