The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-12-18

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one propoSl;ion advocated has been the ,
reduction OF the tarlT as a means OF
reaching tn" evils OF the trusts winch 1dll
within the category have described.
Not merely would thi-s lee wholly inelf"c-
tive but the diversion Of our efforts in
such a direction would mean the aban-
donment of all lnt"ill3cnt attempt 10 DO
away with these evils, Many of the lar
Eest Corporauo many OF those when
should certainty be Included IN any proper
scheme OF regulation, would not De al
feCtcd in the slightest degree by 4 Cnan&e
f"r"d with the genera prospcrIty OF ne
country. ne only Ic!alIol oi .Hf tatt Ia
TO Dig corporations as Il WhoIe IS tidt ll9
urn iri4AVS r',i 90 II WINK he in
ne tar!H remedy PROPOSED Eouid pe III
ohtat $ihPIEr 10 ilakt ilIlluia'l i1 a ul-
pIoi!taI'ie. 10 lti!oN' iHt ltii III as d
punitive ln' tSufe dlfccted aSa!HAt russ
oEIu lhoNltdnii\ l|9"it III I'm ~ t
WrIKCt HoiIPe'I,oIa M'o Irf M ~, ~,
aEdihS' thgii. our ann SliotiH ne NO. ~
ul "I9' tdi III CiI.ils7'7 ~ - ~ St+ii Pi
u',3 nc i'll"Ii,.'3t oN|i 4otiit9'tc plE ~
pNt 10y ~ , ~ Sd'e and
~, I'D caii1not Ln r",ctri Nv onv tariff
N rliu etillipI re 'y fliy III
cm'iEtS WillcN Nou!u anect UNI u dpiI az,
az GolidgSuc competitors. b0Cu anu pftu
alike / ne question or re2u!atlol OF me
!rui#tS st4ndS apart from 'HS queS'ioii "
''.ih iS'lS1oii- -
ways De 'mG ptl!lg GtoiiolnlC iite' " tll7
country his stability should not be los
sill::ation The country has acqu1escedi
IN me "lSiofi OF me protecliEe ldilIl
prlnclpIc. IL IS "EceedinRly undesiraple
that this system .4ould be destroyed or
that there should be violent and radical
SHOWS that great prosperity IN thlS coun-
Try mas Always come ulldcra protective TAR
under fttul tarlfI changes at snort inter
walls. Moreover, if the tariff laws as
whole work well and if business has pros
percd under them and is prospecting, it is
better to endure for a time slight Incon-
NGniences ana lnequailtleS in some schcd-
and too radica Pt changes It IS nUG ear enr
nesty to be wished that we could treat
the tariff from the standpoint solely of
our business needs. Ii is, perhaps. too
much to hope that partisanship may be
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 whole. tnquestiOnably these
business interests will best be served if
CARDS the tariff we combine a system
which will permit us from time to time TO
make the necessary rcappliCatiOn of the
principle to the shifting national needs.
We must take sCrupulous care that the
reappliCatiOn shall be made in such way
that it Will not amount to a diSlOCatiOn of
our system the mere threat OF which, not
to speak of the performance. would pro-
duce paralysis IN the business energies
OF tne community Inc lrat cohSidefa.
tioit III ihthllS THESE changes Nould OF
TJ; ne 10 pi 81 ~ % ~, i'it " ~ II
III nrincinia Of Tuttin.r I'n,nrf.,on NJ
80 in+orduts o+ 1ost ~ y f,,ii i,,,,iit,.
with interests abroad and of ALWAYS al
lowing n sufficient rate of duty TO more
than cover the difference between the
labor cost here and abroad. The we'll be
Ing Of the WagcW orker. Xix" the Wei be
ing OF the uller OF me sol should be
tS"tSo "S an 'NSt MA! III iiitIIIliS oA!
whore ecoiioiilII pHLitN- iile! I mus never
ny mifiCit WI Joop,,tI 'ile ne
We ,res Of The AmariISn W., ,,aW"r..r. "a
On vav in uthicb IT, r"a,iitttr,s,,t
sought can he reached * nv Iscinr0Citx.
treaties 1t IS greatly to be desired that
such treaties may be adopted. They can
be used to widen our markets and to give
greater field for the activities Of cur
producers on the one hand. and on the
other hand to secure in practical shape
the lowering of duties when they are 10
| longer needed for protection among our
own people or when the minimum of dam
| age done may be disregarded for the sake
OF th, maximum Of good aCccmplishc!
II II prove impossible to ratiIE the pend
I,'S I, g4'fgS anp II me- seem 20 DC 10
Warrant Tor the endeaNor 10 execute 9th
ers or TO amend the pending treaties 50
mat theN can be rauhed. then the same
chd.to secure reciprocity be met
by QreCt leGiSiaton
| Wherever the tariff conditions are such
| that needed change cannot with advan-
| tagc he made by the application Of the
reciprocity idea. then it can be made out
| right 10y Il lowering of duties on a given
| product If possible. such change should
| be made only after the fI,I!esI c1,si,,rra.
tior} nv prr cficll cy-1,erts VI, sbnriil an
| nroarh tbc s1,hiact fro-,S = h1rsi,,.'.. sto,,S
$500 t,l;,rer =, -; -. ~ -, t; 80
., 80 " 80 80 - - 81 20 j.,
SStcNts nlSo'o" anu me Np'ii'iI|t E.ii wei
| pc!HS oi lile people Il" NiIoie- ne ma
| chlhcrE Tor proNldlNE SuCA careful inECS
| uSatlon can readily tie supplied. The CX-
| eCutive department has already at its
| disposal methods of collecting facts and
| figures and If the CONGRESS- desires eGGi.
! tionaI consideration ~ fhat v-lir, viii HI
| Give, tha s,Ihiact NV i.s own c,-r1-,:ftr,s
| IT,, = ,,o,,,,,iSs;,r,, - i,,s.;,,t.. - 80 =
| - - -, = - -
| w 'tIol4tCN Nil"Se c"'S 1t SI-U"'S' He L
| recommend aStloh bE inc congress after
| q deliberate ana SCltNt!hc examination ol
| the various schedules : they are affected
| nN the changed and changing conditions
| Inc unmarried and unbiased report OF thi:
| commission would show what change:
| should be made in the various schedules
| and how far these changes could go with
| out also changing the great prosperity
| which this country is now enjoying CT
| urSstting its hNed economic policy
The cases in which the tariff can pro
duce monopoly are - toU IS 10 coHs;i
| lutte an lnconSlderab!e factor in the Qucs
ton: but. OF course. II in any case ii b,
| found that given rate OF duty does pro
mote monopoly which works III, no pro
| tecuonlst would object TO such reduction
or the duty as would eGua!lze composition