The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-09-29

interest OF politicians. then the history OF
pared with those charged anywhere else
IN the world. and the history OF rate re-
etis't doMn to the present time con-
Mileage Tariff.
The government cannot discriminate
between ports or places 1t must aea i
with an absolutely equal and lmpairtlIa d
Obliged, sooner or later to ordain strict
distance tariff; that is the charge for
carrying commodities would have 10 De D.,
the haul. The low charge for the long
haul would disappear. and freight Would
pay a mileage tariff. Now TO some that
here in Minnesota. in the c s of , nne
continent. distant from l.5oo to 2ooo
miles from all the great markets, aoou5
whom whom big circle might be descrloea ana ana
have its circumference sweep along me
coasts l; of the Atlantic and the pacin nc
s and the gulf of Mexico-you would be be
world. When men ask for your support
or demand your praise on any such
grounds these, it will be we'll for you
70 bring them to the challenge OF tne
facts and of common sense.
Then. as to the markets in which you
buy. How are you situated there. ana
what advantage do you owe to those VINO
have settled your conditions? IT woula
seem evident to most people that a sys.
tenn which permits the same ar.leie 1h az
your farm to be carried abroad over
thousands of miles of ocean and sold In
n to 90 per at less phs than hs pree
that is charged to you is not in yoNr In.
terest. 1t is because of that system that
we pay annually an unknown amount OF
ty-tive billions of dollars which Is the
estimated volume of our domestic trade;
that is the buying and selling that goes
that and in order that it may not be
changed by the fraction of hair mat
now to reach S,o.oOOoo annually, and to
require the imposition of other taxes,
such as You have never heretofore ore. con- con-
scented to pay save in time OF war ana
as a part of the sacrifices that 1t I'M
poses. Is this to your satisfaction, and ls
this the form of service that WIZ can
forth Your gratitude and receive your
continuing Endorsement?
Panama Canal.
Mr.. Hill took up the subject OF the Pan
anna canal, treating it at considerable
length. He argued that it could not be
relied on to supply new markets He cited
Boice of the treasury department, who
had written an elaborate article taking
the same view. His argument was fcrti-
fled by, statistics showing how small an
amount of our products the South Ameri-
can states could possibly He quoted
Mr.. Boiee as saying that if We could Sc
cure one-half the imports of Asia, that
tra11ac IN one year would pay the cost of
the canal and leave balance of $780,,
100000. He expected the canal would be
made, but it would not bring market re-
suits.
Scarcity of Lands and Irrigation.
Ia,
agrlcultural lands and the defects in our
land laws which allowed spectators and
great combinations to secure millions OF
acres. to the exclusion of farmers He
highly commended the national irrigation
movement, saying the work now under
way would redeem GO,Oo0,Oo0 acres, and
that amount.
The final question of all was securing
markets for our products, he said
Our exports of commodities the product
Of agrieul sSls for the year 1904 were
cent of all our exports Our exports of
nianuiaetured articles We're valued at
Sao2 4l3,92l. or 3l52 per cent of the whole.
over the tendency is for the former to
increase while the latter decreases. In
the Gom NM war upon us which has al
IS the manufactured article that will be
BAN, banned d by the seyerest prohibition, But
vantage will fall. Our statesmen assum-
ed that we alone could use a protective
tariff to advantage. overlooking the very
simple process of other nations meeting
one tariff with another. The rest of the
world has been wonderfully patient. 1t
thought of not exactly as a dangerous
competitor in manufactured commodities.
for we are not yet, but as a possible
German tariff is the first step in league
where we shall find all Europe CONNER
elaily banded against US; What are we
ing to find our markets; and especially
| the market for the immense product Of
our soil that will continue to be our main
| resource and dependence
There are enough people within direct
reach of us in Asia to require our entire
aea o whsa the crop 1;d # each
bushels per annum. nv Ne have have studied lied
that trade and prepared for it. We have
helped to build it up, and put millions Of
| money into the greatest STEAMSHIPS TINT
| ever sailed the seas to serve it, We did
these things in order that we might be
Oriental trade could live, For these peo-
| pie cannot pay high TRANSFORMATION
charges; they will buy in some other
the interior of the United States across
half the continent and the whole breadth
OF the Pacific ocean Il you have big or
| even a reasonable mileage charge
| Well, we have met with obstacles at
| every step; not the obstacles that busy
| men have a right to expect and know
| how to meet. such as the shrewdness OF
| competitors or the difficulty of conauering
| material things, but interference with
plans and regulations and rules and or
| ders that can serve no purpose except to
|, make impossible the maintenance of this
| new market. These customers are out
| ragged by a policy that insults their ma
| uonal dignity and their personal self
respect until they determine to buy no
more Of US. These ships, instead of meet
| ing with reasonable encouragement. are
hampered and tied down by acquisitions
| which make it as costly as possible to
| operate them. These rates, which arc
! the essential parts Of the whole affair,
| are destroyed by laws that put us at the
| mercy OF every foreign tramp that floats
| the seas And this. mind YOU. not in be-
| half Of any home interest that might SUI
| fer for these ocean rates do not concern
the domestic producer more than they
| must he low enough to admit him to out
| side markets. but only to the annoyance
| and deirlment and discoura cement Of
| American foreign trade in the great
| staples that you help to produce and that
| must continue to enter increasingly into
| our dealings with other peoples. The to-
| tai foreign commerce of Japan and China
amounts to s75O.Goo.Ooo a year in roma
! numbers. 1t is destined to Increase and
| multiply at rate that will astonish the
| world, and we might have the Hons share
| of it II we only exercised common sense