The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-07-09


monopoly.
Il wonder if Mr.. Secretary Shaw
ever heard those words before? 1ey
are taken verba tim from the Eepubl'-
can platform of 1901 The Secretaiy
who opened it up at a great rate FOR
Governor Cummings and others nomi-
mated on that platform, scorntnilj :e-
fers to it as the dead Iowa idea Rut
it was a righteous declaration Dor
rowed from Democrats and is mos
dead-not even dying.
Where tariff rates are so high that
. they enable American manufactur RS
to sell their wares abroad cheaper than
they do to Americans here at home we
say that they ought to be reduced.
If this is anarchy or treason, make
the most of it.
Explanation in Order.
Let Republican spellbinders and
editors explain why an American
farmer should pay from third 70
one-half more for an American pow
than his competitor III farming pay"
for it in Australia or South America
or the ends of the earth. Democrats
say it is wrong and they stand by the
American farmer.
Choose We between US III November.
Not quite all Republican statesmen
believe it right. Once in wkile q ray
OF light breaks in upon the beni3itetr
intellect of Republican,. For cX-
ample, year or two ago, ]. w. Sab
cock of Wisconsin, chairman of the
Republican congressional camp ign
committee, had a lucid interval and
advocated in several interviews the
cutting down Of tariff rates when hey
are so high as TO encourage the tr!~ls;
and when they unableG the maj ufd
N I.h a n
than at lone. lie went farther and n
PRODUCED bills to that effect, but The
Republican leaders got aolG o. la
cock and by coaxing, bullying or
other means checked his ardor as d
tariff reformer, since when he mas
been as dumb as an oyster.
Il am citing BabcockiS perfoI man:n
III his moment of lucidity to show that |
to advocate the cutting down of out
rageous tariff rates in the olegCirs |
cases does not prove that a man is tie |
enemy of his country as the stand |
patters would lave you believe.
Republican Mendacity.
THE stand-pat organs and speakers |
claim that only antiquated sorts of !
our manufactured articles are sold |
abroad cheaper than to Americans at
nome. That theory is very ingenious,
steel rails are sold abroad at So per lul
ess than they are sold at home anu
he fashions in steel rails remain the
same or substantially so. Will he or
some other stand-patter explain why
Americans should be made to pay one
bird more for American steel ;ails
han tie citizens of other nations f.
hem?
He may answer as did Mr. Rap2e-
nj q i've 10 n
hat the railroad companies pa 7 70"
he steel rails and that it is the husi-
less of nobody else how much they
'&y for them, but Olmstead had more
ourage than information, for every-
'ody with two ideas above a Hottentot
-nows that everybody that trave!,: on
railroad, everybody that snlps any,
ming on one, everybody tLat uses any
hing so shipped, helps pay for the
teel rails. The railroad componies {
cot the bills in the first instance and
hen make their customers repay them
nth interest at the highest ratr the
raffic will bear.
True Democratic Position.
IF a piece with the foregoing false
retenses is that other one that Dell-
Gratis would destroy American n
ustries. There is not a syllable of !
'uth in it. Why should they desire toI {
estroy industry? They are vitality t
lterested in maintaining them AMI S
ley wish to see them all prosper NV
wing to them all an equal chance and I
OF by fostering some at the expense
others. =
The true Democratic position on the a
riff is this: 'N e
recognizing the fact that large por- a
on Of our revenue has always been +
Used from customs duties or taxes
divide all imports into three
les, and contend that the tariff taTes 8
ould be highest on luxuries. lower on +
mforts and lowest or none at all on the !
cessaries. They furthermore saw that =
Aes should be uniform on all articles be- n
nging to one class. That is the Demo i