Mexico Missouri message., 1902-12-04
TIL; TAItIFF.
II Is n Subject That stands Apart from
the Trusts.

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| reduction Of the tariff as a means of reach
Ing he evils of the trusts which fall with
In the category ! have described. Not
merely would his be wholly ineffective
but the diversion Of our efforts In such a
direction would mean the abandonment Of
all Intelligent attempt to DO away with
these evils Many OF the largest corpora
tluns, many Of those which should Ger
talnly be included In any proper scheme Of
regulation, would not be affected I'm the
slightest degree by change In the tarin.
save as such change intcrtcred with the
oh.y relation OF the tariff to big corpora
tons As "A whole Is that the tariff makes
manufactures profitable, and the tariff
remedy proposed would be in effect sImpIy
to make manufactures unprofitable 70
remove the tariff as a punitive measure
directed against trusts would inevitably re-
suit In RUIN to the v Clker compel itOrs who
are struggling against them. Our aim
should be not by uuwisc tariff changes To
give foreign products the advantage over
ton to give domestic competition a fair
chance; and this end cannot be reached by
any tariff changes which would affect un-
favorably all domestic competitors. good
and bad alike. The question Of regulation
OF the trusts stands apart from the ques-
Stability OF economic policy must always
be the prime economic reeG of this country
This stability should Lot be foSsilzatior.
The country has aCquiesCed in the wisdom
of the protcctive-tarin principle 1t is ex-
ceeG!ngIy undesirable that this system
should be destroyed or that there should be
past experience shows that great PROSPER
ity In this country has always come under
protective tariff; and that the country
cannot prosper under ftful tariff changes
at short intervals. Moreover, if the tariff
laws as a whole work wei, and If business
has prospered under them and is prosper
ing, 1t Is better to endure for a time slight
lhronNcnlenCeS arG Inequalities in some
schedules than to. upset business by too
quick ard too radical changes 1t is most
earnestly to be wished that we could treat
ne tarin from the standpoint solely of our
PUSH bushes , leeds IT t. perhaps, too much to
nope mat paruSans MP may be entirely ex-
Cluded from consideration of the subject
put az leaSt II can be mace secondary to
the business interests of the courtry-ihat
Is, to the interests Of our people as a whole
tmqueS t!unhhN these business interests
WI WI i,r GGSi DC served II together with nxi:y
pine system which Will permit us from
.lnle 70 umt TO make the necessary reap
l,raII'or' "i me IrInClpie TO ne shifting ra-
uohal ne a., We must take sCrupulous
Ea's th"L tme tt3ppItal2n Shall be made
Glslocatior oil our system he mer re
t tnront OF Whirh 'm9j to speak Of the per
h, 'tii,,'s,', WI" ftc"GnCe pArhNsis in the
NC ,,,IN tnrlsi's OF me community. The
worlr If Cnnrt5 5,, t ~, tmrse changes
rjni' If 81 '"' ~ ''' 10 prtSrrEr the prlr-
trn No. - ,,,i ~ uVt MHolt tarll sAs-
iCar husirr.s a. W tult'LE amer,
coIality vim ,rtorns , 4, ieaSt on run
way. 9i,owiur - INN TO-, a. u'tt dtu OF a.
more thar rnt,t 10y ITtt 11'I OF GUY TO
/ I,bnr rns, b,rn .',, 49, nj eel! tHe
lrr nf tho vn,r..u,,,.L,c IL, y W, y
irg Of thr iii ,b'Ns'n ~ n.S "t.I-pt-
r,a M nm cete,- tt.i ~, ,'t"u'H ~ Itt"t-
cCOT0mir nnlIr, M 'n'P,'E uul "HuIe
change which win i'nN,rSi,aa ~, - ' 81 60, nc Il.G
of comfort The sta,,4,ri 'f ,''n a','" a.
American Warr- Won, VI ""H's "l '"e
One way in which IN, ro,dt,,,,,,,,
sought can be rr1rhrl is la, rat ~, -,
treaties II ig rrr1tIv tn h, lasirllt W ~ ~
such treaties may hr ,dnntcd trh 'o ''nnt
he used to widen our mnrlots az a 20" ~
give a greater Hrla for thc act t.i IT, ~
our producers on The ono hama anI az UI
the other to secure i'm nrnctiCai bn ~ ~, ~.
lowering of duties when tb"v - ' nc
longer needed for urntertiom o,,n,,o , ~
own ppople or whom the mi, ir,i'n, 'n az
damage done may he disrcpardnd ~ ~, pa
sake of the maXlmum Of TH"d a"t ,,I'
plished II il uroyp imnossiIio :, ~
the pending treaties. and If ther. "ea,,
ia he M warrnnt Tor INC onb,,,,,', -.
| execute Others or To omsnd the noU',, tu
treaties so that thcy can be- rntinnd thnS
the same rnd-to secure rccinrnc tn
should be met by direct legIsiatinn ~
Need OF ThrIh commission.
Wherever the tariff conditions ara s,,cb
that a needed change cannot with ad-
vnntapc hc made hv ,ha annl,ra d., ~ w.,
Tho rerinrocitv ideo thrn II I'm 10 a.,
/ outripht nv n lowrrinr ~ IN fos ~, ~
given nroduct If pnssibi, smrh cbnnga
Should he made only nftcr thn fmiinsSt
consdcration hy rract!Cai exnarts VINO