Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
THE True sIAl EsMAN,s VIEW.

Sas AT the banquet VI Tic SuaLOSl VI
commerce in New York city Governor
elect Cummins delivered an address re-
markable for its comprehensive grasp
of the very important commercial situ-
alton that confronts this country today.
From day to day we hear the remark
made that tariff tinkering" is dam
gerous experiment, that we should let
well-enough alone, and when congress
Of manufacturers assemblies in Wash
ington we find the fellow who seeks
foreign market crying for reciprocity.
while the fellow who cares only for the
home market paints pictures of dire
ruin should single concession be made
In protective tariffs.
Mr.. Cummins states the true republic
can situation clearly. as did the great
and good Mckinley at Buffalo. The for
nier said at New York: II am pro-
found believer in the American system
OF protective duties upon imports. It
has given us our own markets and has
been the most potent factor in devel-
opent which has no parallel in human
history. So During the last few years
however, our manufactured products
have been offered in foreign markets at
price that has created intense alarm,
and Il II but O conservative statement
OF the situation when say that the
mowers Of Europe are in substantial
concert, at this moment, to discover the
most effective way Of limiting the agri-
cultural and excluding the nanufac-
tured products Of the United States. i
can not criticise this vast commercial
conspiracy. for It is obvious that,
viewed from their standpoint. 1t has
been necessary to protect themselves
against the ruinous invasion with which
they are threatened. The best minds OF
the transatlantic ministries have re-
solved that we must either import more
~ EXPORT less. If we remain immova-
bic 1t is safe to predict that France.
Germany, Austria and Russia VIII in-
crease the tariffs already existing
against our exports and that within five
years England will impose duty upon
averv manufactured article originating
IN this country. believe that 1t was
IN view OF this situation that President
Mckinley upon the very eve OF his as
,..,,ot;on delivered that memorable
address In which the apostle OF protec-
tion appealed for freer trade to be at
ta;r.d thru the medium Of reciprocal
arrangements"
rh,. Ia the situation that confronts
the American people today. Ine
.American Invasion" OF Europe has
stirred those peoples to great alarm.
we cannot expect anything else but
tariff retaliation as matter OF SELF pro
lection to themselves and that very soon
too United States Consul Mcfarland.
when home from Nottingham, Eng, for
a short visit with Marshalltown friends
this summer called attention to the
great alarm spreading in England and
he then made the prediction that in
very few years old free trade England
would be levying protective tariffs up
on all agricultural and manufactured
products OF the United States seeking
sale on the island.
President Mckinley in that memoir
able speech at Buffalo, which proved
to be farewell address to his people
from great and noble statesman
pointed out the necessity for this coun
try to seek foreign markets. So many
Of our industries have grown SO large