Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-24

In a recent speech at Salem, Mass
himself a. opposed to any reductions OF
gress. The speech itself, or the attitude
interest, but, the comments upon it by
Pacific Northwest are not only interesting
and the Seattle Posr-Intelligencer OF the
their leading editorials, and, as samples
perusal. Here they are:
Portland Oregonian
A very grave lack OF the English Ian.
guage has been brought to our attention
by recent remark OF Senator Hoar, OF
Massachusetts. The senator was de.
Tending the Dngley tariff, and said:
"Skillful politicians-I will not say
demagogues-ar very apt to indulge in
generalities, which make plausible and
taking war cries until you come to de.
mand something little more specific"
The truth is in diametrical, compre-
hensive and thorough-going antagonism
to Senator Hoar's assertions 1t is
strange that man of his lofty character,
broad learning and sincerity of thought
can fall into such gross misstatement. 1t
has been long time now since the acvo'
Gates of tariff reform have been confined
to generalities, or at all interested in
them or in the slightest degree depend
ent on them. The specific allegations
are theirs, the generalities are all with
the standpatters.
For example: According TO Mr. Car
negie, four-inch steel bilets can be made
and sold at profit at Pittsburg today
for 1880 per ton, plus 'seve-al dollars
per ton." A profitable price for the bill
let's should therefore not be over $3.50
1 per ton. But the Iron Trade Review
quotes four-inch Bessemer and open
hearth steel billets at $27 to 500 per ton.
In other words, the producers are making
from $3.50 to $1,000 per ton more than
they can possibly have any good CONNER
cial claim to make. And it is argued
that the tariff on steel is unnecessary.
This is only random illustration OF
the high prices which American trusts
are able to exact from the American pub
lie by means of the tariff. Demand for
revision OF the Dingley schedules proceeds
exactly upon these specific lines. Take
the prices and the duties and figure out
just how many dollars ton or cents
pound the trusts exact eXorbitanty by
reason OF unnecessary tariffs on salt, pa
per, copper products, leather, shoes, and
so on down the line, and there you have
the case for the tariff reformers.
Now, how about the standpatters
What is the specific demonstration which
they oppose to these glttering generali-
ties OF the revisionists? We have a fairly
good acquaintance with current tariff
discussion, and we undertake to say that
Senator Hoar, great man that he is, wise,
Just and eloquent, would be put to con.
siderable pains to find single candid
discussion of the steel or any other
schedule OF the Dingley bill from the side
OF the standpatters. On the other hand,
he will find the glittering generalites Of
reform confronted by such specific evil
dence as this:
HURRAH EOR HANNA.
THE FULL DINNER PAIL.
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
THE COUNTRY is PROSPEROUS.
PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN LABOR.
THE TARIFF MUST BE REVISED BY IT'S
FRIENDS.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS TIE ROOT OF
ALL EVIL.
Senator Hoar is perhaps the greatest
living American, measured by his public
service, his incorruptible patriotism and
his statesmanlike accomplishments. You
can't call him liar. You can't charac.
terize his most reprehensible utterance
as falsehood. That is where the defec'
tive nature OF the English language Is
apparent. There is no word to designate
a most palpable and mischievous perver'
sion OF truth by man whose character
is above reproach. There is no tern
available by which you can call man {
liar in way to do him honor and carr
his affection and esteem.
When such strings jar,