Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-10

do this with a view of securing for
labor higher wages. What they gave,
however, was to the capitalist and
they trusted MIN to divide. That the
increased profits Of protected en-
plOyers nave made them able to pay
the labOring man higher wages no one
can doubt.
The Tariff.
The president and his party declare
that 9 prediction revision OF the
tariff would be unwise.
This assertion has been repeated in
advance of every selection since the
enactment OF the DingIey law and
surely the country viii not again be
deceived by Republican promises to
revise the tariff after the election.
Their appeal to the people is this
give us another chance to make you
a promise and the promise will be
made.
What does protectionism mean?
Under the Republican policy Of pro-
lection, the people. the consumers.
while paying a little over S300.000.000
per year into the treasury through
import duties on foreign goods, pay
between 1,250,OO0,00O and 81 .500,-
100000 q year in the enhanced price
of home produced goods. Our domes-
tic manufactures exceed our total i'm
ports by ten to one and they are
nearly all protected. It is safe TO
say that the people pay at least $500
to the already wealthy beneficiaries
Of protectionism for every dollar that
is paid into the treasury. Behind the
wall of high protection, which in
some cases is altogether prohibitive,
the trusts levy enormous tribute on
the people. This has amounted to not
less than $4,000, 900 in the last
decade, not counting the amount
paid to support the government
This money has come from the peck
cts of the farmer, the mechanic, -
merchant, the professional man and
the laborer, and has been poured in
to the Golfers of the protected classes.
More than twO-thirds of the capital
that derives benefit from protection
ism belongs to the trusts. The Dem
ocrats will revise the tariff down
ward and in the interest of the tax
payers, who are always forgotten by
the Republican party.
There must be a revision and a
friends of tariff reduction for the
common good and not by the benefi-
Charles of its abuses who justify use
Of the import taxing power for the
chief purpose of comforting privileges
and profit upon the few at the ex-
pense of the many.
The president himself has said:
CT am of the opinion that one
change in the tariff could with ad-
be made forthwith. Our for
ests need every protection and one
method of protecting them would be
to put upon the free list wood pulp,
with a corresponding reduction upon
paper made from wood pulp, when
they come from any country that does
not put an export duty upon them"
What was the fruit of this recon-
In the House a commit
tee was appointed to investigate the
subject. This was a scheme to mud
DIV the waters, to placate the news
De pers and to excuse non-action. The
majority decided to do
nothing. In fact. my countrymen, as
| recall it the only work done by the
great ways and means committee OF
the Republican house in the matter
of the revision or reduction Of the
admittedly unjustifiable tariff was
to report out bill to put upon the
free list tea sweepings and tea dust.
This is the sum total Of the result OF
all the anti-election tariff revision
promises made and repealed in sever
al campaigns.
Trusts.
1t Is the shortest Of steps from the