The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
ALLISON REFUTES IOWA IDEA
YOU CAN'T CONTROL TRUSTS BY
FREE TRADE,
And Economic Conditions, Not the TarifY.
Are The Cause of Their Existence, He
says-NO Tariff Tinkerins at Present
and No Radical Currency Legislation.

CLINTON Ia, Oct. lO.--Gov. Cummins 3
tariff reform adherents and his opponents,
the Stand Patters, alike find comfort in the
opening address of the campaign delivered
by Senator Allison here tonight.
The veteran Senator declared that tariff
schedules may possibly need revision be-
fore long, but he said the time will not be
ripe until after the next Presidential cleo
ton. He entered specific denial to the
Iowa idea" that the tariff shelters monop-
oily, and said that to control trusts by
putting the articles they manufacture on
the free list is impracticable. He believed
no radical currency legislation was needed.
He said:
rARIFP CHAN GEES MAY BE NECESSARY.
The Dingley law has now been In force
more than Six years 1t has produced ample
revenue and given protection to our indus
tries and has in marvellous degree con-
tributed to the general PROSPERITY OF me
this period great changes have taken place
in Industrial and trade conditions and cir
cumstances not only here. but abroad
desirable that within reasonable time the
schedules should be reexamined with view
to making any Necessary m1 sIiaSds ns
protect ion favor this. with view to ascer-
flaming what notifications are required to
remove Inequalities that exist and discrimi-
nations existing for or against any interest,
and with view TO increasing or reuuclns
rates of duty as the public Interest may re-
ouire Care also should be taken to disturb
as little a. possible the productive power,
the wages of labor or the business interests OF
the country, These need not, ana probably
will not be disturbed if it il known that the
work il to be done AS to ma ntain the policy
of protect ion and by the friends OF that policy
This denomination il not now pressing nor
does IL seem opportune at this time.
NO CHANGE BEFoEE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
During the fall following the next regular
session of the present Congress we are "a
have a Presidential election, ana pending
such election there cannot De that careful
deliberate and full consideration that the
subject requires. At such time the whole
| country is under II strain, winch distuTos
| In a greater or less degree its business. de-
! pending upon the character OF the ISSUES
The question of protection and free trade
| Ia likely to be one of the issues, If so, to
| undertake TO consider the question In ad-
| vance OF the election would result only IN "A
| long party debate in the two houses, with
| and 1t would not be practicable for either
| party to give the subject the calm, impartial.
! lntelligent and deliberate consideration lts
| Importance requires, and most likely the
debate would be 80 prolonged That maj
| action could not b" tad during the session.
! Therefore. a. the country Is prosperous,
! labor employed and production not ma =
ternily di,tGrbrd. l. j. wise To wait upon the
| conditions thnt may appear after IN" el'",,
| zion and lIriil the voters have n gain passed
| upon the policy that should pr"yaI in our
| tariff laws. Then II the situation requires Il.
| the question will be taken up and deliberately
considered In such way as to promote oil
ShS great interests Of our country BY ths