The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28
SENTINEL Letter
FROM WASHINGTON

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, ID. C.. Oct. est
looks as though the Republican party
had abandoned all idea of revising
the tariff unless they revise it down
ward which great many people
think they will do If they get the
chance At the beginning of the
campaign. Mr.. Taft indicated pur-
pose to give substantial relief from
tariff burdens should he be elected.
1t is reported that the steel trust
which sells steel rails to Americans
for $2S ton and sells the same
rails in Europe at $24 a ton, and
mind you they don't have any law
to protect them in London, has made
$S0.000.000 year robbing the Am
ericans under the excessive protec-
tion of the present tariff. In other
words, if the tariff on steel rails was
removed. they would rob the people
$S0.000.000 less than what they are
now doing, as they would be brought
into foreign competition where they
now have monopoly at home. That
this trust has contributed a large
sum to the Republican fund is well
known and that Mr. Roosevelt has
done many acts of friendship for this
great trust which is equal almost in
power to the Standard Oil company,
is well known. Mr.. Roosevelt, and
Mr.. Taft also, have been claiming
that there are good trusts and bad
trusts. the fact of IL is that the good
trusts are those that help to buy
Republican elections and which are
now helping to buy Mr. Tafts cleo
tion. The bad trusts" as he calls
them are those that are somewhat
stingy in contributing to Republican
t... L.. 20.
ers shipped abroad S970.O0O,OO0
worth OF their products; corn, wheat,
beef. cattle. cotton and potatoes; this
is the greatest amount ever exported
and by bringing that s97O,OOO,OOO
to this country, ii can be seen what n
tremendous factor 1t Is in promoting
our prosperity The Agriculture De
partments report shows that the
crops this year will be much larger
than those of 1906 so we expect that
the farmers will ship abroad more
than 1.000.00O.00O worth of their
products. This is the foundation OF
American prosperity and It is a shame
that the farmers have to suffer from
a robber tariff when they contribute
so much to our prosperity. If the
tariff were removed from binding
cord. wire fencing and wire nails.
harvesters and farming implements,
farmers of this country would be
greatly benefited thereby. But it is
well known that the cordage trust.
the wire nail trust. the harvester
trust and the farming implement
trust. are working with all their
power to elect Mr.. Taft so that they
may continue to rob the American
farmers.
Democratic Prospects.
Going back into history little
bit. IL will be seen that whenever a
panic occurs. the next president
election after. goes against the party
in power. The first great panic, we
had. was in 1897 which resulted in
the complete route of the Democrats
in 1888 and 1870. The next one oc
CURED in 81 which also resulted in
a Republican House of 1858 and the
Democratic route of 1860. the third
great panic occurred in 1879 under
Grant which resulted in the sweep
ing Democratic Congressional victory
in 1S47 and again in the election of
Mr.. Tilden in 1876. In 1898, this
country had another severe panic and
the Republicans then claimed that the