Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30

n o1preGe ruep pose OQ0, % va qDoU-
y avowed AZ furnishing basis foe
reduction by means Of reciprocal trade
treaties, which the Republican admin
istration. impliedU at leaa4 promised
10 negotiate. Having on this promise
secured tho tncveased duties, the Re-
publican party leaders, spurred on by
protected interests. defeated the
treaties negotiated by tho executive,
and now these same interests cling to
the benefit Of these duties which tho
people never intended they should have
and to which they have no moral right.
Even now the argument most fro
Quentiy urged I'm behalf OF the Dingley
tariff and against tariff reform general
" is the necessity OF caring for our in
fant Industries. Many Of these indus
tries utter hundred years Of lusty
growth are looming up as industrial
giants. In their case at least tho Ding
lay tariff invites combination and mo-
nopoly and gives Justification to the
oppression that the tariff is the moth
Or Of trusts.
For. the .aboye mentioned reasons,
among many others. the people de-
mand reform OF these abuses, and such
'reform demands and should receive i'm
mediate attention.
The two leading parties have always
Offered as 30 the prtiTaatpae ct customs
taxation. Our party las always al.
vanced the theory that. the object te
the raising OF revenue for support OF
tho government whatever other results
may incidentally flow therefrom. The
Republican party. ON the other hand,
contends that customs duties should
be levied primarily for protection, so
called. with revenue az the subordinate
purpose. thus using the power OF tax
alton to build up the business and prop-
srty OF the few at the expense OF the
many.
This difference Of principle still sub
sists. but our party appreciates that tho
long continued policy Of the country,
a. manifested In its statutea, makes Il
necessary that tariff reform should be
prudently and sagaciously undertaken
on scientific principles. to the end that
there should not be al immediate rev.
oluti0n In existing conditions.
In the words OF our platform we de-
mand "a revision and a gradual re-
ductioa Of the tariff by he fxiende Of
the masses, and for the common veal.
and not by the friends Of its abuses,
its extOrtions and determinations"
Il 10 true that the Republicans, who
DO not admit in their platform that the
Dingley tariff needs the slightest al
teration. are likely to retain q major
ity Of the federal senate throughout the
next presidential term and could. there
fore. IL they chose. block every at
tempt at legislative relief But It
should be remembered that the Re
publican party includes many revision
lists. and believe it will shrink from
defy1ng the popular will expressed un-
mlstakably and peremptorily at the
ballot box.
The people demand reform OF exist
ing conditions. Since the lagf Demo-
cratic administration the cost Of living
has grievously increased. Those hay
ing fixed incomes have suffered keenly;
those MVang On wages, X there has
been any increase, know that such ln-
crease has not kept pace With TIE adj
vance In the cost Of WING, Including
rent and the necessaries Of lifa Many
today. are cot Of work, unable 10 ae-
cure any wages at al. 80 alleviate
thase conditions IN SO Tar as ts In our
power should be our earnest e0deavor.
Tsvst Remedies.
!, poented out IN my earlier response
tie remedy which, b my judgment,
can edectuaiiy be apptted against
monopoliea. and the assurance was
then given that IL existing laws. IN
cludhg both statute and common law,
proved Inadequate. contrary to my OK
pectatlons. favor such further legis-
lat1on within constitutional limitations
- win best promote and safeguard the
interests OF all the people.
Whether there 10 any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the federal courts cannot be determlnr
ID by the president or by a candidate
for the presidency.
The determination OF this question
was left by 1.-THE people in framing the
constitution to the judiciary and not
10 the executive The supreme court
ef the United States has recently con-
s1Qeeed this question, and, In the eaae
It tho Westera Union Telegraph CON-
p&ny .veGsus the CaA Publishing CON-
pany, to be found In the one hundred
and eaghty-6rst volume Of the United
States supreme court reports. at page
zee. II decided that common law prin-
cipaee could be applied bY United
States courts In cases involving inteE.
state commerce In the absence Of Unit
ID States statutes specifically cover
ing the case Such 1s the law Of tho
land.
Reciprocity.
In my address to the notification
committee said that tar1n reform -
demanded BY the best interests OF
both manufacturer ana consumer"
WITH equal truth It can DO said that
the benefits Of reciprocal trade trea-