The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-10-31

| as ever.
We have already called attention TO
the singular fact that while President
Mckinley was declaring in favor OF lib
eral reciprocity ut Buffalo. that Sen
ator Hoar was antagonizing his posi-
ton before Massachusetts audience.
Unfortunately for the people. Mckin-
ley is dead, while Hoar lives. Il fate
ftgurative of the causes represented by
each. President Roosevelt has, it is
true, added TO the emphasis of what his
predecessor had said. but as he is a
man already marked for defeat by the
party leaders. he will find himself with
out the backing necessary to make his
| administration a success. Unless his
administration is a success. says the
Philadelphia Press. the Republican
party will be defeated in 1904. To make
such success it is easy to divine the
remedy of the Press-protection on the
old plan, or its equivalent.
The cry is already coming from the
Republican States of the Middle West.
The wool-raiser is ready TO strike at
/ ASNiPipNits PiNsShsNo. Nv
Of the other protected industries, each
one of which will see to it that any
such measure will be laden down with
their demands. A Washington dispatch
gives the inkling that
! "Some of the Western Senators and
Representatives in Congress wlio have
been in Washington for the last few
| days are very indignant over the talk
which has become so common of late
| about tariff revision. and they declare
that their constituents have already
been injured by that kind of talk. This
is particularly true of Senators and
Representatives from woOl-growing
States.
The price of some grades Of dOmeS-
tic wool with which Argentine woods
compete has declined, and this is said
10 be altogether due to the discussion
Of the reciprocity question and the fear
Of the ratification of the treaty negOti-
a;ed by Mr.. KassOn with the Argentine
Republic, under which reduction of
20 per cent is made in the duty on wool.
Argentine woods have been selling very
low and are offered for sale now in
bonded warehouses In the United States
at less than the duty upon them.
Hence, IL there were reduction in the
duty on these woods such as that pro-
posed in the KassOn treaty it would
necessarily involve reduction in COM
peting domestic wOols
This is but straw, of course, but a
most significant one. To it must be
added second thought editorial ap
pearing in the New York Press, which
seeks to pervert the words Of Mr.. Me-
Kinley to most base use. The appli-
cation of reciprocity, says the Press
rs something on which Republicans
may disagree most intensely and still
remain Republicans. The nature and
extent of that application is something
to be determined almost entirely by the
representatives of the people in Con-
gress. Trade relations are not foreign
affairs in the accepted sense, and hence
rot primarily in the domain of the
Executive. Secretary Hay, fortunate
ly. has never compromised himself
with responsibility of the Kasson
brand of reciprocity. This was put up
by commissioner outside the de-
partment to whom the President had
delegated the work when he and his
regular subordinates were busted with
larger affairs. In the Senate these
questions have been adjudged to per-
tain to the committee on finance, not !
that of foreign relations. Relating as
they do entirely to the provision of the |
cOuntry's revenues and the protection |
of the country's industries, they con-
Germ most intimately the legislative |
branch-a fact which President McKin- |
ley recognized by letting the Kasson
conventions lie dead in the Senate from
the hour of their introduction, now
nearly two years ago.
This being the case, 1t is not only
probable but certain that some reci-
procity treaties drawn on the lines of |
the Republican platform and the Buff
falo address would secure the assent
of Congress. 1t is possible that among
the Kasson treaties may be found one
or more that will secure that accept
ance. But as they were drawn in con-
scious, contumacious defiance of the
Republican platform, such a discovery
is improbable"
Having thus thrown overheard the
Kasson program as not pleasing to the
protected interests; having declared
that to Congress belongs the initiative,
and that to the President, the Press
grows bold enough to serve notice
that
1T will be ut least the most unwise
of policies for President Roosevelt to
begin the indiscriminate crusade i'm
their behalf to which he is urged by the
free trade press, and for
which he will find no syllable of war
rant in his illustriOus predecessors
address"
1t is safe 10 say that whatever of
strength bona fide reciprocity had
within the ranks of the Republican
party is dead with Mr. Mckinley.
There may be some Republicans Will
ing to sail under the cloak of reci-
procity to serve trust interests; there
nay be Republican Endorsement for ,
if 1t can be twisted into
inother name for the odious form of
under which we labor at
present, but under no condition will the
Republican party become sponsor for ,
measure of protection with meaning in ;
L. The President is on record as
nan of individuality; he has delivered ,
speeches in which he has condemned ,
he swindling and squeezing of the peo- ,
Die by individuals. What is more. we
:oncede that in taking these positions
le was thoroughly honest, and that he
will try to live up TO them. He will ,
discover, however, that there is opp0-
;ition. and then will come the supreme .
moment of trial.
There is only one agency upon which