The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-10

try and not for the entire world 1t seems
TO me that the Democratic leaders nave
shown greater anxiety TO discover an issue
on which to win successive campaigns 'nan
to formulate a policy upon which 10 run
the government after they shall have won.
Mr.. Shaw discussed trusts and trust legls-
lation at length. In brief, he claimed tnat
the Republican convention OF 1888 was the
first TO attempt to suggest curb for COM
binations and trusts The only antl-truss
bill signed by President or the Onlteu
States was signed by Republican Presi-
dent-Bentamin Harrison, said Mr. SHAW,
who said also that President RooSeVelt Is
now doing more than any other president
to- enforce the laws in effect against com,
binations. He said that If the States wouio
enforce laws against trusts, within tneiI
own limits, the national government would
not need to- Mr.. Shaw was interrupted
several times by an auditor who wanted 10
hear about the coal strike and free coal.
Mr.. Shaw replied TO him that president
Roosevelt, that man who cares Tor you
better than any one else can, is doing all
he can to settle the trouble,
Once again he was interrupted and PAID
esteem, reciting the fact that Mr.. Roose-
welt Is crippled and attempting TO work
for the solution of the difficulty at tne
risk of serious physical harm 10 himseli.
Mr.. Shaw then took up the tarin princl-
piles at some length. He said:
'Our political opponents have always
urged the removal of all tariff duties from
what they are pleased to term raw ma
terial. And they urge such course because
they claim IL will enable our manufacturers
TO successfully compete with their Euro
pean rivals in foreign markets. And what
Is raw material? Ore in the bowels or the
earth Is raw material, until man acquires
title to It, but ore at the mouth OF the mine NINE
labor shall be protected and whose placed
In open competition with the world? Inc
Republican party ever ready with encour-
agements to the manufactures, meets these
arguments by what are known drawback
provisions. Whoever will may bring wool
or silk. or hides. iron. or wood. or any
other commodity from the cheapest market
of the earth and If therefrom he will pro-
duce a manufacture for expectation he viii
be paid from the treasury the full amount
or the duty he paid upon the material I'M
ported. In fact he need not pay the duty.
If he will conform to certain regulations
and give the necessary bond.
"In practice the Republican policy of pro-
lection, extended to all American labor,
has resulted to the advantage not only of
the manufacturers who supply the Amer
lean market, but also to the American ex-
porter or manufacturer. In 1861 at the
close of long period of Democratic con-
troll, when the manufacturer was given
free raw material, we imported, for pur-
poses of manufacture, a little less than
81 per capita. In 1892 we imported for the
purposes of manufacture a little over "a
per capita. In 1860 our importations for
purposes of manufacture were 171a per cent.
of the total; in 1902 they were SO per cent.
of the total. AS usual. our opponents ar
guments sound well INFESTED by experience.
personally and speaking Tor myself alone
/ should be glad to see these drawback
provisions made more liberal. Let me illus
trate: If Smith imports hides from South
America, and exports the leather which he
manufactures therefrom, he will be allowed
drawback equal to the duty he has paid
on the hides; but if he sells the leather
TO Jones, Jones is not entitled to any
drawback, even though he exports shoes
manufactured therefrom. In other words.
the thing imported must be made a part
of a manufacture and by the importer HIM
self.
Some of our European rivals offer great
er encouragement to British exporters than
we thus far have to ours. Personally, /
believe yet more liberal provisions may
| be safely made without fear of fraud and
| without embarrassment to the public rev.
enues. We have attained our commercial
| independence and every reasonable advan-
| tage should be given to him whose enter
prise furnishes employment to American
| citizens, the product of whose skill in
| creases our annual balance of trade"