The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-28
Dalf1e's EanLc
Nj. nj. MURDOCH, Editor.
NO ABANDONMENT OF PROTECTION.

Some Democratic papers, among them the St Louis Re
public seem to be quite jubilant fiction that the
Republican party has abandoned the principle Of protection
They seem to construe the uteances the late president
at Buffalo and the present president Minneapolis to that
effect which construction entirely unwarranted It
would be a libel devotion of Mckinley to the manu-
facurers and mechanics of this that he
abandoned policy which has been manifesty prime
factor in the Industrial development Of the United States
Mr. Mckinley the protective policy, but
HImpy suggested reciprocity in the exchange OF
commodities outside the influence Of the protective system
and with view only to the extension Of trade. He made
this SO plain in his Buffalo speech that constue
1t to mean an abandonment of American tariff system
without laying himself open the charge Of wiful perve
sion Of facts I'VE should" said take from custo
ers such Of their products without harm to
industries labor and it. perchance, of our
tariffs are no longer needed for revenue encourage
industries home why should they not be employed to
extend and promote markets abroad" This is so
plainly an adherence to the protective tariff system in all
Instances where infant industries involved
and concerned that words seemingly incapable Of
Innocent msconsrucon The present president, in his
minneapolis speech was equally plain his statements for
while he advocated reciprocity treaties with other countries
he was careful enough add lest ne be understood
abandoning the protective system continue the
policy brilliantly successful in the past
and so shape our economic system give every advan
tage to the skill energy and intelligence Of farmers,
merchants manufacturers and wageworkers This is
positive adherence to the protective system and its appca
ton to every industry where it requires advantage
Tor the American wageearner over his European compe
titor
Those who look for radical change in tariff SEIZED
VIII disappointed for neither the president
congress viii be hasty in departing from an economic policy
the United States the foremost manuac
turing country world the tariff will be
from great many articles Of commerce there doubt
hut they VIII be products which tariff cannot affect
whose manufacture be stimulated by the wider
them extended foreign market other words
reciprocity shall manifesy advantage the labor
capital employed manufacture such products
before they weaned the protective system This
IS not new Republican policy OF an abandonment Of the
protective system it is simply well studied and well cal
cuated plan to only maintain high standard of do
nestle wages and to control the home market but to es
tablsh strong demand all the world surplus
products of American farms and mills.
The Republican party has had two recent instances Of
what threatened tariff reduction in all schedules results in
tinker to extent of abandoning the
protective idea In the consummation Of reciprocal con
cessions with other countries only such manufactured
articles VIII be included in reciprocal lists as viii not in
the least disturb stocks on hand in America
the volume manufactured products save to a
feet it advantageously.
Reciprocity viii not be the enemy but the handmade Of
protection this better than the late pres
dent