The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
a REPUBLICAN, Row.
Tariff Row in Republican Circles the
Center Of Attraction.

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most interesting of recent day d evelop-
nents. The Panama canal execu-
tive committee decided, with the ap-
proal Of Secretary Taft, to buy in
Europe not only ships but machinery
and material for the Panama canal.
Walter Wellman, Washington CORES
pondent for the Chicago Record
Herald, SAYS that this announcement
"cane like a Shinose bomb shell into
the camp Of the stand. patters' and
high tarih5ss" OF the Republican par
ty.
Mr.. Wellman goes on to say that
"the decision has been the sensation
Of tie Cay in political circles. There
is much talk among tie high protec-
tion apostles OF the Republican party
OF appealing to President Roosevelt
for reversal of the decision, but there
is little prospect that this Will do
them any good. Tae determination
of the executive committee is under
stood to have the approval OF the
president, as well as Of the secretary
of war, and if the Gig wall builders
DO not like this blow at their favoIite
policy they will have to lump 1t. No
one should understand that the deter
mination of the executive COMMITTEES
is to buy all it's ships, machinery and
materials In foreign countries. Prob
ally the great culk of all purchases
will be made In the Uuiteu States.
But the decision Of the committee is
tflaJ it will buy where it can buy
cheapest. II it can get the lowest
prices in the United States, it viii
purchase here; il foreign manufaetur-
e-s and dealers underbid American
sellers the contracts will 60 abroad. "
It is not surprising that Secretary
raft's order has created consterna-
tion 1n tie ranks Of the champions Of
protection. MI. Wellman says aon
the face OF it this locks like nothing
more Than good business policy. But
it DOES not please the high tarifates
at all. They look upon it as rank
heresy. They perceive, as everyone
perceives, that 1t raises the whole
tariff question, and raises it in a. man
ner calculated to give far more COM
fort to Democrats and independents
and tariff ceformers than to those
vino have helped push up the walls
and who have made exclusion OF
foreign trade in any form an article Of
party faith. It will be a long time
before the Panama commission and
the country hears the last OF the
storm blewed by this important deci-
sion."
Many CT the comments on the Taft
order are decidedly interesting. A
member OF congress, interviewed by
Mr.. Wellnan, says: For genera
tionS we have been teaching that it
is better to buy at home, even II we
have to pay little higher prices, be-
cause that is for the general good.
That is the very essence OF the pro-
lection doctrine. Yet here comes:
the government and says it is not
willing to abide by tae practice OF the
country. 1t will break down the rule
to which it is at least morally party
and will Guy abroad whatever 1t can
bay there cheaper taan at home. In
other words, you and I can't go into
the worlds markets and buy where
We can buy cheapest. The tarif
prevents US. But the government.
having no du:y to pay on what IL Inn
2orSs into tie i3thmus, announces its
Intention to go into the worlds mar
kets ard save all the money it can.
A fine example indeed for govern
ment TO set il a protection country
What are we coaipg to anyway"
Representative Grosvenor, OF Onio,
is reported to be much disgusted. I"
While declaring that he does not care
to pose as critic OF the administra-
tion Mr. Grosvsnor says: We have
butlS up tee policy Of the protective
tariff in this country on the basis OF
higher prices. Those prices were high
er because we psi6 our labor better
wages. People have become more cog
nizsa5 every year ct the beoe6ts Of
tna5 policy, ana understand 5ae reason
for higher prices. The country would
rather pay q little more for something
tnat was made az home, furnished
for home folk aud gave
uhsn batter pay tbaa their more un-
fortunate nsjgaborS abroad enjoyed.
II the goVernneuJ is to be the COM :
CLAIMANT against the prices that are
che result Of this employment Of
American labor at American wages,
it Will certainly furnish a theme for
sone very interesting deliberations
over the tariff"
A Unised States Senator evidently
devo:ed 70 Che r publican party.s pro.
laction the ry, said that he could
hardly cre6it TIE statement that a
commission, acting under the Rspub-
Can party p,pposed to purchase a
,oas: derao!e am INT o. supplies abroad.
Al? acoshar scnator, who, according
20 Mr Wsllrnan, "stsn1s high in the
party" said that MI.
rafs's action Was highly unfortunate
ND certain t. bring the Republicans
ace to face with tie tariff issue In Its
:senast forI." This senator added
hat Taft's order would give the Den-
'e.aaic party Just tae weapon it most
,adly needed in its fight against the
protective tari7 system"
We agrse with the Washington
POST that the ssandpattcrs are going
0 have some G;ficulty in convincing
he country thai it is crime for the
Panama commissioners to buy goods
q terms that will save the people
money.
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