Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-08-28
CANNON'S WARNING CRY
The Illinois Congressman's Message
to Pennsylvania.
TARIFF MUST NOT BE TOUCHED
Psttison's Election Would Mean a
Lack of Confidence In President
Roosevelt and His Policy-Prosper-
ity and Republican Rule.

Roosevelt and HIS Policy-ProSper-
ity and Republican Rule.
(From a Special Correspondent.)
Washington, d. c., Aug. 26.-"You
can say To the people of Pennsylva-
mia that if our present prosperity is
to continue. then tariff protection as
exemplified in the Dingley act must
continue"
These significant and impressive
words were uttered by the chairman
of the house committee on appropri-
ations, Hon. Joseph Cannon, of H.
linois. He has been in the city for
several days, returning from the ma
val maneuvers and is on his way
home to take part in the Republican
campaign in his state.
I'm your campaign speeches are
you going to promise the people that
there will be a revision of the tarin
at the next session." he was asked,
NO TARIFF TINKERING. ~,
mo sir. Why should | make such
a promise? The people of this country
do not want the marvellous prosperity
we are enjoying checked and that is
what would happen if any revision OF
the tariff should be agitated. There is
always a year of uncertainty connected
with tariff revision. Business becomes
demoralized and industries shut down.
Manufacturers do not care to make con-
tracts for the future, because they do
not know what the tariff rate will be.
mo sir. The tariff will not be re-
vised at the next session of congress
or by the succeeding congress- unless
there is an unforeseen check to our
present prosperity. There is nothing
sacred about the present tariff sched-
ule, but any tinkering with 1t at the
present time would be demoralizing."
The above is a significant utterance.
1t comes from one of the best posted
and one of the most conservative men
in congress. 1t is statement particu-
larly interesting to Pennsylvania,
which above all states of the union
with its great iron and steel industries
would be affected by tariff agitation.
There are four great manufacturing
states in the union and Pennsylvania
is second. They are New York with
$2,115, 100000 of manufactured prod
ucts; Pennsylvania with s1,S35, ,000,0 900;
Illinois. 81 100000. and Massachu-
sets 81 ,035, ,000,0 900. The instant the
tariff is touched or revision is agitated
by its enemies the Democrats, just that
instant do we have an era of Democrat
ic hard times.
Here is an interesting statement of
facts as showing the difference between
conditions in 1896 when Cleveland left
the White House and last year after
five years of undisturbed Republican
rule.
The deposits in the savings banks
of the country, those repositories OF
the surplus funds of the working man,
We're $3.50 900 900 greater in the single
year 1901 than they were in 1896. The
individual deposits in the National
banks of the country were 81, ,298, 064,
600 greater in 1901 than in 1896. Thus
the deposits in the Savings and Ma
tional banks in the country in Re-
publican good times exceed those
of 1896 at the close of four years of
Democratic uncertainty by the enor-
nous sum of $1,9SS, 100000.
FARMERS GETTING RICH.
Now what has this meant to the far
mer? The livestock on the farms of the
country which was reported by the ag
ricutlral department in 1896. at ST.
727.926.0S4, is reported at $1,981,054,-
lis by the census of 1900, an increase
of $685. l2S,031. With the increased
| activity, increased earnings, and in
creased consumption by a prosperous
people tn, farmer has received greatly
| increased prices for his production
| The farmer is becoming an exporter.
| The exportation of agricultural pro-
ducts increased from $50, 0,000,0 900 in
! 1896 to $94i000,0 ,000 in 1901, an increase
of 1914 0000 in the mere surplus re-
naming after supplying our great and
rapidly increasing home market The
farmers of the country received $780,
100000 more for their cereals alone in