The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
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FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1906.


Secretary Shaw, with his vague IDEAS
economies. often makes most extraor-
dinary statements. Through reading the
projection literature. prepared by the
Plo5eetiye Tariff League he has regis
tered in his partisan mind that: THE
government has granted either protection
or aid TO every industry which is now
ssing prosecuted br oIT people and every
industry that can appropriately be pres
eented. Internal onal Shipping alone ex-
eepted.~ That statement was made in
speech to she Eas-ern Commercial
Teachers Association. and if they We're
not lot of chumps hew they must have
laughed in their sleeves at the Shaw pro-
tection philosophy. II is true the Repub-
liean party has protected the trusts and
aided the manufacturers, bur the people
pay the bills and their Industry is made
less remunerative by the protection the
tariff gives the tr1s-s. The greatly in
creased cost of living Since the Dingley
tariff hin was enac;ed has virtually de-
creased wages over one third and reduc-
ed stationary incomes by a like percent
age. YET Secretary Shaw would add to
their burdens still another tax to subsi-
die the Steamship trust.
The policy of the Proteetionists is to
indirectly ftster with the protective tar
if, or directly subsidize the few who
dwell in palaces at Newport. out of the
hard earned money of the many who Ia
Dor and pay the taxes The Southern
planter has no protection for his cotton,
neither has the Northern farmer for his
prices in open competition with all coun-
Tres that likewise have a suFples TO d.s-
pose Of. But ali this great agricultural
class must pay the increased price for
what they buy. which the fostering tariff
allows the trrs y aud conIhi4es to charge.
Tie storekeepfr, The commercial traveller
and the c.erk do no. find profits or sal
aries advanced in proportion 10 the in
creased eo,t of living. for they are all
paying iher share of the tariff tax to
the trusts to whom. Secretary Shaw 20
joyouslx reminds US, the government has
granted either protection or aid"
TIE trust and corporation barons would
and only through organization have the
woikingnen been able to protect them
selves and remain free men. Republican
policies and Republican laws have given
them no aid or comfort. for under the
protective system everything they buy
has Increased in much greater ratio
than the wages they receive.
Th;s. then. is the policy lauded by Sec
retary Shaw and the Republican politi-
cans. 70 protect and subsidize the pow
! erfu and rich. by taxing the farmer, the
ssradesman. the artisan and the laborer.
Promises have been made by Republican
conventions and politicians to revise the
tariff and similar promises are being for
lnulated to again fool the people, but as
long as the protected interests dominate
rhe Republican party there can be no
real tariff reform, as the stand-patters
will never consent 70 cut off the CAM
paign contributions from the protected
trust barons Those who feel the pinch
oe high trust prices should think of these
matters when they vote next Fall for
those who are to represent them.
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