Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-10
CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.
Sec. Of Treasury Shaw Opens tor re
publicans at New Haven.

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publican state campaign was opeheu
here. this evening. with ralIy III INC
Hyperion theatre. at which the speahei
was Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary u
the treasury.
Mr.. Shaw discussed trusts ana tfus.
legislation at length. He claimed tha'
the Republican convention OF 1900 ""'
the first attempt to suggest cui
for the combinations ana trusts
..The only antitrust bill" he SAID
.'signed by a President OF the uhiteu
States. was signed by Repupiica"
President, Benjamin Harrison.
Mr.. Shaw said also that President
Roosevelt is now doing more than any
other President to enforce the laws III
effect against combinations
Mr.. Shaw was interrupted seNefal
times by an intoxicated man who want
ed to hear about the coal strike anu
free coal" NJ. Shaw replied 20 ma!
that president Roosevelt. that man
who cares for you better than anyone
else can. is doing all he can to settle
the trouble" The disturber was SUD-
sequently elected.
Mr.. Shaw cook up the tariff principles
at some length. He said in part:
"Our political opponents have always
urged the removal of all tariff duties
from what they are pleased to call raw
material. And they urge such coursT
because they claim it vii enable our
manufa cturers to successfully compete
with their European rivals i'll foreign
markets. And what is raw material
Ore i'll the bowels Of the earth. is raw
material. until man acquires title to il.
brt ore At the mouth of the mine is the
finished product of the miner. Whose
labor shall be protected. ard whose
placed in open competition with the
world: The Republican party. ever
ready with encouragement to the man.
ufacturer. meets these arguments by
wat are known as drawback provis-
ions. Whoever WILL may bring WOO,
or silk or hides. or iron, or wood. or
any other commodity. from the cheap
est market of the earth, and if there
from he Will produce a manufacture for
eyportati oii. he Will be paid from the
treasury the full amount of the duty
he paid upon the material imported. In
fac; he need not pay the duty if he will
conform to certain regulations and give
the necessary bond.
In practice. the Republican policy
Of protection, extended to all American
labor. has resulted to the advantage
not only of the manufacturers who
supply the American market. but also
To the American exporter of manufact-
urcs. In 1860. at the close of a long
period of Democratic control. when the
manufacturer was given free raw ma
teriaI we imported. for purposes of
manufacture. u little less than 81 per
capita. In 1860 our importationS for
purposes Of manufacture We're 11l. per
cent. Of the total: in 1902 they were SO
per cent. of the total. As usual. our
opponents arguments sound well until
tested by experience.
Personally and speaking for myself
alone. | should be glad to see these
drawback provisions made more lib
eral Let me illustrate. III Smith inn
ports hides from South America and
exports the leather which he manufact-
ures therefrom. he will be allowed Il
drawback equal to the duty he has paid
on the hides: but If he sells the leather
to Jones. Jones is not entitled to any
drawback even though he exports
shoes manufactured therefrom. lii
other words. the thing imported must
he made a part of a manufacture, and
by the importer himself Some of our
European rivals offer greater encour-
agement Ia their exporters than we
thus far have to ours. Personally. I
believe vet more liberal provisions may
be safely made without fear of fraud
and without embarrassment TO the
public revenues. We have attained our
commercial independence and every
reasonable advantage should be given
to him whose enterprise furnishes en-
pioyment To American citizens the
product of whose skill increases our
annual balance of trade