| Show A pointer on the trend 0 tariff sen in the the following short Is from the editorial columns of the free of milwaukee wig that paper lg leading one of the state engaged ln supporting the present governer gove roer noni K M la and mr la toilette was a member of the ways and means committee of the house and a with mr mckenley at the time the mckenley tariff bill was framed thai article therefore may bo regarded aa one of especial significance in f ing the trend of western sentiment oni the tariff question farseeing statesmen have reached 1 the con chislon that protection hasi been as an unbroken policy long enough trade conditions are al bering competition Is growing more formidable the time draws near when wo must look to dispose of no more than our share in tho margets of the world president the author of our most strenuous tariff bill bad in the last speech already sounded the note of retreat extreme protection had he believed bad its day reciprocity ip was to be the keynote of tho future our new executive Is to have that policy put in force the wisest among our legislators are ready to second him but the whole project Is in jeopardy through the shortsighted selfishness of a few who have for years enjoyed the fostering of complete protection one of the strongest arguments against overproduction Is tho of industries which have thrived under it to consent to any modification of the advantages which they have enjoyed what was first bestowed as a matter of expediency comes to be regarded as a right and long after the avowed purpose of a tariff has been accomplished fall grown enterprises still clamor for the same protection accorded to their infancy no one advocates abolition of the tariff there ls no likelihood of anything of the sort but the time Is at hand when it Is desirable to modify existing rates and in no way can this be done with such benefit to the country at large as along the lines of reciprocity pro city always to get and never to give is a contradiction in terms an idea only to be entertained by those who believe we can continuo always to sell and never to buy throughout the whole of our future the time nag come for a nicer adjustment of our relations with the various nations than could be secured by one sweeping inflexible tariff system and it is obvious that some concessions must be given if we are to get anything in return |
