The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
Under the Auspices
Of the
OGDEN TRADES ASSEMBLY
THOSE REVENUES.

campaign after campaign, by congress
after congress. that tariff was levied
for revenue only, and that 1t was only
high enough 10 protect the "inIant
Industries of tho country; that IL was
only the difference between the cost
If manufacture in this country and oil
that abroad; that IL it were not lot
tnc tariff. this country would be Hood
ed with goods made by the cheap Ia
Dor of foreign countries, 10 the great
cetrinent cf our own people. NOW
1hcsa statements are NOT only un-
trrc. but they are misleading IN the
extreme. II Is true that we must nave
revenue from somewhere TO deflay
tho cxucuscs OF running this govern
ment and II the tariff provided ior
that oniv il would be all right. but IT
does nos only raise a revenue for gov
ornmental purposes. but It provided
q means by which our own people arc
held up and robbed This is shown by
the fsct that. for instance, the best
Grade of the Waltham watch manu-
factured in this country Is sold to deal
eTs in England at such 3 low figure.
that theg can be rebought, brought
back 10 this country and can be retail
ed for about 90 per cent less than the
regular retail price here; also t1e DO
nestle sewing machine is sold IN the
heart Of Africa at about so per cent
less than ii can be bought on the mar
kets here for. aud why? Simply be-
cause the tariff is so high on that
Grade Of watch and machine. that the
manufacturer IS permitted to hold
up" the purchaser for from 80 per
cent to 40 per cent more than he
slould pay. And who get tire bene-
fits? Certainly net the laboring man,
Tor the first thing We hear, when a
proposition Is made to reduce the tar
IT. Is that wages must be reduced in
order TO keep the business on a pay
ing basis, never. that the percentage
of profits might be lowered. SO the
poor laborer must bear the burden of
the whole thing, for the infants" have
grown to be strong and mighty giants,
principally because the tariff has been
many times more than tne difference
in manufacture, between this and 9th
er countries.
The statement that this country
would be flooded with goods made by
cheap foreign labor is to laugh. We
would like for some educated eX-
ponent of high tariff to explain to us
what difference it would make wneth
er this country was flooded with goods
made by cheap foreign labor. or
whether it be as il is at present-Good-
cd with cheap foreign labor itself
labor that will work for mere pit
tance. take the place of a respectable
American. live on rice, macaroni and
cheese, sleep any old place, and send
their money out of tne country Fine
business.
Now. if 1t Is good to keep cheap for
elgl goods out, through the operations
of the tariff law, why would it not be
just as good to keep the caeap for
eign labor out through the operations
of the same law, as was contemplated
In the proposed amendment to the
present tariff bill? But that would
never do, as II would operate to the
benefit Of the American laborer, and
10 the detriment of the American ca
trust. TIE trust magnate tells us that
II the tariff is reduced. that the wages
VIII have TO be reduced also as ne
cannot compete with foreign trade.
and keep the business on profitable
bare. For, in the face OF it, the facts
arc that tnere have been thousands OF
fortunes accumulated by the protected
lew, within the last few years, and
more than 30 per cent of them can be
traced directly TO the "high" protect
I've tarlm Now, il goods can be man
ufactured IN this country, by Ameri-
can worlmen at American workmen's
wages, and sold in foreign markets
IN competition with foreien-made
goods. II Is a cincll tnat the same
goods can be sold at home at from
lmrty TO forty per cent less than M
present without fear Of foreign com.
petition.
bit we are met with the question
now would we mako uD the deficit in
TIE revenue? By taking the burden
from tdc shoulders of the poor and
placing il whero it beloncs--on the
shoulders o. Tic sich; IT. The shane of
an incorle tax, or OF some other forn,
o' r29al ttHat,on But that may new
- oe realized so long as the rich
mako re making os The laws. for it
Is not reasonable to suppose that they
VII voluntarily remove The buraene ~
tue masses at the expense of them.
serves Then it naturally follows that
1t is high time that we, the masses
pace cur own kind il position 10
naNe equitable and Just laws; Jiyid.
ing the burdens equally among all the
people. And it would be a splendid
example for us TO begin at home a
shofl time ago. We READ a long and
splendldly written eulogy on the great
worth and public service OF our Sen.
ator Reed Smoot; yet he seems to he
tne main spoke !n the present tariff
Wheel: and he was reelected without
single word OF opposition.
While there has not been so noucb
ssid OF the great worth and public
service of our Senator Sutherland !.
yet he is not "protectionist in snots >,
ae is Tor the whole thing" for tbe
power that put him in Office /, To
Halifax with the common herd
And so far as Representative How
ell Is concerned. he has to stand with
the others; he can't help himself No
dear people. just so long as you allow
money, and the monled Interests r.
puy or In any way Influence vonr
votes you need expect nothing eleo
pnt that you will be compelled IN fur.
nlsh the revenues with which 10 run
this government, while the rich grow
rcher and the poor grow poorer
me rich may ride in chaises.
But the poor must walk. begosb,"