Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-12-17
PLAN TARIFF RAISE
DESIGNS OF "STANppATTERs-
CAN BE PERCEIVED.
Repetition Of Action Of 1896 10 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.
ters in Washington in order to shok
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 statement the signifl
cance OF which would better appear
later. He goes on to say. however
that the obvious meaning OF the elec.
tion Is that the tariff Is to be revised
on protection principles and brought
NJ 10 date" Equally the obvious
meaning Of the election. from the
Home Market clubs view. Is that the
emphasis should be put on the up. d
BUSINESS. Mr.. Clarke continues. has
revived in consequence OF the election
and that there need be no fear as 10
how the tariff revision. will affect In.
dustry. II is full early to get to close
quarters on the subject, though the
admirable Charles Francis Adams
manifestly thinks that there is no time
Ike the present for doing anything
But there Is simply this TO be- said
The standpatters will take the elec
tion as giving them carte blanche for
such saturnalia on the tariff as the
Republicans indulged in after defeat
ing Bryan in 1895. when they passed
the precious Dingley bill to take the
place Of the Wilson German law.
The people generally have forgotten
that the Dingley bill not only ad
vanced rates above the Mckinley bill
but that II 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 lgnominious death OF all rect
nrocity treaties aad the maintenance
Of these suporexalted rates. Now we
are 10 have "A revision which makes
Mr.. Clarke OF the Home Market club
rub his hands with satisfaction. Your
plain, ordinary citizen may well sit
up and take notice,
What Ne mean TO say here as to the
time being full carly for discussion Is
this: The ways and means commit
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advance on the subject. Is laying the
foundation for another tariff raised
and increased wherever any interest
wants it so. and II 1t be not possible
70 put It through at this session. "a
have u ready as the basis for nego.
tiation when President Taft comes in.
Then will come the time. II ever. that
the country will get a hearing. Mr.
Taft will stand against The. combined
tariff benefieiaries or he will not. The
people. the consumers. will either get
some relief or they will not Lincoln
once spoke Of our tariff housekeep.
ing" II is that. w shall have Il
with us until time In the future that
need not be reckoned with now.
The question ut this time is whether
the people are to have a proper meas.
uhe of relief. and President Taft will
be in for a large measure OF answer
TO that question. For the present the
standpatters are having il all their
own way and are making the premises
to suit themselves. But they reckon
I'll il they leave the people out. The
question was not settled. as some OF
them devoutly believe. by the election.
That simply opened it for a begin,
ming.