Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-24

from his Boston address, his Marquette
Club speech in Chicago and his speech
before a republican state convention
in 1903, in all of which he had declar-
cd his devotion to the principles Of
protection and his belief in the good
it had accomplished.
Always for Protection.
] must not extend this address by
further quotations of a similar charac-
ter 1t is enough to say that I chal-
lense any man to discover any speech
that l ever made touching the tariff in
which l did not, in the strongest lam
suage within my vocabulary, announce
my undated faith in the policy of pro-
lection, which began with Abraham
Lincoln and has continued to the days
of Theodore Roosevelt What, then, is
my offense? Simply this: That have
believed and declared that some of the
protective duties were higher than
were needed for protection. and ought
to be reduced. In so believing and
so saying I have not been alone.
Allison on Tariff.
hold in my hand copy of a speech
made by Senator William B. Allison,
on Oct. 10, 1902, at Mason City. 1t is
not only careful but luminous ex-
position Of the doctrine of protection.
Speaking of the platform OF 1895. he
says:
Il wish to emphasize the clause de-
claring how the policy shall be applied
in making UP the tariff schedules,
wherein it declares that in it's reasons
able application 1t is just, fair and i'm
partial, equally opposed to foreign con-
troll and domestic monopoly That is,
the rate of duty shall be just, fair and
impartial. as respects the application
of the principle; that it shall not be
so made as to give the control of the
market to our foreign competitors, nor
shall it be SO made as to aid the estab-
lishment of monopoly in our own
country; that in the case of the first,
duties should be increased; in the last
they should be reduced.
Tt further disclaims adherence to
particular schedules. That the ques-
ton OF rates is a practical question,
to- be governed by the conditions of
time and production, always maintains
ing the principle This declaration
recognizes that conditions may change,
that a duty adequate at one time may
not be sufficient ut another. or that it
may be necessary at one time and more
than is necessary at another or not
needed a all. On this platform Pres
hent Mckinley was elected. The
rates fixed by the Dingley law We're not
arbitrary. or intended to be final. but
contemplated future changes with
changed conditions. This law itself
provided that thru reciprocal treaties
abroad, duties might be reduced 90 per
cent without impairing the policy of
protection. This clause was limited is
to time, but asserted the policy was
wise
For Modification.
After reviewing the republican state
platform of 1901, he thus states his
conclusion.
IT believe that many of the existing
rates of duty can be changed, thru
reciprocal treaties that would enlarge
our foreign markets, and therefore in
crease opportunities for production a.
home, giving employment to labor.
Last year expressed my own views
as to reciprocity. and may not enlarge
upon or repeat them now. believe al
so that changes should be made be-
cause of changed conditions reducing
the duties on foreign articles so as to
aid many industries without impairing
the principle of protection as respects
any industry, and that a careful inves-
tigation of certain schedules of the tar
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