The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-19
DOOM OF DINGLEYIsM.
Manufacturers Seeking Foreign
Markets Are Risinw Against
Protection.

The alternative now prese ID
war or ignominious retreat. Senator
Aldrich. chairman Of the senate finance
committee. has served notice on the
president that the republican organ
ization in congress is opposed to reci-
procity dickers and will defeat any at
tempt to procure the ratification OF
those now pending.
Senator Aldrich claims TO speak for
his party in the New England and
eastern middle states. He undeni-
ably speaks for those who have pre-
vented the ratification of the pending
treaties, and who can continue to de-
feat them and others like them unless
reciprocity republicans and demo-
Gratis can agree TO pull together, which
is not very likely.
The true democratic doctrine is that
tariffs are to be made by congress.
not by the treaty-making power, and
that congress cannot be Invested Of it's
exclusive prerogative in the matter
OF raising revenue by the treaty-mak-
ing power or any other power.
The true democratic doctrine is
that reciprocity treaties are repug-
nant to the constitution and are no
more to he tolerated than attempts
to discharge any other constitutional
functions Of congress by treaty.
Democrats, therefore. should not join
western republicans in ratifying the
pending treaties.
What then? VIII Mr.. Mckinley per-
sist in urging the senate TO ratify
those treaties? Senator Aldrich warns
him against that course. lie assured
the president that the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. which re-
Gently held convention in Detroit, il
merely an association of western
makers Of agricultural implements,
and that the real manufacturers Of
the country-those east of the Alle-
ghanies and north of the Potomac
will make ii uncomfortable for him
II he does not abandon reciprocity.
These real manufacturers have shown
what they can do with Mr. Mckinley
heretofore. and they are likely to dem
onstrate their power TO unsettle his
settled convictions OF duty once more.
But whipping him into line again
will not end the matter. Thousands
of manufacturers are seeking foreign
markets. They see thai Dngleyism is
shutting the doors of those mar
kets in their faces. II they
find they cannot unlock those
doors by means Of reciprocity
treaties they will seek to secure dem
ocratic assistance by attacking Ding
leyism directly in some such way as
that proposed by Representative Bah
cock.
Mr.. Aldrich declares that eastern
are practically a unit in
favor OF maintaining the Dingley law
intact. and will effectively resent any
attempt TO modify its offensive pro-
visions. which are shutting doors
against our products.
Bat western manufacturers. and
many eastern ones. too. are deter
mined that the Dingley rates must
come down; IL not in one way. then
in another. II they turn 10 the demo-
cratic party for aid they will win.
and neither manufacturing nor agri-
cultural interests will be slaughtered
any longer in order to build up the
private fortunes of greedy bene-
fciaries of Dingleyism in Pennsyl.
gania and New England.
Mr.. Mckinley may be turned aside
once more from the path Of "plain
duty" but the war is on. and Ding |
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