The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-01-31
COST $lOO PER FAMILY
HIGH TARIFF RATES Scored in SPEECH BY
JUDSON HARMON At BRYAN BANQUET

because the tariff is costing every family the United States
500 and because the humbug prosperity promises of the Re
pubcans have all gone smash that having hard times
caed udson Harmon startling speech he delivered
the Old Hickory Club Nashville recently The noted Ohoan who
Attorney General in President Ceveands Cabinet the pr
cpa speaker banquet given honor of W. Bryan
cessy flung back the O. all of the accusations of
that the Republicans make against the during
the hard times when Democrats in power.
Just Is years ago. he said e wolf the of Repubi-
can Administration The times bad and getting The
public funds rapidly disappearing large of bonds
engraved and the point being issued finally
aged to slimp along through the few remaining weeks
Then the Democrats took charge They found the bottom of the
Treasury staring them and this pile of nice bonds all ready for
nd the troubles increased and crops failed
overthown the Democrats had finally father those
bonds order maintain the credit of the country Saghtwa
with the which only Republican politicians carry off,
they laid everything the Democrates hard times bond issue and all
Then when conditions rapidly improving the Republicans
back again and the claim that they had monopoly
of good times and kindly letting the country them They
have made thousands of people believe that prosperity regular
candidate their ticket
Nov this is pleasantly have many OF appar
intelligence who believe it. have had of knowing how
Large numbers small investors well
wage eaers though Democrats have been voting against in
national elections make against loss like h old lady who
certain about the existence of the devil but would take
any chances by speaking disrespectfuly of him.
ACCEPT BLAME
Now spite good crops good business and good prospects,
another panic spreading loss and suffering everywhere
and to many ruin
Il do not care now to discuss the reasons Mr. Taft has
plenty backbres and of speaks for the Administrations
lie in the mouth of his party deny response
by after all these years of bag The Secretary ought least
have admitted fairness that it the Democrats who
brought there need say because
everybody knows that Democrat has much pushed broom
a Government office for almost II years.
And issuing bonds in time of peae The Democrats had to issue
bonds discharge duty imposed by law and here the Repub
issuing nerestbeang bonds without authority to meet
needs of the Government but raise money to de-
posi in banks witlmt interest.
Their pretty hmug has bursted in their hands and great the
dreadful blow confidence The people
be that what they plant will grow next summer All
frauds prove to be boomerangs at last.
Now they qarreg about their President and his and
says Many Republicans have weary of broken promises to
revise the tariff But these the andpatters declare to be little
better than traitors the party Others appalled, at the enormous
and still swelling expenditures of the Government and others at the
open disregard the lines which separate the of the three
departments and the spheres of the State and nation
4 believe the great ideas OF Democracy
attractive people than they today may stop to repeat
and need Everybody knows them shall speak briefly
If one only, tariff reform.
THE TARIFF THAT HURTS
believe the people large suffering from the eHacons
# the tariff than from any other single cause
For ten years in spite enormous increases in the of
rices taxed Republicans have refused reduce the of
the part of what the people made to which goes
the Treasury has spite of extravaganza IN all directions d
with idle Hundreds OF millions which do nobody
ut banks While the far greater part of what the people
nade pay which goes the favored interests the form or ar
rary advance in prices to home consumers has rapidly bred t
wealth.
1T folly to rail the Trusts and pursue them with fines and
functions while we carefully cherish which breeds and feeds
hem The way stop growth is to go to the root OF It,
careful estimate showing that every family IN the
United States contributes an average year the gains of
he beneae the Dgy tariff in in creased cost Of necessities
This explains why those who live wages and salaries md
themselves better off, notwithstanding repeated increases IN their
ay
'Surey duty well wise policy to raise our voices a
an these impoons the people and give our pledge Tor ree
hev saw the tariff must be revised by the friends of the people
otherwise will never be all the revision will prove to be
sham"