The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
.M'CLEARY STATES
HIS POSITION
He Is a Candidate for Chairman
ship Of the Appropriations
Committee.
He Is Opposed TO Reciprocity and
to q Maximum and Minimum
Tariff.
ax w. NJ. Iern,ane.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Representa
tive McCleary has been much sought
after since his arrival from Europe be-
cause of his prominence in connection
with the Craftsmanship Of the commit.
tee on appropriations. To a Journal
correspondent Mr.. McCleary said:
McCleary Wants the Place.
I, Just before I started for Europe
last May, / had talk with Speaker
Cannon. I told him I aspired to 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 prom.
Uses: There the matter rested, SO far
as am concerned
Have to Meet Deficit.
Mr.. McCleary was asked for his
opinion on the best way to meet q
deficiency anS in IN the revenues, and said:
reduce expenses. There are a number
of items Of expenditure that canl be re.
duced without parsimony. Next, mil
lions OF dollars more could be produced
by carefully watching.
My reason for this is due to an in
cldent while [ was abroad. An Amer
lean saw some furniture suitable for
his new home. When the dealer learned
it was to 20 to American he said, 'Then
you want a special invoice What s
that?' said the American. 1T is one
that you can show the customs people,
was the reply. That thing is being
done in numerous instances.
The third method would be to i'm
pose am Internal revenue tax on certain
legitimate subjects of taxation.
There would still be another chance
for revenue customs fay IN coffee
the imposition of this tax would be in
accord with the protective policy, as it
would encourage coffee production in
our non-contiguous territory.
Gas a last resort, would favor a
temporary reduction of some duties in
order to bridge over the crisis. =
No Maximum and Minimum
Mr. McCleary seorns the maximum
and minimum tariff idea put forth by
Representative TawneY, and advocated
at the recent reciprocity convention.
"Should congress provide for a min
imum and maximum tariff, however, I
would approve that the minimum be a
rate which would afford protection to
American industries and the maximum
the additional rate which might be i'm
posed by the president in retaliation
for discrimination against American
goods. :S..Es5.zss 4szSss5sz.
Reciprocity Opposed.
"The reciprocity movement said
Mr.. McCleary, WAS done a vast deal
Of HARM InatHS first places, it is a
selfish move, inApiredzHby a. few men
who desire 5to gain something. Who
can point out to me the man tscrying
for reciprocity who hopes to have the
duty lowered on his product9 TheSman-
ufacturers of New England, for in
stance, ask for reciprocity with Cana
5da, we'll knowing that the farmers of
the west would be compelled to bear
the burden and that New England
would benefit thru the sale Of it's manu-.
featured products in Canada free Of
duty. There is not single argument
advanced blythe leaders Of this move.
ment not founded on democratic doc
trine. In the second place, the move
ment leads to Instability, and uncer-
tainty Of commercial conditions. !:
nOur present prosperity has been
built up mostly under the Dingley law
and to cast doubt upon that prosperity
and it's continuance takes away the sta
bility- The harm already done cannot
be measured in dollars.''