The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-30
Mr.. SHAW ON THE TARIFF
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
SPEAKS AT A M'kINLEY BANQUET.
Refund of Duty Suggested ms n Means
of stimulating Exports anc Conn
petition with Foreigners.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The birth of Will
liam Mckinley was commemorated to-
night at the annual dinner of the West
Side Republican Club at the Waldorf-As-
toria. More than six hundred Republicans
joined in the tributes voiced by the speak
ers. The president of the club, Richard Il.
Greene. presided, with Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw at his right and
Postmaster General Henry c. Payne at his
left
Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol was the first speak
er. His tributes to the late President
evoked applause. In concluding Mr.. Bris-
tol characterized Mckinley as 1.-THE ideal
American" and the audience rose and
cheered for more than a minute. Seore-
tary Shaw was cheered when he rose TO
speak. After discussing the tariff and
prosperity and reviewing the opposition to
high prices i'm 1892, resulting in the election
of Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Shaw said:
There are indications that another cam
paign is to be waged against high prices.
1t is again urged that American-made goods
can be bought in foreign markets cheaper
than at home / suppose this is true in
some instances. But this il not the out
growth of protection. IL any of you gen.
tlemen will go with me tomorrow TO the
office OF the board OF general appraisers
promise to show you a hundred articles
that are regularly sold cheaper In the
711 cents wholesale in France, Holland and
In Russia Is imported, charged with duty
of 80 cents per hundred, and sold I'm this
city at less than cents. This Is not only
true of sugar and chocolate and macaroni,
but of Steel chinaware, glassware and
many other articles
conditions might not be improved by re-
vision of tariff schedules. and no one dare
insure against their being made worse
When the present tariff law was passed IL
NJ
and through the press that II would re-
main undlsturbed for twenty-five years. IL
is now nearly six years old and some peo-
pie have changed their minds-I am not
prepared to say unwisely. but before 1 join
the chorus | would like TO have the director
announce to the audience just what partic.
and 10 give specific reasons therefor.
THE only free-trade argument that APP
peals TO me as sound is the one favoring
the cheapest possible material for manu-
features designed for export. The Ameri-
can manufacturer of shoes. for instance.
would find IL difficult TO invade foreign
pays less wages, but who also has the ad-
vantage of cheaper leather. The answer to
this argument is the Republican draw
back policy evolved In the interest of the
exporter. These laws should be adopted
as liberal as possible. There are three
requisites for demand for the refund OF
duty. First, the duties must have been
actually paid; second. the imported ma
terial must have been wrought into fin
ished product with the aid of American
labor; third, the finished product must be
exported and thus removed from competi-
ton in the home market. When IL Is con-
ceded that the government does not desire
TO profit at the expense of the exporter.
then every possible facility should be az
forded him. and no unnecessary obstruc-
ton hindrance delay thrown in his way.
/ know il is urged that less stringent law
would open the door to fraud, but there
can be no fraud when the exporter or
American manufactures RECEIVERS back no
more than has actually been paid. either
upon the Identical material which has been
used in the manufacture or upon the same
kind and quality of material. Absolute iden-
tity need not be an essential.