Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-18
M'KINLEY'S POLICY.
sE HAD NO INTENTION or DIS
cARDiKo PROTECTION.

n-ves Uttered a Word Looking To-
ward the Impairment OF Its In
tegrity-His Last speech WINS a
stand Pat DeIfverance.
President McKiniey's last speech de
ffvered al Buffalo on the 9Th Of Sep
temter. 1891. stll serves as a text for
tariff discussions Of a more or less
speculative character. The Boston
Herald. for example, advances the FOB
h1wing Interpretation Of that memon-
Die eddnSs
1T can be said without fear OF con-
tadicton that II was President Nc
Kinkyss intention 70 make his second
term memorable By laying down and
carving through an administrative poF
icy On tariff questions which woud
have implied both a revision q the eA-
listing tarin and the adoption by D.
eountry Of reciprocal trade tneates WHh
! numher OF the leading nations OF us
world. What be wanted 10 DO was 70
gain the assent q the great mass OF
the cEnmon people Of the United staos
in support Of the proposition that a
ue.dlessly high tariff tax was SERIOUSLY
| o~htsrttonable. that revision q tn trin
was ESSENTIAL under changing business
cor.s,tions and that one OF the easiest
,vavs IN rsvise the tariff was 70 Use
n~.s.dlessly high DUTIES as counters Oh
exchange in securing trade
with foreign nations
This is put with commendable cav
~, ,nd conservatism. considering that
,hs ueald has always been an oppo-
,snt az the tar1 principle OF when
NcrSinley was the foremost adFocA"
ana exponent Yet a little more = =.
autlal 10 a fair and faithful statement
Of the position taken and the poiN!
nlannea By the hmeuted president
Th.re WIS not a word in the spsN1
m indicate that President Mckinley
hed modified his views as TO ue VIZ
dom OF tara protection for bon m
/, drrstr4es There was not a worn y
spge,,st that he wanted 70 revise the
,ar,f for r~evision's sake or because i
ms not working well or because h'
had any idea Of abandoning ID MI
n~rinclple. He distinctly spoke 81 th'
nourv Of protection as now firmly e
,ahlshad" II Is true that he prOp"ss
20 reduce needlessly high duties no
Internationally, but as a means OF =
curing reciprocal privileges N foreis
m~areets There was not a hint o. als
carfnc the underlying principles OF tS
evistine tarn. The speoch . II
Fact. a stand pat deliverano 50 faR a
those principles ~concerSed
Anybody can honestly say hat "neo
@s dnties should not be imposed
M, The term has different meanlng
N alfrsrent minds A free trader Wi
saw that all protective duties are -
only needless but vicious, but bous
u5ii acrrre McKinbsy Of suoscnmh
i ,ho, view. Tar1f revision VII oom
en- time not 10 change the principe pu
a. adtrus the schedules 30 induStrI
and commercial conditions. VINO snu
perform that duty and WIZ shah 81
when n ought to be performedf p"
: think the people are Wiling 20 "
/ the Repubgoan party IN bom parues
lor because they have bad grauryn
exrsrtence with that party es a pr
mo,er OF their prosperity. We 90 p.
th,nk they want the dictauon or y
services Of the Democrats parry IN an
scbeme OF revision because uhat pr
J has not shown a capacity Tor ou4"
nm the welfare Of the country
!. II may safely be said that PreHloe,
. Mckinley. if he were awe, W.
agr,e with the people In thes ma.'el
Tsnld be Of the foremost star
na,ters and would neither propose =
sr,r.Irt n scheme of revision =.
wss,,d abandon the protective 49,
or impair its integry
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