Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

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Canada's Reciprocity Kick.
The beauties of protection are seen
to best advantage by the foreigner
who gets the products of our protect
ed mills ut half the price we must
pay. But even the foreigner fails to
apprecite the beauties Of "the hand
maid of protection" reciprocity. MI
merous foreign nations are now reyis-
ing their tariffs upwards to give them
selves trading margin so that they
can swap tariffs with us under the name
of reciprocity.
1t has been shown that in the Ding
ley tariff many duties We're put I'M
necessarily high so that we would have
margin for reciprocity dickers. AS we
have been unable to arrange these
dickers, we are paying these unneces-
sarily high taxes and the trusts are
in clover.
The Canadian Manufacturers Asso-
citation held II meeting on March IL,
and resolved, only one member out
of 300 dissenting, i'll favor of raising
the general tariff to much higher
level. Not only will they then be
ready to talk reciprocity to us, but
they will suffer less from American
goods sold in their markets at prices
far below those charged in the United
States. OF course this manufacture
ers' program may not go through and
the Canadians may continue to con-
sumo our pauper goods at ruinously
low prices, but Canada, having begun
to protect its infant manufacturers
many years ago, 1t is now more than
likely that they are now lusty and
strong enough to run the government.
Promises to Cuba.
There is to lie an extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress this fall, so Secretary
of State Hay officially informs the Gu
bans who are baking about the ratifi-
cation Of the reciprocity treaty. 1t is
to be hoped the Cubans will not re-
member the semi-official promises that
were made to them when the Plat
amendment was under consideration
and the committee of the Cuban Con-
gress was invited to Washington to
consult about 1t.
The promise now made by Secretary
Hay is rather evasive, for all he prom
Uses is that Congress shall be called to-
gether before December, and that may
mean November 10Th, or later in the
month. The difference of week or
two in the final ratification of the
treaty could be of no advantage to Gu
ba, for by next fall all of last years
crop of sugar will be out of the hands
of the growers. II any sugar remains
in the island then 1t will be owned by
the sugar trust or it's friends or agents,
and they would be the sole benef-
Charles of the reduction of duty.
Avoiding Publicity.
The President is swinging around
tile circle again on another stumpine
tour He calls it, ''an unpretentious
| little outing for the purpose of avoid.
ing publicity but as the schedule
calls for 200 speeches, the tour cannot
be for the purpose Of avoiding hut
rather seeking publicity. Why beat
around the bush, Mr.. President, but
tell the facts? The people will like
YOU the better for it. Say you arc
out for the nomination campaign and
intend to win if you can. The prepare,
tons for the trip tell the tale, as the
party accompanying the President is
to consist of two secretaries, one doc
tor, three stenographers, three messen
gers. two secret service men, one poet
naturalist, representatives of three IL
Illustrated papers, one official photog
|rapher and two telegraph operators. Il
these preparations are not for pub
licIty and political purposes, what cal
they be for?
| Personal vanity could not be thought
of about President of the United
States.