Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-17
PLAN TARIFF RAISE
DESIGNS OF "STANDPATTERS
CAN BE PERCEIVED.
Repetition of Action of 1896 is Their
Idea - President Taft Must Be
the Main Reliance of the
People Now.

Washington dispatches say that Mr..
Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home
Market club. which the country should
take notice has established headquar-
tiers in Washington in order to look
after things during the tariff hearings
before the ways and means commit
tee, says that the friends of protec-
ton are to be congratulated on the
results of the election. announces the
Indianapolis News. We should say
that that was a statement the signifi-
canoe of which would better appear
later. He goes on to say, however,
that the obvious meaning of the cleo
ton is that the tariff is to be revised
on protection principles and brought
up to date" Equally the obvious
meaning of the election, from the
Homo Market clubs view, is that the
emphasis should be put on the up"
Business. Mr.. Clarke continues, has
revived in consequence of the election,
and that there need be no fear as to
how the tariff revision will affect in
dustry. 1t is full early to get to close
quarters on the subject. though the
admirable Charles Francis Adams
manifestly thinks that there is no time
like the present for doing anything.
But there is simply this to be said:
The standpatters Will take the cleo
ton as giving them carte blanche for
such a saturnalia on the tariff as the
Republicans INDUCED in after defeat
| ing Bryan in 1898, when they passed
| the precious Dingley bill to take the
| place of the Wilson-GOrman law.
The people generally have forgotten
| that the Dingley bill not only ad
vanced rates above the Mckinley bill
| but that it advanced some rates out
rageously under the hypocritical pre-
| tense that they were to be lowered In
| making reciprocity treaties. Mr.. Nc
| Kinley himself was deceived by the
| standpatters in this. What followed
was the ignominious death of all reel
| prOcity treaties and the maintenance
| of these supereXalted rates. Now we
are to have a revision which makes
| Mr. Clarke of the Home Market club
rub his hands with satisfaction. You
| plain, ordinary citizen may well ST
! up and take notice!
What We mean to say here as to the
time being full early for discussion il
| this: The ways and means commit
tee. which is prejudiced and packed il
| advance on the subject, is laying thu
foundation for another tariff raiset
and increased wherever any intereS
wants it so, and if it be not possible
to put it through at this session, t
| have it ready as the basis for negC
tiation when President Taft comes il
Then will come the time, if ever, tina
the country will get a hearing. MI
Taft will stand against the combine
| tariff beneficiaries or he will not. TIL
| people, the consumers, will either ge
some relief or they VIII not. Lincol
once spoke of "our tariff housekeeI
ing" 1t is that. We shall have
with us until a time in the future tina
need not be reckoned with now
The question at this time is whethe
the people are to have a proper mea
uhe of relief, and President Taft wi
be in for a large measure of answe
to that question. For the present tn
standpatters are having it all the
own way and are making the premise
to suit themselves. But they recko
i'll if they leave the people out. TIL
question was not settled as some
them devoutly believe. by the election
That simply opened it for begi
ming.