Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-11-08
FIRM ON THE TARIFF.
sPEEcHES BY SENATORS HANNA,
FORAKER AND LODGE.
"stand Pat!" Says Hanna, While For
aker and Lodge Are Equally strenu-
GUS in Deprecating Any and All
interference With the Dingley Law.

MY lItCuQS, nave OhAy q 49,"
words to say to you this afternoon, for
1 have to be with you all the fall A
year ago it was my privilege to at
tend the opening of the Republican
campaign, and after looking over the
situation I came to the conclusion that
I should give you a piece of advice,
Let well enough alone That was
the whole chapter, that was all there
was in the campaign. To-day 1 say,
Stand pat You are not on the de-
fensive in Ohio or anywhere else in
the United States or in the Philip
pines.
"Now we have come to the PROPOSE
ton that there is need for revision
of the tariff. 1 believe the tariff is
good enough as it is.
eff the time shall come when the
tariff needs revision it will be done
by the men who made the tariff, and
if the men whose wisdom contributed
to its construction see that conditions
require a change they will make it. If
1 am asked by a man to change the
tariff 1 always inquire of him if it is
necessary to change it, and if he
thinks it is, ask him why it is neces-
sary, and if we start out to change 1t
where shall we begin? There are too
many interests involved to change
the tariff."-Senator Hanna at Akron,
Sept. 81.
Senator Foraker at Akron, Sept. 27.
"They are not in any proper sense
of the word q party question, and
they never can be made so. For this
reason 1 would ordinarily devote but
little time to them. But the refusal OF
Speaker Henderson to be candidate
for reelection because of the attitude
toward them of some Republicans in
his district has brought the whole
subject to the attention of the Amer1-
can people in such way as to make
apology for a few plain words un-
necessary.
"In the first place, trusts did not
originate here, as a result OF the tar
If, but in England and European
countries where they have free trade
and where they had trusts of every
character long before they became
common in America, and where to-day
they are more numerous than they are
in the United STAGES. In the next
place, what to-day are called trusts
generally are nothing more than large
corporations, engaged, as rule, IN
perfectly legitimate business, and as
such they are but a natural evolution
of modern Industrial conditions. Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike promote
them, organize them, hold stock In
them conduct them, and share IN
their benefits and advantages They
exist because there is a demand FOL
them; not a political but business
demand.
..They have become a feature OF
he
over. and in consequence they are 3
special necessity here in the United
States, where we are compelled to in
wade and capture foreign markets OF
slacken the pace at which we are
going in the employment of labor en6
the development OF our resources The
Republican party recognizing this fact
will correct evils and prevent and
punish abuses; but it will not ham
string the business of the country to
please Mr. Bryan or anybody else
While it remains a power 1t viii
continue, on the contrary, to 1naugu
rate and uphold policies that will give
employment to both labor and capita
alike remembering that both mus
flourish or neither can"
Senator Lodge at Boston, Sept. II
The burden of Senator Lodges
speech was that the tariff should not
be tempered with at this time. He
said that an attempt to revise the
tariff now would be to injure the bust
ness interests of the country to a de
gree that could not possibly be com
pensated for. He admitted the Ding
ley tariff bill was not a perfect law
but said that much of our present
prosperity was due to it
Touching upon the duties on hides
in that law, Senator Lodge said thai
he and his colleague, Senator Hoar
permitted it to be incorporated into
the bill only under extreme pressure
Tie Massachusetts, senators were fore
ed to the alternative of subjectins
hides to a duty or of causing the de
feat of the whole bill.
They had chosen the broader
course, understanding perfectly vel
that their decision adversely affected
the shoe manufacturing industry OF
New England. But in doing that they
had assisted New England and the
country at large in attaining a genera
prosperity. 1t was simply a case o.
the greatest good for the Creates
number.
Mr.. Lodge was not optimistic re
garding the advantages to be gained
by this country in reciprocity witt
Canada The UuestiOn resolved itsel