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

The express purpose oply. as vas opeo
~ avowed, Of furnishing a basis foe
reduction by means Of reciprocal trade
treaties, which the Republican admin
istration. i1npiiedly at least, promised
| to negotiate Having ON this promise
secured the increased duties, the Re-
publican party headers, sptlrrcd on By
projected interests defeated the
treaties negotiated by the executive.
and now these same interests cling to
the benefit OF these duties which the
people never intended they should have
and to which they have no moral right.
Even now the argument most fire.
Quent1y urged in behalf Of the Dingley
tArlr and against tariff reform general
" Is the necessity OF caring for our in
1ant Industries. Many Of these indus
tries nftc, hundred years Of llsty
growth are kraIing up as industrial
giants. In their c,,'e ut least the Ding
Icy tariff Invites combination and mo-
nopoiy and gives Justification to the
expression that the tariff is the moth
er Of trusts.
among many others, the people de-
mRnd reform OF these abuses and such
reform demands and should receive i'm
mediate attention.
The two leading PARTIES have always
differed rs to the prtn tpie of customs
taxation. Our party h&ts always ad-
vRnccd the theory that the object is
the raising Of revenue. for support Of
the government whatever other results
may Incidentally flow thcrcfrom. The
Republican party. on the othnr hand.
contends that customs duties should
be levied primarily for protection, NO
called. with revenue ~ the subordinate
purpose. thus using the power Of tax
alton to build up the business and prop
orty Of tho few at the expense Of the
many.
This difference OF principle still sub
slstS. but our party appreciates that the
long continued policy OF the country.
az manifested III its statutea, makes Il
necessary that tariff reform should be
prudentiy and sagnciously undertaken
on scientific principles to the elld that
there should not be nj Immediate rev
olutlon In existing conditions.
In the words OF our platform we de-
nAnd II revision and a gradual re-
ducdoA OF the tariff by the friends Of
the masses, and for the common veal,
and not by the friends Of It's abuses,
Its e1tortions and DETERMINATIONS"
1t Is true that the Republicans, who
90 not admit IL their platform thnt the
D1ngiey tarir needs tho slightest al
teration, are likely to retain major
ity Of the federal senate throughout the
next presidential term and could. there
fore. II they chose block every at
tempt at Legislative relief. But It
should be remembered that the Re-
publican party includes many revision
lists. and l believe 1t will shrink from
defylnG the popular Will expressed IN
mistaknhly and prre1nptorily ut the
ballot box
The people demand reform OF exit
ing conditions. Since the last Demo
cratic administration the cost Of Nylna
has grlcyously Increased. Those hay.
Ing fixed incomes have suffered kecn&y:
those living Oh wages. II there has
been any increase, know that such In
crease has not kept pace With the al
vance In tho cost Of hv41lg, Including
rent and the necessaries of lite Many
today are out of work, unable II, &C.
cure any wages at ati TO alleviate
these conditions In 30 Tar rs ia In our
power should be our earnest endea vor.
1sust Remedies.
l pointed out In my earlier response
the remedy which. h my Judgment,
can efectuaiiy be applied against
monopol1es. and the assurance was
then given that if existing laws, HI
Guiding both statute and common law,
proved inadequate. contrary to my OK
pectattons. I favor such further legis-
lat1on within constitutional limitations
a. will best promote and safeguard tho
interests Of al the people.
Whether there Is any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the federal courts cannot DO determinr
Cd by the president or by a candidate
for tho presidency
a uc NcicIllIlNllOtl VI IOl8 question
was left BY the people in framing the
constitution to the judiciary and not
to the executive. The supreme court
Of the United States has recently con-
stQered this question, and, in the case
Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
Dany versus the Cali Publishing com
pany, to be found I'm the one hundred
and eighty first volume Of the United
States supreme court reports, ut page
&c, II decided that common law prtn-
c'p@es could be applied By United
States courts in cases Involving inter
state commerce In the absence OF Unit
Cd States statutes specifically cover
Ing the case Such Is the law OF tho
land.
Reciprocity.
In my address to the notification
committee said that tarhf reform Is
demanded BY the best interests Of
both manufacturer ana consumer"
With equal truth It can be said that
the benefits OF reciprocal trade trea-