Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16

Dolliver, who tells us that when h
was on the ways and means commit
tee with Mr.. Dingley, he saw man!
a schedule placed purposely highe'
than necessary With the expectation
that it would be traded down thru
reciprocity? The Dingley law, then
Il must have contemplated reciprocity OF
some of the things we do produce
Are we not justified in locking to the
great Mckinley for a definition OF re-
publican reciprocity? At Buffalo
more than a year after the platform
of 1900, he virtually restored real
reciprocity as republican precept
| which the platform of 1900 would seem
to have torn down. While speaking
of the marvellous business energy that
was developing our productive capac-
/ ity SO rapidly, he said;
/ by sensible trade arrangements
which will not interrupt our home pro-
duction we shall extend the outlets for
our increasing surplus. A system when
provides a mutual exchange of COM
modities is manifestly essential to rhc
continued healthful growth of our eN-
| port trade. We must not rep0se IN IAN
| cied security that we car forever sell
everything and buy little or nothing
| We should take from our customers
| such of their products as we can use
without harm to our industries and la
Dor. Reciprocity is the natural out
growth of cur industrial development
under the domestic policy now firnnly
established. What we produce beyond
our domestic, consumption must have
vent abroad The excess must be re-
lieyed thru a foreign outlet and we
should sell everywhere we can and buy
wherever the buying will enlarge our
sales and production, and thereby make
a greater demand for home labor. The
period Of exclusiveness Is past. The
expansion OF our trade and commerce
is pressing problem. If, perchance,
some of our tariffs are no longer need
ed for revenue or to encourage and
protect our industries at home. why
should they not be employed to extend
and promote our markets abroad?"
This, as l understand it, is the reci-
procfty of C,ummins. 1t does not be-
lieve in trying to act a lie as to reci-
procity only on the things we do not
produce. but asks the question in Nc
Kinley's own language, why should
we not employ tariffs no longer needed
to protect our industries at home?" 1t
is true that Governor Cummins believes
we could buy in Canada, where, as Nc
Kinley said, "the buying would enlarge
our sales and thereby make d greater
demand for home labor" do not agree
with him in full, for it seems to me
that the Canadians are bent on protect
ing their home industries to the fullest
extent, hence are not looking for reci-
procity with us. yet If a treaty could be
made advantageous to us, what repub-
lican could object? And l understand
Mr.. Cummins to have said that il the
treaty lis not advantageous to our own
people none will be made" Republi-
cans should not quarrel at this time
over the details Of reciprocity, which
are business propositions for legislative
consideration. Much that has been said
about Canadian reciprocity is idle be-
cause of Canada's attitude. and more OF
it is deliberate Misrepresentation of a |
sincere minded man whom many poll
ticians seem to dislike very greatly
would not pretend to make the Kas-
son treaties an issue until they are |
heard, altho / understand the one with |
France proposed an exchange of con- |
oessions on 635 out of a total of 654 |
schedules OF the French tariff, with an |
average reduction of. SO per cent on SO |
products of the soil. In return for con- |
cessions on 126 out OF total of 463 |
dutiable numbers OF our tariff, averslg-
ing a reduction Of s to 30 per cent. |
do. however believe that the State OF
Iowa has right to protest, in the ma
tionnl convention, against the re-
affirmation of any plank that would
seem to abandon the whole principle of
itself
No, Mr. Editor, the standpatter who
would fay Mr.. Cummins must know
ngiy misleftd the people from Mckin-
ey's message OF peace, wherein every
inc and precept breathes the spirit of
Sunniins reciprocity. Regret ii as we
nay, We must look elsewhere for the
animus of his opposition. say this adj
dsedly, and have known politics for
great many years. Since Isaac was de-
,eiSed by the hand that seemed to be
hat OF Esan. tho the voice was plainly
hat of Jacob. the average delegate in
ne coming convention should profit by
ne parable. Were 1t not for the niger
n the woodpile the people of Iowa, a
tate that produces corn and meats. the
surplus products of the nation. would
tand solidly behind the governor to-
lay IN his demand for reciprocity that
hall IN the language OF Mckinley, "by
ensihle trade arrangements, which
hall not interrupt our home produce
lon. extend the outlets for our increas-
ng surplus" AS farmer and student
4 agriculture, ! believe this is a legiti-
nate, practicable Iowa idea.
S. B. PACKARD.
Marshalltown, May 16. 1904.