Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-05
Hansbrough
On Politics

st. Paul Pioneer Press: United
States Senator Hansbrough Of, North
Dakota, who was at the Merchants
hotel~yesterday, believes that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will get the solid west
next November and that if he carries
only one of the so-called dou btful
states his election will be essured.$ i
Judge Parker, on the other hand,
Senator Hansblough believes, will.
have to carry all Of the doubtful
states.
Senator Hansbrough, who has won
consi 1erable prominence by his advo-I
cacy of a readjustment of the tariff
along republican lines, still believes
that there will be a readjustment at
the next session Of congress.
I have no Doubt about the election
of President Roosevelt. " said Senator
Hansbrough. II think that it may
be said that he has the solid west and
we are willing to concede that Judge
Parker has the solid south. No one
will deny that the republicans have
the best Of the debatable to, ritory.
With the election of Roosevelt
there will be continuation of the
good times we are now enjoying.
I" think that there will be read.
justment Of the tariff in any event.
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justment takes place under republican
auspices, the protective principle, on
which is based our great prosperity,
will be maintained. If it should
take place under democratic auspi-
ces no one can deny that we would
have a repetition of the business con-
ditions experienced during the last
Cleveland administration, for no mat !.
ter what the democrats promise in
their conventions, they are for free
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"The tariff should be readinsted
to meet changed conditions. The
present tariff law will be 3eigh
years old next, summer. Since it
was enacted, we have fought a war
with a. fcreign country, we have
freed Cuba, acquired Porto Rico
and the Philippines and become a
great world power. Necessarily our
commercial relations with foreign
Icountries have changed. For that
reason ] think that the tariff law
should be oyerhauled and broug bit
down to date
It may be fine distinction, but
believe there is distinction be-
tween a revision and readjustment
of the tariff. By revision it is gem
orally understood that duties are to
be lowered all along b !, line, where
as if we proceed to readjust the ex;
listing law we would find a number
OF articles now on the free list that
should be placed on the dutiable
list. | am equally certain that there
are articles on the dutiable list the
rates upon which should b. lowered.
II believe that the tariff is go
ing to be the principle issue in the
coming presidential campaign, Some
believe that the trust question will be
the paramount issue, but it will be
found when discussion opens that
the democrats have no remedy what
ever to offer, whereas we all know
tnat President Roosevelt has adopted
the policy of enforcing existing laws.
! In addition the department Of com
merce has been established during his
administration and this department is
now engaged in bringing about the
most complete publicity with respect
to the SO called combinations and
trusts.
w ith respect to North and South
Dakota there is no question about
President Roosevelt receiving the
electoral votes of the two states by
maJorities very much greater than
We're given Mckinley in 1900. I
think that the same may be said with
respect to all the western states. Our
people are satisfied with present coudi-
tions and do not want to exchange a
certainty f-r an uncertainty.
he crop prospects in North Dako-
"a are very good. The republicans
have just nominated one Of the strong
est tickets ever put before the people
| of that state, a ticket composed ofwell
known and high minded citizens.
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