The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-26
TARIFF AND TRUSTS
ISSUES OF GREAT MOMENT TO
The VOTERS.
Democratic Party Stands Squarely FOR
the Granting OF Relief TO the
Plundered Peope-Repub-
Leans Plan Evasion.

n ~ impossible TO say now what
uill be the paramount issue in the
np campaign II Is. however, quite
,.Oaaule that the Republicans viii try
rhd make Some issue important on
r.frose 20 prevent the voters from
ninEine and voting on at least two is
mas net give them much trouble 10
as. namely. the trusts and the
aw As far as the Democrats are
nt,,lned. there can be no evasion OF
Nose two issues, which are really one
lnt Tor they have to be considered
lrecihcr The tariff which protects
hp trusts and allows them 20 plumber
nc fcoplc Is a question OF dollars and
,.nts and expediency. The Repub-
leans. having been forced to give up
he.r claim that the trusts do not
trI cheaper abroad than here. are
hlelole now forced TO admit that the
lime viii arrive after the next cleo
non-that is when the congress that
Nill be elected In the fall OF 1908
comes into power-when tariff revi-
eion must be considered. The Taft
Roosevelt faction OF the Republican
party are telling the voters that the
REPUBLICAN platform will declare for
tariff revision The organ OF the pro-
icctive tariff league derides this pro-
u0sed tariff reform declaration and
calls the opposing faction free traders.
AS Republican platform promises We're.
as we were assured by that high Re
publican authority. the late Senator
Hanna. made TO be broken, II is i'm
possible TO have much faith I'm future
promises, il IL suits the party leaders
10 ignore them Voters. therefore.
who feel the pinch OF high trust prices
ma the enormous increase in the
cost OF living will be chary of elect
ing a Republican TO represent them in
congress. or a Republican president.
VINO although pledged by the platform
fo favor tariff revision, at the same
time declares he stands for the doc
rino Of protection All the dcclara-
uous Of former Republican platforms
declare for protection as funda-
mental doctrine of the party. and even
those Republican congressman and
cthcrs WHO now say they favor revis-
ing t1e tariff always qualify such re-
marks by declaring at The same time
they believe in protection
New, the fact is that protecting the
trusts. much or litte. is only matter
~ measure As high protection pGn-
doris the consumers Of great deal of
ihcir incomes. it follows that 70 re-
dgce the tariff will still plumber them
10 the extent OF the rates provided in
the law II we had a tariff for rev
cnue only rs England has the trusts
and combines could not exist and pay
interest on watercd stocks They
would be forced TO reduce the price OF
their products TO meet competition
from abroad and their profits wo>ld
be SO decreased that they would only
ha able 10 pay reasonable dividends on
Tie actual money invested.
The Republican talk OF free trade IS
only ID try TO frighten fools, and sem
siblr men laugh AT such yap0fings.
Under our present system Of taxation
MN sudit PC cpApciitu 20 pay tat il4
taxes. as England does. for the pur-
pose 81 raisins revenue TO support The
government.
The tariff question 70 be decided is
hnw much the present rates shall be
reduced and how much tariff taxes
ctu bc produced by proposed reduced
schedules. and whether the tariff that
shelters trusts. which sell cheaper
broad than here. shall be entirely
abolished or reduced TO revenue
Oasis? The voters cannot decide upon
a'l details If they want real tariff
wf0rm they must vote for Democratic
congressman II they want TO stand
lt thcy must elect Republicans.