The National tribune., 1908-12-17
PARLIAMENT OF THE PEOPLE.
Views of The National tune Community the Revision the
-s' Tariff.
Tariff.

c. T. Parish, Wick, Iowa, favors the
revision of the tariff, and the duties on
beef. pork, hams, bacon and dressed
meats seem unnecessarily high and not
warranted by the price the farmers OBJ
tain. Beef, pork, etc, are the packers
manufactured product, while cattle and
hogs are the farmers manufactured
product. The excess is much in favor
of the packers, and there is not shad-
ow of foreign competition. The present
tariff is a temptation to American cap
ital to invest in stock raising in Mexi-
CO. There should be a tariff on cream
and butter fat to prevent Canada from
shipping to creameries on the border
with their products competing with the
home market.
Peter Longstreth, .Crooksville, O., is
satisfied with the tariff just as it is.
Joe w. Cotton, Kilgore, KY, does not
want any revision of the tariff, except
in the direction of making the duties
higher, especially on leaf tobacco and
lumber.
A. Dunfey, Paulding, O., wants a re-
vision of the tariff which will leave only
enough for revenue. The duties on all
classes OF goods which are sold in Eu
duced, especially lumber. His section
wants higher duty on wool.
C. C. Studley, Lapel, Ind, is opposed
to any revision of the tariff, and be-
ieves in letting well enough alone.
T. c. Burton. Moberly, Mo-, says that
the tariff should be revised, with the
duties taken off of everything except
the goods which the very rich use He
favors free lumber. which is the great
est need of his community. but would
raise the tariff on imported wines and
liquors, tobacco and cigars to double
the present rate.
d. F. LawIer, Green Valley, ILL.,, says
that as farmer the tariff needs no re-
vision, and in his locality they do not
desire any. He would make the Sher-
man antitrust law so strict that there
would not be chance for combina-
tions in restraint of trade of any kind,
with a sentence to the penitentiary for
violations.
A. H. Lowry, Lomax. ILL.,, says let the
tariff alone.
E H. c. Gaines, Bloomfield, Ind,
says revise the tariff. keeping sufficient
protection to maintain the industries
no change except a reduction on lum-
Der.
Henry Winter, Hanover, Ill, wants a
general reduction of so per cent on all
necessaries and AL trust products.
A. W. Kelley. Indian River. Me.
wants more duties on liquors and to-
bacco and the ffnery of the rich.
W. II. Cobbledick. St Louis. Mo-,
wants a revision to bring the tariff up
to date. with protection OF zinc ore
The incoming Congress is perfectly
competent to revise the tariff so that il
will be fair to all.
A. B. Lowell, Maple Grove, Mich.
says let well enough alone. He fears
that wool will be put on the free list
A. H. Thompson, Coshocton, O., says
the cry for revision of tariff is based
upon selfshness In his community
there are several novelty manufactures
which use jute. mostly imported from
Germany, and they want the tariff cui
on it. The wishes of the majority
should and must rule. No man ever
saw good times when prices were low
James II. Stroughton. Reynoldsville
n. Z, says there is so much in the sys-
tenn that is good that the evils seem
Insignificant.
B. II. Mason, Kilbourn, Wis, is e
full-blooded Republican, but he believe!
the tariff should be revised in some
ted free of duty, and also the product:
of cur Philippine possessions.
A. o. Benjamin. New Philadelphia
O., wants the tariff let alone. Their,
may be few changes desirable, bu
they are so few that it would not b.
worth while meddling with II. Tn
fact is that Taft was elected with tn
understanding that all questions woul'
be settled about the tariff and tina
business would revive. at least woul'
have a chance to revive. He canno
see where the tariff hurts anyone, bu
he can see very plainly where free trad
would hurt nine-tenths of the people
Will 1t help the farmer to have fre
wool? The fronworkers to have fre
iron, so that they would have to com
pete with the cheap labor of Europe
If one will look back to the old free
trade days he will find labor glad TO ge
80 cents for IL hours work, and at tina
time we paid s156 per ton for stes
rails, while blacksmiths paid five and
half cents pound for heavy bar iror
1t is within the memory of not very oil
men when sheep were killed by the te
thousand for merely the hide and tai
low Capital must be protected, for n
man will start an enterprise unless h
sees an opportunity to make money OF
of it, Let the President swing the bi
stick and hit the pin that is most
the way. Take small thing like olec
margarine. The manufacturers haS
TO pay 10 cents pound for the priv
lege of coloring IL the color of butte
An ignorant farmer can do this, tn
with handful of stuff, and can NAL
his grease sell for 20 times more tina
Il is worth. Some may say this is
small matter, but oils would be sold
10 cents below the present price p'
pound If il We're remedied. Oleoma
garine is the poor mans butter and Il
poor mans friend. He would rath
have one pound of ii to eat than
wagon load of some country butter.
A. J. Mcfarland wants to be put {
record as against any revision of Il
tariff, and also he finds that the opil
ion OF the greater part of the yeteral
around him.
Adam Rucher, Tobias, Neb., says tn
We are a country of Protectionists
the main, and yet there is a differen
nf oDiniOn about some Darf;cularS T.