Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-01
Minnesota Congressman Down
on All Reciprocity or
Tariff Concessions
WOULD PUT TAX ON COFFEE
d Candidate for Speaker cannon's
Favor as Chairman of Committee on
Appropriations Wants No Maxi
mum Tariff Unless Still Higher
and REGULATORY Ono.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Representa-
/ tive McCleary, OF Minnesota, is can
Aidate for chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations, and as a
preliminary to seeking Speaker Cam
mons favor is free with his expressions
OF opposition to any reciprocity tariff
changes.
4 Recently to a newspaper man he
aald; s,Just before / started for Eu-
rope last May had talk with
j Speaker Cannon. / told him I aspired
"a the Craftsmanship and believed he
would do what he thought was for the
best.
Mr.. Cannon said that, not being
speaker, he could not make any rro,n-
u ses. There the matter rested, so far
as am concerned"
Mr.. McCleary was asked for his
opinion on the best way to meet a de-
Slciency In the revenues, and said
II can see number Of ways. First.
reduce expenses. There are number
Of items OF expenditure that can De
reduced without parsimony. Next, MIL
lions OF dollars more could be produced
by carefully watching.
MY reason for this Is 1ue to an IN
cident while was abroad. Ar Ameri-
can saw some furniture suitable for his
new home. When the dealer learned
sit was to so to America he said, Then
you want q special invoice. What's
that?' said the American. It is one
that you can show the customs peorle,'
was the reply. That thing Is being
done In numerous Instances,
1 ..rhe third method would be to inn
pose an internal revenue tax on certain
legitimate subjects Of taxation.
81 ..There would still be another chance
Tor revenue, customs tax on coffee,
the imposition Of this tax would be IN
pccord with the protective policy. as II
would encourage coffee prodrc.ion ~
our non contiguous territory.
s.As last resort, would favor a
Temporary reduction Of some duties III
order to bridge over the crisis.
No AMaximum and Minimum.
Mr.. McCleary scorns the maximum
md minimum tariff idea put forth by
Representative Tawney, and advocated
~ the recent reciprocity convention.
..Should congress provide for min
iinuf1 and maximum tariff, however
would approve that the maximum be y
rate which would afford protection TO
American industries. and the maximum
the additional rate which might be inn
posed by the president in retaliation;
Tor: discrimination against American
goods.
sThe reciprocity movement, said
Mr.. McCleary, "has done a vast. deal
of harm In the first place, 1t is a
selfish move, inspired by few men
who desire to gain something. Who
can point out to me the man crying
for reciprocity who hopes to have the
duty lowered on hisproduct? The man
Nfacturers OF New England, for in
stance, ask Tor reciprocity with Cana
ida, well knowing, that the farmers of
the west would be compelled to bear
the burden and that New England
would benefit thru the sale of its man
ufactured products In Canada free Of
duty. There is not a single argument
advanced by the leaders of this move
ment not founded on democratic doc
frine. In the second place, the move-
ment leads to instability and uncer-
tainty OF commercial conditions.
Our present prosperity has been
built up mostly under the Dingley law
and to cast doubt upon that prosperity
and its continuance takes away the
stability. The harm done already cam
not be measured in dollars