The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27


eats as Is the Republican Party?
The fat frying" process has become
familiar to tho American people,
Pressure has been brought to bear
upon tho protected interests every
tour years and TO a less extent In
the congressional campaigns between
presidential elections to compel
contributions to The campaign iund
in return for former fayors and In
anticipation Of iavors yet 10 come
II Is difficult 10 overcstimate the cor
ruptIng influences introduced into !
the political life Of tho nation by this |
partnership between the goyerhSAsn Mt
and the favored industries, The 1T
eraturc circulated In support OF a
protective tariff has studiously Guilt
waited the idea that suifragc should
be- employed to secure pocuniary re-
turns and the appeal made by the
Republican leaders has come TO be
moro and more a selfish one. Every
man engaged in a protected industry
has been approached with the prop
ositlon that II Is dollars in his pocket
ia maintain the system, while those
who could not possibly trace any tan
lblc benefits TO themselves have been
bogulled with the assurance that 1t
was all a matter OF public spirit and
that they ought to support the system
out OF patriotic love OF country, II
attention was called TO the fact that
the farmer was taxed for tho benefit
Of the manufacturer, the triple an
swer was that It would come back to
him indirectly; that It did not
amount 10 much for each farmer any
how; and that a man was small
minded who would hegrude so In
significant a contribution to the ma
TONS prosperity, The plan has been
"a keep the tax payer quiet by keep
ing them In the dark as to the opera
ton OF the law, and then 10 concen-
trato the votes and influence OF the
tax eaters in favor Of continuation
of high tariff legislation. II tariff
Of fifty per cent was imposed upon
given article Of merchandise, II
was assumed that the employees would
vote with their employers to keeT
from having their wages reduced
and It was expected that the bust
, ness men Of the town would also vote
for tho tariff because OF the business
D brought to the community by thu
, protected industry. Those who are
acquainted with the tariff fight know
TO what an extent the pecuniary ar
h gument has been used, The recen
% Republican platform is a bugle cal
TO every beneficiary Of special priv
! ilege to enlist again under the Re
publican hannerand when the cleo
ton is over and the Republica,
committee publishes the list OF con
: trlbutors-too late TO make the in
formation valuable-it will be foun
: that the Republican party has asai
= so obligated itself to the protecte
Interests as 10 be unable TO make
; revision in the interests Of the cor
sumner
y With president who, toward III
: close OF his term, admitted the NJ
>, cessity for tariff revision, with tw,
y thirds majority in the senate an
~ nearly sixty majority in the hous
- the Republican party has refused
permit any revision whatever. NJ
T. Williams, the leader Of the minori
!. in the house, introduced a bill pr
- yiding for a reduction Of the tart
!. to 100 per cent, wherever it Is no
: more than 100 per cent, 1t won
NJ look like the Republican party mig
.. have taken this step toward tart
70 revision, had It been deeply earnes
- but no, the bill was not even repol
:. ed from the committee. Whenev
os attention was called to an indefe
h. slhle schedule, the answer was tn
- they could not afford to open Il
20 subject for debate just before ca
80 paign, but there is no force in II
-, objection because the house rules a
- so framed that the majority can {
t. off debate, prevent amendment a
IN silence opposition.
vi The administration has claim
is credit for the fine against he Star
IN ard Oil company in the case viii
m was lately reversed, but no eff
in has been made to relieve the peo
: =" from the fine which is imposed uT
v" them every day by the Standard
he company through the operation
N. the tariff law which gives that CO
i'm pany more than 100 per cent prot
ant tion against its chief rival, Russ
az What faith can a real tariff refor
he err whether he he a Republican o
nh Democrat, repose in the Republic
-, IAodore vhan thew dplihpratplV