Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-01
OFFICIAL PAPER.
AS q Stalwart Sees It.

made up his: mind in regard to tariff
revision, and feels free to give bis
opinion to the newspapers. The sens.
tor is one Of the finance committee
directed to investigate the subject and
report to the senate next winter, says
the Minneapolis Times. III .
There is deficit Of $34 200. 900, ad.
mits the Michigan senator, and he does
not look for the situation TO. improve
unless more revenue is raised. Con-
aress might spend less, but the country
is growing 80 rapidly that senator Bur-
rows doesn't ''see how the expenses
can we'll be lessened wisely" If econ
omy would be. unwise, then the only
thing is to saise more revenue. How Is
it to lie done? The following will make
clear what Burrows and doubtless the
other republican senators, think at this
time: .M ~,
A revision of the tariff to increase
revenues must mean the imposition of
duties on articles now admitted free of
duty or a lowering Of the rates on duti-
able goods. which would food our mar.
ket and throw many of our people out
of employment or lead to reduction Of
wages. Some changes might perhaps
be made advantageously; but would 1t
pay to disturb business for that pur>
pose? And could for instance, the iron
aud steel schedule be changed by re.
ducina rates, without other schedules
having to meet like fate? In other
words, the senators will be willing to
raise more revenue through any other
method than by reducing single
schedule of the monopoly fostering
Dingley tariff. That the tariff shelters
monopoly is tacitly admitted by Bur-
rows in his reference to the steel
schedule. It maintains scores ofother
monopolies that mulct the American
wage Garner, but what can the poor
United States senate do to relieve the
people? To hear them talk, one would
infer that those senators would be
delighted to reduce or cut of the pro.
lection enjoyed By the steel trust. the
tin plate, glass. twine and other monop-
olies, but there are 'the other sched-
ules" that would have ''to meet like
fate" What other schedules? VI
It would be hard to find Z schedule in
the whole tariff that does not give too
much "protection" to tho industries.
concerned. Combinations and monop.
olies cover practically the whole deld
Of industry in this country. Not only
do all Of them have tariff protection.
but all with an export trade sell in
Europe cheaper than at home. The
prices they charge the Europeans are
what should be charged in the United
States, at the most. Because Of the
tariff this 10 not done, and the Ameri.
cans are victims of discrimination.
Their congress has passed q tariff law
that robs them and benefits the Euro.
pesDs. and the senate committee seems
to imagine that in refusing to consent !
10 relief from the unjust burdens it is
enough to point to alleged innocent and
proper "other schedules" that would be
threatened II general revision were
undertaken.
It would greatly help intelligent
discussion if the standpatters like Bur-
rows would specify the "othsr sched-
ules," and do 1t right away. The news.
papers and the people want to dissect
them and determine If they are
necessary. They are excellent reasons
Why the country does not want to take
the word of the United States senate In
that particular, and no utterance like
that Of Senator Burrows will quiet The
popular demand for re vision. -,
Public sentiment is for reduction of
the absurdly high rates, and the duty Of
congress consists Of obeying the senti.
ment, not of finding monopoly excuses
for inaotion or the imposition OF still
higher duties.
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