Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-19
}HIN' 5 IAR|FF VIEWS
Secretary OF the Treasury Out.
lines His Position as to
Tariff Revision.
Opens the Congressional Cam
paign at His Old Home in
Vermont.
Fifty Thousand People Hear His
Address on the Tariff
Question.

| Marrisville VT. Aug. 19.-F'ifty thou
sand persons listened TO Secretary OF
cipal speaker at a republican rally
here today Shaw lived here when a
boy and Went to schoo! here. Resi-
( dents from all the section round about
came to here him.
The secretary said in part:
Il have been quoted as opposed to
revision of the tariff. never opposed
readjustment of the tariff Whenever
congress reaches the conclusion that
the friends of protection are strong
enough to conservativeiy modify GER
tain schedules so as to meet changed
conditions and at the same time sue
icessfully resist the efforts of the oppo-
sition to revise the entire tariff law,
thus paralyzing business for the season.
am in favor of it. | expressed some
doubt, however, about the wisdom of
instructing by resolutions. or eNactins
pledges from candidates for congress,
when the effect is liable to precipitate
a protracted debate with very uncer-
tain results.
II have never seen time since have
given public questions consideration
that | would not reduce the rate on
quite a large number of items nor when
would not increase the rate on other
items 1t is not likely any member of
either house of congress ever voted for
a tariff bill entirely to his liking, nor is
it probable any president ever signed a
bill that he would not have changed in
some particular had it been in his pow
er. | am willing To concede conditions
have changed and the old Morrell bill
of the sos. for instance. when the
country was involved in war would not
be appropriate for us now. but ! Will
not adllit the tariff is the mother of
trusts nor Will concede tariff for reve-
nue. only will destry trusts on any other
theory than that fire in wheat field
will destroy Canada thistles. Protec-
tive tariff is not the mother of trusts,
tho it is the parent of conditions that
make it profitable for capital to COM
bine and congenial for labor TO organ
ize The republican party in my state
recently reaffirmed the tariif platform
of 1901 This caused considerable COM
ment. 1t has been misrepresented. not
quite as persistently. but in the same
way that the memorable speech of
President Mckinley at Buffalo has been
lnisrepresented misquoted. fniscon-
s,rued and misaprlied. This platform
was unanimously adopted both years.
1t declares in favor of such changes IN
the tariff from time to time as becomes
advisable thru the progress of our in
dust,ies and their changing relations to
the commerce of the world Is there
any one who is not in favor of such
changes in the tariff from time
To Time as are advisabe9 l
am willing that the jury be polled on
that proposition. So say we all II
also declares: In favor of amy modi-
tication of the tariff schedules that
may be required to prevent their af-
forling shelter to monopoly And,
again we all say aye, Sir" to the
propesition. There may be quite
radical difference of opinion as 10 'he
truth of the implied admission tina;
protective tariff does afford shelter TO
but there would be no dll-
ference of opinion about removing II
if il did afford such shelter. n few
days ago the butchers. in convention
assembled. declared in favor of abollsh
ing the tariff on cattle and meat to
the end that this supposed shelter FOR
the alleged meat trust might be re-
but l am disposed to think the
good farmers of my state would vote
quite unanimously against such AN eN-
pertinent
suppose we take the tariff off beef
and then suppose the herds of cattle
from Mexico and South America are
in by the hundred thousands
They will find their way to the stock
wards and butchers will be compelled
To bid against packers then as now.
No. removal of the tariff on livestock
and meat would not restore the butch
ers to business. 1t might ruin farm
ers bu, the packers could stand II
for nothing less than organized capital
could affect the import meat business,
with packing houses in foreign coun-
tries, refrigerating ships and other ex-
equipment | happen TO know
1T least one. and understand two of
The big packing houses, have had men
into the South American field |
for more than two years. The farmer
rs il is has ample reason to be appfe- |
hensNe.
II nave Istkt1 occasion 10 lpoN tiiIN
matter up since reading these resolu- |
lions and | think / can find reason /
for the present price of meat other than |
the protective tariff | find there were
received at the stockyards in Chicago |
i'm the one month of July 1902 sixty
live thousand less beeves and one
and seventy thousand less
lo@s than in the same month one year
ago. That means 1000 less animals I
per day. The 20" road alone, during
The entire month brought from the ,
southwest, where the corn crop WAS Il I
'aiurc last year, 1000 less tat steers !
DER day this year than last Let no
one understand this TO be defense ot
he packers or eNtenuation of theirof-
enSes. suit is now pending against I
hem and if the allegations of the petit
ion are sustained (and that seems
Drobable) they are going to have trou-
DE and ii Will take Il Very much more
lcutc form than ii would to say to the
(, Inlers of the United States. that the
industry shall be opened to competition
rom the unlimited ranges of South
America."
The secretary appealed for the cleo
ion of Il republican congress. Then
lie said let the representatives from all i