The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-10
OF WEST
SPEAK ON TARIFF
Mccleary and oymmins Debate in
Boston the Revision
Question.

Boston. Nov. lO.-At the dinner of
the Economic club here last night, Gov,
ernor A., B., Cummins of Iowa and
Henry. NJ. Whitney, democratic 6 ca mea
sachusetts in the recent election, made
addresses in favor of revision OF the
tariff. The present tariff laws We're
| upheld by Congressman James y; Nc
| Cleary Of Minnesota and Colonel AL.
bert Clark of this city, secretary OF
| the Home Market club.
The revision side opened the debate,
reciprocity and tariff reform. On tariff
reform he quoted statistics in which he
endeavored to show that of the 29,O74,-
1T wage earners in the country, the
would be improved by being able to
supply their needs in the cheapest mar
ket.
McCleary's Speech.
CONGRESSMAN McCleary followed Mr..
Whitney. Mr. McCleary opened his re-
marks BY declaring that he was in ex-
act accord with the republican national
platform and President Roosevelt on
the tariff question, believing tina that theie
interests demanded it or were pro-
NAnd nothing has happened since the
platform was adopted and President
Roosevelt announced his stand in his
letter of acceptance, to warrant US IN
vision has now been reached,' said
Mr.. McCleary. .,
Cummins of Iowa in the latter's recent
statement that there should be a sta
bility in the tariff laws, and that they
should not be changed for light or
trivial reasons.
Revision a Great Task.
"The making or unmaklng OF 3
tariff act~is tremendous task, = sald
welt in his speech in Minneapolis last
, year warned his countrymen OF the Dan
Sons unfamiliar with the making OF
such laws. Governor Cummins invites
. and urges the people TO- dare the dan
! gers of tariff revision. co
Tie speaker declared that Of the mr.
, teen general schedules in the Dlngley
act, there are fourteen on whlch gov
= ernor Cummins offers no information
Mr. McClearv thought that Governor
Cummins had not offered any evidence
but simply made unsupported assertions
\ Taking up Governor Cummlns' allie
] cation that steel rails were sold cheaper
abroad than in this country, Mr. MIC
Cleary quoted comparative. prices U:
:. steel rails for six years, winch sa noM a.
f that the British price averaged S29'o!
y and the American price $3.50 ssa to N r,
r "The governor, like good nan.
i other men, has been accepting rumor'
n as facts,' said the speaker
!, Cummins' Speech
y Governor Cummins, the next speaker
e WThere must be, at least in the ab
o stract, some definition Of protectlv:
Is duty, and those who desire to hnd l
II measures the difference between tn
( cost of producing the article at nom
III am in hearty sympathy with tn
view that, inasmuch as it IS 1mposslpl
II to reach with exact precision the dut,
a which should be imposed upon give
article. it is better to make the out.
y too high than too low, SO tha1 our oM.
st producers may not only have an eaua
It chance in our own market, but llttl
ii better chance than our foreign com
"a Governor Cummins took up the lro
le and steel schedule and, after revleWln
es the situation and quoting many status
n. tics, said:
Id HIf the manufacturer Of the Unite
" States can sell his products IN the mai
Is inc he makes a fair profit upon hi
s- sales, the man who still holds that on OF
ne manufacturers need any cOnSlderaDl
70 protection surrendered his good sens
ne in his idolatry at the shrine Of tina
H.. miserable maxim flched from the la1
ia guage of the great American game.
,e, Competition Is Necessary.
IT. "Protection, high or low, with HON
d, competition, will make market Ia
ue to both seller and buyer. H!gh Prote'
sellers will make a market in whic
st the sellers are the masters and the bu.
III ers the slaves -,
er ) Governor Cummins closed with a fe
n words in support Of reciprocity. Colon
Clarke, who closed the debate, spoi
. strongly against any revision.