The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-16

Is to Follow Tafts Advice and Vote
Democratic Tieket--Remarks Well
Received.
Dallas, Tex, Oct. .-Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio was one Of
the orators of the day at the Demo
cratic day observance at the Texas
state fair here today. His address
was in the nature of a general dis
cussion Of the tariff issue from n
Democratic standpoint. and, owing
to the frequency with which his
name has been mentioned in connec-
tion with the next presidential nomi.
nation of that party, his remarks
were listened to with the greatest at
tention by the large audience and
were frequently applauded.
The governor prefaced his discus
sion of the tariff by saying:
"a party which shows lasting vital.
ity, with supporters everywhere nu-
merous enough to Justify constant
hope of success, must have among the
ideas Il stands for some of more than
passing interest to the people of the
country. These may sometimes be
obscured or pushed aside by success
ful rivals for public attention, but
they are bound, sooner or later, to
regain their hold. Then the party is
called to act as the agent of the pop
ular will. II there ever was a time
for the Democratic party to justify
its existence, such a time is now"
After analyzing the motives that
have caused men to go steadily TO
the polls in behalf of the Democratic
party for more than a hundred years.
the speaker paid his respects to the
Republican party as follows:
For many years the organization
of the Republican party, and through
Il the national government, have
been controlled by interests which
thrive by the artful use of the taxing
power as means of private gain.
They would not have dared to at.
tempt this through direct taxes. but
the established policy of raising rev.
enues chiefly by taxes on imports
| gave the chance and furnished the
disguise for accomplishing their de-
! sign by making these higher than
was needful for purposes of reve-
nue."
Governor Harmon then reviewed at
] length the history of the Payne
Aldrlch tariff bill from the Republi.
can platform pledges to the signing
of the measure by President Taft
and outlined the Democratic idea of
/ tariff law as revenue measure
/ laid on lines which economic science
I defines, with a view to raising public
/ funds and at the same time justly
apportioning the burden among the
people. He analyzed the situation
as follows:
This is the situation: Citizens
generally all over the land have to
use care and economy TO live on
their incomes. They find the task
made harder by high prices and as.
cribe them chiefly to excessive tariff
taxes They wish these taxes re-
duced so that prices will be made
controls all branches of the govern
ment have confessed the justice of
the demand and made show % com.
pliance. The president declares the
Payne-Aldrich bill Is the best his par.
ty ever passed. Faint praise, that,
but such az 1t is there Is no ground
for it except that for the first time
In the history of that party It has
made slight reductions Of some du'
ties, though they are offset by in.
creases of others. But the admission
is made that reduction is the test
and measure of merit in tariff re-
vision and cutting down tariff taxes
helps nobody unless II is deep
enough and general enough to bring
prices to a lower level. Since the
new law took effect no prices have
been lowered and many have been
raised. So the country Is not salts
fed.
How are the people to get what
they want? The president told them
at Winona. He said, in effect, that II
they do not like the bill the Aldrich
combination put through and he ap.
proved, but want one that will serve
public instead of private interests,
they ought to vote the Democratic
ticket. And he is right about il. That
Is what the people need, and that Is
! the only WaV 10 get IL