Arizona republican., 1902-09-21
As .e rariff Revision

me UeinOCIdIlC GeIIeuy IOT lHS U uSe evil is free trade. Which the country would prefer-the stagnation, idleness. bankruptcy and heart-breaking gloom Of the free soup house era of Cleveland, tended more or less by injury wrought by some of the trusts-is a question which will be satisfactorily answered when the y-eighth congress is elected in November next President Roosevelt admirably covered the situ- ation in his Fitchburg speech, when he said.
 "The man who advocates destroying the trusts by measures which would paralyze the industries of the country is at best a quack and at worst an enemy to the republic"
 Mir Morrison, in his speech of ac- ceptance before the territorial conven- ton, pointedly directed the attention of his democratic friends to the 'Cleve- land times" In Arizona, when all busi- ness was paralyZed, and when he asked them if they wished for a return of those conditions. he propounded the most embarrassing question which partisan democrat can hear. Such un- the economic conditions of today must be left to the republican party and the republican administration at Washing ton for settlement. Every intelligent citizen of unbiased judgment recognizes and admits this fact. To hand the gov ernment over to the democracy would mean the instant end of pros perity which has astonished the world. It may be freely admitted that pos sibly some features of the tariff law need revision. All republicans admit that there is nothing sacred about tariff schedule-it is the principle of protection which must be conserved. Practically all republicans are also agreed that fer congress to attempt revision of the tariff a this time would be dangerous. because pending the en- actment of notifications the business men of the country would be in doubt and business generally would suffer serious check. Speaker Henderson ap- parently sees but this one phase of the question: Comprehending the danger ous nature Of any tariff tinkering," he seems to overlook the broad and safe avenue through which any needed revision may be had-he ignores re ciprocity.
 Happily, President Roosevelt. while just as loyal as General Henderson is to protection, perceives that reciprocity offers the only safe gates through the protection wall. By the negotiation of reciprocity treaties, the administration will be able to effect reductions in tho Dingley schedules, give the country the at the same time carefully protect our vast industrial system. Moreover, the country has such implicit confidence in the loyalty of the president to protec pending any tariff revision through reciprocal treaties. The developments of the past year prove more conclu- sively than ever before that James C.. Blaine was one of the greatest states men of the century, and that he was right in saying that reciprocity was the true handmaid of protection. The high schedules of the Dingley tariff in reality give the president great tact ical advantage in negotiating reciprOc- ity treaties. So much for the incl dental question of tariff revision which has arisen from the general discussion of the trusts.
 As to legislation directly bearing up on the trusts, the country can well af- fcrd to leave the matter to the only party which has ever enacted an anti trust law.