Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-19
SEN. CULBERSON
SCORES HARD
AGAINST TARIFF
Shows That Infant industries
Have Long Since Disappear
ed-Rates Are Out of All
Proportion.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-In his
speech against the Beverage bill, Sen
ator Culberson, established by facts
and figures, four exceedingly import
ant points relating to the present tar
Tiff law.
"The first is that the average adj
valorem tariff tax is As per cent or
more.
The second fact is that the average
tariff which we have now is far great
er than the difference between The
cost of labor in foreign countries and
in this country. So whatever a man
may be, whether he be protectionist,
or a revenue reformer, like myself, the
fact stares him in the face that We
have schedules now which go far be
yond the differences between the cost
of labor in foreign countries and in
the United States.
THE third fact, which is indisput-
able, is that manufactured articles il
the United States in number OF in
stances are sold in foreign countries
under the present tariff at a lower
rate than in America
"The fourth fact, which is already
American people, is that protective
tariff fosters and encourages the crea-
ton of trusts"
In spite of these four facts the Re
publican leaders refuse even to con-
slider bills for revising the tariff, even
to the extent of not considering the
bill now before Congress to reduce
the tariff on all articles upon which
the tariff tax is over 100 per cent.
And there are many such instances
including those in the wooden and
glass schedules, all articles of neces-
sity. Think of it, necessities taxed by
the tariff over a hundred per cent.
How different is the position on
the tariff of former Governor Douglas,
of Massachusetts,, who in his speech
OF acceptance When a candidate for
governor said:
Besides the effect of the tariff tax
on raw materials, which affects the
manufacturers, primarily, we must not
forget or neglect, as the Republicans
do, the interests of the consumers, of
whom there are about 100000 in
Massachusetts,. The motto of the
Democratic party is, as / understand
it, The greatest good to the greatest
number
Careful estimates show that the
average tax per family paid in 1903
was about s111 for the United States.
OF this tax only s16.52 per family
went to the Government, Over s94
went to the trusts and other protected
interests. 1t is probable that this tax
for the benedict of trusts averaged 800
per family for the $4,000 families in
Massachusetts,, or $65,000,000 for the
commonwealth.
While it is impossible, as long as
we obtain our revenue largely from
tariff taxes, to prevent considerable
salvage for the protected trusts, yet
our aim should be TO minimize this
loss and to get into our treasury at
Washington nearly every dollar col
lected from the people. There should
be no tariff graft for the trusts. This
S1e0 tariff tax paid. by each family
should go for more and better food
and clothing for our women and chill
dreu, and not to increase the divi-
dends on the watsred stocks of the
protected corporations. Our constant
aim should be to reduce the cost OF
living and to increase the comforts
and health of the people.
fIt may not be possible to remove
all of this heavy burden, but it is
entirely possible to remove the great
er portion of it. propose to do my
utmost to free our industries and our
people from oppressive taxation.
"To accomplish tails end | shall Ia,
Dor in season and out Of season, and
use whatever influence may have TO
reduce the taxation on our materials
and our food and clothing. l shall
favor the reduction of these tariff
taxes by revision of tae tariff and by
reciprocal treaties with Canada ano
other foreign countries
But then Governor Douglas has
| shown himself to be statesman, anc
| thus able to take a broader view OF
the plundering tariff than the Repu6
Iicans can attain to.