Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-01
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resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, a
resemblance which has helped him
much in hanging on to the public teat
for almost half century as represent
alive in congress, governor and Unit
ed States senator And he wants to
hold on some more That is the rea-
son why at the Chicago reciprocity
convention Uncle Shelby quit the
stand patters cold. Your Uncle Shelby
can see as far into milestone as the
next one, and he discerns the signs of
the times and hastens to declare in
favor Of reciprocity to the end that
he may wear his senatorial toga for
another six years. Your Uncle Shelby
knows upon which side his bread is
buttered, and he never permits 1t to
fall buttered side downward IL he can
help it. What Uncle Joe Cannon
thinks Of Uncle Shelby's lapse no man
knows. Uncle Joe is the chief of stand
patters, and only recently he gave the
senator splendid certificate Of good
character. 1t is safe to say, to borrow
a figure Of speech from Cushman Of
Washington, that Uncle Joe's remarks
would have to be printed on asbestus
paper in order to be transmitted
through the mails. 1t would be q
strange howdy-do If upon reading I'm
Gle Shelby's speech Uncle Joe with
drew his certificate of good character
and then proceeded to appropriate I'm
Gle Shelby's senatorial toga. Stranger
far stranger-things have happened.
In order that there may be no mis-
take about it, here give the principal
section of Senator Cullom's speech.
Being diplomat-in fact, chairman of
the senate committee on foreign af-
fairs-of course he spoke diplomatical-
~, as he always does, but nevertheless
It can be easily seen that he lined up
with Governor Cummins and other anti
! stand pat heretics. Here are his own
words:
The west lie almost unanimously in IA
vor OF reciprocity; eastern senators ara
almost solidly against it: the minority In
the senate u divided. Reciprocity under
the fourth section Of the Dingley act has
failed
believe that the Dingley rates are SUI
/, nciently high to warrant our entering
into reciprocal relations with Central and
South American nations and with Euro
/, paan nations as we'll.
| ] very much prefer the adoption OF the
principle Of reciprocity as a means Of
retaining ana extending our foreign mar
! kets. as means Of quietly. without in
terruption OF our business conditions, re-
vising where necessary the tariff; as
means OF preventing discrimination
against our products such as Germany
other n ma
But II we cannot secure the ratification
Of reciprocity treaties there Is one other
method that was seriously considered by
tho committee on foreign relations moro
than two years ago, when 1t became ap-
| parent that the reciprocity treaties could
not be ratified. and that Is the adoption
Of maximum and minimum tariff. BY
that mean the adoption Of an arrange
ment by act Of congress somewhat SIM
liar to that in force in France.
Have minimum tariff applicable to all
nations that give our products tho most
imum tarin-say Is per cent higher-to
apply to nations that discriminate against
our products.
The adoption of this principle would not
| accomplish for our foreign trade all that
reciprocity would accomplish. It would
not open any very extensive new markets
for our products, but 1t would prevent
discrimination.
A maximum and minimum tarifS Is moEs
in the way Of retaliation but something
must be done. and IL we cannot secure
reciprocity I shall favor the enactment
Of law by congress providing max.
, tmum tariff to be applicable to every ma
ton that discriminates against our prod
ucts.
There are two remedies-reciprocity and
maximum and minimum tarin-and as
1t appears now the latter, II either. is the
method that will be adopted.
So it seems that Uncle Shelby went
the whole hog, burned his ships and
broke down the bridges behind him.
That there will be an attempt to dis
cipline this great and good man there
can be no question. In fact the at
tack upon him has been already begun
by the st. Louis Globe Democrat. It
is a mild attack-in fact, somewhat
yelled under faint praise-but 1t is an
attack nevertheless. From now on
the fight in Illinois for a revision of
the tariff will be bitter, with Senator
Cullom leading the revision wing.
Amid wild and tumultuous applause
Governor A. B. Cummins Of Iowa de-
livered redhot speech and, among
other things, said;
do not pretend to be master Of the,
subject that you have under considera-
| ton. but do know something Of the COM,
sequence Of standing for that policy,
Reciprocity has been damned with faint
praise and with false friends long enough,
The time has come to unmask so that the|
people may know who stand for and who
stand against this doctrine.
], for one, have a deep and abiding and
persisting confidence in the Judgment OIL
| the plain. common people of the land,
| and want to settle this question in tho
good, old fashioned way appointed by the
institutions for the determining of public
policies. Let us fight 1t out before the
people. II we lose, let us abandon the
| attempt, and II we win let those who are
| skulking in the shadows OF concealment
retire to the places that are appropriate
| for towards and traitors to the policies of
our government.
| believe, upon all hands, that we must
reciprocity. The stand patters have rails
ed the banner Of the former. and we
march to the music Of the latter.
Many people think that this question is
confined to treaties with particular pow
ers. but It is not so. for It can be accom-
plished through general tariffs as well as
through special arrangements.
| Indeed, 1t can be truthfully said that
with us. II attained In the near future,
1t must be attained by revision OF our
schedule. for 1t has been made clear to
the dullest mind that no trade treaty.
however advantageous to the people OF
this country, can command two-thirds Of
the United States senate.
| When Mr.. Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw
reads Cumming speech he will prob
ably do some tall cussing or send out