The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
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ate.
How Massachusetts, il Affected.
With respect to the commonwealth
Of Massachusetts the amendments Of
the WOODEN schedule, Of the cotton
schedule and OF the duty on shoes
were OF the most serious Importance.
l cannot tell what their effect would
be. but as they werc measures uavor-
ing OF free-trade and avowcdly de-
parting from the principle OF pro-
lection when they were framed It Is
Just to say that they were not drawn
for the purpose Of helping your in
dustries here. It may DO that there
were rates In them that would con-
stitute only . proper reduction, but
nobody knows. certainly not the franz
ers Of the bill. I hope we shall know
In December.
Again sthe Chinese Wall.n
1 am here to speak the truth az
nearly as I can. I recognize the gen
eral demand throughout the country
for q reduction Of duties so far as
that reduction q be made consist
ent with the maintenance Of q meas
ure Of protection that shall enable
the industries OF the county to live.
The time Of the Chinese wall and du-
ties exceeding the difference between
the cost Of production here and the
cost Of production abroad has passed.
and we Of the Republican party are
under an obligation as soon as oppor-
tunity comes to advocate and carry
through q revision Of the tariff which
shall meet the present popular de-
mRnd and to which We are really
pledged.
More Revision Next Winter.
Therefore. when the tariff board
shall make it's report in December on
wool and cotton. I expect to submit
to congress recommendations based
on their report for q revision Of both
schedules. l have already expressed
my opinion that the wooden schedule
is too high-that 1t has prevailed for
so many years that it ought to be
revised, and is the subject of COM
plant NOT only by consumers but also
by those who are engaged in the in
dustries affected. So far as I q
help 1t. however, nc such revision will
take place until it is made with a
full knowledge Of the facts as found
~ SAAA
Do not this session and its results
demonstrate that our present general
system Of business which is based on
the principle Of protection, needs for
its reasonable continuance the guard
ing support of the Republican party?
Is 1t not clear that reckless legisla-
ton Of the kind proposed in the house
OF representatives would imperll our
industries so that nothing short Of q
most serious depression could be ex-
pected as q result?
Extra Session has Been Criticised.
My calling the extra session has
been made the subject of criticism by
Republicans O the ground that it was
a step which would have political
consequences adverse to the Republic
can party. As ! was pledged to use
the best efforts I could to secure the
early adoption and confirmation of the
Canadian reciprocity treaty, I called
It for this purpose only and without
regard to any effect, political or 9TH
erwise, it might have been. l venture
to think as l now look back on the
session that although that was not its
purpose it has Injured greatly to the
benefit of the Republican party, be-
cause it has made plain to the coun-
try or at least 1t has given to the
Republican party an opportunity to
make plain to the country, what the
real purpose Of the Democratic ma
jority Is in the house of representa-
tives and what the real motive of the
coalition between the Democrats and
their allies in the senate is OF was.
"Same old LOgrOlling; Same old Ig.
norance OF Facts.o
/ speak of the coalition in the past
tense, for apparently the alliance was
broken in reference to the cotton bill.
But whether the coalition be resumed
or not the lesson and significance Of
the extra session will now have fif-
teen months time to sink into the
popular mind before the national
election. The public will have ample
time calmly to consider and decide
whether they desire to put into pow
erf gentlemen leading a party who
while protesting o wish for facts
and information, SO a. to make tariff
legislation as just as possible, no
sooner have the opportunity than they
adopt measures with the same old
ignorance Of the facts, with the same
methods Of log rolling compromise
and with the same Indifference to the
exact operation of the duties impos-
ed as they themselves 50 severely
criticised in others responsible for
previous tariff legislation.
Never in the history of the govern
ment, l venture to say, have import
ant public interests been dealt with
in such O light-hearted way, with
such absolute ignorance of the effect
Of legislation and with such Wiling
ness to sacrifice BUSINESS interests to
political e1igencies as in the present
legislation which has just been defeat
ed.
Veterinary surgeons are not very
anxious to be known as "hoss' doc
tors.
Women wear such tight gloves it's
strange they haven't corns on their
fingers.
AS a man grows older, he gets over