Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-24

The issue De- thus distinctly ,aado
li is by no means now one. Cor while
The republican party has uniformly
adhered io the policy ri protection.
tho democratic party has been consis.
tent in Hs opposition % has held GO
me doctrine of a revenue tariff. and
during all the years of the contest
has maintained that che protective
system was opposed 90 good mnrols.
iu cuniravontiou 20 the constitution
and ln violation Of sound economies.
The objections which are now. urged
against Do are only n repetition Of
those which have found utterance for
many years The difference between
tho parties De- radical and fundamon.
tal % involves the principle OF pro.
lection and not simply the measure of
thc duties to- be- laid
A revision OF duties should boz made
only whom conditions have $50 changed
lhai ihe public interest demsnds their
alteration. and they should bee 40 re-
yIHoi as tO preserve rad not destroy
tbD protective principle
A revision and reduction hy those
who regard The tnrln AL robbery
must awaken serious apprehension
among an whose capital i7 employed
or who are engaged at labor In me
various enterprises throughout the
country, which depend in large meas.
ure upon the maintenance OF the pro.
tocI'vp system. a revision OF the tar.
lu along revenue lines means the ln.
creased importation OF the products
of foreign manufacture which come
into competition with our domestic
production lt means q loss to the
American wage olrnprs and to Amori
can capital This o.. therefore not a
theoretical question which ls present
go t0 them. hut .s one OF immediate
8ud practical moment % can bo cot.
ioi Hr Thorn and hy them only
History BHund8uHr shows that tho
rra.iDst Industrial development of the
country has occurred during zoe nor.
Iad when tho protective tarIr has
boon maintained and That during this
time labor has received lts largest re-.
wards and capital has boon most prof
iiably engaged
The development 0f che country dur.
ms tho last fortyfour years ls a com.
ploto yindlcatou 0if the virtue and e.
0cacy of the protective system ~
benefits have been dinusod through an
sections of tho country among an our
people 70 has enlarged our home
market until % has bocomo the great.
HHs "a
NOT unnecessarily surrender We have
believed % to bo a wise national pol.
icy to preserve the American market
Tor American producers and 10 secure
10 our workIngmon an Increased
wage scale.
ln 1860 the value OF our exports and
manufacture was si0.3t5.S92 Twenty
years later q siO2.S5GOl5. and last
year Si32.ft5.Ge9 The protousIon OF
its opponents that the protective tar.
in la Inconsistent with the extension
of our foreign commerce is thus denied
Boy actual results IN considering the
onCct of the respective tarin policies
of the republican and democratic par.
ties. we are fortunately able 90 consult
past experience. What revenue
tariff win accomplish we know. for we
have hitherto seen how lt has arrest
ed industrial development. and ombar.
rassod enterprise to the Injury or
both labor and capital Neither es-
capos Cos hughtIug effects.
Commercial reciprocity with foreign
countries consistent with the prln-
cipIos Of protection" has long been
one of tine well recognized policies OF
tho republican party Tho present al.
mInIstrntiou. Boa the Ease of serious
democratic opposition. secured
treaty uf reciprocity with Cuba which
promises fo give us control of q large
share OF the commerce of that ls.
land
Both President Mckinley and prosl.
dent Roosevelt attempted 90 negotiate
treaty of reciprocity with Canada
That subject together with the Alas.
Kan boundary and other matters. wore
submitted t1 "a Joint high commission
for consideration bot the differences
which aruso between the AmgrIcan and
the British commissioner" with re-
spoc' fD fho boundary made n Impos.
sihlo for the commission 20 agree
upon any OF tho remaining subjects
submitted for Gees determination
The American commits toner's doslr
ga 90 remit tho boundary dispute 20
tho two governments and TO- proceed
with the consideration OF an other
questions. including roclproc'iy. hut the
British commissioners declined to pro.
coed further while the boundary re-.
manned undetermined. Subsequently
tho boundary commission was created
and ,ho boundary limo has been set
fied lui uo agreement has hcon reach
ca Tor further consideration of the re-.
naming questions embraced in the
Protocol o. ls honcd that tho two
governments may he able to agree IN
due course tC take up thc subject Of
reciprocity with Canada according 90
the principles laid down In the ropuh.
.lcun national platform.
Tho platform appr"Hriatoly recog
Mics combinations of capital and lab
or as the outgr0wth of our economic
development and as entitled 20 tho
equal protection and subject 90 tho
like restrictions OF tho law
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