The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-10


publican party has always claim
ed corner, must needs be search
ed tor with microscope, aud
prOminet Democrats in Washi K
ton are much amused by the spec
tscle which is presented for tneir
deiectation.
The Manufacturers Appeal.
From the New York Times, jan. l.
We have long held that reform
of the absurd ia iff of this country
would practically be impossible
until it was demanded by the maui
ufactureS. Since manufactures
alone profit by tariff, and since
those who profit by the tariff have
large interests i'll comparatively
few hands, their organized sup
port of the system can be met only
by opposition from concentrated
Interests of like sort. And since
the actual la lit Imposes heavy
burden on materials, raises the
price of produc ion and stiles
normal foreign export, we have felt
sure that, soon or late, this organ.
lied and concentrated opposition
would arise.
Ii has arisen The National Asso
cation of Manufacturers is strong
organization, with wide and
varied membership, an energetic
set OF officer, and well managed
aud extensively circulated organ.
American Industries it is probab
ly the most completely representa-
tive organization that American
manufacturers have ever formed.
it has taken up the study of the
tariff through committee, of W hich
ii. Il. Miles is chairman. In the
January number of the North
America Review, Mr.. Miles dis
cusses the reasons SWAY Man
ufacturers Want Tariff Il syision. "
The main reasons is stated in these
words:
We make small objection to
the $500 600. 900 of tariff revenue
that went last year into the Gov
ernment Treasury, but we make
very great objection to the $500
100000 or more that went into
the pockets of the favored few
who collected the revenue for their
personal and private gain. with
The cOnnivance and approval of
Congress, on products made with
III the country.
These manufacturers believe in
the principle, ofprotection. they
define it thus: THAT the schedules
shall be such as, all things con-
sidered, amply cover the diff
ference between the cost of pro
duction in this country and the
cost of production aboard, there
by maintaining our high wage
scale and standard of living.
Mr.. Miles cites mum Der af iustan
ces in which this principle is
grossly violated in the present
tariff. There is the Stanard Oil
Company, with tax of 100 PEI
cent, to 200 per cent. on Russian
oil its only possible competitor,
smuggled into the tariff in sspro.
viso," there is the protection to
beet sugar which brings the price
to the home cOnsumer-sugar il
the material of important man.
ufactures-t0 nearly double the
price aboard. There is the tax
on bOrax tor the benefit of the
Great Pacific Coast Bora
Company, which makes possible
q price here three times as great
as aboard. There are the rates or
cutlery, ranging from so per cent
to nearly $50 per cent, the heav.
lest burden being borne by the
cheapest articles. and thusualline
on the poorer consumers.
There are some of the examples
to which Mr.. Miles points as show
ing the costliness and tue injustice
of the tariff. There are many Others
, quite as striking. He estimate,
! the graft, in the operation of the
present tariff at lf-billion dol
lars annually. He advocates /
, non partisan, expert tariff com
mission to report revision. Her,
is his final appeal:
Let us, then, have fair and JUS
reciprocity, moderate and homes
|, protection, genuine, and equaliz
ing rvision. Moreover, let thi.
revision be made by honest ant
cmpetent friends of protection
who can be counted upon to safe
guard the financial interests O
r the country-those who requir,
protection and depend upon it
, who will ask for what they ough
to have, and get it, and confes
to what they ought not to hav,
and relinquish it.
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