The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
TARIFF REDUCTION AND REVISION
DEMANDED BY THE PEOPLE.

dent Roosevelt OPINION on III" SUBJECT
aS indicated i'll his recent language al
PiuShur@. viz, "Ihr creation of great
corporate fortunes has not been du" 10
the Tariff. nor to any other Government
action. but To natural causo~ in the bust
ness world, operating in other countries
aS they operate in our own.
Now. thrr" is NO present indication. 50
far rs it can hr a~rowainwi, "t any popu-
lar desire in amy section of the country.
to nav" Congress mas" radical or
revolutionary revision of the present
Tariff Act of July ~, lS!'I commonly
known rs til" i''n=l"y iiIi.
what the p""rI" "t TINS country ""-
sire rro~"iia'.i%, ANA rs wen justly ""-
serve Is ~Urh Wise" m"d"rAi". ANA
Icuvii"hl" revision "I I'm" custom ~'ll'"-
nI"S of tn" I"1iII. H. Will rrd'l'" "f
abolish such custom duties. rs nav" come
to ne >np"rilu"u~. ami absolutely need
less FOR tn" pr"iliahI" MANUFACTURER OF
amy af'I'I'' III" "N''NNiV" "ntF on Wh''h'
no" ''i"& l'"'I"'N III certain Hii'H 81
lhd'lN'f!rN' SIMPLY goes |" 'hha"c' IN"
pf"il'N "i the maluIactUr'r' ana Is lh'r'-
I'r' III no proper SENSE PF"''r'''''
l"N' Iron "''" 0"'I Us Il" instance
.iN " AI&lllE Pr"''''"l INDUSTRY great
steer """ IRON communion earning over
~ II year. llOl Only enjoys Il
monopoly "i us own nom" market hut
sells On" "l us principal pf""U't>. steel
liaiIN' 10 I"r"iGh purchasers ut Il inquire
about eleven dollars per ton. below that,
charged It's nom" customers.
can it b" trnthiuIIN denied, that TIL"
present lllSh farm on steel ANA iron,
practically Il pr"hihitivr duty on this in
dlSprnahI" class of products. has mot
enabled tn" great steel kings of this
| country to amaS> colossal fortunes. At
| tn" expense ANA loss of all smaller pro-
dur"rS who lack tn" capital t" compete
with them
| ms Is Il self evident proposition.
Sity of the p"oplc-Sugar.
| 1t is notorious fact. that refined
sugar is sold in this country by the
Sugar Trust. It prices fully 20 per cent.
above its actual value.
Does any one believe that the Sugar
Trust could maintain an cNtorton ut the
expense of the pockets of the people of
this country. and which has created
great fortunes for its managers. without
tn" ditfcrcntial duty that secures and
makes possible their monopoly
| When the Din"l"y Bill was pending
i'll Congress, Mr.. Havemeycr and other
sugar magnates assured the Senate Com
mite" before which they were cited to
appear, that the rctincrs had II sufficient
| margin to manufacture refined sugar
prohtably in Il duty of Sl.95 per hundred
pounds ON crude sugars. But differ
| cntial or additional duty allowed on re-
| fined sugars coming into the country.
allows them Il further margin of about
| duty. direct and diffcrental of about
SOD per hundred pounds.
Did not Mr.. Havcmcyrr admit before
this same Senate Committee, that the
Iarlit is the mother of Trusts, ut least
i'll the sugar industry.
Did he not make another suspicious
admission. that his Trust was making
an annual voluntary contribution of
S'oo,ooo.Oo to which ever political
party happened to be in power. and
which contributions We're charged up to
the expense account of the Trust:
What damaging admission for the
Chi"f of II great Tariff Protected Mon
"poly to make, that ii annually SuhSid-
lied : enough Senators to protect the
interests of the Trust. in maintaining Il
prohlbitvc duty on Sugar by which to
Stie domestic production, prevent com
petition. and secure an absolute mon