The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27
PROJECTIONS PROGRESS.
what the rSrty of Tarin for monep-
oiy aEaa Accomplished for
lts Masters.

~ the fourth republican caucus, o.
conference, as some of the brethren
prefer to call IL, as to what, IL any
thing. shall be done for the relief
Of Cuba those who are opposed ~ do
ing anything and who came near car
rying the day submitted their formal
protest against doing anything, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
They declared that they were Ia
favor Of adhering In 30 much nf the
republican, national platform Of ise6
~ condemned the administration
then in power for alleged breach u
faith with the sugar producers Of the
country and demanded such protec-
ton Of the sugar industry an would
lead Ia the production in the country
Of all the sugar consumed therein.
They also declared that they were
In favor 81 ndhering To the declare
tion of the republican platform of
1900 approving the associated" pol
icy Of reciprocity 80 directed a. to
open our markets on favorable terms
for what We do not ourselves produce
in return for free foreign mar
kcts."
These Statesmen did not refer nj
all 10 the declaration IF their plat
form of 1896 in which Il was de-
clnrcd that the repeal ~ the reci'
pr"city arrangements negotiated by
the last republican administration
was n national calamity. aud WE de-
mRnd their renewal and extension
on such terms aE will equalike our
trade with other nations, remove the
restrictions which now obstruCt the
sale of American products In the
ports Of Other countries and secure
enlarged markets for the products OF
our farms, forests and fact0Tic=.
Protection and reciprocity are twin
measures Of republican policy and 60
hand In hand"
That was republican reciprocity
doctrine in 1890 All that IL ncccs-
sary by way 81 explanation Is the
statement that the reciprocity ar
engagements whose nhrogatiun was
dcplorcd as a national calamity In.
rluded one by which Cuban pruducts
were admitted into our markets at
reduced rates.
by 1900 the party Of tariff for
monopoly only had made progress.
IL had embodied certain reciprocity
provisions in the tariff law of 1897
mud the Mckinley administration had
negotiated n number Of treaties In
accordance Herewith. Hut in the
meantime the mnnopolists who
owned the party drcrccd that the
reciprocity plank 81 1896 must be re-
puliatcd and that no treaties nego-
tlated IN accordance Herewith must
be ratified.
Accordingly oil the treaties were
hung up In the senate committee ON
foreign relations and there they hang
still. II H. Understood that they arc
now b. he taken down, but only In or
der that they may be killed In such
wise a. not Ia give unnecessary Of
Tense 60 the countries which have en-
tered into futile negotiations with n
republican administration on the as
suranoc given by q republican con
grcss that they would be dealt with
In good faith.
Now the statesmen who are bent
on doing the bidding ~ their tariff
fattcncd masters regardless Of all
considerations Of good faith or even
political expediency, tell their owh
party associates that they are nm.
willing to do anything for the relief
Of Cuba because any reduction what
ever 10 the duty on sugar would ''cnn'
stitute, In essence, an abandonment
Of the protective principle"
That Is Ia say, nothing less than
the DinRlcy duties would he consist
ent with thc protective principle.
These statesmen who represent mo-
nopoly say: "a reduction Of bne-
fifth by the house of representatives
means that elsewhere. both In and
out of congress, the extent Of that
reduction shall be measured by the
varying views of those who consider
IL. And " that republican majority
Is once constrained To- such a policy
WNAi iNthhF nav WI w hfilFNt AibA
the citadel of protection will not be
further assaulted In the house of It's
friends2"
80 these gentlemen announce Ia
the country that the Dinglcy rates
are the minimum and that no matter
how well able tn stand alone any In.
dustry may become any proposal 10
lower by the smallest fraction the
monstrous mngley duties by which
Il is sheltered in practieing extortiun
upon the American people will be
construed as an assault on the "a.
cred citadel Of protection. and woe
TO him who dares to lead the no.
znult!
These servants Of the tariff bosses
were beaten by only ~ majority.
And they would nave won by much
more than that majority II the lead.
erB Of the house had followed their
own inclinAtions instead 4 yielding
to the earnest persuhsions Of the
president. Even the president iE un-
derHtood 90 be with them bo far aa
the economic question II conesrned.
The republican party has evidently
become the most obedicnt servant ~
the naughty masters who have been
created by protection.
TWO Kinds OF pECIpR0rITY