Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
A NATIONAL DISAPPOINTMENT

Nowhere has the tariff accepted satisfactory The pro
ected few had hopes clearer victory among the op
ee was an expectation of an honest revision From platform pledges
and the utences Of the leading Republicans National campaign
e people confidently concluded that controlled
upon the necessities Of life there reduction calculated to bring
honesty INTO the prices of American goods Briefly
speeches intended and did lead the people that the revision
OF h a would be made profit
over the coast Of production The idea campaign orators talk
manly to men Of moderate education as moderate
neanswas that the Of labor of foreign countries
would be placed beside the Of labor tariff pro
lection then the American offset the lower prices
labor and material Of his foreign compeo-pus profit
ooncededy bad such Interpretation of taxing power Of
government was the arest argument presented by the Republican
party and answered the popular call the tariff The
average American citizen has suffered materially
jump the price Of the necessities the cuament Of business
by Of the giant consultations
order OF the day Wages have not with the cost
living Had the Republican party expectations Of the pep ev
would have achieved not only tremendous party triumph would have
established policy of fair which credit and the
immense benefit OF the American people We President
Taft only this that his public led the people up the
last he was striving for the end he had promised But that
without his assistance Speaker Ac would have been
driven from before the tariff began And the men whom he
had oppose tariff bill were Joenb G. Cannon
Nelson w. Adich.
Every which had abod downward revision of the
r-boh Democratic and Republican pubcaons-has expressed dap
Potment IN the result Some Taft sincerity Of
purpose As example the indianapolis News most able independent
,"puonean newspaper and an earnest advocate an
honest tariff revision may taken The News has this say long
as we have to take Of Adhs pet all the rest it will
not be possible to justice the peop-t possible for p
aen TO have their way for parties keep their promises to be
hoped that the President has learned something tariff in the last
lew months that will help him to come" That
paragraph be said tell the story were to add anvhn, to
we would add this the people when said the
tariff should be revised by its friends The disappointment found the
columns OF the but reflection popular sentiment And #
regretabe thing that important question enactment of
tariff schedule should be decided other grounds of equity and
Justice -
Tamakng has escaped mornings of the earlier DAYS Of the R
public 1t then conceded that the power acng tariff law was con-
ceved and granted with enabling raise
the evyn OF import and The authority was
granted for revenue The American conceived
value as an aid compelling the patronng by raising
tn wall to shut out foreign competition the tariff oran
ally drlfd into the realm Of protection bill the
climax OF special privilege under the raise
revenue for the maintenance of the Government States We
are asked not beneficial that receive this
for without we told employers would nav
the higher rate Of Those who would argue channel eliminate
entirely the direct effect the law Of supply from
consideration the foreign
The public will law in the effect has nnon H.. -
breakfast dinner and supper breakfast dinner and in the
clothing and housing of the family The prosperity it said will
mark an epoch good times in which the people will
thing as tariff law If that the hail its arrival
Tor there no condition of betterment which the
people all parties participate The the
measure Just that the bill has country will
an opportunity to operate under fixed schedule features and s
good qualities If it has will be felt The been
care OIL we believe complaint heard beefcas
this government privilege We they of the
new measure The only ones left disappointment the
sumer The harshs of the bill theirs carried un
der has been assigned Them They however that
" revision by the friends the tariff question
has ceased to be controlling of tariff hill that
leheort state taxing be Federal govern
nen Tor revenue producing while the repay cam
agn contributions with privileges and privileges privileges
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