The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-12-05

has arisen in connection with them. The
sat state commerce me- ifeas Is an absol1te and un
qualified grant and without limitations
other than those prescribed by the consti--
authority to make ali laws necessary and
proper for executing this power and am
satisfied that this power has not been ex-
statute books. It Is evident, therefore.
that evils restrictive Sof commercial free
dom and entailing restraint upon national
er' of the congress and that q wise and
reasonable law would be a. necessary and
proper exercise of congressional authority
to the end that such evils should be Grad.
tcafed. .. - -,
I believe that monopolies, unjust dis.
ordinations, which prevent or cripple
and othec evils in trust organizations and
state trade can be prevented under the
power of the congress to regulate COM
With fqreign nations and among
and requirements operating directly upon
such commerce. the instrumentalities
thereof and those engaged therein.
considerations of the congress with a view
to the passage Of a law reasonable In its
provisions and effective in it's operations.
adjudicated that now raise doubts as to
the necessity of constitutional amend
ment. II it prove impossible to accom-
plish the purposes above get forth by such
q law. then$ assuredly. we should not
shrink from amending the constitution so
as to to secure secure beyond peradventure the
The congress, has not heretofore made
any appropriation for the better ENFORCE
ment Of the; antitrust law as it now
stands. Very much has been done by the
foreement Of this law. " but But mich s ,AS more ore
for THIS
be expended under the direction OF the
attorney general
One propagation advocated has been the
reduction OF the tariff as means of
reaching; the evils Of the trusts which fall
) Xithtn Wit the category I have described.
tive, but the diversion. Of our efforts in
such q objection would mean the aban-
sdonment Ct all inteligent attempt to do
should certainly be included in any proper
in the tariff, save as such change inter-
Tered withSthe general prosperity Of the
pe Taa Sny Soe The taf
tariff makes manufactures profitable, and
the tariff remedy proposed would be in
bblpy 70 make anu nn
punitive measure directed against trusts
would Inevitably result in ruin to the
against them Our aim should be not By
ucts the advantage over domestic prod
NEST @esc stHen ehnsse eye snd
changes which would affect .unfavorably
alike. The question of regulation of the
trusts stands apart from the question OF
tariff revision. go u
stability.Hof economic policy must al
ways be the prime economic need of this
country. This stability should not he fos-
silization. !. The country has ;lsduiesced
principle. 1t is exceedingly, undesirable
that this system should be destroyed or
that there should be violent, and: radical
shows that great prosperity in this coun-
try has always come under protective tar
if and that the country cannot prosper
under ftful tariff changes at short inter
whole work well and If business has pros
better to endure for y time slight incon-
Venienceseand Inequalities in some sched-
ules thanato upset business by too quick
nestly Ntoabe wished that we could trea,
the tariff. from the standpoint 5soiely Of
our business needs. II is perhaps toe
entirely excluded from consideration. of
the subject but at least it can be made
secondary to the business. interests Of the
country-that is, to the interests Of our
people as a whole, .gnquestionably these
business interests will best be served II
together; r. with flxity Of principle aa re-,
which will permit us from time to time to
make the necessary reappiication of the
principle to the shifting national needs.
reapplication shall be made in such a way
that II VIII not amount to a dislocatton Of
to speak Of the performance, would pro-
duce paralysis In s,ne business energies
Of the community. The first considera-
course, be to preserve the principle which
underlies our whole tariff system-that is,
the principle of putting American bust
with interests abroad and of always al
lowing ia sufficient rate OF duty to more
than than cover .;the difference between, the
labor cost here and abroad. The well be-
ing of the tiiler of the soil. Should be
treated as. an essential II in shaping our
be any change which will jeopardize, the
standard 9f comfort, the standard Of
So One way in which the REIMBURSEMENT
sought can be reached is. by reciprocity
treaties Is greatly to be desired that
| such treaties may be adopted. They can
be used to widen. our markets and to give
All greater field for the activities of our
producers on sthe cne hand; and on the
the lowering Of duties when they arerno
longer needed for protection among, our
own people or when the minimum Of dam
Of the maximum of good accomplished.
| If 1t prove impossible to ratify the pend
L ing CreaUeSS ana II there. seem TO De no
\ warrant for the endeaVor to execute 9TH
I ers OF. to amend the pending treaties SO
that they can be ratified, then the same
| end--to secure reiinro ocity--should be met
by direct legislation. g55 t:I 81
Wherever the tariff conditions are such
that a needed change cannot with advan-
tage be made by the application OF the
reciprocity idea, then 1t can be made out
| right by a lowering OF duties on a given
product. II POSSIBLE, such change should
| be made only after the fullest consldera-
ton by practical experts, who should ap-
| proach the subject from a business stand
point having In view both the particular
interests affected and the commercial well
being Of the people as a whole. The ma
chinery fOrgproviding such careful inyes-
/ tigation can readily be supplied. The ex-
ecutive department has already at Its
disposal methods Of collecting facts and
4 figures, and IL the congress desires addi-
tional consideration to that which will be
given the subject by its own committees.
then commission Of business experts can
4 be appointed whose duty 1t should be 70
i recommend action by the congress after
la deliberEte ard scientific examination Of
/ the various schedules as they are affected
by the changed and changing conditions
The unhurTted and unbiased report OF this
icomrnisSion would show what changes
should be made In the various schedules
and how far these changes could go with
out also changing the great prosperity
i which this country is now enjoying OF
Il filnSetttng Its hxed economic policy.