Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
Republican T.rin pledges.

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Republfc.n T.rin pledges.
& That the tariff plank Of the Repub
lican party entirely suits the American
Economist. the subsidized organ Of til,
Protective Tariff League. should uuie
all fears of machine Republicans tina,
II their party is successful it viii re
wise the tariff by reducing the presen,
high rates Of duty, Far from 1t. II
fact, the Economist most encourages
the hearts Of the trusts and combine,
and protected monopollsts. who sub
scribe 20 literally to Republican cam
paign funds and incidentally keen the
wolf from the Economist door. ~ the
frank avowal that those predatory cor
porations may still be certain Of .the
fullest measure of protection"
Those Republicans who have been
fondly imagining that their party would
revise the tariff, SO that the trusts
could no longer have a monopoly and
charge double prices for their products
must now confess that the stand nat
tiers have them at their mercy. for the
Economist says:
Advocates OF the tariff revision
downward will find not a word or sylla.
BILE In this tarir plank that tends to
furnish them the slightest crumb 81
comfort. There is no promise in the
platform of tariff revision downward
on the contrary, the scope and purpose
of the tariff plank is to continue the
fullest measure of protection to all IN.
dustries In the United States and thai
the proposed revision of the schedule,
shall maintain the standard of protec.
ton In every feature Of the new law
The Economist did, 1t is true. for =
time look askance Mt Mr.. Taft. 4 fear.
cd he was Infested with the virus a
revising the tariff downward. In fact. ii
denounced him as a tariff tinkerer but
now the Economist declares:
ITO those who believe that the nom.
nation Of William Howard Taft 81
Ohio would be a pledge Of the Marty
to downward revision of the tariff
the platform liz n comnleta and rnnnol'
lied answer. II Taft has at any time
gone too far in his advocacy Of tariff
tinkering he has not been able to carry
the Republican party with him :,
There may be a GOOD many Renuh.
lican voters who will hardly no satis.
fied with the evident intention Of tbe
Republican leaders to again deceive
them by nominating a candidate who
has squinted towards revising fine tarifr
downward and tying his hands with
absolute platform hedges ..to continue
the fullest measure of protection
But the President Of the .Jrn,ted
States can only recommend To Congress
such legislation as he thinks desirable
and the House Of Representat,ye, has
the exclusive right 10 originate all row
enue measures, such as tarifr taxes and
the like. The stantl.natters ,av,dantlv
rely upon again controlling n maio,,tr
Of the Representatives, of tho noo,,la .n -
thus perpetuate the machine +bat Con
non and the other leaders in CONGRESS,
has built up.
No tariff reform measure can ,et ,
favorable hearing as long 5as ths stand.
patters control the Commlttee on Wavs
and Means Therefore thosa vnter,
who think that the tariff should he 70.
vised can only hope to see reform
measure passed. If Cannon and payne
and Dalzell and Sherman. and their
followers are not able to organize tho
lower house Of Congress. if the Re.
publicans have a majority Of the mort
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. the 40 ma old
stand-pat machine-known as the .hor
combine,-.yill surely stand nv tha D.
tu.l,u Aao,.ra. .,,a4 .,,s 80. -.
,,sv,.sa h,nhss -. .alin must oe
.cs,a - J,,t.a. -, =, : n.a Allllull
nra.ent ,,,,ndar,,,a :. sse.s snan .a'
ronttnmsa - a. =, 80, Wnlcn WI De
narhans como s,,aht : =, la.es, wl.a
some fsvora,, ,mtar.ss e' y SUIT
n "a eiraoda aan..,.
mon. camnoion ,,nns 10. ne No. ~ enol,
- o,oct INC pan,,h,,as.. ~. ..a, sen plol,iseu
for tho n,otfor,n snsa,,,,Sa 49, ~ le'uln
nconom,st md Ito stand.na s,..., .s ne
.ra ~ 5iovons ovar 90 '"l'pol esis
Rnt there n,pst no some /. ,,,,.,,....
and also nnmhar ~ ,naa-s.,....
voters who Zoo, +,,a, onusA.
bv the tariff nrotact,ns tha .n,.s. oDD,.u
VIII hardly endorse this .,a,h,. !. y " :,
nlan . AMIN deca,va than' nes'ue''
Tha onIr way n a, s,,ra t..,,.
4. - olect Damocrats - ca.,...a lsAo.n :
II 4 annorent stbe nenub,,na !, 80. ~ ~
welded to its nolicv a. nrntaot na. :. 4h -
trust, ene
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