Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-11

American manufacturer can, If he will,
monopolize the whole American market at
a fair nrice
We stand for tariff duties so adjusted that
the potential competition from other coun-
tries will prevent producers at home from
eXacting more than a lust and reasonable
price for what they produce.
the doctrine of reciprocity upon the as
sumption that any treaty or bargain which
to both the high contracting parties and
that both will receive from 1t those benefits
which 1t promises. 40
BeneRt for Both sides.
We must assume that any such treaties
or bargains will have the effect of admitting
to the United States competitive commodi-
ties upon better terms than heretofore and,
that IS to say, upon such terms as VIII
enable the foreign producer to at least
fairly compete with the home producer,
and, therefore. 1t is not only probable but
reasonably certain that any such arrange
ment will result in dimiEishing the output
which our duty Is reduced or removed.
1t Will help us to look this proposition In
the eyes, The time has gone by when we
can SATISFY ourselves or the people with
mellihuous phrases concerning reciprocity.
II II is intended to employ the doctrine
only In those instances In which we can
get something and give nothing It is but an
IDLE dream and we might as well eliminate
the word from our platform and eXpunse 1t
1t is possible that the superior sagacity
of the American diplomat might occa-
sionaIiy commit larceny of that character,
but If II were consciously done IT would
be stain upon the honor of the American
name and when understood would meet
the swift and ,emnhatic condemnation Of
The conclusion is Inevitable that In the
great majority of cases reciprocal treaty,
respecting competitive commodities, would
| interfere and iniure some home producer
or producers and If that fact be a bar to
the ration, of the principle let us at
once ABANDON ~. sl-st- o.. 3D., fHfr-- ..-
should Not Take Narrow Vdew.
! 1 for one, however, am willing to be
counted among the ranks of those who be-
ieve that the ,cotsequepce Is not a bar and
that great policies should not be Viewed
I from so arrowGandEtlliberal a standpoint.
| = The purpose of any such treaty on our
sSiEt aSiarS YOU'D a be 70 open Up new market, or
| products and III those who are charged
with the responsibility of making, in our
/ behalf, a commercial trade are OF the opin-
| ion that, upon the whole, the market thus
| opened up orrenlarged to us will take more
| OF our products, measured by the labor re-
euired TO produce them, than the new com
/ ate, then we should make the trade. 'f-,'.
MneneysT, tne ,people take up the subject
the people shalr pass upon It congress wfii
| register the decree. Localized interests
| may prevail when the people are quiescent,
put they cannot ride the storm of public
| Every student of thersnbject knows that
San ;1A MAKE ma treatX Wi,9 Ga3ad9 ma at, thai
! States than weisnow5 have and the time
| will come. when ther adoption of any such
treaty VIII depend, not upon the will OF
! any state or of ANY district, but upon the
Se sta ssSs ssSea fSf sSe wda % 2s az
| The protective policy of the United States
| Is ampregnable, against. the, assaults of its
| enemies and II the citadel ever falls II will
| be because its friends sleep while the world
| is awakei 1t will be because its .friehds
| make ITS excesses and perNerslons so OBJ
ness and the glory of the principle itself.