The Boise citizen., 1908-12-04
WRITES A HOT LETTER
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS TELLS OF INIQUTTIES
OF HIGH TARIFF LEGISLATION


Protection maintained in this country for production
interests most OF which centralized and aened The
sumner has consideration Not that he has been formally
cuded from hearings but for y set forth in the fol-
lowing admirable letter Congressman Mccall from Charles Francs
Adams OF Boston:
Il in the Boston Herald morning that the president
that those who desire revision OF the tariff m the
direction Of reduced schedules should make themselves heard in
Washingon claimed that those asking that the tariff schedules
should remain as they are should be changed only the Of in
crease are much the hearings progress and
that tariff reformer socaed does not appear or IS silent
You my dear Mr. Mccall. know perfectly well the reason OF
this Those directly and pecnary interested
and as SUCH naturally divided classes Speaking after the
fashion OF men, they are either Thieves Hogs myself belong
former class tariff Thief and have license 70
to steal 1t bears broad seal the United States and what
is known as the Dingey Tariff stole under It yesterday am
stealing under today propose steal under tomorrow The
government has forced me this position and both do and shall
take full advantage Of it therefore tariff Ihe-w'th
license to stea And-what you going to do about II
The other class come the Hog category that they rush
ang and struggling to the great Washington Protection Trough
and with they proceed to gobbe the swi Ne
acquainted those OF this class know their attitude and Their
utterances useless for da upon either 70 his class
do belong am simply tariff IhIef but as nave sad WITH
a license steal
But on the other hand also tariff reformer would
like to see every protective schedule swept out OF esten
own Meanwhile what nducene have to go to ~ ASH
ugon on public mission OF this sort? citizen represent
no one If went I would from the committee scarcely
respectful hearing any hearing all and would have to go at
considerable expense OF my and time the last OF
which I can least afford
NV position in these respects exactly the position OF Hyrads
Of others And then they say do not exist
Meanwhile do know this On every occasion when OF late
have had occasion to address audience reference 70 Pro
lection run mad or to tariff the Mother Of Trusts has IN
yariaby elected spontaneous than any other utter
ance cd make This feeling abroad becoming stronger and
will certainly soon be evidence at the polls Meanwhile
the tens OF thousands persons who feel in that way like myself
cannot afford either frequently the money 70 go
TO Washington to ask be heard before conune Whch te
know advance IS both prejudoed and packed against he
hove IN ths letter SET forth the revision OF
the tariff concerned exists within personal knowledge
and nv personal knowledge You are welcome 70 make sh use
Of il before the committee elsewhere. YOU see Ht
Meanwhile have well understood that my position IS exact
b t;o Of tens of thousands others scattered throughout
the country To ask aside our business aias and
at our own expense go Washington on desperate MISSION Is
asking little too much whether the demand comes from the COM
mittee or from President elect