Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-27

She is now a world power in all the
name implies and is reaching out for
greater commercial expansion. Pros
rerous land she hopes to become
still mo osperous upon the sea. AS
McKnl 9 id at Buffalo. the period
of excl ;. less has passed; The ex-
pansio our trade and commerce
is the sing problem. President
Roose g as called an extra session
of COZ q to convene early next
month he purpose of ratifying the
new < with Cuba. The provisions
of th s. ity and our greatly changed
relari 2 18th the people of that islard
repu--~: S compared with what they
We're when the present schedules We're
adopted, and when Cuba was a colony
of Spain. have a material bearing on
the schedules of the present tariff iaW.
These mighty changes both upon the
land and upon the sea are sure 10 be
whether the present law should be al
tered or revised. Certainly no repubi-
can who suggests either alteration or
revision. to meet changing conditions.
should be charged with being un-
faithful to the principles of protection
in view of the doctrines of the party
as Stated in its national and state
platforms. and in view of its legislative
preeedents in altering and revising the
tariff schedules He who does so
should not be characterized as a half
hearted republican. unless all re-
publicans are to be classed as half
hearted. The theory of the protective
principle is that our labor must not
be brought into competition with the
underpald labor of the old word. 1t
was never intended that there should
be no competition at home between do
mestic manufacturers. On the contrary
the protectionist has always contended
that competition at home would pre-
vent monopolies. If for any reason
domestic competition is not obtaine |.
as has been true in the past, then a
new problem presents itself which may
bear some relation to tariff schedules.
The republican party, always progress
sive and alert, knowing by experience
that tariff schedules should be chang
ed to meet new conditions. has always
advocated and will continue to adj
vocate and practice the doctrine of al
teration and revision whenever neces-
sary to more surely protect domestic
labor or to curb monopoly.
Il therefore affirm 1t to be the right
and privilege of the republican party
or of the individuals who compose 1t,
to advocate the alterati or revision OF
tariff schedules, and by SO doing neithe,
the party nor it's individual member
ship in any way violates the principles
or traditions of the party. ! also affirm
that competition between domestic
manufacturers has always obtained
unless perchance the recent evolution
to which l have alluded in some In
stances prevents 1t. The people of the
United States will not submit to mon
opoly whatever revenue system ma
he ii vogue. TNe rop1blican PARTY is
pledged to drive out the monopolist as
saeredly as 1t is pledged to proteet
home labor and industry. l have no
fear that it will not carry out its
pledges in the future as in the past,
and neither monopolist nor free trader
will long vex or disturb the happiness
or prosperity of the country. If mon
opoly cannot be curbed or DESTROYED by
changes in the tariff schedules some
other method Will be devised that will
prove an effective remedy