The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-06
TAFT SETS FORTH
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Val ~ ucFeIOpS ifUSJS, dud mat the
most formidable weapon that could be
used against the mis- the revision of
the tariff. do not propooe to discuss
the schedules of the tariff The great
majority of the American people are
in favor OF maintaining the protective
system. The operation of the tariff
affects broad sections and localities.
and is deemed important to the wei.
fare Of millions Of wOrkingmen and
small dealers and the country at
large. Substantial changes are at
! tended with risk to the important la
! gitimata business intere. is. This III
what makes legislators hesitate at a
| revision in period of uneXampIed
/ prosperity. Moreover, Ii is impractfo-
able by a revision of the tariff to de-
stroy trusts The effect which a pro-
tective tariff has in aid of trusth is in
the partial exclusion or hampering CT |
foreign competition In articles of |
manufacture manufactured by trus s, |
thus narrowing the competition to be |
met and overcome by illegal trust
methods; but the principle Of excud- |
Ing or burdening foreign competition
with home manufactures is the pro.
ective system
Favors Revision.
Speaking my individual opinion and {
Ter no one else | believe that since
the passage Of the Dingley hill. there
has been a change In the business
conditions Of the country making 1t
wise and just 10 revise the schedule
of the existing tariff The sentiment
in favor of revision of the tariff is
growing in the Republican party. andi
in the near future the members of the
party will doubtless be able to agree
on a reasonable plan But the work
of the pre- e1t session. which was
pressing in its urgency. could never
have been accomplished if there had {
been introduced into congress and the c
councils OF the party the heated a
certain 10 arise over the
questions OF the revision OF the tariff u
How soon the feeling in favor of re- a
'ision shall crystalline into action can
lot be foretold but It is certain to
some and with it those schedules of
the tariff which have inequalities and
are excessive will be readiusted The {
reasonable prospect of a revision of a
he tariff by the Republican party on v
lines should certainly be Il
greatly preferred by those who favor a
evision and yet believe in the protec n
i've system, TO legislation which is Of
lways threatened by the incoming of
Democratic congress and a Demo.
ratio administration under the bat. az
lie cry "A protective tariff is a rob OF
ery of the many for the benefit Of pa
he few" and to the disaster to gen. p
raj business which inevitably fol. @
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The Senate. II
This campaign involves not only re
he election of house of representa-
ives, but also the election of one
lird of the senate of the United
tatea The senate hah been made a w
requent subject of discussion and
ointed to with scorn as the defend
r of special interests against the
ublic veal. II is note worthy that la
, the proper formulation Of all these to
leasures which have rcdounded 50 X,
lnch TO the credit Of Mr. Roosevelt's o..
the henate has CON tw
'ibuted a wealth of ability and legis- sa
tive experience, and that instead of ga
efeating or narrowing measures sup. an
osed to be inimical to corporate in. MI
arests, il made the chief legislative w
ct of this conEress-the railroad rate h
ill-more comprehensive and effect s
'e by its amendments. wa
There has been nothing more cruel NJ,
nd unjust in the history of politics
nan the recent attempt by magazine IA
rticles TO destroy the reputation Of We
,me of the greatest and ahlest men Wis
the senate who have devoted their
YES to the public service. and who pA
ave elevated and dignified ii. by at-
ibuting TO them corrupt motives for
elf legislative course and by charges Z
the vacuest ard most unsatisfac. va
ny character which it is nmpose mo-
II them to answer. and which they ia
u-t leave to grateful public 10 So,
iurn and reject as unfounded. in the bat
Eht Of their honorable lives. Such CHI,
larges are rot made merely out Of nIs
malicious des re- TO injure the par ella
cular senators. but they are made mn
and vicicusly 20 fertilizer fhn Ih.'
Impression that most men now prom lif,
lent In public life are corrupt or are me
nder corrupt Influences and thus cro
J stir mp and innamc the passions -c,
the ignorant and The unfortunate be.
gain the existing order. Inl
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