Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-28
CANNON'S WARNING CRY
The Illinois Congressman g Message
to Pennsylvania.
TARIFF MUST NOT BE TOUCHED

PattIson's Election Would Mean a
Lack Of Confidence In President
Roosevelt and His Poiicy-Prosper-
ity and Republican Rule.
(From a Special Correspondent)
Washington. D. c., Aug. 26.-"You
can say to the people Of PennsylVa-
mia that II our present prosperity is
TO continue, then tariff protection as
eremplified in the Dingley act must
continue"
These significant and impressive
words were uttered by the chairman
Of the house committee on appropri-
ations, Hon. Joseph Cannon. Of IL
linois. He has been In the city for
several days returning from the ma
val maneuvers and is on his way
home to take part in the Republican
campaign In his state.
In your campaign speeches are
you going to promise the people that
there will be a revision Of the tariff
at the next session." he was asked.
NO TARIFF TINKERING.
mo sir Why should | make such
q promise? The people Of this country
do not want the marvellous prosperity
we are enjoying checked, and that Is
hot raViGinn
the tariff should be agitated. There Ia
always a year OF uncertainty connected
with tariff revision. Business becomes
demoralized and industries shut down.
Manufacturers do not care to make con-
tracts for the future, because they do
not know what the tariff rate will be.
mo sir. The tariff will not be re-
yised at the next session Of congress
or by the succeeding congress-, unless
there Is an unforGeen check to our
present prosperity. There Is nothing
sacred about the present tarin sched-
ule, but any tinkering with II at the
present time would be demoralizing."
The above is a significant utterance.
II comes from one of the best posted
and one of the most conservative men
In congress. Ii Is a statement particu-
larly interesting to Pennsylvania,
which above all states OF the union
with its great iron and steel Industries
would be affected by tariff agitation.
There are four great manufacturing
states In the union and Pennsylvania
is second They are New York with
$2175, ,000, 900 of manufactured prod
ucts Pennsylvania with 1885, ,000,0 900;
Illinois, 1926, 100000, and Massachu-
setts 81, OBS, 100000. The instant the
tariff is touched or revision Is agitated
by It's enemies, the Democrats, just that
instant do We have an era of Democrat
&c hard times.
Here Is an interesting statement OF
facts as showing the difference between
conditions In 1896 when Cleveland left
the White House and last year after
five years OF undisturbed Republican
rule
The deposits in the savings banks
of the country, those repositories OF
the surplus funds of the working man.
were $500. 600 900 greater In the single
year 1901 than they were in 1898. The
individual deposits In the National
banks OF the country were 81. 298, ,064,
900 greater In 1901 than in 1898. Thus
the deposits in the Savings and Ma
tional banks In the country In Re-
publican good times exceed those
of 1895 at the close of four years OF
Democratic uncertainty by the enor-
nous sum OF 81. .9S8, 100000
FARMERS GETTING RICH.
Now what has this meant to the far
mer? The livestock on the farms of the
country which WAS reported by the ag
ricultural department in 1896, at ST.
727, ,926, 084, is reported at 1881 ,Ooi,-
l15 by the census OF 1900, an increase
OF $3.50, ,l2S,03l With the increased
activity, increased earnings. and in
creased consumption by a prosperous
people the farmer has received greatly
Increased prices for his production.
The farmer Is becoming an exporter.
The expectation OF agricultural pro-
ducts increased from $50 900 in
1896 to S944 OO0, 900 In 1901. an increase
OF 1914 900 600. in the mere surplus re-
naming after supplying our great and
rapidly increasing home market The
farmers OF the country received $780,
900. 900 more for their cereals alone In
1900 than they did in 1896.
A statistician In one of the depart
ments here in Washington. said to
me the other day
THE Democratic stump speakers
sneeringly claim that the Republicans
claim every big crop as a result of pro-
lection or Republican legislation, there
by robbing Divine Providence and
Heaven of It's just dues" but the fig
ures show that 1t is fact that during
Republican admin nistIations there are
larger crops and 1sder prices than
there are in Democ. attic times" In