The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

representation of the states, which brings
out the united we stand. divided we
fall principle as it does not appear IN the
house. For example, Mr.. Foss. who Is
candidate for the congressional nomtna-
tion in the new Boston district on the
tariff reform issue, asks for free hides
| and free wool This request would sound
very we'll in the house and would get q
good many republican votes from the
populous eastern states which nave a
large representation. But whoever pro-
posed this in the senate would be asked
if the party cared to lose a number or
Rocky Mountain states, or at least, to FOR
felt the votes of the senators from them
for any tariff measure that the party
might have in contemplation.
Mr.. Warren Of Wyoming. a state which
now has a population three-fourths as
large as that of the city Of Worcester, is
indignant at the suggestion Of free hides.
with all the articles on which he says
New England is enjoying protection. II
Arizona and New Mexico are by that time
states in the union. their senior senators
would doubtless arise to say that the only
condition upon which these southwestern
commemorative had agreed to be good
and remain republican. was that duties
should remain on the very products which
Mr.. FosS wants to have free.
Somebody might propose to cut down
the duty on boraX. which. according to
a statement Of the case which remains
undenied, is as direct a gift from the
American consumers to those who con-
troll the boraX product as would be = g
money paid in current gold coin of the
federal treasury. There would be one
answer to this proposal. Do we want to
lose Senator Stewards vote? Shall we
abandon Nevada?
1t is long schooling in the philosophy
Of standing together which characterizes
the senate and it's legislative decisions.
Any tariff revision measure to command
I it's support must consist Of a compre-
hensive proposal more favorable to the
! business interests Of a majority of the
| republican states, than the present one,
or at least supposedly so. With, OF
course, a predominant weight given to the
| desires of the producer over the consumer
since the stake Of the former usually
reaches proportions which give him a de-
| gree Of interest in the matter which a
! multitude of petty pennies Of consumers,
! although they may equal it in the aggre-
| gate do not effect. The members of the
| senate are, as a rule, older and more
experienced politicians and tariff revision
is always something that seems very
simple until it has been tried. Mr.
Roosevelt's recent experience in trying tc
secure trifling and temporary cut
through reciprocity with Cuba, in the
duty on a product which enjoys protec.
ton of nearly 100 per cent, is a goOC
illustra ton. The president who wants tt
see his proposals readily taken up by
congress and successfully put through
should come out for radical increases II
the rate of duty, to be distributed over
the products of gigantic monopolies, II
inverse ratio to the differences in labor
| cost, if any, between this country ant
abroad. Such a proposal, properly dis
guised in soft phrases concerning thu
American working man, would meet {
very responsive echo in the republican
| caucus Of the United States senate
should be evident that whatever popula4
movement for a tariff revision reflect
| itself in the house Of representa- tives, will
have a hard road to travel in the sen
I ate.
Mr. North's Proposal.
Those persons who realize that prosper
ity is now at it's high water mark and S
should not be interfered with for ligh
| causes, and are at the same time con
WINGED that some changes in the tart
ought to be made, must recognize lac
of suitable machinery under our system {
| government with which to do 1t. We hav
apparently nothing but a surgical opera
ton for dealing with the tariff. durin
which our Industries must be under a
| aneStheSia. What we need is more deli
cate methods of trea tment, and this migE
be relatively non partizan.
This need is discussed by S. N. D. Nortl
chief statistician of manufactures, of tn
census office. in a. recent. paper prepare
for the National Association Of Wool Man
ufacturers. While he expects that tn
tariff question will continue indefinite]
to be mixed with partizanship, and thu
the preconceived views of parties will cor
tinue to dominate their action in congress
he nevertheless believes the great mass
facts necessary as a basis for intellige1
action to be essentially non-partizan
character, and such as might be collects
whatever policy or party happened to don
mate the government at any particuls
time. To do this he proposes the estal
lishment Of a permanent tariff commi:
sion. Such a one as he proposes wou