Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-30
ALLISON ON TARIFF
He Thinks the National Republican
Convention in 1904 Will Declare for
Tariff Changes.

Washington, D. c., March 30.-"1n
the next national campaign the tariff
will be the principle ISSUE" said Sen
ator William B. Allison last night.
",rhe democrats will attack the repub-
lican party on this and the trust and
money questions. The democracy will
have the advantage of the republican
party in drafting its next national plat
form, as it is not burdened with re-
sponsibilities.
THE republican party will not change
front on the tariff question, 1t Will not
change it's position on the Philippine
question, and it will continue to enact
legislation to solve the trust question.
There are all shades of opinion re-
garding the tariff. Some people want
certain schedules of the tariff reduced.
while others do not want them touched.
For instance, the shoe manufacturers
of New England want free hides, while
the cattle raisers of the west believe
industry to remove this duty.
Some persons believe the duty OF
50 a thousand feet on lumber is too
high and should be removed, while
those engaged in the lumber Industry
do not desire any reduction In the
present rate. 1t is such a broad ques-
ton that 1T is impossible for all inter-
estS to agree.
1T is true that some schedules are
too high and should be reduced. There
is also a difference of opinion in the
various sections of the country as to
whether the entire tariff should be re-
vised or whether specific schedules
should be modified. 1t is impossible.
so far in advance of the meeting of the
national republican convention, to pre-
dict exactly what the tariff plank will
be.
I'm my opinion the party will adopt
a broad gauge platform. / believe that
it will declare in favor of changing
the tariff to meet the changed condi-
tions. That is, If today high rate of
tariff is necessary for the protection
of certain industry that high rate
will be imposed, but If within few
years the industry has thrived so we'll
that high rate is not necessary to
its existence then the duty should be re-
duced to meet changed conditions.
THE party will not depart from its
we'll known principles of protection.
maximum and minimum tariff is good
thing if it could be put into operation
in this country. Under such a law the
president would be directed to impose
To nP I,,tu
into this country when a foreign ma
ton having maximum and minimum
tariff admitted American made goods
at the minimum rate.
"Reciprocity is beautiful theory,
but am convinced that it can not be
put into practice. The instant it is pro-
posed to reduce the duty on any given
dutiable product by means of a reci-
procity treaty the industry affected i'm
objects. Where a num-
Der OF large industries are affected
by the proposed reciprocity treaties
they exert enough influence to de-
feat the treaties.
1T is Impossible to secure the rati-
fcation of reciprocity treaties because
of the tremendous pressure brought
to bear by the interested industries.
The same difficulty applies to the en-
actment of maximum and minimum
tariff, because such proposition sure
ly would provoke strong opposition.
"Altho the republican party will be
attacked on its trust record, 1 believe
that it can go before the country and
receive the Endorsement of the people
for the steps it took at the last congress
to regulate and control the trusts. We
have laid the foundation for future leg
islation on the trust question.
THE bureau of corporations in the
of commerce has been Gre
ated. the duties of the chief of the bur-
eau being to gather information con-
cerning the trusts and make 1t public.