The Detroit times., 1908-08-22

prevent 10 oh,rlolxs the fae, ana, r0
btuUcIdttr partA has otnVt tvuttl"s
taf t.te trusts 40 W- van -usurtI a
dI~soI ttu- existing tr4st-, AUD rn p'r"
-Nr~t4n% tNt org anlLa tinu ot new rNif
there Wil bc uo trusts against Wui,ti
90 use ttr" remedy 90 Wui,h Hr runi
= r4--lLlls--I AEre Is NON Law d-g "a. !
trusts. bar it has not been sHlu,ivnty
enforced 70 prevent trusts Tao Dem
oCrIts demand Is enforcement. .u its
enforcement lids thr country oi trusts.
then tltI policy which Nj talf ="
nutri i"Hf~ Viii become pertr,tl5 Ha. IN
. less. ~ the AinoCrsts s.culy .olttol
VI bVtH th' housc lnd The sfuat, Nrt
are pledged 10 49, islatlon w"t'h VIII
. makH private monopoly Impossible.
H. tNt Republicans retain control nl
part of the ifgislAtlVv ma2hlu,tA OF
the g,NCrnmcut and refuse 90 JOIN l
tnc crort 20 make "a priSHtV monopoly
impossible they are not m a position
10 complain .of tarin legislation Hirnei
az trusts II they refuse 10 assist Us
IN ,Nterminating the principle IT PR
vatc monopoly. they cannot well oh
Jrct 90 legislation necessary 20 protect
the people from trust eNtortion.
raNs Respects 10 bnrro~,.
demand that wood pulp. print psper,
lumber timber and logs be- placed up ~
the free list WHY Because lhe pres
ideut NalnlN beSOught congress 20 an
act a law "mbodyinS part u this dv-
manl lt Is absurd 10 complain OF the
exhaustion OF our forests while wC en-
yoursgr their destruction bv a tariff
ON the products OF foreign forests TUT
sucH legislation becomes not only a
FOLLY. but a crime when rs - tcmen-
hered that a handful or men monopolze
the benefits lowing from the tarlu On
these things while the whole tountrN
bears the burden OF the tax. Ion X r
FVtt grew. of south Dakota lu q spFeth
made in the United state, senate re-
t~rred Go an importaat stat "Intut.
which appeared in the N1ftlWest, IN
uuherman Feb 81 iNsl senator
L...EaAAs Mlchigau had referred To
NJ. Winchester a. man on s'"t'
reliability md truthfulness. and Sena-
Tor Pcttigf~W quoted Nj " turueStFr
as saving in the Northwestern Lam
herman
"There were a lot Of Rentlcmep from
The northwest up Minnesotn way, In
Ma.hington the other dRs, aud they
were sitting la senator burroWs's room,
an tut~r~-tt.s- tssislsai-a ecurred- there
senator Burrows - chairman OF the
committee. Tbe committee had NOT had
meeting for long tiaiv. They hap
prued 40 he seated In thnt rooa,. and
-eee- az the gentlemen from Minucsota
had nm rurrfup- ss..ts=t.1..1= nrft-==ftr-
walked IHrouuu this room and ciphrrrd
up little bit, and ht snidi'
Mr.. burrows, de- you know what ~
"a thousand would mean 10 this crowd
of men I'm heref"
There were not many la the
room there here. He said:
IAN advance Of 81 "A thousand GA
lumber wodid mean s1.i23,ooo on last
years. product"
siredf And the senator Burrows men
TONED Ia the same senator BurroNss
who acted temporary chairman OF
the Inst Republiras aationaI con> en-
fion. aud sounded the key-note of the
cam paign.
How long viii the Republican farm
er~. merchants and taborins men PR
niit t~N m~n to MAKE the turin laws
for their own p~cuniary advantage and
at the expense al the rest oi the couH-
trs'
\ burden ON the Poor.
The second step ia the reducDoE OF
the tarln is "a material reduction uron
t!se necessities of life, especially I'm
goods cnntpetlus With sGc4 American
manufactures as arr sold abroad more
Dheaply tnan At homie Az prCscnt the
article used 10 the poor bear a sner
rate AZ Nalorcnl, THAN the artiel@s aSSd
Uy v-TF TrVfT-i rrS-Sttf t--tt4--f4t -r+4. Ia
verified rs an examination Of any of
the schedules Ian upon COnsUWp-
tor. even when IAtd with absolute ma
partiAiitN bears heaviest upon The
poor. because our necessities ate i' dth
more uniform than oar possessions.
People de not eat in proportion TO tne.r
Income. they 30 not wear clothing IN
proportion To- their income, li-ey do not
use taxed goods IN proportion TO their
;Tf--------.--A --..---ta -nIlLsl corr. OF OF
one income. no matter tnr0nsh WII4r
system ieVtcd or collected. ta.A aTt. ~
effect Income taxes, and tGNSs on con-
sumption are really graduated incJhte
taxes. the largest per cent being col
lscted from those with the smaiieSt ne
come and the smallest per cent nom
those with the largest Income 10 ~
only fair therefore that in an At
tempt 10 relieve the people from the
-lF.4.t+3+t4..s- ~ ii hLGh- tariff The poor VINO
er-burdened, should he given lrSt
consideration. Then. too. resus tion
ia the tarin on the necessities 81 lite
: brings 4 benefit 80 all the peor while
D tfaf tfaEa N - "A ia u IA -
would bfneft bnt = norton - the
people
surety. no 0Hs 0t1Jrrtt -
duCtion being made upon articles which
como into competition with Amcticbn
manufactures which are sold abroad
more Cheapiy than al home. The Amer
icsn manufacture. who sends ais good :
to foreign lands and there. without any
protection whatever. completes Sfe-
. cessfully with tire manufacturers "
all the world does mol need nIgtl UT
IN 10 meet competition IN th' home
market And there are enough articles
sold abroad 40 low price 20 assure a
large adyanteVe 90 tho American con-
sunerS through the carving oGt or
4 M raft howes.Gr finds the greatest
alarm ip the following clause IN cur
I Plat FORM
Gradual r"tlltEI % - SrIOUf7r TIT7TTrr
IN such other schedules ~ nav be
necessary - restore the tarin 10 rev
lie regards this threatened dcpai ture
from TIE protective system a. faiai
Z We are here brought face TO iAct ~tth
E the theoretical difference between the
positions OF the two parties on the sub
I iect Of tarin. The Democratic PARTY
I regards a tariff law as revenue law
: the protection IL gives being incidental.
3 tAe Republican party regards tdriff
LINK as framed primarily FOR prutec-
I ton the revenue being fncfJcHtat 4
4 the effect Of d given rate on pan ticu-
4 lar artiCl. is the same. WhethtF leNica
I Tor the purpose OF revenue or Tor tat
i purpose " protection, ~ may be well
! to define the difference between rev
! nue. tarir and protective taTtU
I revenue tariff iS framed 90 col
7 lect q revenue and you stop when You
get enough. protective tartn may 90
/ 80 framed as 70 collect but little Teve
I nue. and yet lay rTC7Ivy U--rurT upon
( the people---and you never know when
TO stop To illustrate. tarin may be
/ made so high as 10 absolutely prolibiI
Importation. II. in such Ease the
+ manufacturers yield 10 the temptation
2 mentioned by Mr.. Taft and combine to
I take advantage OF the duty, The con
I sumers viii be heavily taxed. and yet
Z none Of the money Will reach The
BUSINESS should not be built upon
legislation: IL should stand upon It's
-fHeE4t-and when II does stan
i upon It's own merit We snail not 0Hty
/ have purer politics. but we shall Lave
less huctuation In business condi'i ions
and moro equitable Distribution
the proceeds OF toll.
I cannot pass from this part or my
subject without calling attention "a
tte fact that Secretary Taft mas al
lowed himself TO be drawn into the use
fof an argument which the bcne iiciaf ies
\ OF protection have been employing fof
A generation Speaking OF the gradual
\ substitution Of revenue tarin FOR the
protective system. he says In his no