West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-29
TARIFF CYCLONE AHEAD
Il VIII Wipe the "Stand Pat
ters" of the Earth.
SIGNS OF THE APPROACHING STORM

fts-Lttt1o Trusts and Manufactur-
ere Decomtas Hungry and unruly.
workfnsmen and Farmer. Dissat-
= i.ned with High rrust Prices.
There Is trouble ahead for tho stand
pattcrs." They have decided 70 stand
orat ut tho wrong time.
When tho weather bureau says a cy-
clone Is near Mt hand. tho wlso mariner
begins TO tnke I'm sail, and tho wiso
landsman leaves the hilltops and seeks
"a cave or n cyclone cellar. They Leave
70 others the glory or folly OF stand.
Ing like Ajax dcfying tho lightning.
All signs now indicate that tariff
storm Is coming, ono that, compared
with the tariff reform storm that swept
tho country In 1900 and 1892, Will be as
cyclone TO u zephyr. And yet Just at
this time the party OF high protection
and trusts has decided to defy tho ele-
ments and to leave It's sails at full
mast Well. we will SEQ what will
happen TO their ship when tho gather.
Ing storm strikes It.
Here are some OF the signs of tho
coming tariff storm that is likely to
bury the stubborn and foolish ''stand
patters" and their tariff brigand bark
with tho famous McGinty--at the bot
tom OF tho sea:
Big surplus I'm our treasury which
should be reduced by reducing op-
pressive tariff taxes.
Tarir protected trusts, I'm unprece-
dented number and size, which charge
Americans much higher prices than arc
charged to foreigners for tho samo
goods.
The big trusts are swiping most OF
tho tarln profits and leaving tho tariff
cupboard bare for tho little trusts.
The thousands OF little trusts and In
dependent manufacturers who nro bc-
Ing pinchcd by tho big trusts arc get
ting mad and are threatening to kick
out OF the political tariff traces.
They are becoming active members
Of and contributors to numerous "rcci-
procity' leagues.
They wish. IL possible. to get FREQ
raw materials so that they will not
have TO pay tribute to tho big trusts
and TO get access to foreign markets
on the best possible terms.
They are willing to sacrifice much or
even all OF their protection to obtain
these objects.
The workingmen who havo TO pay
40 per cent moro for goods and who
have got little or no advance In wages
are becoming very dissatisfied and nro
strikin0 for higher <va pee
The farmers, both those who have
had good and those who have had bad
crops. are asking themselves why they
should vote money out of their pockets
and into the pockets OF the protected
trusts
Thousands OF farmers, merchants
md millcrs along the Canadian border
nre demanding lower duties or free
trade between Canada and this coun-
try.
The tariff was never moro oppressive
than now.
IL IL becoming evident to all who
think that protection Is no longer nee
essary and that billion dollar "in-
fants" that can walk and run all over
tho rest OF tho world should be able
10 ut least stand alone here.
These signs and conditions nre re-
sponsible for the numerous outbreaks
In the Republican party by Congress-
man Babcock, Governor cummins and
others in favor OF lowering duties that
protect trusts. They can be smothercd
temporarily. but arc certain TO break
out again at very inopportuno times
for the "stand patters."
President Roosevelt senntor Hoar
and others have decided that they can
weather the tariff storm until after
1904 md are now telling us that whilo
the tariff needs revision Il Is no time
to revise II just before a presidential
election. What foilyi The doctor says
the patient Uncle Sam, IS sick ana
needs treatment and that tnriff reform
Is the proper medicine 20 give, but
that-and the doctor is a good enough
quack 70 keep n straight face when no
Is saying it-"tariff reform should new
er be administered during the year
before presidential election" And
all OF Uncle Sans ncphews are won
dering what is 90 bo done nnd II II ID
really necessary TO let him suffer two
years longer. Will they not decide 10
get doctor who is not playing pol
tiles and who will attend 10 his legiti-
mate buslness7
Watch the stand patters" when the
tarir cyclone strikes them. There will
not be grease spot TO mark where
they stood. BYRON w. HOLT.