The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-12-12
From His Friends an d
Colleagues.
Is Not a Democratic
Measure.

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Ipoint to this part of Mr.. Bal
legs speech to show to the gentle
man and to show to the Democra
tic m embers of this House that
not only was the platform opposed
te reciprocity, the very reciprocity
which we are discussing now;
not only did the campaign book
give it out to Democrats as sound
Democratic doctrine that such a
policy could not be pursued by
the Democratic party, but Mr..
Baily, then the leader of the mino
rity in the House of the Democra
tic party, under what can q Dem"
crat cast his vote 10 reduce the
tariff on raw material without in
any wise reducing the tariff on
manufactured articles? How can
a Democrat viewing this bill as
a reduction of the tariff on raw
material, 60 back upon the declare
ton of his party on this subject!
How can he 60 back on the state
ments made by the representative
of the party in the campaign
book of that year and on the floor
of this house.
But gent 'emen quote Mr.. jeff
erson as favoring reciprocity. Now
some ono has said that no opinion
is stronger than the reasons upon
which it rest. If Mr.. Jefferson as
any time advdcated reciprocity
the latter doctrine of the Delnocra
tic party has condemned it, and
what difficulty would confront gen
tlemen on this side of the House
who, believing that a tariff for re
venue is . correct Democratic
doctrine, espoused the cause Of
recip'o cityi What would such a
position lead tot Where would
be the difference on the tariff be
tween that position and the posi-
ton occupied by gentlemen on
the other side who believe in q
protective tariff and reciprocity!
chere would be then but this di.
ference between the position OF
tho two parties on the tariff: The
Republicans would start by build
ing ahlgh tariff, thus bringing
about Q surplus in the Treasury,
and would then reform the tariff
by enacting reciprocal trade rela-
tions with other countries, des
tr0ying this surpluss until the
| amount actually collected through
the customhouses, plus the inter
nal taxes Of the country, would
bring the tariff to one sufficiently
large to raise the revenue necessa
Try to administer the affairs of the
Governments
j The Democratic party believing
in a tariff tor revenue would enact
tariff law the collections from
which, added to the interval tax
es Of the country, would meet the
expenditures of the Government
economically administered, and
then to carry out this doctrine
Of reciprocity, just to the extend
that reciprocal trade relations
were established between this
Government and . foreign country
the rate Of tariff on goods coming
from other countries would have
to be raised by so much as the ire
atty Of reciprocity with the coun-
try establishing such trade rela.
lions with this country would be
reduced, and with each subsequent
reciprocity treaty . like course
would have to be pursued until
the rate on goods coming from
countries not in reciprocal trade
relations with this Government
reached the Same total as those
ultimatlY fixed BY the Republican
party in pursuing ,ts policy, so
that eventually there will be no
difference between the position
Of the Democratic party and the