The Detroit times., 1908-08-22
BRYAN PLEALS FOR REVENUE
TARIFF TO KILL TRUSTS
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pulp and paper. thus imposing
tax upon the spread OF knowledge
We demand the immediate re-
peal OF the tariff OF wood pulp;
print paper. lumber. timber ana
logs. and that these articles De
placed upon the free list,
The Republican platform says
The Republican party declares
uUUQutvUrHtfy Tor " revfrfori OF tire
tariff by a special session OF con
gress Immediately following the
Inauguration OF the next president
and commends the steps already
taken to this end I'm the WORK as
signed TO the appropriate commit
tees OF congress. which are now IN
vestigating the operation and ei,
feet OF existing schedules In al
tarifr legislation the true principle
OF protection is best maintained by
the imposition Of such duties az
will equal the difference between
the cost OF production at home anu
abroad. together with reasonable
pToht To American industries
we favor the establishment OF
maximum and minimum rates 10 De
administered by the president un-
der limitations fixed In the law,
the maximum to be aNailable 10
meet determinations by torelsn
countries against American goods
entering ti-etr- nIHrkTts ara III.
minimum TO represent the normal
measure OF protection at hofffe' tue '@
aim ana purpose OF tut AN'phbT
lican policy being not only TO pre-
serve without excessive duties,
that security against foreign com
petition to which American manu-
facturors farmers ana producers
are entitled but also To- maintain
TTe HTgh standard or living or the
nage=earnera -this=eeun trx. Yha@-
are the most direct Denerciartes, or
the protective system.
"Betwcen the United states ana
the philippines. we believe in
free interchange OF products. win
such limitations as 10 SUGAR anu. q
tobacco as will anord adequate
protection 20 domestic interests.
Secretary Taft refers to this subject
i'm his notification speech-only briefly
but as | shall quote such passages
from his speech as are pertinent TO TINS
discussion. II is not necessary 10 redd
his remarks in full.
Drop Old Tarin Arguments.
1t Will be noticed that the Repub-
lean party has abandoned the carrier
arguments advanced iH-stietefIef -
high tariff. We bear no more OF TIE
Infant Industries" that must be ten
derby cared for until they can stand
upon their feet" there Is no sugEes-
tion that the foreigner pay tue tar
IN and nothing about the home mar
ketE These catch phrases have -ha q
their day--they are worn out and cast
aside The Republican leaders are no
longer arrogant and insolent, they
.unnOi longer utly Iiipii4s
plan now is to seem to yield without
really yielding.
/ submit that the Democratic plat
form accurately described the kepub
lican position when IL refers 70 the
beIated promise" made by the Repub-
ttean leaders as IA tardy recognition of
the righteousness OF the Democratic
position on this question. The Demo
cratic party In its platforms and
through its representatives. In congress
has for years pointed out that the tar
In schedules are excessively high and
ought to be reduced. but the RcRub-
Leans have. until recently. refused 10
admit that there was any necessity for
E4atstIoa----Ta mo s-sosssessr-ttsF@tss6
their platform and through their pies
idential candidate. that the need Tor
revision rs so great as to justify the
party In declaring "unequivocally for a
revision OF the tariff" and the need is
SO urgent that the work Is TO be un-
dertaken at IA special session OF cen
gress immediately following the In
auguration OF the next president" The
use OF the word "uneauivocally" indi-
Gates that those who wrote the plat
form recognize that they are under
They want To distinguish
this promise from the unkept promi ses
adjective as could he found In the die
IL former Republican prom
ises had been conscientiously fulfilled,
IL might not have been necessary TO
year. The use of the words "immedi
ately after the inauguration" Is evil
dence that the Republican leaders are
conscious that the patience OF the pub %
lie has been strained to the point OF
and IL IS almost pathetic to
note the solicitude which they now feet
about doing u thing which. but for Will
full neglect might have, been done AZ
any time during the last ten years.
Are We not justified In saying thai
the people cannot safely entrust The
execution OF this important work TO Y
party which Is so deeply obligated t.
party The fat frying
process has become familiar to the
American people. The plan has been to
keep the Taxpayers quiet by keeping
them IN the dark as to the operation
OF the law. and then To concentrate the
votes aud Influence OF the tax-eaters In
favor or q continuation OF high tarin
legislation. II tariff OF 90 per cent
was imposed upon given article OF
II was assumed that those
engaged In the production OF the ar
ticle would contribute literally to keep
up the tariff IL was also assumed tina I
the emploNes- Mould-xota-X+t A-tAelF
employers to keep from having their
wages reduced. and II was expected
that the business men OF the To xn
would alse-vote for the tarfn because
OF the business brought to the COM
munity by the protected industry.
Those who are acquainted with the tar
ir fight know 10 what an extent the
pecuniary argument has been used. The
recent Republican platform is bugle
call to every beneficiary OF special
privilege. TO enlist again under the
banner. and when the cleo
tion is over and the Republican com
tors---too late to make the Information
will be found that the Re-
publican party has again so obligated
Itself to the protected interests as to
be unable to make revision in the in
terests OF the consumers.
Biil Not Even Reported.
with a president who. toward the
close OF his term. admitted the neces-
thirds majority I'm the senate and near
ly 90 majority in the house. the Re
publican party has refused TO permit
any revision whatever. Mr.. Williams.
The leader Of the minority in the
"A reduction OF the tarifr 10 100 per
cent, wherever IL Is now more than loo
per cent IL would look like the Re-
publican party might have taken this
step toward tarin revision, had II been
deeply I'm earnest; but no. the bill was
not even reported from the coiimittce
Whenever attention was called 10 an
indefensible schedule. the answer Yves
that they could not AFFORD TO open the
subject for debate just before a cam
paign. but there II no force In this OBJ
-house-rulcs are SO
framed that>the majority can cut of
debate prevent amendment and silence
opposition.
The administration has claimed
credit for the fine against the STANDARD
OIL Co, In the case which was lately
reversed but no effort has been made
to relieve the people from the fine
which is imposed upon them every day
by tho Standard oil Co. through the
operation OF the tariff law which gives
that company more than 100 per cent
against ito chief rival
sia. What faith can real tariff re-
former. whether he be a Republican or
n Democrat. repose In the Repubiicsn
leaders. when they deliberately put of
all reduction until after election. and
then call for contributions. with the
that the public shall
not know the names OF the contribu-
tors Until after the polls are closed