Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-28
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I mouse III HdF11IOHy WITH the QemOCrdllC
Idea of a tariff for revenue only. but II
was rejected by the senate and subs
stltute bill passed in that body. Then,
In 1855. the issue of protection as a
principle (not the de allies of any bill)
versus tariff for revenue only was
submitted to the people. No republican
apologized for protection or for high
prices. On the contrary, the people
We're taught that the democratic party
for the consumer and prom
Used cheap goods, while the republican
party legislated primarily for the pro-
Queer, and promised fair prices, both
for the labor and for the products of la
Dor. The result is well remembered as
an overwhelming victory. Benjamin
Harrison was elected president. togeth-
er with republican house and senate.
But this did not allay agitation
against high prices. which was Joined
lin by a large number of republicans,
and in obedience to this clamor the
Mckinley bill was passed in 1890.
The title OF this bill was IAN Act to
Reduce tine Revenues and EQualize
Duties on Imports" The people I'M
derstood this to mean that revision
was to be had in the interests Of the
consumer. and that cheap goods should
follow. But the Mckinley ,bill was a
republican measure. 1t protected the
American labOrer and the product OF
his toll. The bill was passed Oct. 1,
1870. and thirty days thereafter the
democratic party won the greatest
victory ever achieved by any party in
the United States. They elected 233
members of congress and we elected
SO. The republican party had Joined
with the democra tic party in teaching
that revision of the tariff was neces-
sary. in the interests OF the consumer,
while the Mckinley bill was in the in
terests of the producer artisan ard far
mer, mechanic and manufacturers.
Need / repeat that the American peo-
pie have always had faith In the re-
publican teaching? The defeat OF 1890
was followed by that OF 1892, and the
country passed for the first time for
more than thirty years under demo-
cratic control, and the people had four
years experience with legislation in the
interests Of the American consumer.
The result might have been different
IL 1t had been possible for the repub-
lican party in 1892 or in 1900 to have
revised certain items only Of the exist
ing tariff laws, but, as say, thus far
this has never been accomplished.
How soon we may expect substi-
tute for the Dingley tariff law, am
not prepared to predict. The RESPONSE
btlity is with the congress. The rep,lb-
lican party never submits details Of
legislation to vote at thee polls. It
lays down the great doctrine OF protect
ton to American labor, and it fights
for this principle at the polls, but 1t
leaves to the congress, elected by the
people. the task OF carrying out the
details of legislation in harmony with
the principle. The democratic party In
1890 put all the details of its proposed
legislation on the platform. Silver
coinage was to be free, it was to be
unlimited. the ratio was to be 16 to 1,
and 1T was to be without international
agreement. Thus Its adherants were
asked to vote at the polls upon the de-
tails of proposed bill. The republi-
can party does not do that way. It
leaves the details to the congress.
anticipate some opposition will be
lengendered among republicans and
democrats alike IL an attempt shall be
made to remove the tariff from such
articles as are produced by large cor
porations, popularity called trusts. The
idea is not novel. 1t has been urged in
times past, and some very excellent
people. both east and west, whose
Judgment is entitled to the weightiest
consideration, are now urging 1t.
When the Sherman anti-trust bill
was pending, Hon. H. L. Wilson, sub
sequently the author of the Wilson
bill, and previously a member Of a
democratic committee specially ap-
pointed to investigate the subject OF
trusts, made a speech against the pend
ing measure. He took the ground first
that congress could not deal with the
trusts; second, that the Sherman act
was revolutionary; third, that it
would be ineffective, and fourth, that
revision Of the tariff was the only
way the federal government could
reach trusts. In the course Of his re-
marks he referred to a bill that had
been introduced in the previous con-
gress by Mr.. Breckenridge. OF Ken.
lucky, who proposed that the secretary
Of the treasury should be authorized
| to place upon the free list such articles
as had passed under the control Of an,
trust or monopoly, and should hole
tho fSaoo