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sentiment everywhere, I introduced
a bill seeking a reduction in steel
and iron schedules. After a most
persistent effort to accomplish re-
suits, at one time coming within
one vote of securing a favorable re-
port from the ways and means com
mittee, what is known as the ''stand
pat'' policy prevailed. With other
members of the Wisconsin delega-
ton, have favored and do favor a
reduction of tariff schedules in ac-
cord with the policy declared in the
republican platform Of 1895, which
was written by our late President
Mckinley. At the first meeting of
congress after the election of 1904
an effort was made to take up the
tariff question and pass a bill re-
ducing tariff schedules when they
were higher than necessary for ade-
qUate protection. At that time a
meeting Of the Wisconsin delega-
ton was called and the following
resolution was ously
adopted:
Whereas, the national republican
platform Of 1896, upon which our
present tariff law is based, declares
that I'VE are not pledged to any
particular schedule. The question
OF rates is practical question to be
governed by the conditions of the
time and Of productions" and
Whereas, the national convention
OF 1904 declares that 1.-THE measure
OF protection should always at least
equal the cost of production at
home and abroad. We insist upon
the maintenance of the principle of
protection and, therefore, rates of
duty should be readjusted only
when conditions have so changed
that the public interest demands
their alterations" and,
Whereas, we believe the condi-
tons regarding the cost of produc-
ton have so changed since the
Dingley law was enacted eight
years ago that the rates of duty
provided for IN certain schedules
represent more than the difference
in cost of production between
articles manufactured in this
country and abroad;
Therefore, Resolved, that the re-
publican members Of the Wisconsin
delegation in the house of re
representatives. favor an early revi-
sion of those schedules In the
D1ngJey act which are higher than
is necessary to afford adequate
protection.
Jan. IA, 1905.
l further believe that lumber
should be placed on the free list.
Our forests are rapidly passing
away and there is no possible argu-
ment in favor OF a tariff of 50 per
thousand under the present market
conditions.
Acting upon the request of many
producers in the district, and in the
appreciation of the growing i'm
pOrtance of the lead and zinc
industry, l, with others solicited
and secured ruling from the
treasury department on the zinc
schedules, particularly applying to
ores that contain several kinds of
metals. For some years zinc had
been admitted without the col
lection Of duty, as was intended by
the trainers Of the Dingley bill, but
this construction, which was placed
upon the law the early part of this
year, is such that all lead and zinc
ores brought into this country will
pay the duty regardless of the shape
or conditions they may be in at the
time Of entry. l believe this action
OF the department has had much to
do in maintaining the high price OF
this class of ores.
The republican national platform
OF 1896 says Of the protective tariff
that in its reasonable application
it is just, fair, and impartial, equal
~ opposed to foreign control and
domestic monopoly, to sectional
discrimination andindlvidual favori
tism. We are not pledged to any
| particular schedules The 077oC+7o,,
of rates is a practical one to be
governed by the conditions Of time
and production. The ruling and
uncompromising principle is the
protection and development of
American labor and industry |
believe that a revision of the tariff
schedules based on the platform of
1896 is Of overshadowing import
ance and absolutely necessary to
equltably distribute the burden of
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