Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
FRANK EDDY A DEMOCRAT ON
THE TARIFF. a1%

THE TARIFF.
The following excellent presentation
Of the reasons for removing the tariff
on lumber was written by ex-conprees-
man Eddy, and appeared in his paper,
the Sank Center Herald. The arpu.
ment applies to several articles. Be-
fore reading it, bear in mind that not
republican congressman In this state
dares to endorse this argument, not
one of them ever voted for such q
proposition. and that the men who
control the republican party are op-
posed to tariff reduction of any kind.
Only through democratic executive
and congress could tariff reform come.
Bear in mind when reading Eddy's ex-
position of democratic doctrine:
The necessities of life. those things
that are essential to existence, comfort
and the development of the country,
should be male as cheap as possible
Lumber is one of the commodities that
is absolutely essential to the develop
ments Of the country and especially
the Northwest. The 'standpatters'
and tariff boosters tell Us this
tariff mas not enhanced the price of
lumber, yet everyone knows that
since it's institution the price of lum.
Der has been soaring upward until it
has become 80 high that q poor man
can hardly afford to die because the
lumber to make mis- coffin costs go
much.
One can count scores of LUMBER
manufacturers that have progressed
from bankruptcy to millionai.ee since
the institution of the tariff. In the
great suit just closed in Minneapolis
between two millionaire brothers.,
both in the lumber business, the testi.
mony developed that one of their mills
not the best one pays dividend OF
over two hundred per cent on the in
vestment. The very idea that any in
dustry paying two hundred per cent
needs protection is ridiculous enough
to make the ghost of Alexander Ham
ilton, the father Of American protec-
ton. grin like barefoot boy, with
circus ticket in his hand and show
coming to town. The facts are that
every man who has bought three dol.
lars worth Of boards in the last ten
years, got dollars worth of lumber
and contributed two dollars in pro-
fits to others.
The most eminent tariff booster
in this state who thinks the only safe
tariff revision is revision up.
| ward" built an imaginary barn in
Winnipeg and a similar one in the
southern part of the state and gave
the price Of the lumber used in the
same and demonstrated that the
Winnipeg barn COST something like
two hundred dollars more than the
Minnesota one. It was q plea in cen
fession and avoidance. not Of justifi-
cation. It shows how honest men will
twist facts to ct circumstances he
built his barn of white pine, and
while every one knows white pine IL
about the same price In both coun.
tries, spruce and hemlock lumber IL
much cheaper in Canada than in the
United States. He located his barn in
Winnipeg thousands of miles from
the lumber centers where the extra.
ordinary development Of the country
has created temporary demand TO,
building material Of all kinds fa1
above the supply, instead Of at Of near
the lumber centers Of Canada. No, one
ever expected any very cheap lum.
Der to be imported from the prairies
of Western Canada. Finally hit
argument knocks his own proposition
out Of joint for it lumber costs more
in foreign countries than 1t does in
the United States, no local dealer OF
user is going to pass the home market
by and purchase in desrer foreign