The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-01
! Mistake Peoples Temper.

l., VIZ oapcock'S views might at first glance
nave "a certain standing in this district. But,
YOU mistake the temper Of our people If YOU
Inlnk that any large number Of them agree with
either Mr.. Clark tors Mr.. Rainey. Nor would they
want you to- act with Mr.. Mccall, who lives in
a suburb Of Boston and represents the Boston
Idea OF tariff revision calling for free raw mate
r1als's and free food products Our people are
NOT ~ favor Of having free hides and protected
shoes. They do not believe in free wool and
I'EoLected woolens. They are not laundering after
free wheat, and free barley, free butter and free
eggs other things of that kind that are de-
mandeG in Boston.
the house lastS winter WHO voted against the bill
t f9r railway rate regulation. Would you feel
fsaed upon to stand With him on that question,
discuss 70 uare too fair-rninded man to wish
to put me IN false position, or ito try to have
me defend position that have never taken and
90 no, believe in. I am what Is known as a
standpatter. But that does not mean that I
would never revise the tariff. A standpatter is
man who realizes the Importance of stability in
1 tar1n laws that are working well. He is one
| who understands the difficulties ana dangers
lot general tariff revision and does not dream Of
| accomplishing impossible things. He appreciated
the practical wisdom Of letting well enough
4 ! 80 Mcoleary's Position ~ q"
away back last spring stated my position
on the, tariff IN the following announcement
In large number of the papers of the district:
| ~ stand .unedufxocaliy and without suffering
Toe the republicans doctrine of protection and
Reciprocity: as enunciated in the national plat
form Of 1904 as that platform has been inter
preted by Theodore Roosevelt.
I 1.-THE Interpretation placed on that platform
by Theodore Roosevelt was given in his speech
and his letter accepting the republican nomina,
ton for the presidency, in his messages to con.
gress since then, and in his recent letter to
| Congressman Watson Of Indiana. The presi
dents latest utterance on the question Of tariff
revision, that in his letter to Mr.. Watson dated
Aug. IS. 1905, was as follows:
/ !" We stand unequivocally for protectiv,
! tariff and we feel that the phenomenal indus
taial prosperity which we are not enjoying is no
lightly to be jeopardized; for 1t would be tt
| the last degree foolish to secure here and Their
a small benefit 5at the, cost OF general bushes
j. depression. But whenever given rate o
schedule becomes evidently disadvantageous +
the nation, because of the changes which go O.
i from year to year in our conditions, and wher
1t is feasible to- change this rate or schedul
4 without too much dislocation OF the system, i
and e Schedules tsSsop rb Ct
it shall appear to be the sober business sens
Of our people that, on the whole, the benefit
to be derived from making such changes viii
outweigh the disadvantages; that is, when tn
revision will do more good than HARM
II with that statement Of the president full
and heartily agree. Indeed It is exactly wha
have been saying for3-years,. as anys one ca
see Wy iedulAS NY speeCu OF Apfn 90, @VUU4.
, Question Of Revision.
ID "And now. my dear sir, putting theory aside
ana looking at2the matter in a strictly practiea
way, when will the tariff be revised?
This Is government BY party. The leade
Il Of the party in power is the president OF til
{ United States. And the tariff will be revise
. whenever the .Jresident-after consultation wit
: people frum-all parts of the country, in and on
: Of congress, to get the sober business sense
= our people'-conclndes that on the whole sue
, revision will do more good than HARM The
1 he will either call congress into extra sessio
g for the purpose Of such revision, or he wi
8 make the matter paramount in Ibis annual mes
vision come, and not before or otherwise.
Then my duty Of warning my countrymen (
II the dangers Of tariff revision will have bee
= performed. Then If shall be in congress
\ will come to me new duty, that Of doing e
erything In my gspower to protect in the rea
4, 5ustment the Eihterests ,ef the people OF tt
I United States, gsp sthe Sinterests Soft tt
people Of thissdistrict WHO have SO long honort
z me with their confidence.
Il "If the republican party be then In powe
I'll the entire work Of revision will be performt
! BY the. republican, party, The general scope
the revision will be recommended By d repubiicf
! president, and the bill will be passed by +
: publican congress- along republican lines. TIL
will all be done not only without the help b.
n against the opposition of the democratic part
: The bill will be framed by the republican mer
9 without consulting the democratic members.
t will then be discussed briefly in the full cor
4 mittee, and will be passed through the full cor
q mittee, and will be passed thru the full cor
- position Of the democratic members. It vi
. then be passed unchanged thru the house, ov'
= the opposition Of the democratic. members ther
e Of. 1t will be amended in the senate and wi
: pass the senate by republican votes over dem
L cratic opposition. The committee of COME
/. ence' to adjust the differences between the tv
: houses will be controlled by feptRltcans. Al
9 when the bill shah have been signed by +
Q publican president 1t Will be just as nnsati
s factory to democrats as Is the present law. b
Us cause 1t too will have been constructed In q
Z lcordance with republican principles
God Help thu Count1y. - 81 IS;
: ION the other hand. Assshs assople sef Ii
3 Hunted STATES, forgettingat hk Sexperence W mo
C sthan q hundrd years ag6 some Of 30 rece
81 Il. even young voters ought TO be able to remer
81 ber it, conclude to entrust the revision to dem
lcrattc hands, the denocratio party Will do :