The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-28

nish a poor market even for the I'M
porters Several Of our democratic :
friends in this house have already
spoken in favor of Canadian Tree
trade.
The gentleman from Minnesota
| (Mr. Lindl has given us an interest
| ing exposition of his view OF Canal
| ian reciprocity He evidently imaglnesf
| that the disadvantages Of the propos
ed free trade in natural products pc
| tween the two countries will help MIN
neapolis and St Paul more than II
will hurt the farmers of his state.
i Minneapolis and St. Paul are mucn
| more interested in the prosperity OF
Minnesota than they are in the Wet
fare of Manitoba
i I remember quite we'll When the seu-
| tleman from Minnesota, in the F1Ify
i First congress, as member OF TINS
house voted for theSMctSinlGy bill. He
4 has changed his views upon this cues
ton, and we are sorry TO loss MN
from the republican ranks, but much
prefer to hear him speak in favor OF
free trade from the democratic. side
. of the chamber than upon our own.
i We cannot afford to trifle with the
prosperity of the American farmer IN
: the hope of building up American
' cities.
Canada is not asking us for free
r trade, not even pressing a RECIPROCITY
! treaty. ~
/ MT Charlton, NJ. p, said at the De
! troit reciprocity convention, Decem-
r Der 10. 1902:
oTbe call is with the United States
& Canada has definitely and deliberately
3 retired from taking the initiative.
iCanadian Annual Review, 1902, page
n 1881 ~
3 That convention finally resolved TO
s remove all duties from the natural
products of each country.
hi Free trade with Canada, 1t is said
a. will AmericaniZe the dominion. Inc
Dr. Canadian annual for 1902 says tnere
r. is no danger of such result, ana tut
b. Their reports that 70 per cent OF tne
x. immigrants from the United States
re have become the naturallzed suDJecls
of King Edward We may well re1oice
err at the growth and prosperity Oh on,
ee neighbor, but in framing our tarln
laws the interests of the United states
err are of our first concern.
de Reciprocity'is easy in the theory
,r- but dificult in practice 1t takes tw'
II
lis must first run the gauntlet of diplo
ut macy. after which it encounters tn
,se endless chain of debate in the Ameri
to can senate. Reciprocity is Recognized
ec4 ac a cardinal principle of the repuDL
oc- can faith. The first question to b
discussed from the republican stant
oc. point is whether the, terms of a pre-
Try posed treaty are desirable.
- TN, nj nr0fpptlOn
he operation must depend wholly upo
Ter schedules, whether tsprovided for. ]
ple treaty. or by law. W tariff bill
ub- called protective Measure and II
mas schedules are so arr anged as to CIV
of Inadequate preference to our own pr
the ducts. il will be just as detrimental
the though it were called a free-traC
af- measure. All protective proposition
therefore, resolve themselves down
aty, the single question of schedules. 1t h
,rce often been said that schedules
by not. sacred,n No one has ever claim
,a.aiszNsask = 10 T~svs sui
: of that Areup They are l,Id b
MS ffhat they are and they shoui noce,
iect to change,er a change
, as changed wheney ~ of the cou ua IN II
that sary for the welfareSs enaceea tic
the The Dingley law wa eAp @o II
the we'll -grounded hope ans ~,
us, that it would produce ciIrlends
lted hoped-for change came, and has
ada manned for more than six years.
eV- there are to be changes in that la
OF in order to meet changed condition
we're only changes should be made viii
tur- will rebound to the retention or p
the motion of our prosperity. But up
llsn the question of tariff revision, pr
had ence and conservatism are of the fl
the Importance.
was No material modification can
ne. made without at least temporarily
loie terfering with domestic producti'
orlt- and therefore the republican pal
on has heretofore only taken up the 81
lhlo ject of revision in cases where
rom necessity was real.
,,fIst The heat of great political cont
~ has always disturbing influence
"a on the general business of the count
BY adding to such contest an ASA
ofn upon our Industrial system wol
, &c greatly increase the elements Of
turbance. Whilst many gentlem
- are agitating the policy of aband
"a ing protection in the United Stat
GO the people of Great Britain are w
: ~ seriously discussing the propriety
nat abandoning the free-trade policy a
adopting a different system. Nothi
that we can do or say will infiuer
Loc- their action upon this question Tt
mo will take such course as they thi
the will serve their own interests,
must do the same.
hot ? has been only six years since
;bIe farmers of Iowa, so prosperous unt
in protection and the gold standard, W,
laboring under very adverse circu
NJ stances.
pro- lhey msli lel,elilpel tnel. situa
NC be disposed to favor changes, ii
,oc. will not grow enthusiastic over
tbo transfer of their present prosperity
their neighbors in Canada.
TINKER.
cul- Health in his neighbornood is g
hich orally good.