The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-26


Joseph G. Cannon. Illinois Favorite
Son.
! dent Mckinley and which was signed
July "a, 1897, by that illustrious pro-
| tectionist has amply justified all the
promises and hopes of it's advocates
| and supporters 1t has proven the most
! scientifically adjusted and therefore the
| best tariff that was ever placed on the
| statute books. Under it's beneficent in
/ f1uence abundant revenues have flowed
into the national treasury; our domes-
| tic commerce has expanded beyond all
expectations, the volume of our export
trade has constantly increased until
within the past six months 1t has
reached high water mark. The ratio of
| our manufactured exports has steadily
| advanced; our farmers have received
! the highest prices and our mechanics
and other workmen the highest wages
| that have ever been paid and our citi-
| Zens of all classes have enjoyed a
| greater degree of prosperity than has
| ever prevailed during a like period in
any other country.
'The broadening of the home
market and the increased foreign de-
mand for our products have stimu-
| lated competition and this compet1-
| ton has brought out manifold new
| discoveries and inventions which have
materially altered the cost of produc-
| ton both at home and abroad of al
| most every article of commerce. The
| long continuance of the benefits con-
! ferred by the present tariff has pro-
| duced an industrial situation that
| suggests the possibility of securing
| by the revision of the tariff additional
| benefits for the people of the United
| States through the wise continuance
| of the policy protective tariff.
"It is now apparent that in order
| to maintain the scientific accuracy of
| the tariff, remove inequalities and
prevent injustice, some new sched-
| ules must be added to the law, some
of the present rates must be lowered
| while some must be repealed alto
| gether. The very success of the pres
ent tariff demonstrates the wisdom
| of revising it to conform to the i'm
proved conditions, which it has pro-
| duced. We believe that the people of
| the United States will profit by a new
| tariff, but It must be a Republican
! tariff, a protective tariff, a tariff
which recognizes in all its parts the
difference between American and
foreign wages, the differences be-
tween the high scale of living of
| American wage earners and the scale
of living imposed by insufficient
| wages on foreign workmen. We
! therefore recommend to our delegates
to the Republican national conven-
tion that they urge upon the conven-
! ton the WISDOM OF QcCldrlQS TOT d
| revision of the tariff to be made at
| the next session of congress or at a
special session of the Sixty-irst con-
gress to be convened Immediately af-
| ter the Inauguration &C the next presi-
| dent, March 4, 1903.
Two Glasses of Rates.
eve believe that our tariff should
contain a provision of minimum and
maximum rates-the minimum rates
giving full protection, the maximum
| rates to be invoked for retaliatine
upon foreign countries that discrimi-
nate against American products. We
believe that two main ideas should
pervade all the provisions of the
tariff: First, that the protective
principle so prevail in all the sched-
ules that the American farmers
workmen and producers shall be
! given the first call on the home mar
ket and second, that no illegal or un-
shall find encouragement or shelter
| in any of it's provisions.
'"To the end that the revision OF
the tariff may be accomplished with
the greatest possible gain and the
least possible loss, we suggest to ou1
senators and representative in con-
gress that they seek to secure at once
the passage in their respective houses
of resolutions directing the proper
committees to proceed Immediately
necessary for a revision of the tariff
that when the work is entered upon
all parties in interest may be heard
and the law framed, discussed an6
passed without delay and without any
| disturbance of the financial and in
| dustrial interests of the country.
1--WE favor such financial legislation
as will give to the country districts
the same protection as is extended to
the central reserve cities and prevent
the recurrence of financial disturb
ance and we have confidence in oul
chosen leaders in congress that prop
er financial laws will be enacted.
"That we approve the vigorous en-
forcement of the interstate laws
against all combinations, monopolie:
and trusts and will support the en-
forcement of such laws until justice
prevails. We urge that if the laws
now on the statute books are not suf
ficient to reach every case of extor.
ton or discrimination additional law!
be enacted by congress until no guilty
combination or trust escapes.
"That we endorse the Republican
members of both branches of con.
gress who have stood firmly by the
so many measures recommended by
him for the common good and alst
have enacted into law other excellen-
measures originating in congress
That we heartily endorse our senior
senator. Shelby M. Cullorn, for hi.
long, able and spotless public life
and wish him many years of health
and peace. We also endorse the rec.
ord of our Junior senator Albert ]
Hopkins, who has given all matter.
pertaining to the interest of the whole
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