The Detroit times., 1908-08-22

q rzht know 90 What al extern, She
prcAnisrS argument has been us'd the
recent keoubiican platform : puE
ralt 10 every hrut dciarV oi spc, ili
privilege. 70 enlist again ladvr tn}
Republican banner and whom lne rler'
ton is over anu IN, kepuoiltAn CON-
tors-too late 10 make the inform .rA
Kaiua ble--tt viii he found taei tae l.s
publican party has again 50 onligSled
itself 10 the protected Interests a' 70
he unable 20 make Is revision 'n t.tt iu-
t~rests 81 the consumers
BiII Not Even Reported.
Wlta president VINO toward tHs
close of his term adm t1vd the utcr~-
Sly far tarir revision, With = Two
thirds majority in the senate and near
publican party has refused 10 psTHit
any revision Whatever AT Williams
the leader OF the minority 81 the
house. introduced "a biii PROVIDING Tor
a reduction OF the tarif 20 Loo per
cent. Whereve- IL is now more tAau lVV
per cent IA would look ike the Re
step toward taTin revision had il been
deeply "a earnest hut no. the Dill MAS
not even reported from tns eoLlm!ttce.
Whenever attention was calico - an
indsteasible schedule. the answer was
that they could not afford TO CpsE the
subject for debate just before a cala-
paign. but there Is no force ia th4s OH
lection because the house rules are SO
trained THAT TTTE-- rrrr s-l..L- o =
debate, prevent amendment and silence
opposition.
The administration has claimed
credit for the fine against the standard
OF Co iu the case which was lately
reversed. but no effort has been made
20 relieve the people from the ane
by the standard OIL Co. through the
operation OF the narir law which gives
that company more than } 90 per cent
ttt1ts-1 salEsst- ehstat rival Is,ls-
.4d AL
forsfHsr whether ne be a Republican or
va Democrat repoSe in the RepubiAcen
\ gN rsducttou until after election and
| then call for contributions with che
understanding that the uubiic shall
not KNOW he UNmES ~ rfTE rUr-tr-37-T~
tors Lntil after the polls are closed
The Republican platform saws that
the tariff is intended for the American
manufacture farmers and producer
and especially FOR the wage sarucrs II
the farmer and the wage Garner are
really the chief benenciari,s 81 the
nrnteLllNc syStefns VIII the Republican
candidate explain why th. farnier AMI
the wage earncr nave contributed 80
little 10 the Republican campai-n fund.-
Is he willing TO publish list OF con
! trlhutoTs or the lSth day 81 next pttn-
| heF ard allow the relative ddva o
j ~ protection 20 the manufacture the
: farmer and the wage earnet 10 be-
I measured by the contributions received
] from each lass WHY IS II thaf Tho
/ - large a proportion of the money 20
Z run the campaign ~ as the Repuh-
= leans claim. Che r. rfners and the lab.
I prers enjoy 80 large q proportion 'n
Z the benefits OF the system j. IL not
Significant Tact that the farmers ati
wage tarncrs who are always put ~
the foreground when the hlessinGs ~
a nigh tariff are being enumerated are
I'm the background when the coI'c-
tons are being made Is II not SAG MN
! cant that the manufacturers who fur.
. ] - A fs %
las-nene liciarlesf Is II not slsntnca cart
also That ina wage earnefs lnstsaT ~
the manufacturer, are always de-
scribei as the most direct bene1-
Charles of the protective system
Bar let !s Suppose for the sake ~
arg ument that the Republican party
sin,erris repents Of rs delay ia be-
ginning tarin reform. repudiateS its
obligations 20 tine contributing manu-
facturer- aud honestly begins re-
vision what rule - "a govern tJe
TeVTsiUU7 nv fy-rTTu -
says.
In an tsrir Legislation ihe true
principle ~ protection Is best MAIN
tained nv the Imposition ~ si41 duties
as VIII equal the q mereDtt between
thc cost Of production rone and
abroad. together with ''-'f'r''c
profit 20 American Industries
Nh Taft endorses tnis rule and says
that enc number 80 seized lee tI.- flf-
10 nov exceeds this difference snd thAt
= t----- -4--21Sz- AseIA 4 rnnlntat.on $50 ttDs@
I who would mOnupofI.f fFe Tf7-7 vi -7777
and sale % such articles % tri- sour-
try w. adds .nrt .nr tr.tt 'tl.rr
7 tdrTrt ~ rvf--= +------- . ------
them the meast - prste.tat tt-F
7 should rece-y,
Excuse Tor Rai-InE rariG
Vii hc explain mon 4.. 'r
present tariff Wae fttuvd WlrU
toe Republican eitiriea ror. rrert
| tOu than elouG go CO.. i'r
euce j.. tue y0St ot pI1la .ilI uara and
abroad ft.e rcasshau4t iIYui 3D.
American Industries la -I 4IsItI.. ..
the rule ana is IN % Ue u.eu as a
excuse fer - is+f-- --.e- 14llQ Auu nt
the way o. What ol-cr business t.3
| the GOV crntnent = uarautsa ..aaul
able rrofifT 10 tI.r farmer 0 tn.
merchant or Tie .lboTef Ta ul.. ~
these. II ia revising the fara t.. %.
publican party III tu nOfH aHuN l... .t
the same plan cor pan eoniei.. pl rt
a higher rate what IDpf ..t. va I.r
the new tarin wiz o. iDA.f t..t f.r
present one Ar tue present .e.u.ta
more honest tuan tAc one alu tr.. .d
the existing tarln AI- f... Ia. ~
fact the same men VINO arc poI nic
for tarlu rNturtIuN during rfu fae. Ja-
caoe2 ~ this IeW-roru zeal l.r fe-
vision were q Huudred times greater
than his notttat uu speech inI.r.t....
what chance would tle HopuhII ,tD l..f.-
didate have % securing ans real trfT
reform at the hands 10 such, Er,, "A .
Iicans as now - nrL - ~ tl ll-b4rtr. IA
the senate AMI NhUsF- TVIC VIZ moi
who represented >M in TIE recent r.
44anal-conNcnilau1 EpLakeE l--ll-....
who has suppressed tariN legislation Ia
the present congress. was dom. mat
! ing factor In the convention ard ID the
1 Republicans retain control 4f Fs
| house viii be the speaker uI tie p..r
congress Doe nis prominence AFFORD
! tarln reformers any assurauoa az = 10
dnction % th, tarln IN Ihe interest Of
! che cOnsuniers' iu case - % Republic.
| an victory tonRrcrswan sherman will
Nffs - n ~ fIf. Id
! ate. Tie has been the confidential com
I panion % Speaker Cannon and AZ She
convention 10 was Sneakef Cannon itho
I vouched for him. Bur as matter of
fact. Mr.. Shermau's staudpatfgm need.
Cd no endorsement hts record Is a
4 guaranty thai nT~ beneficiary Of sperfht
privileges viii be disturbed. 10 was