The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-29


priations are based" He says, as you will
recall: This Is q mistake. Mr., Parker seems
TO have unfortunately acquired from untrust-
ton" My answer Is that the Treasury DE;
partment, of which Mr.. Taylor is, now and
for some time has been acting head. on Sept
2 last issued this order
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
M. oYrIoE OF THE SECRETARY. Sept. !. 1901 !
%S@ pPG se s n,Sa' oSet s 4rea,
=, urv Department.
for tho isca year ending June 49, eot be made pub,
by the Honora6ie Secretary OF The The Treasury ''
BY direction Of the Secretary r, cu,, Clerk
have copies Of orders issued to other
departments which took the precaution to
obtain before making public the statement
now challenged,
THE TARIFF A BURDEN ON FARMERS.
shall detan YOU but a little longer J
farmers fA VAS Born " sHd brSasS It" up on
Se as h mater Of coos iRT under
stand something about the burdens they
fes Ss Stand h ns s% Of The p dH r
The farmer has suffered even more, posi-.
han By ae
Every ' time they aid it they Voted fot to add 70
ali they s buy Some we're 81 stimulated to do
1t by the suggestion that It was necessary
TO build up our infant industries AZ ] said
The largest of these is the United states Steel
sshpdns NUN ' to sns out
suppose collector, OF that corporation
should come TO each Of you, and ask YOU
the support Of that corporation, Would
you do It? Is there any argument that could
possibly. be adduced that would persuade
that You should. with hundreds of thousands
of others. make small contribution each
year toTard the greater profit which would nn
Is i not just as absurd for you to contribute
to that corporation indirectly: Every tine
a moving machine. or other article contain
ing steel you are contributing very sub,,
stantial part of the purchase price toward
setting the profits of the steel interests.
A FAMILIAR ILLUsTRAT1oN.
Let ME take a very familiar illustration.
The duty on steel rails Is S.s4 ton; The
purpose of it Is to shut out other steel from
The real object. therefore, Is TO make those
who use steel rails contribute to the manu-
the World an ps es Il You'd
to bring the rails from another country here.
Now that is what 1t was Intended TO do. Let
I'M Ing ' out Ne have sold steel rails in foreign
ton. q, sic 2 ton. AZ the same time we de-
sumers s2s ton. That is difference OF 80
a ton; Our people are compelled to pay
though they know the home manufacturer
Is paying the freight to other countries. and
selling the same article there for 80 less ton.
In other, words, Of every $50 we pay for
steel rails nearly so cents is an assessment
made by the tarifr law upon the buyer for the
beHe Of the thhE tyr law ought to COM
pol you to continue to pay an assessment
every time you or the members Of your family
to use? That ia precisely what we have been ,en
doingtuntil we have concentrated the wealth
and power in this country in comparatively
few hands. All this was not foreseen By
the original advocates Of tariff taxation.
Some Of the advocates OF the protective duties
reasoned that our people would not sun yer
high it would stimulate production at home;
And so it did for long time. IL stimulated
production 80 rapidly that our present ae'i Ivy
mand. Then what happened? Schemes FOR
combining the properties engaged in gwen m
fornia and Maine. and perhaps many OF the
states between. we're placed under one man
agement. The object was to make the Tar
pay the high prices which the tariff law made
possible in this country without oomPSetitiqbn a
ass combinsti t or trusts. in this country
/ do not vouch for the accuracy Of these
IRE fn hy h %h osn Sssn AMI
pay say good dividends, on TIE watered stock stock
combinations are trying, to give success to
h heGasse t that eo pnffy
tari Which means 9Th that they will not interfere
with it. Now the bnilding, up Of these great
pGompted by excessive tqriff duties. but II
has been extended far beyond the plans
Of the Hnve hos u to Re
general public cannot be questioned
METHOD OF THE BEEF TRUST.
As an illustration of their method Of work
ing we will take the beef trust; whieh a. c9 On
eeSn The beef trust REQUIRES the re- e;
taller to take from it all OF the meat reauiretd
for hs SsSe Be- T nSs sa obs
to pay whatever price they think the meat
trade viii stand and the purchaser is com.
R %hie6 Il the he Health and proper noprishment
Of his family require In other era da ,Es com
petition 70 e repn the the Which
petition affords; On the other hand. the
cattle raiser finds in the beef trust his only only
Se sbaii receive. which Of late been 50
low as to oftentimee deprive him Of any
profit I May she stock ai anG % ths
he Beef trust is practically, enabled to make
the margin Of profit as wide as 1t thinks the
p1 In its operation it also works against the
ANAL farmer in another way. he could
formerly sell his fat stock to some local dealer:
Rut he is now deprived Of that market. II
the local dealer takes considerable part OF
his meat supply from his neighbours he Is cut
nff from the right to purchase from the trust.
| select the meat trust. not because IL eaa Gus
GREATER tribute than do other trusts, but as
n lh,stratjOn with which those OF you who
are farmers are perfectly familiar. There
are n great many stores operating on similar
PRINCIPLES, and their effect has been to in
crease the cost Of living in every direction.
and also TO deprive those who would engage
in business OF that equal OPPORTUNITY which
was once. the glory and pride Of this &c, country
The small dealer and the small manufacturer
are being driven out Of business; In short
in Alliance with the combinations can sue
nessfuiiy engag re in business or manufa curing,
You should carefully investigate these
Questions. for they are an issue between the
two great parties in this canvass. Il you
are satisfied with the present conditions you
shouId vote the Republ can ticket. for that
naTty fayors the stand pat" policy. That
ppoiicy encourages the granting OF special
privileges and the enrichment OF the few OF
the expense Of the many. But Il you are
opposed to that policy, II you believe Ia an
epnsi opportunity for all and special privilege
Tor none. you should both vote and WORK Ter
The election of the Democratic ticket. thus
taking a step toward again putting IN force
those principles Of Government which were
On ADMIRABLY stated by President Jefferson
IN his first inaugural address.
AZ the close OF Parkers speech the crowd
which was more turbulent than any other
De- Nat WIN