Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-12
NO TARIFF REVISION.
THE REPUBLICAN, SENTIMENT
STRONGLY AGAINST III.
President Mckinley and Leading sena.
tors and congressman vigorously
Opposed to Tinkerins with the Duty
Schedules ut This Time.

AA'SNA
cd OF special trade treaties framed for
the benefit ola few Industries and at
the expense of the general body of in-
dlstries, Il number of letters have been
received from conspicuous members of
the Eifty-seventh Congress. All of
these letters are identical in TOM and
tenor. They are positively adverse TO
ally scheme of meddling with the tar
iii schedules, now or i'll the neat future.
They tally exactly with the express
sions of Congressman Taylor of Ohio
before the Industrial Commission, and
of Congressman Dalzeli of I'ennsyl-
vania in an interview published after
his return from an extended Western
tour.
y New England Senator writes:
ut is the old story over again-a
protective tariff secured after long ag-
itation and effort, resulting in business
prosperity; then IL movement in the
direction of free trade in which those
who would have reaped the benefit of
protection are foolislhly tempted to join.
1t is very discouraging."
y Mississippi Valley Congressman of
marked prominence says:
"Nine-tcnths of the sentiment in IA
vor of the Babcock bill is based upon
ignorance, Measurements of fact and
prejudice growing out of recent con-
splidation of productive industries"
In Il recent Interview at Cleveland
Senator Hanna declared that he did not
believe the President ever said to NJ.
Siegfried that he had ceased to be an
altra-protectionist and that the neccs-
'ity for protection had largely disap-
3earcd. Senator Hanna said:
prom all the talks l have had recent
" with President Mckinley l am of the
opinion that he is as great q believer
in protection as ever.
This talk that the next Congress
vii! tinker with the Dingley tariff law
n: the suggestion OF the President is
all nonsense. The Dingley law is a
scientific measure and will last for
years to come. The President believes
it is as necessary as eve before and
will not, in my belief, advocate any
changes whatever. lie still believes in
protecting the American industries
wherever it is necessary.
The President, however, is a strong
advocate of reciprocity, and would. /
think. consider treaties along the line
of mutual interest between this coul-
try and another.
IF another country is willing to offer
US something without duty which we
need badly we shall he willing to recip-
rocatc by opening the tariff wall Il lit
tie and giving them something free of
duty. as long as it does not Interfere
with the protection OF cur Industries.
THE French reciprocity treaties
would have been accepted had it not
been for some Objectionable tariff fea-
lures. The treaties as they stood, if
ratified by the United States. would
have killed the knit goods industry in
terry business in Ohio. That is the rea-
son they failed. AS long as the United
States is able to make reciprocity trea-
ties with foreign countries withoutjn-
iuring american industries they will
be made. and gladly"
The following is from General
Grosvenor. the Ohio Congressman. who
has been said to be in Il peculiar sense
the reflector of the views of President
Mckinley on the tloor of the House of
Representatives:
admitting that the repeal of tie du-
Ties upon certain products of American
Industry might injure and even destroy
certain OF the trusts. agitation of the
question of the modification of the
present tariff system would do more
financial injury to the welfare of the
country in IL month than all the Sene-
fits that the most enthusiastic rainbow
chaser of the suggestion has ever
dreamed of. Let Il party with political
power enough solemnly decide that
they will enter upon the reorganization
of tine schedules of the present tariff
law and business will stop as quickly
us human life will stop when the blood
ceases to circulate. BY stop 1 do not
mean to cease absolutely, hut the heart
will beat more slowly, md the blood
will flow in paucity of amount and
speed.
II do not believe that the placing of
our products of iron and steel upon
the free list would break up n single
trust or impair the value of the stock
of the United States Steel Company or
any other of the combinations. There
is no trouble about the trusts. Under
IL constitution as ut present formed,
Congress, in cooperation with the State
! Legislatures, has. ample power to do
! all that is necessary. all that is just,
all that is fair, in the regulation of
: combinations of money, capital and la.
bor."
At the Mercy of Europe.
Furthermore, our ocean-borne com
j. merce, in the absence of American
ships in which to transport it, is at the
mercy OF Europe. An outbreak Of war
the turning loose Of a fleet Of commerce
e destroyers by the enemies Of Grea,
Britain, would put an instant stop tt
American exports, because we are de
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