Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
Shaw Favors it Especially With
Canada.
BOTH DELIVER ADDRESSES TODAY
Talk Before the National Reciprocity
League-Iowa's Governor Is Straight
Gut Tariff Revisionist and Voices
Sentiments in No Uncertain Terms.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 1O.-(special)
and taking decided stand against
the policy of reciprocity, Governor A.
B. Cummins of Iowa this afternoon
delivered an address before the Ma
tional Reciprocity League in this city
on Reciprocity and the Tariff"
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
Iowa delivered an address strongly
urging a practical appleton of the
policy of reciprocity, 81 Y as re-
lated to Canada. TIN are in
sharp contrast with i Iowa's
governor.
AS to the policy of protection, Mr..
Cummins' tribute was without reserve,
but he did question the wisdom of it's
OF tariff schedules perfectly express
the principle on which they were
founded. This is not to be expected.
As a remedy reciprocity is suggested,
but the chief obstacle which lies in
the way of this instruments use was
not discussed yet as Mr.. Cummins
viewed it, one could be an apostle Of
reciprocity without being traitor TO
of reciprocity is found in the fact that
1t has never formed the basis of
campaign and therefore public senti-
ment has never yet been crystallized
upon it. 1t has been accepted as
delightful term, expressive of some
hope in future commercial conquestss
but it has not become concrete and
the votes of great intelli-
gent population have not depended
upon their views respecting
the question. 1t has been at times
called the ''hand-maiden of protection, .
but what that means no human being
knows or can explain. 1t has been at
other times called the twin sister of
projections" but just where she has
been hidden all these years is deep
and perpleXing mystery.
81 Continuing, Mr.. Cummins' said:
4There are many ardent advocates
for reciprocity who believe that tariff
schedules should be changed only
through reciprocal treaties. am not
one of them. 1t seems to me manifest
that prerequisite to any material or
important reciprocal tariff is willing
ness to adjust, whenever fairly requir
ed, our exclusive tariff, to the condi
tons of the time. Reciprocity will
never win it's way until we are willing
to treat the tariff nationally instead Of
Historically; and the first step in the
process is to be willing to make .sucf
changes as from time to time may be
necessary to bring tariff schedules init
harmony with the principle which vim
dicates their existence.
Cannot Defend Home Duties.
There are duties notably in tn
iron and steel schedule, although no
confined to it, which are wholly indie
feasible, which no man will ever al
tempt to defend, and which are a
much at war with the real object c
protection as free trade itself The
can be greatly reduced and still tn
American manufacturer will occup
the whole American market, pay tn
highest American wages, and be +,
warded with an ample American pr,
fit; and therefore they ought to be r.
duced-not years hence, but nov
There are materials which our exp
rience has shown us should be admi
ted free, simply because they woul
give our people more work to do
preparing them for their ultimate use
and it should be done-not veal
hence, but now. This is not the tin
to enter into detail, for what l ha,
said is not denied. Resistance
based upon other grounds which ms
now be examined.
Whole Tariff Need Not Be Revised.
at is said that in order to chan:
any schedule or any part of any sche
ule,the whole tariff must be taken
f11r ~, <NP1
ed, and new law substited. del
the proposition. 1t is the unwortl
shelter of two divisions in the arm
of opposition; first, those who want
perpetuate something which tn
know would be condemned under il
partial investigation; and, second, t
timid souls who would rather not vo
at all than vote right or wrong. f
one have stood too long and too oft
before the people of my country {