Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-18
GIVE THE TARIFF LAW A CHANCE

GIVE The IAklFF LAW A CF1AINNE
The enactment OF new tariff
schedules by the government always
has and always will bring about
period of business disturbances and
unrest during the time that such
measures are under preparation and
discussion. The raising or lowering
of duties upon imports creates con-
ditions of uncertainty and many
things come to a practical standstill
awaiting the final outcome of the
adoption of the measure, when def
mite knowledge of its provisions
may be had.
Thus it is that the passage of the
Payne bill by the congress and its
signing by President Taft has al
ready been followed by an immense
revival in business activity in many
industrial lines. Although the new
rates of duty may not iaffect some
lines Of industry as favorably as had
been hoped, it is now known just
what the conditions are that must
be met and an adjustment to meet
them has at once been made.
The country is facing one of the
most abundant yields in all kinds of
crops upon the farms of the nation
that has ever been known and prices
are sufficiently high upon all such
products as to spell prosperity for
the the tillers of the soil throughout
the length and breadth of the land.
Great business projects which have
been held in allegiance have been
started forward with renewed vigor.
Great manufacturing enterprises
are calling for additional help for
the enlargement of their operations;
railroads are adding many thou
sands of cars to their equipment to
provide more satisfactory trans
portation facilities and labor is en-
ployed at good wages. 1t looks as if
the next four years at least are to
show greater prosperity than we
have known before.
The tariff bill that has just been
pressed is one that will in ell proba-
bil,ty prove very satisfactory to the
country when It's operations are once
felt aud understood
1t is true the bill is meeting with
some criticism by those whose per-
sonal desires it does not satisfy and
because it goes too far downward on
some schedules and not far enough
on others, but no tariff bill could es-
cape such criticism. 1t has always
been so and always will If the
interests of only one section had to
be consulted it would be simple
matter to construct schedules that
would be fully satisfactory, but as
has several times been pointed out
in these columns, rates that,find full
favor in one section are considered
all wrong in another. ALI tariff
bills are of necessity composed of
compromises 1t is impossible to
pass one without a majority of all
the votes of congress in it's support.
Every member has his ownopinions
of how the bill should be fixed to
suit the people of his district or
state and TO get his support some
concessions to his views have to be |
made, hence no bill can possibly be
got through that constitutes any
mans ideal of the way it should |
really be constructed. The Payne
is a vast improvement over the
Dingley schedules and the indus
tries of Wisconsin have been very |
fairly treated. 1t comes much near
or being what the whole country |
thinks it wants than seemed pos
sible under the circumstances at |
tending is composition and for this |
we must thank the quiet but deter
mined efforts of President, Taft
Give the law a trial and no doubt
all will agree a year from now that
it is a pretty good law after all.
OUR QUIET PRESIDENT