New-York tribune., 1903-04-03
TARIFF POLICY STATED.
NO TTNKERING NOW.
Secretary Root to the Home Market
CMb-Lodge on Reciprocity.


War and United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts,, were the guests Oh
| honor and principal speakers tonight at the
annual dinner Of the Home Market CLUB the
| representative Republican organization of New
England The occasion was of signal interest
because the speech OF Secretary Root was re-
garded particularly the words OF the ao
| ministration at Washington on the anticipated
issues of the next national canvass. Mr. Root
spoke upon the tariff and Mr.. Lodge upon the
question of Canadian reciprocity and of the
charges made against the American soldiers IN
the Philippines Governor John L. Bates also
spoke although briefly. in the way of greeting
TO the guests. Mr.. Root said in part;
remember hearing Mr.. Tilden say that If & you
pio pgt steer % to them n some one of the hundred
would dispute st. Reducing this saying 10 its low
@ es eRt G1 Rundred In thousand among people
Of the United states in whose o9 gseo ought Not to be
done ought TO be done & otheT%se T ;r fson citizens
has recently turned It's attention to the existng
protective system of the United SIateS II we haa an
protectionists. As have long been protect%on. on
a 6ne eSun5eE fbe members enf are Of the party
desire change in administration ana ane Txe aM0 qe
tariff. but which they really mean to be a destrnc
ton Of the protective tar nod and true men Who
urge real revision of the tariff Wnich if tRey De
It teTs is NOV now wish to say some things which
hed esa oa 9e Citizens about the true nature ana
necessary effect Of the proceeding WHICH 'eS ,n 4o
Congress to take. In saying them l am gong u
First that the principle Of protection should be
maintained / am going to argue the queston
Of protection and free trade The second adm1is
Vet that that question needs 10 be argued in this
%eTt assume it TO be true that the people OF
the United States are now enjoyng periood d OF
Stn HAT we don't want that prosperity end
THE DINGLEY LAW AND PROSPERITY.
The question is not whether under some other
law might or might not have become @ nav or NAV
nrosperfty We have now to-day is the prosperity
Of Productive enterprise which has adjusted itse5t
to the &c that m bnse fhs conons in Substance
is essential TO the continuance OF thls preSe pi'O
There is no fetch in the tariff schedules ,n and no
sacredness in particular rates OF dud{ the pro
visions of the law work Ill the country. then at
well whole comrnon sense rfPoS fpomgS tbeT he
serious rather than destroy the general good eeo'
A revision Of the tariff a great and difhc@ult cult
task not to be 6e sSees of P absolute mon
archy can make and change n taTli r,on Voters
represented by 3ss congressman and ninety sena-
tors cannot The effect OF this necessary discus,
not he ndertaken until it becomes real necessity.
The moment the discussion ofglnS the mer
chant The process Of revision Is an eVl IN l'seiL
ii second conSideraon is that you cannot get rid
to reduce the duties in the classes Of manufacture
in which the socalled trusts are engaged; tnat IS
to s such an A extent tent as to put END TO an AmeTi
Sag r. dnes On saeh are ea ioweTed below the
point of adequate protection the indepenoeht
posnbe tha reduction tic Of duties should wipe
trusts s Seept s as II wpas gf trusts aTe the
of the day in foreign countries free trade aba ana
GTen frnsts a6 fof trusts and
| American workmen.
THE TINE FOR REVISION.
third thing to be remembered is that out Of n9 no
possible revision is anybody likely to get the kind
ertd sdF s n r tha5 to have hs "aa s own rsmed
| Industries when the Constitution of 1857 became
| the supreme law OF the land; and now the one
be made up upon compromise and concession and
The question is whether there are really existing
evils to be cured cur as gre great az the goos ss 10 Of pc % e
| In determining when and how that process shall
| be undertaken two cardinal rules should be oo-
First, it should be done only when Congress is
tations Of an. an active political eampaign When
very wise, competent and effective body: When it
| to the impending campaign than it does OF sub
stantial ant value TO, to the statute book * ~ 49,.
Oft @ SAYING that the tariff shGuld m be & re-
ps Of U co9ntry Wish to have eboded in tari
| law, the who believe in the principle should
to abandon the principle OF protection and face the
| crash and downfall Of our present prosperity.
| hand the revision over to the Democratic party.
Rerise % the ia tari in order to destroy the trasts
What they really is. abandon the principle
of protection in order destroy the trusts. and
make al ir Amecan & ns take Their stand on
LODGE DEFENDS PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Senator Lodge gave special attention to the
general subject of reciprocity with Canada. and
the Hay-Bond treaty pending. He said in
part:
A phase Of the tariff question is Canadian reci-
procity. A statement of facts will show that the
have done all that has been done to bring about
Canadian reciprocity and that the failure of the
negotiations since 1888 has in every instance been
due the attitude of Canada.
hope that the commission which is TO meet
be able to make a reciprocity arrangement bene-
hcial to both countries, but DO not propose to
prosperity which is TO pour N upon under such
was told this winter by a leading member of the
Canadian Parliament that Canada would never
make a reduction manufactured products. for
she desired to continue her preference to England
that all Canada wanted was reciprocity in natural
In the Hay-Bond treaty the price which we pay
TO Newfoundland for the concessions which she is
supposed TO make to US is at the expense OF
single industry. If should get the entire value
of ali the Newfoundland imports II would not much
more than cover the value Of the fisheries Of
Gloucester alone. and the value of the product Of
want to think carefully before we endanger an in
dustry whose annual product is s46 900 900 in seek
ing market where we now sell only S2GlO.0O and
to which this treaty opens no additional door.
Mr. Lodge then referred to attacks made by the
anti-imperialists Congress. the army and him
self, and concluded follows