Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-22
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utterance Tor many years Inc ull'
ference between the parties Is rad
ical and fundamental. II involves the
principle OF protection and 10 simply
the measure Of the duties TO be laid
A revision OF duties should be made
only when conditions have so changed
that the public interest demands their
alteration, and they should be so re-
yised as 20 preserve and not destroy
the protective principle.
A revision and reduction by those
who regard the tariff robbery must
awaken serious apprehension among
all whose capital is employed or who
arc engaged ~ labor in the various
enterprises throughout the country,
which depend in large measure upon
the maintenance ~ the protective
system. A revision OF the tariff along
revenue lines means the increased i'm.
p~ortation with our domestic produc.
ton. II means a loss TO the Amer.
lean wage earners and TO American
capital. This Is, therefore. not a
theoretical question which is present.
ed TO them, but is one Of immediate
and practical moment. 1t a be set.
tied by them, and by them only.
History abundantly shows that the
greatest industrial development Of the
country has occurred during the pc
Rod when the protective tariff has
been maintained and that during this
time labor has received its largest
rewards and capital has been most
profitably engaged.
The development Of the country
during the last forty-four years is q
complete v~indication OF the virtue and
efficacy OF a protective system. Its
benefits have been diffused through
all sections OF the country and among
all our people. II has enlarged our
home market until 1t has become
the greatest in the world. This we
should not unnecessarily surrender
We have believed 1t To be a wise ma
tional policy to preserve the Amer
lean market for American producers
and to secure to our w%orkingmen an
increased wage scale.
In 1860 the value Of our exports and
manufacturers was $40. 345. 1872. Twenty
years later II was $102, $50, 015. and
last year s452,445.62a. The preten.
sion Of its opponents that the protec
tive tariff Ii Inconsistent with the ex
tension OF our foreign commerce Is
thus denied by actual results. In con
sidering the effect OF the respective
tariff policies OF the republican and
democratic parties, we are fortunate
ly able to consult past experience.
What a reyenue tariff will accomplish
We know, for we have hitherto seen
how II has arrested industrial dovel
opment and embarrassed enterprise to
the injury of both labor and capital,
Neither escapes It's .blightlng effects.
commercial reciprocity with foreign
countries consistent with the prin.
ciples Of protection" has long been
one of the well recognized policies
of the republican party. The present
dnN4ptGfraf4a IN. tha face .F tba GA.
rious democratic opposition, secured
a treaty Of reciprocity with Cuba.
which promises TO give us control of
a large share of the commerce of that
island.
Both President Mckinley and Roose-
welt attempted to negotiate a treaty
Of reciprocity with Canada. That
subject, together with the Aalaskan
boundary and other matters. were
submitted to a joint high commission
for consideration. but the differences
which arose between the American
and the British commissioners with
" W aAS pJuhuA1 kMauS IL ihtps
sible for the commission to agree
upon any Of the remaining subjects
submitted for its determination
The American commissioners de-
sired TO remit the boundary dispute
to the two governments and 20 pro
coed with the consideration OF all
other questions. including recipro-
city, bit the British commissioners
declined 10 proceed further while the
boundary remained undetermined.
Subsequently the boundary commits.
sion vas created and the boundary
line has been settled, but no agree
ment has been reached for further
consideration Of the remaining ques-
tions embraced in the protocol. II is
hoped that the two governments may
be able to agree In due course TO take
up the subject ot reciprocity with
Canada according to the principles
laid down In The republican national
platform.
The platform appropriately recog.
nizes combinations o. capital and