The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-05

adjustment Of the tariff PRECEDENT
Granf. N a message to congress, "
December. 1874 declared Those artic'
les which enter into our manufactures
ANA are not produced at home should
be entered free.
Cleveland dtsntea an entire mes
sage to iarlh revision. The k~eenesl
grief in his llie was that be was pre-
sentesi. by political ehlcanery, from
revising Inc tafln In accordance with
the views OF his heart
Briefly, Mr., Cleveland wanteQ the
duties reduced Oh the necessaries Of
lite. He favored d tariff measure that
would give to American mauufas.nies s.
free raw material. whIca he believed
wonld enable them to produce az
choaply as the Dreigner and thus
enlarge the market for American
made goods.
Calm ana Unconditional as he Was
Clevelana's pulse must have beat
quickly when Mr.. Wilson, chairman 81
he committee on ways and means
introduced the onw famous wilson
bin. Had the Wilson bill hcen made
A law as introduced. Mr. Cleyeland's
entire after life would have been m re-
happy than II was. The measure was.
40 s0one. ~Irfroducci, however than
II was set upon BY tne republicans
ana denounced as free trade legisla.
ton, Although inclined toward treor
trade. the Wilson Din today would be
considered mare or less conservative
ID removed entirely the duties or wool
coal iron orc, lumber and sugar both
raw and refined II made moderate
reduction In duties Gn wooden so DIS
cotton, linens. silks, pig iron, steel
rails. glassware an dcarthcnware. The
hin was popular with the people, and.
he Democratic party was kccpinA its.
promise made In the party platform
81 1872.
INIT free iron re was bitterly op
| posed hy toe special Int esis that aad
| secured control Of the western ore
beds, Many American farmers op
nosei aho remission Of duty 81 WOOL
The sugar trust naturally OPPOSED
free sugaT.
On Feb 4 1894. b weyer. the biz
vas rassrA III the House by i vair Of
1872 TO t00, 81 members not voting hut
In the Senate, already In the grip 81
$40 special interests, the bill was
held up BY the dnance committee two
months. Six hundsed and t~hirtyioni
ranges we're made. destroying entire
~ Its original character. Coal iron
W.. lumber ana sugar We're removed
from the Iiee list. INITIATED beyond
! r~eccenitlcn, the Wilson bill Decame
4 Law on Aug. rs, the president re.
fnslng I'd Sign,
Shortly n!tesward Mr. Cleveland
With courage %undaunsea. wrote the
(olio4lng letter Il. Mr.. ~Calchings, 81
Miss. which. IN view Of the present
natl nal rlamof Tor tarIH revision. Y
! most remarkable document. With Z
stil moro remarkable prophecy;
sTarif reform Will not be settled
antfl Ii II hnnetfly aua fairly settled
IN teh interest and to the beneht o.
a patient and long-sufering people, :
: The trusts and combinations
communism Of pelf-whast machine
lons have prevented Us from reach
Ing The success we deserve, shout
not be forgotten forgiven
SO far ClegeIand's wurds have gone
nnheeded. The Mckinley BIN, passed
October 1, 1890, raised The duties q
many articles. and rem we'd from th'
iree 1854 o great many others Il wal
the climax ~ high tariff up 70 tha'
dime. Dealers advertised t3at after tfi
ON went into effect prices ON many
wares would advance, because Of ths
aaaed cost Of importation. The Re
publIcans assured the wage aarnefl
that while the prices Of some imported
articles would advance, wages NsulS
likewise soar.
This assurance was born out n par.
only. Prices scared, put the labnrinl
man soon found that wages did not lp
crease ii the same proportion as ~
cost n living. Tho special interests
A~caeyer. continued to thrive and IN
crease their 4apitalizatlons as IN th'
usar HaVa