New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-22

W the principle 20 winch sh So'"
n1itted, and to which tho party rs cor"
mitted in tho strong terms OF the reso-
buttons, which ! have quoted above was
to be observed as policy at all, here
was the occasion for following u. W
had allowed the wool bill to become
law, the progress made in public opln,on
toward better method OF revising '"G
tariff would have been entirely lost ana
the policy cast to the winds.
Free List No Boon to Farmers
The free list bill was called the Farmers
Free List" for the purpose or giVlns on
| impression that II was passed 10 coiuPem,
safe the farmers for some snt Oh lrJuis
/ supposed 10 be done by the Cahaulafa Iii,
procity treaty. This reason was nil"i, y
( repudiated by the leader of the Democracy
on the floor OF the House or RepToossSes ~,
atives and is certainly not true. ,,rncitv
was nothing lh the Canadian IeCip ~ 10
/ bill that required any compensation 10 tle
/ farmers, fol I'm a very short perlou 60
actual operation it will appear that my
4 as well as everybody else, have DceI! M
| proved IN condition by our larger - au
| with Canada But the bill was framed anu
/ came to me in form calculated 10 mi ~,
| lead as 10 its effect In the ilfst ciauoJJ 90
| agricultural implements were decia Armed
/ be free and a great many were i ~
These sa me implements were naIned III ti IN
| PAYNE bill. and were made free IN that OH
| from any country which permitted our aSt
J ilcultural implements to enter u "ItIIIu..
/ dnty This opened TO England the market
| of Tho United states for agricultural lrn-
/ Elements. .,.,,.o, Of
Finally. the free list has two clauses al
| fcctiug meat and flour. AS they wen.
| through the House they put meat on the
! free list ard -four on the free list. IN tme
| senate. however. am amendmsht Ma' , 90
On limiting the operation oa 'n nn.,tries
with which we have a reciprocal reia.iod,'
and which admit certain agricultural pro9-
ucts Of ours free. This limitation mac
Canada the only country "n,c1 Inv ~o cIsuse'
! Now in our negotiations with CANADA IoI
reciprocity we attempted TO secure ire
meat and free -four. Canada woul99 III. .be
consent to this. because she feared tne
effect of our competition with her meat
and flour. This showed that impottaIo.ss
Of meat and flour from Canada WithouI
duty would not have any erect 10 ioWe'
the price I'm this country OF either III noI
mai times But this free list bill was
! giving 10 Canada something for nothlns'
/ This Congress at the close or Inc act dP
proving the Canadian reciprocity asiee
/ mont directed me TO continue negotia-
tions and expand its terms, ana yet III
these provisions it proposed 10 deprive M
OF using the concessions or free meat anu
| free -four 10 secure concessions from
! Canada Thus the bill was so loosely
drawn. 1t was drawn on such mt .Snn
principle and with so little lniorm .s,,,rs
and ii purporied TO do so many THINGS
which II did not do, that 1 had no hesita-
ton I'm vetoing II.
Bad Points Of Cotton Bill.
FINALLY. the cotton bill came to me- TINS
Iill differed from the others In being Dill
for which the Democrats alone, ana NOT
the insurgent Republicans, were respoh-
sbIe II had passed the House on the
report Of the Ways and Means Commlttee
made without the taking OF any evluehce
OF persons interested in the MANUFACTURE
or any one else il had completely changed
the method OF classifying cottons, Classify
ing them according to the threads In me
warn instead Of by the threads OF the piece
and the specific duty upon the SQUARE Sd1u u,
as i'm the present bill. This was a most
important change, and It had been adopted
after an informal communication IN Wrltns
| with the Bureau of Standards ana AFTER
az adverse report by the treasury eAp n,,rso
| The bin was impossible, and OF course
II vetoed IT, There was I'm the pasSaSe
Of the bill, in the amendments ana ~
the general treatment an indlcatlon thdt
the support of the bill was based rather on
desire to make a political record IN favor
! Of lower duties than upon a serious pro-
possl to change the law. At least TINS IL
the only explanation that can be oneEea
81 the careless. inartihciaI and altogether
Unsatisfactory character of the three DIS
In Favor Of Wise Reduction.
am in favor Of the reduction OF the
tariff wherever il can be done and s'il'
| Give a Iivnq measure OF protection 20
those industries Of the country that need
| il. But insist that we have reached
now a point in the history OF tariff max,
| ina when every one ought to realize thar
tho tariff should not be changed ana
business disturbed except upon intorma-
ton which shall enable US to pass ol'is
that will disturb it least. Our whole
business system rests upon the protective
tariff basis The real hope OF men VINO
are in favor Of lowering duties is to
! pursue the policy Of securing accurate
! information to keep the tariff rates down
as low as possible consistent with the
! life Of the business protected. he nat
ural operation OF the tariff under those
conditions and American ingenuity IS to
continue to reduce the cost OF production,
| and that in itself will secure, II we ad'
here to the policy, reduction OF the
tariff rates from time to time; but to
cut them now with blacksmith's tools
is to invite in the next two or four years
a revuIsion Of feeling, and then recur-
renee Of higher rates and the old system
Of high tariffs.
! This ! would depreCate. and so far as l
can with the powers given me by the Con-
/ stitution ] propose to stop sucl a move
ment and to secure a reduction In accord
ance with the principles Of the Republican
platform. and on information accurate and
| impartial II that policy is not approved
! by the electorate, then, OF course, those
OF us who are now I'm Office must give way
10 men who will carry out a different pol
! icy; but while we are In office our posi-
| ton ought clearly 10 be understood. we
follow this policy not only because we are
pledged TO it but because we believe II
! right because we believe that Il full dis
cussion and a clear perception on the part
! of the people will convince them ultimately
TO approve and adopt it,