The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-19

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tional Reciprocity convention In De-
;roir. Wednesday. December 10. Gov
A. B. Cummins. of Iowa. spoke on the
subject Of -keciprocity and the Tar
if.~ He began his address by assum-
Ing sole responsibility for what he
might say. He said he should deal
with reciprocity as partisan doctrine
because il presuPPoses the existence
Of a system OF duties on imports levied
primarily either TO restrict commodi-
ties which il embraces OF the policy
or principle Of protection and It's ap-
plication in tariff schedules he said;
To the former ny tr.bute - Without
reserve anc ny .u-cgy limited only ~ mp
Capacity 10 praise. Concerning the latter,
Il a true. as u J. D. other Just PRINCIPLES
Of sovernmens. that We may have r-Ale
some MISTAKES and are probably perpesn-
a;ing some cUt.<S Originally e1ets k-te ana
some that have become - - lne nui2-
tons .. time and c.rcErrsfance.
In = country Ike ours - .g-s ia'-se poe-
les move only a. impe.let ~ The SEMI
nent % the pe0p,e- | rejoice that i :
80. because when the people cease u
actually determine broadly TIE lines upon
which the government SHAH proceed and
cone merely 10 acq1sesce IN tie LEADERSHIP
OF their Representatives. Tree institutions
N.4 have rerikhed from tie lace OF TIE
earth The weakness Of reciprocity =
found IN the fact that 4 has never formed
Z the has!s OF a political campaign and
Z therefore pubic sentiment has never YET
beea crys.s-l.xs0 upon H. Little or moth
I ing can be acccnplls hst untl. we are Nf.l-
4 INK 10 approach tariff schedules n precise
y the same spirit thai Ne approach any
other sutsecs c. legislation 50 long az
tie controlling minds q congress insist
that the welfare Of tie county demands
, that The tariff be let alone there = no
hope for practical - subs sant-al reel
Irocify-
There are many ardent advocates for
( reciprocity who believe that t4-sn scEe1-
ules shou-1 be changed on-y through re-
( c.procal Gates. J an not one q them
Il seems 10 ne Uarltes1 that q prsres1ll re
TO any nl-erla. or important reciprocal
tariff - . willingness % adjust. v heneyer
fairy required. our exclusive arr 20 ths
( conditions ~ tie lime Rec s.rcc-ry E44l
never win lis WAY Until We are wiling 10
irea- the sar.n nationally instead o. hys-
terically. and the first step N tie process
4 10 be willing 20 make SUCK changes as
from time 70 time may be necessary 70
bring tariff schedules into harmony with
the pr.nc.ple which v.ndirates the-r exist
snce-
scout. -sfand Par Maxim
Cox. Cummns expressed his disagree
menr with Senator Hanna's maxim OF
political economy stand pat and LEI
well enough alone. and continued:
II am unalserably opposed 20 reacjust'
r,er- FOR Eight or trivial reasons Changes
should never he mace unsess Il Is Gear
that duties are TOO high CT TOO low Law
Of al kinds shcuic he as permanent as NJ
man affair Will pe-n.s them 20 be an
beg you 70 bear in mind that the prop
ositlOn with which began anc With which
shall end Is that t4r.H schedules Ike
al other laws. are 20 BE- mace. unmad'
and remafe according 20 the public need
and that we are not 10 he warned OF b.
the CRY that we are on holy ground ans
that the sacred vestnentz Of the hiEi
priests are not 10 be touched By pro-an
hands
There are duties notably in the iron and
s.eef schedule. although not confined 4
IL which are wholly insefsnsib,e. which
no man Will ever attempt 10 defend and
which are az much al war with the rea
object 81 protection as free trade Itself
They can be greatly reduces and SIN -
American manufacturer Will occupy m
whole American market pay the hlEkes
American wages and be rewarded with ~
ample American profit. and therefore they
ought 10 be recuced-nct years hence. bu
now There are materials which our Il
perience has shown " should he admitted
free simply because they would give oui
people more work 20 Do in r-eparing them
for their ultimate uses. and Il should b
cone-not years hence. bu- nov Tbs I
not the time 20 enter into detail for VIA
have said il no. eeniedT
Argument from Prosperity
Stating that the argument most fire.
quently heard against touching tn
tariff usually begins with Statement
Of the prosperity Of the people Of the
United States Gov Cummins said.
1T j. a SANDER upon the frncare nta
truth Of The World 10 say that the pros
perity OF the people ever has been Or eve
can be impaired by doing what Is rs<t
ana Just and fair What evidence u Their
10 sustain the assertion that correction
Of the grossly excessive duties woui.
hasten the days Of extreme connercEa
activity to a close
Nor are the advocates OF making tn
farN forever Immune from ex4rr1n2ti0r
or change altogether consistent Roose
welt boldly insists upon the abolition o
:se duty upon anthracite coal. ant 1ouh
not that the yen who 50 sscctiy eeran,
that tariff schedules Should be exempt from
legislative interference Will be quick q
assist In the removal Of the duty OF
cents per ton upon the commodity Ro0se
welt likewise urges the reduction OF Ii
duty upon Cuban sugar and tobacco. AM
n Is easy 10 see that II Cuba wants n,
reciprocity treaty i Will be rati6ee.
sfall rejoice when shes= things are done
brt I have been unable 20 suppress RI,
Inquiry whether the cnty On arthracIt
coal Is more burfsnsurre than sorre otke
duties whScH have excited public corrren
and whether the treaty with France Z
not a meritCrsDus as the treaty vith Cuba
&c Is also urged that II some duties ar
too high that they co no harm and tina
The injury infictes upon the country b,
an attempt to REFUGE them will be create
than the good that can be acccrr PTS re-
tv tfe reduction II this argument b
sound then We should kesi-ate long b.
fore We touched the subject a. al I
Is not. hout~er. SUPPORTED By the fact
as they are known 70 exist IL rorr-tltici
were effective In every fed OF .nfus-r'
excessive duties. generally speaking. vouI'
do little harm. bat Il IL a matter OF com
mon know edge that In some conroditfe
the force 81 competition has either b~ti
wholly eliminated or seriously impaired
and with respect 20 such things wheneve
there u a suil demand at home II il pos
slb's fer The home producer 70 rat@4 tn
price 10 the point cf extortlcr. and i
many Instances az this moment the pos
sihilsfy has become reality ant buyer
and consnnErs are now paying tore thai
far price for what they buy and con
sumo
Deonfsios ef Reciprocity
Expressing emphatic dissent frou
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