Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-12
ALLISON DISCUSSES TARIFF CHANGES

There is always great interest IN
what Senator Allison has to say at tne
opening of each campaign. altho II IS
aoubtful if very many busy men VIII
ceaa one of his dry. ponderous speech
es. They prefer that their nsWspapers
dig out the substance of Aliison's views
and present it in tabloid form. What Is
generally true obtained in regard TO the
address made by the venerable senator
at Clinton Saturday evening.
Beginning with praise for the excel
lence of the Cumnins administration
Senator Allison devoted himself to the
national issues Of tariff and currency
reform His history and defense OF
protection were convincingly put from
the fact that the audience was I'M
pressed with the thought that history
from Aliison's lips bears the life OF
personal recollection.
Senator Allison believes that the
Dingley law, having been in force sly
years and having contributed In a mar
velous degree TO the general prosperity
ps the country has now reached the
point where i; should soon DE re-
Examined and modified to meet
changed conditions in the industrias
world both at home and abroad. but he
points out that congress would do
nothing but play politics on the eve OF
a national election II tariff changes
should be attempted by republicans, SO
he advises that the reform be deferred
until Roosevelt has been elected. Then
he believes the work should be under
taken by the friends of protection lest
the commercial world become panic
stricken IL there appeared any danger
VI destruction to the protective. system
itself.
Referring to the reform movement
haugurated by Mr.. Chamberlain in
Great Britain. Senator Allison ex-
planned that Englands policy for many.
years had been to bring raw material
from abroad in its own ships TO be
manufactured by its dense population
and sent abroad again. in English
ships, for sale to other countries. Be
cause of its peculiar position with ar
enormous population confined to a
small area 1t had long been best for II
,3p4a To F,eaa 4Vod 40 no a
other countries would do the same for
Its manufactured goods. Since the days
OF Golden, however, conditions have
changed. Every important nation has
adopted protective tariffs and thriyed
~ Gishsdesns4fssk. until England not only
suffers q loss of opportunities in for
eign markets, but has recently seen
the protected Industries of America
and Germany selling in English mar
dustries becomes a necessity. Re-
gardless of the disccuragement 10
cnansherlain's reform ndM experienced
in Great Britain. Allison believes that
chambsflain's protective tariff will Ill
timateiy prevail. He does not fear the
effect on the business Interests OF the
United States because Canada has tried
preferential tariffs and our trade with
the Dominion has steadily increased
regardless. Allison believes that our
trade is as desirable to England as hers
is to us, but in view of the fact that
the last free trade country in the world
Is about to abandon its traditions for
protection he wants to know what good
reason there is for the United States to
throw open its markets to a food of
foreign-made goods by adopting demo-
cratic reform.