Arizona republican., 1904-12-02
Needed Revision of the
 Tariff Will Be Made
BE DONE WISELY
ViCe-President Elect Fairbanks Ad- dresses the Boston Home Market CIub-A Canadian on Superiority of the Protective Tariff System.

Boston, Dec. 1.-Before an audience or more thln 5000 people Vice Presi- dent-clect Charles Fairbanks of In- dianap0lis. defined the attitude of the republican administration on the tar iG question at the annual banquet of the Home Market Club in Mechanics hall tonight. Among the other guests were Governor Bates of Massachusetts. former Secretary of Navy John D. Long pr. w F. Montague Of Toronto. privy councillor or the Dominion of Canada; Gaverno--elect John AIcIane Of New Hampshire and Governo--elect Henry Roberts Of Connecticut. The speakers were Senator Fairbanks. Gov ernOr Bates. Mir Long and Dr. Monta- gue.
 Former Congressman Robert T. Davis of Fall River, president of the club as toast master made the opening address Tn referring to the p-5nolpl,. Of the protective tariff which is fos- tered by the Home Market club he sad that the leading members of the na- tional house of representatives and the senate would soon confer wiah the ad- ministFatiOn on subject of tariff re- vision And he added. we are will ] ing to stand hytheir judgment as to ! the time and nature Of suca revision
 Telegralns of regret at not being able to be present, were received from Pres ident Roosevelt and the Massachusetts senators President Ro0sevelt's mes sage follows; -I regret extrenely. that l cannot be with you I conEratulace y0I upon having the vice president elect for your guest ] wish you a most enjoyable evening"
 Vice President-eIect Fairbanks in his speech said: The expansion of our
 
 ] policies and a republican adrninist-a- tlon is conclusive evidence of the fact that republican politics are not re- ] strictive as far as our foreign trade is concerned. In 1860 our exports or manufactured products to other ccu-,- : tries amounted to only s102. .0OO. GOO while last year they reached the eno-- nous sum Of sE52. .000. .O0G
 The republican party has revised the tariT schedules in the past when revision was essential and 1t will not hesitate in the future to subject them to careful scrutiny and alteration so that our protective system may be just in its operation Whenever a change of schedules is essential in the public . interest alteration will be made: 1t { will be made with a full knowledge. not in response to mere sentiment. but ! ag-eeably % a sound economic neces- sity. Any other policy is obviously un- wise and disturbing in it's tendency.
 'The republican party adheres to the doctrine of commercial treaties reel prOcity which tends to expand our commerce and to develop American fn-
 dustry and in the interest of Ameri- can labor and American capital It
 holds to the reciprocity which is tha
 hand maiden of protection. but not to
 that which is but another form Of free trade and which is hostile to the pro- tective system
 Dr. Montague said that the Domin-
 ion had tried all forms of trade re- iations from reciprocity to free trade.
 All these have been dropped in favor
 of protection. Since the time when
 protection was firmly established his
 country has seen more prosperity than ever before.
 The speakers pointed, out that today
 the policy of Canada is to allow to
 come in free all the necessities Of life,
 but to maintain and protect its own
 industries against the world