The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-12-25
SPORTS WITH CARNEGIE.
nFGONIAN COMPARES STAND OF STEEL NAGATE
With that OF REPENTANT Thief

Mr. Andrew Carnegie's ready wit must have made him ~
tmg witness before the Congressional committee FEELING m
y safe himself, whatever may happen to the tariff on t
d indulge in agreeable persiAage and poke fun at M b
trust magnates without quam Let the sky fall if lies
[u Carnegie is we'll under shelter He in the situation f
d pirate who has joined the church and become
~ of society, says the Oregonian Perhaps he IS even more
|nMs Warren's sister Gin the play) who had finally fo
Warren profession after following many years and taken
abode Winchester under the shadow Of the cathedral in the
M Of anct, where she radiated pe and abounded in good
% Mr. Carneges later history to illustrate the cynical
moverb that poor man afford to be honest or to tell the
NTH is only after has acquired competence and thus made
himself secure against the malice of and provided fortress
m the sings and Of outrageous fortune that he dares
! ste frank unless indeed he be a fool
What consummate folly would have been had Mr. Car
e nddy blabbed the inner of the " conspiracy before
n bins we're replenshed and his barns stocked Now that he
fatty furnished forth against all contingencies he can we'll afford
the truth and it adds admiration for his prudent
philosophy Of life that he puts merry couneance the matter
md tells us with qip and jokes and wes how we are
eed Feeling as he must that he addressing nation of in
unable smpletons far protective tariff goes why should he
ugh our face 1t he had said Thus and by sheer
ney made huge fortune out OF your necessities managed
he by playing upon your ignorance and folly Now in
ny mood will have the slightest effect upon your conduct
successors will continue to rob you just ourageousy as
any you shall suffer the wrong with your eyes open
The world owes much pentent thieves. It is through them
that certain varieties of truth knowledge may
kaa we must look to men like Mr. Carnegie who have fened
plumber for statement of the against the tariff which
H convince the popular mind Facts and coming from
may prevail where the facts and even stronger
from men who have actually shared in the riot OF page
@ fall on deaf ears 1t reasonable believe that more may
me from the testimony of Mr. Carnegie and men like him than they
ye expect He may be unintentiona evangelist who Is pre-
hd redeem from tariff superstition He may be tore
n break the enchanent of the curious creed that the more
homseves the richer shall grow Possibly he intends 10
nehng of the sort In the Joy Of his repentance tor past
N he may wish Others from the guilt OF snnng III
same way and reaping the fruits thereof
Mr. Cameges testimony before the committee related strictly
aae With all his jesng he made it perfectly clear that the o
producing steel rails for example less IN America lnan
Europe Tariff reormers have always conended that TINS is
the when wages were higher here than abroad ne
n of labor has much do with the cost OF Producuo" ana
settled truth that American labor is the most efficient III the "oI
gam Our iron and fuel situated with eSau " a.
M and readily transported the place OF manufacture tna'
mparatve little on that produce the hnlshd
these factors we must add the executive skill OF American cap
sofmdusy which effects economics the Europeans never
Hs therefore easy enough why steel IaiIS snouu
Produce here than abroad while at the same tune we pay i
S and follows of course, that the tariff nhgn Ue
M Or removed altogether without affecting wages at i'
an produce cheaper than the Europeans we ca" 'uN'
wei without tariff as with nJ
ToMr Carnegs testimony on this point which might posso9
8ened malicious we must add what Mr. ocn"aD ' 60
'peSlden Of the trust have said to the same N'
~ 1s ago Mr. Sclwab confdenay that II co'' ~ 5
rails here than it did in Europe and that consequently Il 1o, M
aV the business if the tariff were removed 10" ="
~ Production higher in Europe too, 50 that the the
ss @ exactly where was The only Theoretical pun
equalze the cost of production here ana aO'O1 c,
% equalzed, tariff is needed, matter no" go ;4t,tI
& Judge Gary says the trust could get along 0'5 :l
S uOn but he shudders think what would De0ol1 as
t dealers His pont is that the small cannot produce
~ g as the trust This is probably Il they 'oa.i
cheapy they would be driven out OF the narNe on
When trust makes parade Of consldcrat0i ~ not
we may feel certain that there is reason lot
~sFsed one, either
And Teddy be very mid IN his answer congress esu