The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-12

ord Of our opponents without seem
Ing offensive. SO it is impossible to|
compare their plntform with their OH
er and later oaicial utterances aud
not create doubt as to their sin
cerity In their private or moffic.
ial utterances many of hem frankly
advance this insincerity as a merit,
taking the position that as regards the
points on which I am about to speak
they have no in ention OF keepina
their promises or of departing from
the policies now established, aud that
therefore they can he trusted not to
abuse the power they seek.
When We take up the great ques-
ton OF the tariff we arc at once con
fronted by the doubt as to whether
our opponents dc or do not mean what
they say. They say that "pro' 'ection
is robbery and promise to carly
themselves accordingly if they are
given power Yet prominent persons
among them assert that they do not
really mean this ard that If they come
into power they will adopt our policy
as regards the tariff, while others
seem anxious to prove that it is safe
TO give them partial power. because
the power would be only partial, and
therefore they would not be oble to
do mischief The last is certainly a
curious plea to advance on behalf Of a
party seeking to obtain control of the
government.
Al the outset it is worth while to
say a word as to the attempt to iden
ily the question Of tarif revision or
tariff reduction with a solution of the
trust question This is always a sign
Of desire to avoid any real effort to
deal adequately with he trust ones
( tion.
/ u IS but ten years since the last
attempt was made by means OF lower
/ ing The tariff, to prevent some people
/ from prospcrlng too much. The at-
tempt was entirely successful the
( tariff law Of that year was among The
! causes which in that year and fer
some time afterwards effectually rre-
vented anybody from prosperng too
! much. and labor from pIospering at
all. Undoub edly It would be possible
at the present time to prevent any OF
the trusts from remaining prosperous
by the simple expedient of making
such a sweeping change in the tariff
as to paralyze the industries of the
country The trusts would cease tc
/ prosper but their smaller competitors
would be ruined and the wage work
ers would starve. while It would not
pay he farmer 20 haul his produce &c
market. The evils connected with
,he trusts can be reached only by ra
ticnal effort, step by step along ths
lines taken by congress and the execu
tive during the past three years. If q
tariff law Is passed under which IN,
q. country prospers. as the country ha.
/ prospered under the present tariff law
then all classes will share in the pros
. perity If tarif law is passed aim
ed at oreyentirs he prosperity o
some of our heorle, :. IS as certain a.
b anything can be that this aim viii b,
! achieved cnly by cutting down tn
J prosperity OF an Of our people
No Tariff, No Reciprocity.
5 Our opponents assert that they be
lieye in reciprocity. Their action o
the most important reciprocity treat
recently negotiated--'hat with Cuba
; does not bear out this assertion. More
r over, there can be no reciprocity un
I, less there s substantial tariff; fire.
+ trade and reciprocity are not oompai
2 Tile. We are on record as favorinl
arrangements for reciprocal trade re
lations with other countries, these nj
e rangemsnts TO be on an equitable oa.
J Is of benefit 10 both he contractin
e parties. Tie Republican party stand
a pledged 10 every wise and consis en-
= method Of increasing the foreign con
q merce Of the country. That it has kop
its pledge is proven by the fact tina
r while the domestic trade of this couI
2 try exceeds in volume The en- ire e'
z port and import trade Of az the nl
e tlons OF the worll, the United State
l. has 10 addition secured more than a
eighth Of he export trade Of III
b world standing first among the nj
fl tons in this respect The Unite
3 States has exported during The las
z seven years nearly ten billiops (
e dollars worth Of goods-on an ave
II age half as much again annually a
g during he previous four years whe
e many OF our people were eonsunin
h nothing hut necessaries, and SOME {
u them a scanty supply over OF these,