The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-03
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3. 1901.
THE REcIpRocITY rANeLE.


THE RECIPROCITY TANeLE.
Tho attempt to pervert the mean
ing Of the late PRESIDENTS Buffalo dec.
larations ia favor Of reciprocity has
now become general among the party
organs. Such Endorsement as is Civ
en- to the policy outlined is based up
on the theory that It was to be pro
lection in another form in the writ
ing OF which the favored interests
would have full scope,
The Philadelphia Ledger regards it
as significant that the apostle of high
protection should have been convert
ed to a plan at variance with the i'm
terests Of those who had been his
strong supporters, and explains that
when President Mckinley made his
Buffalo address he spoke not as the
politician, but as the statesman; not
as the leader of a party, but as the
president Of people 1t had been
declared repeatedly in Republican
platforms that the protective princi-
pie was welded to no set schedules.
The main consideration was keeping
the American workman busily employ
ed at remunerative wages. Our mer-
chants and manufacturers have found
that It is possible for them to control
the home market and to invade the for
eign market with numerous lines OF
wares, and to sell in Europe surplus
manufactures as well as surplus ag-
ricultural products The growth OF
.oud exports naturally alarmed the
foreign producers and disposed them
to demand hostile tariffs excluding
American articles. with the excep.
tion Of Great Britain. every nation IN
Europe Is IN this frame of mind. The
situation has been aggravated by the
failure Of tho United states senate to
ratify the various reciprocity treatie1
negotiated on behalf Of our state de
partment by Mr. John A. Kasson.
The arraying OF the nations OF the
world against the United states gives
announcement 20 the creation OF 9th
er trade centers. Already Russia and
Germany are engaged in the pro
motion or new cotton belt ais a re
ioindes TO American exclusion. The
result win be, should they succeed.
that while a few iron men and novel
~ workers win grow rich, the i'm
mense cotton business will be throt
tied and deprecated. The statement
as 20 cotton applies equally to hun
dreds Of interests scattered all over
the union. The pronouncement of Mr.
Mckinley was but wise mans alarm
at the ruin that had been wrought
While American exports had doubled
imports. purchasers abroad are busy
devislng means by which, at some IN
ture time. they may escape the exac
tions 70 which they must submit for
the present 1t is true, % The Ledger
Says, that the nations Of earth, Eng
land excepted, have been forced into
union Of feeling against MS, and that
as soon as the shoe begins to pinch
England will join the combination.
There is danger IN the Republican
attempt to control tae revising OF
the tarn sheet, through reciprocity
or otherwise. AS pointed out by the
Ledger certain protectionists who
are welded to the needlessly high
schedules Of the Dlugley act-schei-
nles which We're written into the act
by their benedciaries and with regard
neither 10 the revenue nor to the con
aumer have favored reciprocity IL
the abstract and opposed it in the con.
crete. They are ready TO give free
entry or reduced rates TO articles not
produced IN this country they say.
bnt there Is no reciprocity IN this.
since practically all of the products
OF this character are already on the
free list These men are really not
protectionists. but prohibitionists.
They expect that foreigners will be
willing 70 give us bread in return FOR
a stone"
This Is a severe arroignment OF the
Republican party by a newspaper al