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SENATOR ALLISON ON PRO-
LECTION.


LECTION.
Senator William B. Allison, in his
address at Clinton Saturday Oct. 10,
said many things that are exceeding
ly, good for republicans to consider,
but none are of more value than his
concise and yet comprehensive defini-
ton of the republican protective pol
icy. Mr.. Allison points out that
from the foundation of the govern
nent it has been its policy to utilize
tese authority to impose direct taxes,
in the form of duties, imposts and
excises. The imposition called tariff
taxes, or import duties, are levied up
on merchandise entering the various
ports of the United States establish
ed for that purpose. This power
rests in the judgrnentsof congress-"
Coming to the policy of protection
Senator Allison says:
The republican party has contended
always that these duties shall be so
levied as to secure revenue and in the
process to promote best interests of all
the productive forces of the country,
that this can best be done by levying
them chiefly upon competitive articles,
that is upon articles that can be pro-
duced here under favorable natural
conditions by the skill and labor of
Our own people, in sufficient quantity
for our consumption, the like articles
also being produced in foreign coun-
tries; that they should be so levied as
to secure an advantage to our indus
tries, laborers and producers, over
those who produce like articles in 9TH
er countries, and under other condi-
tions aud circums iances, in order that
capital may be encouraged to embark
in manufacture with hope of fair re-
ward, and that labor shall have
marked advantage in wages over la
Dor in foreign countries, and sufficient
wages to enable our laborers to live in
their homes in condition of comfort
with their families, and provide for
, fheir children the opportunities of
good education.
This is called the policy of protec-
tion to American industry and labor,
and rests upon the idea, that it is wise
in a national sense to develop our un-
bounded natural resources; that their
development would add greatly to the
growth and wealth of the country,
and the comfort of all of it's peoples;
that under this policy capital would
be induced to engage in manufacture
ing with reasonable hope of profit,
and labor would have an opportunity
OF employment at good wages; that,
given these opportunities, competition
at home would appear SO as to prevent
undue profits, and that these opportu-
mites would divert the supply of capi-
tai and labor from agriculture, there
by reducing the relative number of
those who grow corn and wheat and
cattle, and increase the relative num-
Der oftliose who eat bread and meat
without producing either, that the
same diversion would be created in
othe lines of production, and in this
way diversity employments and occu-
pations under favorable natural con-
ditions, SO that our own people would
supply chiefly the leading articles of
consumption in our own country.
Concerning the working of this pol
icy and its success in bringing pros
perity to all classes of American citi-
zens Senator Allison says:
Experience has demonstrated Its
wisdom. Under it, and largely be-
cause of it, our country has steadily
increased in production and wealth.
1t is not policy of exclusion or of
prohibition. 1t seeks to equalize con-
ditions of protection between this
country and countries beyond the
seas in competition with us. 1t should
do more. 1t shnrld always give us an
advantage in z duction over our COM
petitors in or, hat production may
be stimulated encouraged.
In contrast 10 This policy is that ad-
vocated by the democrats and known
as free trade or tariff for revenue
only" Senator Allison takes cogni-
zance of this doctrine long enough to
give clear and succinct definition.
He says:
Democracy proclai1ns as its policy
that duties shall be levied for revenue
without regard to the question of
whether they would or would not
maintain fair scale of wages, and
that no other element shall be consid-
cred except to find what rate of duty
upon an article, or articles, will yield
the most revenue. Democrats adopt
the policy of Great Britain. which
levies duties wholly upon articles non
competitive that cannot be produced
in Great Britain. There 1t is called
free trade; here it is called tariff for
reveue only.
There can be no equivocation as to
what these words mean but as Senator
Allison points out, are defined by pub
licists and economists as equivalent to
free trade. This is clearly the issue
between the two parties this year.
The republicans hold that these duties
should be largely on competitive pro-
ducts; the democratic protesting that
duties should be levied On articles a. i
rate that will yield the largest inc 80
regardless of the policy of protection
Following out the protection policy
goods that cannot be raised in this
country and yet are largely consumed