Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-20
POSITION OUTLINED
Attitude of the Republican Party
On Issues Iiow Before
Congress

OOHgTtSS ,
Washington. d. c., Feb. y. 1862
Ed Appeal.
The Republican leaders are not
happv over the tariff situation. In fact
they are out OF harmony. The lack
of perfect concord was first manifest
ed by the failure of the Senate to
ratify the reciprocity treaties nego-
tiated by the late President Mckin-
ley, who was himself a high priest IN
the temple of protection. He saw
plainly, however, that we had got be-
yond the industrial condition which
merely required that foreign goods
should be kept ont OF free competition
with American goods in the home
market. On some lines we were pro-
ducing far beyond cur own consump-
tive capacity and for the surplus We
must find markets abroad 1t was
with this condition in view that he
so earnestly advocated reciprocity
He strongly urged upon his party the
necessity OF making reasonable com
mercial concessions to other countries
in order that our own surplus produ-
cts might find a freer vent. Thus far
his party while protesting to endorse
his policy to the letter, has failed to
take the first step toward carrying out
this feature OF it.
TRUST CONTROLLED PRODUCTS.
Mr.. Mckinley had not gone the
length of proposing the removal of
duties from trustcontrolled products,
but nothing can be more certain than
that he would very soon have reached
that point, for the two propositions
are closely related. The huge indus
trial combinations which have been
made during recent years besides op-
pressing the consuming public in this
country, are grave menace to our
foreign trade. Operating at home be-
hind the impossible wall of the tariff
they sell their products here at prices
which enable them to make heavy cut
in export prices and thus invade for
eign markets under circumstances
which place their competitors at a
serious disadvantage. Mr.. Schwab.
the head of the steel trust in his tes
timony before the Industrial Commits
sion, admitted that the export price
of our leading manufacturers We're
below the prices charged to dealers
in the home market. This is the con
ditiOn OF which foreigners so bittely
complain, and upon which they base
their demand for commercial repriS
ais. Upon these questions lines O
cleavage are beginning to appear il
the Republican party and among 1t
representatives in Congress the DIV
son is becoming clearer day by day.
Some are in favor of modifying tn
rigor OF the tariff by reciprocity treat
les, and some are opposed to maxim
any concessions whatever; some TAX
further step in advance and urge til
removal OF duties from articles tn
production OF which are controlled b
the trusts, while others are oppose
to any such action. 1t need hardly b
are much the more numerous and dt
termined.
REUEAL OF WAR TAXES.
The recent action OF the Commute
on Ways and Means III reporting
bill for the repeal OF the war take:
may be taken to indicate the prevail
ing trend of Republican Compression;
thought. The purpose Of this NOV
is to SO reduce the revenues OF til
government as to enable the hig
protectionist to argue plausibly thu
any lowering of duties through rec
prOcity or antitrust measures will el
danger the condition of the Treasur
They plead now that the war taxes
should be removed first. OF cours
the whole contention is illogical an
insincere. The lowering. or even tt
total removal of duties from tru
products will scarcely reduce the re
enue at all for those products are IL
imported to any extend worth consi
erng.
RECIPROCITY
After the war taxes are all repe;
ed there will still remain a surplus
revenue estimated at $50. 100000 a
nually. The reciprocity idea. as nc
proposed. only involves reduction
One-hfth in the rates of duty. Til
would result in some additional il
ports and it is easy to see that wi
a surplus of $4,000, 900 to begin wi
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