New-York tribune., 1901-12-04

= .b,s economic uolicv Nothing could be more un-
wise than 10 disturb the business interests OF the
country by any general tariff change at TINS ti,Ie
Doubt apprehension. uncertainty are exactly "ha'
We most wish to avoid the interest OF our Coil-
rnercial and material wellbeing. Our experience
in the past has shown that sweeping reVisloils Va
the tariff apt 10 produce conditions ciost' P
preaching panic in the business word iet u "
not only possible but eminenty desiranie' 10 CUM
! bine with the stability of cur economic y
.unnlernentarv system of reciprocal beneht anu
obligation with other nations Such ecipICc-'S I
! an incident and result of the hrIn estaoilsi
and preservation of our present economic ponos
i was specially provided for in the present 'aii
law. ,s
Reciprocity must he treated as the Ha,ia
maiden of protection Our first duty ls 10 see ~ &c
the protection granted by the taTlft IN every g
where il Is needed maintained. ana that reci
, ,,rocitv he sought for so far it can sa1ely ne
: done without injury to our home industries, -
how far this is must he determined acc"i u'iie -
,he individual case remembering always that every
aonlcation of our tariff policy 10 meet our sh''hs
,,atjonai needs must be conditioned upon the car
dinar fact that the duties must never be reouceo
below the point that will cover the oilele @
tween the labor cost here and ABROAD me
being of the wageworker is a prime consiueid 'ioi
Sf orr entire policy of economic leg1sIauon
Subject 10 this proviso of the proper protecton
necessary to our industrial webeing at home the
principle of reciprocity must comn-and our Heo-'s
slpport The phenomenal growth OF our eApoi'
trad embassies
wider markets and for liberal policy In oeallils
rxyitb foreign nations Whatever is merely petty
land vexatious in the way of trade restrictioilS
ssbould be avoided The customers TO whom we
ts5isnose of cur surplus products in the long run
directly or indirectly. purchase those surplus PIo
,,cts b, giving us something in return Thelr ap'S
S4o rurchase or products should far as posslole
9ne secured by so arranging our tariff as 10 eaoie
! ,,s 70 take from them those products whlch we
kcar ,,se without harm our own Industries ana
H,.bor or the use Of which will be of marked bereht
ito ,. ~.
If is most important that should maintain the
49,. level Of rr present prosperity. We have now
teached the noint in the DEVELOPMENT of our inter-
kests where We are only able TO supply our OWN
rlze+s but TO produce constantly growing sur
6-nre for which we must find markets abroad 10
secrre these markets utilize existing duties
t4n anv case where they no longer needeo lof
the ,,urrose of protection in any case Where
THE article is not produced here and the duty Is no
s1onger necessary revenue, as giving US Some
70 offer in exchange for what We ask Inc
t,corajal relations with other nations which are so
,desira BILE will naturally be promoted by the course
s.hus required by own interests
The natural line of development for pohcE OIL
ereciprocty will he in connection with those ol oui
Eroductions which no longer require all OF the sup
mort once needed TO establish them upon souiu
sbass and with those others where. either because
sznf natural or Of economic causes, We are oeyoho
s4he reach of successful competition
I ask the attention of the Senate TO the reci-
.arocitv treaties laid before it by predecessor