The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-02
ractices which in,uriously affect inter

state trade can be prevented under the
the Several ssates' throush as reg regpiaiions is
and requirements operating directly upon
thereof and those engaged therein.
l earnestly recommend this subject to the
to the. passage Of Il law reasonable in its
provisions and effective in it's operations.
upon which the questions can be finally
adjudicatea that now raise doubts rs to
the necessity Of constitutional amend
ment. If it prove impossible TO accom-
a law, then assuredly. should not
shrink from amending the constitution SO
as to secure beyond peradventure the
the congresss has not heretofore made
any appropriation for the better enforce
stands. Very much has been Gone by the
department. OF Justice in securing the en-
foS sa done fs eohHys aw but o9 9ch a{s ors
special approximation TO for this purpose, to
One proposition advocated has been the
REDUCTION Of the tariff as a mean, means Of Of
within the category I have described.
Not merely would this be wholly ineffec-
tive but the d;versionr of our efforts in
away With these hes evils Many Of the lar.
should certainly be included in any proper
scheme of regula ton, would not he af-
fected tea in es the slightest decree sF by change
fcred with the general prosperity OF the
country The only relation of the tariff
to big corporations as a whole is that the
tariff makes manufactures profitable and
the tariff remedy proposed would be in
effect simply. TO make manufactures I'M
profitable. To remove the tariff as n
punitive measure directed against trusts
would inevitably result in ruin to the
weaker competitors who are struggling
against them. Our aim should be not by
unwise tariff changes to give foreign prod
ucts, but by proper regulation to give do,
nestle coHipeution ihir chance ana He
hs end o be rgofsd by qny rafT hy
all domestic competitors. good and bad
alike. The question of rcgula ton of the
trusts stands apart from the question Of
tariff revision.
Stability of economic policy must al
ways be the prime economic need OF ihls
in in L he = wisdom Of Of the protec'iys tariff
that this system should he destroyed or
that there should be violent and radical
changes therein Cur past GTiper,enne ,i renee
try has always come undci'a protective tar
tff ana that the country cannot prosper
under tttfu tariff changes 1T short inter
walls. Moreover, If the tariff laws as a
whole work we'll and if business has pros
pered under them and is prosrcring, it is
better to endure for ii time slight inCOn-
vonionc"s ard inequalities in some Sched~
Ules than TO upset business by to" quick
nestly to he wished that could treat
the tariff from the STANDPOINT solely OF
much to hope that, partisan&hp may BE
entirely excluded from consideration of
the subject but at least It can be made
secondary TO the business interests of the
country-that is, to tho interests OF our
people as II whole. UnquestionaDly these
together with hXity of principle as re
CARDS the tariff we combine system
which viii permit us from. time. to time to
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principle to the shifting national needs.
We must take sGrupuion2 care that the
that it will not.amount TO disiocation OF
our system, the mere threat Of winch, not
to speak of the performance, would pro
due; paralysis in the business energies
Of tn" community. The FIRST consideTa.
ton in making, these changes would, OF
underies our whole tariff system--thgt is
the principle of putting A;nCTlcan huSi-
ness interests at leas, on a full equality
with interests abroad and of always al
lowing sufficient rate Of duty to more
than cover the difference h@twecn the
ing OF the wngcw or!ier, like the well be
ing Of the tiIler Of the soil. should be
whole economic policy. There must never
be any change which will jeopardi@e the
st2nMard d Of Of Gon1I9rt the Standara Of
One way in which the rcadju$tmcnt
sought can be reached is by reciprocity
treaties. 1t is greatly TO be desired that
such treaties may b" adopted. They can
be used to widen our markets and to give
a greater rod for the acQNitl'S OF our
NTCdliC""S On the enc name. ana on INC
other hand to secure in prac tical snap"
IN" lowering or dNileS Wnen 'h'T are no
longer hG"neu 'HF pTotPctpA among ou'
own FH"pic or Then lht Elilt!.I:u.h o. 'iaii- ,
age GONE may DE ulS!tE@Fn"' l"t ll'H S'tNG
OF the maximum q COCO acconli''!S!ie'''
/ II II prove InloSSin.e TO ratiiE l'1 l'e'"-
| ing N"hlioS an" II l!lCi. SSc.n 20 "t -"
Warrant Tor IN" "ndeaF"r 70 c%tcu,@ ON, ,
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reciprocity idea, then II can ir r;'u" out
/ right by n lowering of duties on n gwen
I pro;lIrt, If possible. such chang" Sn0NiH
/ be made only after the fullest cousidcra-
, ti0n hy Dractical experts who should APP