Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-05
THE TARIFF.
II Il Subject That stand. Apart from
the Trusts.


reduction of the tariff as means OF reach
ing the evils OF the trusts which fall with
m The have Ia dsSerDed Not
but the diversion of our efforts in such a
direction would mean the abandonment of
AL; an intelligent attempt to Go away with
lions. many Of those which should GER
tainly be included in any proper scheme Of
slightest degree by change in the tarin,
save as such change intertered with the
general prosperity of the country The
lions as whole is that the tariff makes
remedy proposed would be in effect simply
TO make manufactures improbable. To
remove the tariff as punitive measure
directed against trusts would inevitably re-
sq Il ta agaesi Them @
should be not by unwise tariff changes to
give foreign products the advantage over
ton to give domestic competition fair
chance; and this end cannot be reached by
any tarin changes which would affect un-
and bad alike. The question Of regulation
ton Of tariff revision
Stability Of economic policy must always
be the prime economic need Of this country
This stability should rot be fossilzation
~ mhs The has the
ceedingly undesirable that this syste m
should be destroyed or that there should be
past experience shows that great prosper
lily In this country has always come under
a protective tariff ana that the country
at short Intervals Moreover, II the tariff
laws as whole york Well. and II business
has mas o,L = Ss,ae rnss them and Is proper.
/ inconveniences and Inequalities in some
schedules than to upset business by too
earnestly to be wished that we could treat
the tariff from the standpoint solely Of our
business needs; II Is perhaps. too much to
Guided from consideration Of the subject
put at least II can be MADE secondary to
the business interests Of the country-that
Internationally these business interests
VIII best be served II together with fx''S
S 81 aptem WsicS the tar
time to time to make the necessary reap
plieation Of the principle to the shifting ma
care that the reappNcation shall be maSs
IN such way that 1t will not amount to
ahr aistoc s Ion OF our system. the mere
formance) would produce paralysis In The
business energies of the community The
nrst consideration in aknE these changes
clple which underlies our whole tariff sys-
tem-that is. the principle OF putting Amer
eana,i nusne MESS interests at least on full
more than cover the difference between The he
Ing Of the wage-worker.. like the well-be-
Ing Of the tiller Of the soil. should be treat
co. 60 as san an essential IS in shaping our whole
change which VIII jeopardize the standard nd
OF comfort, the standard Of wages Of the
American wage-worker.
One way in which the Reimbursement
sought can be reached Is by reciprocity
urea treaties est It is greatly to he desired that
OS6O WIDEN me r1nfo 20
give greater field for the activities of
our producers on the one hand and on
lowering OF duties when they are mo
longer needed for protection among our
own people. or when, the minimum Of
plished. II IT prove impossible to ratify
the pending treaties: and If there seem
execute others. or to "a amend the bending ne
treaties so that they can he rat'fed then
the same end-to. secure reciprocity
Need of Tarin commission.
Wherever the tariff conditions are such
vantage be made by the application Of
sy passb e. s snses cbanr
should be made only after the fullest
e cSSnsl,deration BY practical experts. who
tn, sbtect from bps
particular !nterasfs syected and he cons me
l meaeial r wSeli-beins Of the people as
careful Investigation can readily be sun
pied. The executive department has al
ready at its disposal methods of collect
gress desires additional consideration to
that which Will be given the subject by
us own committees. then a commission
oi business ness. experts can be appointed
action by the congress after a deliberate
ana scientific examination OF the Various
cS nsaaass .a az they are al!estea by the
Unmarried and unbiased report Of this
comm would show what changes
an1ulS So DC made IN the various schedules.
wl.nout also changing the great pros
perlty which this country is now enjoy
ii IRE. OF upsetting its fixed economic pol
me cases in which the tarin can pro-
etit's.a monopoly are SO few as to con-
S STsate an inconsiderable factor in the
y De found that given rate Of duty
n; npes proniqe monopoly which works
rs, radu ne protectionist would object to such
competition. sA1"A11e
i'm In my Adgment the tariff on anthra-
s site coal Goa Should be removed. and anthra-
many on the free list. This would have
no ~ eHect at all save in crises; but in |
, ~ It might be Of service to the peo.
N<rdq1 Financial LeSasIatiou.
~ i u n1 1a Iaxss are Q potent factor in
m 90 te 50 aavlty. and IN oroer that these
Ia III. ses may be equalised to meet the vary
~ communities, and to prevent |
s sS recurrence OF financial str,neencies |
n mM,en 19jurtoa,sly AFFECT Legitimate blsl.
\ :, =, ~ - heoa ssary that there should ha /
svstara 'en5 OF elasticity in our monetasy j
ys saln,,s sanks are the natural servants
!, =, 80, 1os;nluetst. a.ld gpon .nenl should n
y Inr, ~ ar as practicable, the burdel.
ation n aSns ald naln.a. ming ci.cu
' ,a., ae,Versihed industries and of our do
L 1Snsse And toreiGn commerce; and tSa
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