The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-25
not accomplish for our foreign trade all

not accomplish for our foreign trade all
that reciprocity would accomplish. 1t
would rot open n very extensive new
markets for our products, but it would
prevent discrimination. a maximum
and minimum tariff is more in the way
of r%etaliation; but soI..ething must be
done, and ii we annot secure reel
procity I shall faNor the enactment OF
"A law by congress providing a max
imum tariff to be applicable to every
nation thai discrininates against oui
products.
There are two remedies. reciprocity
or a maximum and minimum tariff,
and, as ii appears now. the latter, II
either. is the method that will be adopt
ed"
New Tariff. Not Reciprocity.
Hon, :. l., Packard, of MarshalIt"wn,
1t. !orlnrr lieutenant governor of that
state. said in part:
Farmers of this country have no
sympathy for the tariff. war as "a
cisu markets. Heretofore when tariff
laws have been made the harvester.
steel. white lead. linSccd oil and to-
bacr" trusts. cotton. WOODEN goods and
carpet manufacturers have all been
alert enough to send their lohbirs To
Washington TO assist in writing schcd-
uirS that interest th.,n most.
'Th" farmer, unorganizrd. has not
been represented So now, when he
finds tns quite, for his surplus in dan
gur. he demands that some of those
high margins put int" the Dinglcy
schedules for trading purposes be used
fo! the purposes intended. He is not
going To tolerate the suggestion of any
more tariff VAR than we have already
had. but how To prevail upon congress
To act is Il different problem.
AS constituted today. the United
States senate will make 1t impossible
for IN eat t" be passed by The
necessary two-thirds majority. 1t
seems cXpcGiont, then. that congress
pass Il new tariff law providing for
maNimum and minimum rates which
may he used by the president in eX-
ipUdiiig "ut markets abroad. We can
set about selecting IL house of repre-
scntativ"s that will pass such a law,
and we will have at least the advan-
lagr in the Senat of IA possible ma
ioritN instead of an impossible Two
thirds.
In the days of prcsiaen, Harrison
reciprocity WAS possible by treaty, but
our trusts had not then become sc
numerous or so powerful. If our pres
idrnt today had the power under a
maximum and minimum tariff law he
would d" some Yankee diokering With
foreign Countries
Foss Addresses Convention.
Eugene N, FosS of Boston spoke of
"lteciprociiN as n Political Issue" He
said in part:
"Grantcd that the day of new policies
has come, that the principle of reel
Irocily at last is to be given It's right
tul place I'm our economic system, we
Yet must recognize the necessity of pro-
creIing carefully. intclllrcnliy and sci
ri.,i'ich'lN. !, is easy to propose but
difficult To execute, we must avail our
go ~ NV "'snts. Sh'l, 'he rilesl
n''N ',,St u" ,hc nl"aneS' experience
l., Nv VI 'i''''is ne" 'eSis'
''.'Un' T..
Nne,ie, " no, ~ Si"ll appear tha'
.he i''A',hu'l ii''d MINIMUM lhfhi sys.
IN : 'hN'Snple' hs some OF us are IN
.lhitu - pei'eNe' 'ne country VIII de'
"''nn viz, WE "hole problem snail DE
1ons'ie'ed ny ilhIarlia' experts rms
'SH'" '''''''i'S upon 'iie iht'ilpeIs
~ W. i'i'io''al mouse Oh rtlreSenla'
MS Us 70 'hen' Inal we sh"uld De
u ! . look Tor re''el. III. however by
reason oil improper control, sectional
considerations prejudice of partisan
sh'p, 'he'e are not TO be round IN tha'
pouH men whom IN" people can trust
W. must LOOK 10 the executive TO ma
'ie!ll.
ifeSiHen' Roosevelt has been TESTED
an: proved equal To the task OF Such
,,i..ia, -. -
MISSION 10 Investigate and settle the
'oai STRIKE gives sufficient evidence OF
mat. HIS influence in the struggle for
cuban reciprocity committed him long
ago To TINS cauSe; had ii not been for
hls r"S"luie advocacy with congress
we would not enjoy With cuba the
mcaSnr" of reciprocity that we enjoy
today.
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