The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30
REAL PROTECTION WANTED.
The Kind That Will Protect the coun-
try from Too Much
Protection.

Either IN the Anticipation OF what tho
presidents views On the subject OF tar
IN revision will be In the special mes
Eage he has promised. or 10 defiance and
disregard Of them. the leaders in con-
gress are taking steps 70 prevent any
tariff tinkering whatever. The most
influential mem bers Of the senate have
placed themselves fairly on record and
Speaker Cannon has made no effort 10
conceal his views Unless. therefore
Air Roosevelt recedes from the position
he took more than two years ago or re-
fuses 10 admit that the present situa-
ton offers the kind Of case that calls
for revision. he IS bound 20 come in
conflict with the party leaders in con
ress says the Detroit Free Press
Ia arriving az their decision these
leaders have seen fl 70 interpret the
sentiment expressed at the election
as confirmatory Of the stand PAT
principle Just how they will justic
their action is matter OF interest
rather than importance They may
add something 10 the sum Of the am
bisuities. the insincerities and the eva
sions Of the party position in respect
10 the tariff or they may stand boldly
forth. like Senator Aldrich admit all
the arguments Of the opposition as
true and proclaim that the tariff has
nothing % do with the conditions that
are complained Of. When il is proved
beyond the possibility q denial that
commodities are sold abroad for a
much lower price than is asked at home.
they may announce that such things are
well-known habits Of the commercial
world irrespective Of tariffs They will
probably state that English and Ger
man manufacturers are accustomed 10
sell goods this year az apparently I'M
fruitful prices in order by driving
competition away to reap a fuller har-
vest Of profit in the future That IS
a part Of the scheme OF dumping. land
possibly il has no relation TO the tar
if but the American case is different
in one vital particular Our manufac-
turers have secured a high tariff on the
plea that they could not possibly com
pete with the foreigner without Il. Con
sumers AZ home have been asked 70 tax
themselves in order 70 prevent the for
eign producer from swapping US with
cheap goods Yet here We have our
protected industries undertaking the
dreaded foreigner in his own market
while they maintain the artifcially
high prices al home Possibly that
IS not a breach az faith. but Il looks
like H. We cannot imagine congress
even the present congress under tho
present circumstances ~ erterfainine
a proposal TO protect a manufacturer
who had shown that he could cut un
der foreign prices. such bill would
De hooted out Of congress
The objections TO the Dine-cy SEIZED.
ules are not based on hostility to the
protective principle bur 10 the unjus
and inequitable measure Of protection
that II affords by them This un-
toward degree Of protection simply
makes eXtortion legal II IS a clear
case OF the tariff sheltering monopolies
What the country needs is not protec-
ton from the foreign producer. but pro-
lection from so much protection Their
Is mean between The two extremes 81
Dineleyism and a tariff for revenue or
positive free trade Are the republic
ans incompetent 70 ascertain what that
balance rs Oh are they toopreiudiced anu
hidebouud TO attempt TO find It?