The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27


have contributed ia little TO the Re
publcan campaign fund? Is no will
ing 10 publish lirt Of contributors
ON the 18th day Of next October and |
allow, the relative advantage Of pro-
lection 90 the manufacturer the |
farmer and the wage Garner TO be |
measured by tho contributions re-
cciyed from each class? why Is itI
to furnish 80 large a proportion OF
10 furnish 40 large a proportion OF
the money To run the campaign, H.
as the Republicans claim, the farm
ors and the laborcrs enjoy so large
a proportion IN the benetits Of tho
system? Ia II not a significant fact
that the farmers and wage earners
who are always put In the fore
ground when the blessings Of a high
tariff are being enumerated are In
tho background thcn the collections
arc being made, hs - not significant
that tho manufacturers, who furnish
the funds, are so littlo advertised
An beneticiaries? Is II not signiii.
cant also that the wage earners, In
stead Of the manufacturers, are al
ways described as "the most direct
bencficiarics OF the protective sys'
tenn"
But let us suppose, for tho sake
Of argument. that the Republican
party sincerely reponts Of rs delay
in beginning tariff reform, rcpudl-
atcs It's obligations 10 the contribute
ing manufacturers and honestly be-
gins revision" What rule Is to
govern the revision? The RepublI-
can platform says:
"In all tariff legislation, tho true
principle OF protection Is best main
tanned by the imposition Of such
duties as will equal the difference
beween the cost OF production al
home and abroad, together with a
reasonable profit to American In
dustries.
Mr. TAFT endorses this rule anC
SAYS that "in a number OF schedules
the tariff now exceeds this differ
ence. and that the excess offers
temptation to those who would mo
nopolice the production'and sale o
such articles in this country" II
adds. however, that there are som
? few articles on which the tariff
10 not sufficiently high to give then
r the measure of protection they shul
e receive .r
= VIII he explain upon what rule tn
q present tariff was framed? Whe
v have the Republicans claimed NOR
: protection than enough To cover th
It difference in the cost OF productio
Il here and abroad? TINT "rcaSonab
= profit to American Industries is a
= addition to the rule, and Is likely
e. be used as an excuse for raising III
Il tariff. And, by the way to VIII
u other business does the soyernmel
i guarantee a 'reasonablo profit?
q the farmer, or the merchants or Il
N laborer? TO none of those. II
"a revising the tariff the Republics
a party is to, work upon exactly 4
u same plan Cor a plan contemplate
a higher rate) what hope have
he that the new tariff WILDE lover thu
e. the present one? Are the prese
a. leaders more honest than the on
- who framed the existing tariff? A
they not, in fact the same men W
e' are responsible for tariff extorti
to during the last decade? If this ne
Ir. born zeal for revision we're an hu
ty dred times greater than his mott
o. cation speech indicates, what char
If would the Republican candidate ha
wv Of securing any real tariff reform
Id the hands Of such Republicans
hit now represent that party in the 81
if ate and house, the very men "
st; represented 1t in the recent natioI
TT convention? Speaker Cannon, "
'er has suppressed tariff legislation
IN the present congress was oomin
lat ing factor in the convention and,
The the Republicans retain conrol of
m house, will be the speaker Of the n
his congress. Does his prominence
are ford tariff relormers any assuraI
cut OF a reduction OF the tariff in the
nd terest OF the consumers? in case
a Republican victory Congressm
,ed sherman will become the presid
nd officer of the senate, He has b
icb the confidential companion Of Spe
ort err Cannon, and in the convention
nile was Speaker Cannon who youH
non for him. But as matter OF fl
Oil Mr.. Shermaus stand-patism nee
of no endorsement; his record Is
,m- guaranty that no beneficiary of
.ec- clal privileges will be disturbed.
STA. was Congressman sherman who