The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-08
MORE FOR REVISION
GOOD REPUBLICANS PLEAD FOR
TARIFF ACTION.
Governor OF Wisconsin the Latest "a
Point Out TO His Party the Neces
slty for Action Concerning
Ubiquitous Rates.

The Republican governor OF Wis
consin adds his voice TO the chorus
for a revision OF the tarin He saws.
The people demand action. The
business OF the country demands re-
vision. The only ones who appear 20
be deaf and blind in the matter are
the men holding Office at the national
capital"
Senator Spooner and Senator la
Toilette have also declared for tanr
revision, and other states have been
heard from. In spite of this Repubu-
can revolt against "the men holding
office at the national capital" there Is
undoubtedly an agreement between
the speaker and the president that no
tariff legislation shall be considered
II is perhaps unkind TO rub the
sore spots on the grand old protection
list party, but as such good Repubh
cans as those above quoted believe
that a dose of tariff revision must be-
at once taken for the sake OF it's IN
ture health. il is very natural for
Democrats in a neighborly way TO call
in and give their advice also. The
trouble Is that the two factions OF Re
publicans can't get together for tarin
revision. for. like oil and water they
won't mix There is even such a dir
ference OF opinion about the Philip
pine tariff bill that IL is very doubtful
II IL Will come TO a vote. and yet thai
modest measure only provides for
reductiou OF the Dingley tariff rates on
Imports from the Philippines to % PEI
cent. instead of IS per cent. as a.
present. The compromise offered by
Secretary Taft TO split the difference
and make the rate so per cent of the
Dngley rates is considered heresy By
the stand-pat faction. II would inter
fere with their friends OF the tobacco
and sugar trusts and, OF course. the
general prosperity OF the American
and Filipino people is nothing when
such great trust interests are at stake
Thus the deaf and blind men az the
national capital play with the interests
Of 100. 100000 Of people
But leaving the poor Filipino to the
callous mercy Of his Republican mas
ters. IL behooves US Anglo Saxon free
men TO register our protest against
to pay exorbitant profits to
the trusts by reason OF trust products
being protected from competition
There are over so articles OF common
use that cost the consumers nearly
80 per cent. more than necessary be-
cause they are so highly taxed in the
lrfH 90 these ~.
rate is 100 per cent. and over. and
none are taxed less than so per cent.
md. as the result shows. these rates
ire virtually prohibitive. for but little
" any OF these products are imported
The trusts and combines, so carefully
lursed by this tarim protection. are
hus enabled to add 10 the price their
foods should be soli for the stl
,reater profit that similar goods would
ave TO pay as tariff tax. II imported.
The Republican majority in con
-ress refuses 10 revise these glazing
inequalities Of the tariff law. although
would not disturb the amount OF
evenue produced. and IL a five or ten
er cent tariff tax was retained on
u.s. - htAt0 ~ WVAlu Eltdlll duu I'D
he revenue. for some would be I'm.
orted. whereas now there is virtually
one imported Such imports would
ompel the trusts to reduce their
rices or lose the sale OF their prod
cts TO their competitors. Ii is Ger
lin that the present congress will do
othing to relieve this trust plumber
q, and as the protected industries
ere lavish contributors to the Repub
can campaign fund at the last cleo
on, there is no doubt that a compact
as made that those Republican con
essmen who were furnished with
impaign funds. either directly or
rough their committees. are in honor
'und 10 stand by the protected inter
Is who furnished the money. To
ow their good faith they will all
tie for Cannon for speaker Of toe
xt congress. for he is their stand
4 lord and master.