The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-21

a. the finest examplar OF American pa.
triotism and etatecraft which this ad-
ministration can offer to our south
western neishbors.
opsnips Wsdes For Tariff Reform.
Some weeks ago commented upon
the action Of the American Newspaper
Publishers asSociatlon In demanding
the Immediate repeal Of the duty upon
paper, wood pulp, or any Of the mate
rials entering into the manufacture Of
paper. Since then have learned from
correspondence that there win be much
rivalry among both Democratic and
Republican congressman at the next
session Of congress to see which one
will be able to first present a bill CIV
Ing effect to the desires OF the news
paper community. Furthermore, ] have
found that Republican newspapers In
their editorial columns are pleading
guilty TO the apparent Inconsistency
OF demanding free trade Immediately
In substances needed for their own
business while accepting the PROPOSE
tion that as n whole the tariff should
not be touched until after the next
presidential election. ! note that a
Republican newspaper in Ohio has this
tn say:
We confess thu. Mr.. Abbot has the Re.
publican newspaper men who voted for
that resolution In New York on the hip.
80 II was left to a Canadian news
paper publisher to call attention TO the
fact that paper was as hisl, In Canada
under a purely revenue tariff as In the
United etatea Under a high protective
tariff and that the Canadian paper maxi
ers. IL there is a conspiracy are In tho
conspiracy with the American paper max
ers. M yt..i caltt
1t II probable that the international
conspiracy is fhct. But, mark. II the
Canadian paper makers are kept out
OF the United Stntes by tarifi. how
easy It is. for them to say TO the Amer
lean paper mukers "You keep out OF
our territory and we will make our
rates equal to yours. II you invade
our territory and we must cut rates,
the object lesson TO your people will
make trouble for you when the matter
Of tariff comes to he discussed" This
is obviously the policy which would be
adopted in the present methods OF
business combination. But. more than
that. II paper and pulp In Canada and
the provinces are rs dear as In the
United States, why Is all the influence
and power OF the paper trust being cm.
ployed to prevent the reduction OF the
tariff?
am inclined TO believe that within
one week after congress assemblies the
paper trust Will be put Oh the de.
fensive, aud the first stroke win be
dealt ut the tariff as II Is now con.
stituted. Either the Republican press
viii have to he satisfied with the
statement that to touch one part OF
the tariff means to destroy 1t oil or
elsc It Will have to meet Tthe argu-
ment that II free pulp from Canada IL
good for newspapers free lumber from
Canada might be good for the farmer
who wants to Increase the size of his
home or build another barn.
Rivers as Highways.
How much President Roosevelts trip
down the mississippi and his enthusI.
astic speech on the subject OF the i'm.
provement OF our waterways may af.
feet congress In the next two or three
sessions Is yet to be determined. Ger.
tnlnly. however, 1t Is a good thing for
the country that the chief magistrate
should even TINS belatedly discover
that the rivers Of the west form great
natural highways which. II properly
improved and conserved, might do
more TO correct railroad dlscrlmina.
tlons and extortions than any legisa.
tion carried through with the aid of II
big stick. II is curious TO one who re-
members political history to recall that
back In 1892, when Mr.. Bryan was a
memker Of congress. he was regular
attendant at the meetings. OF the In
land Waterways association and that
very much Of his strength In the mid
die west came from his warm ndvo.
cacy OF the views which the president
IL ut this late date expressing. That,
however, il merely matter OF an.
Client history. All OF the country even
remotely tributary to the Mississippi
and tho navlgilbIe streams which fow
into 1t. ~ glad to-day that the presl-
dent has found occasion "a look for
himself into, the problems Of waterway
transportation nill has declared that
the rivers deserve the same attention
from congress that tho railroads now
have. II is hclievcd IN Washington
that he vii, make n strong RECON-
mendation fol. larger appropriations for
the Mississippi.
And ss TO tho Navy.
And, as to naval approximations. look
out for surprises IN the presidents
message and n tho report OF the secre'
tAry OF the navy. Some tInorous peo'
nle, nlOllScndllleH lIerllalls Or IALlksOps