Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-16

In America. I do not admit that the
CROWN would not have been substanti-
ANY as great. as Il would certainly have
peen lar more healthfui. II II had been
economic principles. The advocates Of
existing system give undue
esedit TO the prevailing policy
cause OF our Industrial
fully, not because OF an excessive tarin,
superinducing unnatural trade condi-
ions but In spite OF Il The evil incl
Dent TO the concentration Of industrial
enterprise and OF the nations wealth IN
a few hands, and the corresponding and
resultant evil OF industrial monopoly
brought about through the crushing out
OF competition and the enforced slrren-
der to the trusts OF weaker rivals. are
things easily traceabie 10 our tariff
laws. These laws ought 10 be radically
revised In the interest OF common
Justice, common honesty and a square
deal. The revision OF course should be
made wisely, carefully and conservative
~ so as to do justice alike to manufact-
urers. wage-eerners and consumers The
rights OF ali should be conserved as far
as possible, but laws which operate as
a shield to monopoly must be wiped
from the statute books.
Again / ask. when can the country
reasonably expect a reasonable revision
under republican auspicesf In fact. can
II ever be expectedf For twelve years
that party has been in undisputed power. |
and clamorous demands have been made
from every quarter for a revision; and
from no quarter have these demands
come In greater volume or with more
vigorous insistence than from republican
OF the west. But year after year. and
Congress after Congress, these demands
have been ignored. Men like Cannon,
Payne. Dalzell and other leaders OF the
House, and men like Aldrich. Gsllinger,
Lodge and other leaders Of the Senate,
have turned a deaf ear TO all appeals.
have been republican representa-
tives in both houses from the middle
states, who, knowing the sentiment or
their constituencies. have urged a revis-
ion upon their party colleagues, but TO
no avail. Not long 49, the Globe
Democrat. one of Speaker Cannon's most
respondent had interviewed the Speaker
on the subject, declared that:
The speaker gives no encourage !
ment to tariff revision agitation.
Neither does he assent to a sugges- I
tion put forward recently that the
next Congress commit Itself 10 future :
revision by resolution" r
That is a fair statement Of Mr.. Can =
IONS ~weli-known attitude. IL the next =
should be republican, Cannon will :
We the Speaker again He would again y
lame the committees. organize the house :
nd conduct its business by the same i
methods which have distin- 4
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)alzell of Pittsburg. one Of the ablest n
of the House. and Mr.. Cannon's n
hief lieutenant, recently declared In i,
against tariff agitation as the 4
eight of folly. and proceeded to say =,
hat IL q revision should be had at all 81
he work would be done by those who II
in protective policies and along 4,
rotective lines. and added that the re- &c
sion would more likely be upward than N
Dwnward / could quote perhaps a "a
similar expressions from almost IL
many men potent In republican eoun- M
Is. With such influences dominant In ~
e House, and like influences dominant ol
the Senate. what sort of gray matter NJ
Is a tariff revisionist in his head who M,
ties the republican ticket in the hope ~
al these men nave in some mysterious gr
" become inoculated with the spirit Tel
reformf OF course. ! am conscious or
NJ even with a democratic president IA
q house OF representatives. any tarin IN
possible OF passage would, because 10
the republican senate, be In the nature an,
4 compromise. Blu one thing is sure, "a,
the presidency and the House should IN
given to the Democrats, a tariff bill. an
with the greatest possible care lee
! framed on just lines. would be sent No
the Senate, and public sentiment gar
uld compel some measure OF public 10
Ief. The only hope Of an honest ore
IN revision is through the Democratic on
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