Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-08-27
FROM THE
COMWONER
REVISION UPWARD.
Mr.. BRYAN'S PAPER

Iatt. speaking of the tarir. said
ON The other hand. there are some
few schedules In which the tarir g.
not sufficiently hish to give the meas.
urr ~ protection which they should
receive upon Republican principles
This Is sufficient TO prove that re
vision Of the tariff as understood hy
the Republican leaders does not mean
revision In the interests of the people.
but dc~s meaa that the protected In.
'er~stA viii receive frst consideration
u also demonstrates that tho indian.
apoiis News. a Republican newspaper.
knew Shai Il was talking sboa, when.
In i's issue " July .. II said
All that was needed to prove that
the Republican tarir plank Is delu-
sion and snare. as far as the tariff
reformers are concerned. vas the com
mcndaiion of the American Economist.
the high tarin organ. This II now
has The Economist is fairly iubilant
over The victory won in behalf Of eS-
treme protection. The Republican
party {, saws in national convention
assembled. has declared anew for the
policy of rrotection-protectio that
shall be adequate-and has rejected
the demands NJ the tariff agitstors for
reNisioa Of the tariff downwards
Which. Of course. means that the
party has declared. either IN favor of
leaving the tarif As II is. or ~ revis
ins II upward We quote from the
Economist which. he II remembered.
is the uncompromising champion of
Dngleyism
The free traders and advocates Of
tarif revision downward will not hnd
word or syllable In this tarir plank
that tends To furnish them the slight
est crumb Of comfort There is no
promise In the platform u tariff re-
vision doWnward After full
consideration OF tbs. whole subject. the
Republican party In convention as
semhled did no, declare for revision
~ the iari1 downward. nor did n give
the slightest intimation ihs; the be
lief Is entertained by Tho great BODY
~ Republicans throughout tho land
that the tarin rates of the Dingley laV
are To-, high
Even tn. maximum and minimum
tariff Man which H. advocated con
templates according to tha FronomiSf
making the present rafes-or other
adequately protective rates-the
minimum aud the imposition Of siill
higher rates 10 force fair treatment
from other nations We do not often
and ourselves in agreement with The.
Economist nut IL seems To Us that
what Il saws about tn. amazing plank
afopted ar Chicago is true Every one
knoxs that there are hundreds OF
thousands Of Republicans all over the
country demanding tarir revision in
the direction Of lower rates Manu-
facturer. who are held up bv the
trusts feel very deeply on ,hi. sub
iect When the convention met IL
knew Just what this demand was. Just
what 1t meant. IL knew that II could
not be silent on the tarin question.
knew that II could not r.fus. to pre-
tend to promise a real revision.
And vet this convention put itself
on record as favoring sufficient pro
lection to put our manufacturers ab-
solutely on = level with thos, Of other
lands. and then to give them a rea.
sonable profit besides. This can
mean nothing else than what th.
Economist says # means Il 10 no
promise Of revision dwonward The
proposition is not to equallke condi.
tions here and abroad not 10 make
up 10 our manufacturers tn. excess OF
the wages they are supposed TO pay
over those abroad. not to helm them