Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-22
BRYAN FIRES
OPENING Gun
AIRS TARIFF VIEWS, ALLEGES
ALLIANCE BETWEEN REPUBLI
CANS AND MANUFACTURING
INTERESTS.

vast audience, fred the first gun
in the campaign. He attacked the
Republican tariff revision and ask
ed II the Democratic party was not
justified when T. included in its
platform the declaration that. 1.-The
people cannot safely intrust the ex-
ecution of this important work with
party which is SO deeply obligated
TO the highly protected interests as
the Republican party"
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Cen
tlemen-In my notification speech /
stated that. as the campaign prog
ressed. I would discuss the question.
Shall the People Rule" as it ap-
plies to the various issues involved
In this campaign. begin with the
tarif question, because it is the
most lasting of our economic ques-
tons and the one upon which the
leading parties have most frequent
~ opposed each other. Other CUES
lions may come and 20, but cues
lions which affect taxation, like
Tennyson's Brook" "go on for
ever AS the government is not a
Lady Bountiful, with unlimited
means, but merely an organization
which much collect on the one hand
what 1t pays out on the other, the
subject of taxation is an ever-pres-
ent one. We may discuss how much
we should collect. what methods we
should employ in collecting, and
how best to distribute, through ap-
preparations, the money collected.
but we are never far removed from
the subject of taxation. Iowa has
been selected for the presentation OF
what l desire to say upon this sub
jcct. because the Iowa Republicans
were pioneers in the effort to secure
tariff revision at the hands Of the
Republican party. come among
them to define and defend the DEM
ocratic position on the tariff Ques-
tion. because l believe 1t will COM
rend itself to them. That the issue
may be clearly stated, shall read
you the Democratic plank on this
subject, and then the Republican
plank. The Democratic platform
says:
1--WE welcome the belated promise
OF tariff reform now offered by the
Republican party as tardy recog-
milton Of the Righteousness of the
Democratic position on this ques.
ton; but the people cannot safely
entrust the execution of this i'm
portant work to a party which is sc
deeply obligated to the highly-pro
tected interests as is the Republican
party. We call attention to the sig
nificant fact that the promised re
lief was postponed until after tn,
coming election-an election t.
succeed in which the Republican
marty must have the same supper
from the beneficiaries Of the higl
protective tariff as it has Away
heretofore received from them; an,
to the further fact that during year
of uninterrupted power no actor
whatever has been taken by the Re
publican congress to correct the ad
mittedly existing tariff iniquities.
1--WE favor immediate revision O
the tariff by the reduction of impor
duties. Articles entering into com
petition with trust-controlled prod
ucts should be placed upon the fire
list; material reductions should b
made in the tariff upon the necess
ties of life, especially upon article
competing with such American mar
ufactures as are sold abroad MOI
cheaply than at home; and gradu;
reductions should be made in sue
other schedules as may be necessar
tc restore the tariff to a revent
basis.
Existing duties have given IL
manufacturers of paper a shelf
behind which they have organic
combinations to raise the price
pulp and paper. thus imposing tt
upon the spread Of knowledge.
I'VE demand the immediate r
, peal of the tariff on wood pull
print paper. lumber, timber al
llrgs, and that these articles
| placed upon the free list
Secretary Taft refers to this sn
| iect briefly in his notification spec
| only briefy-but as ! shall quo
: such passages from his speech as a
pertinent to this discussion, II is +
necessary to read hi remarks in fn
It will be noticed that the Repu
l:can party has abandoned the e'
lier arguments advanced in supp'
OF a high tariff. We hear no m'
of the Infant industries II
must be tenderly cared for "un
y they can stand upon their feet
there is no suggestion that the II
eigner pays the tariff, nothl
Y about the home market Tn
catch phrases have had their day
ihev are worn out and cast asi
The Republican leaders are no lol
er arrogant and insolenf; they ''
=: MT louper defy tariff fef6ftn. II