The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-16

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Washington. April 7e--A hard tight
WIN be made N the Senate. though
only a handful OF men may take part
~ q 10 glve the American consum,
er she average family-~relIef from
taxation which Is denied him By the
tariff bin now before Congress. The
lack Of an attempt on the part Of
the Trainers OF the measure to reduce
the cost Of living hy any direct means
Is attracting Increased attention and
the Republican reyislonisls are deter,
mined that no such bill shan be- al
lowed ~ 80 thrcneh without & straEl
90.
The more the Alarich Payne hill Is
stadledsthe more ma conviction grows
thar II Is virtually the plngley law
with D few reductions that may Of
may BOT be effective Most members
OF Congress aren't ready yut TO be
quoted This expression from a West
ern senator. who is q progressive nn
most policies. bnf n not q laflH M.
yisiunlsls. probably voices the pre-
Yelling eenllment;
1.-THE bin II practically The DinKley
law with same Of the high places
leyeled down and some Of lhe low
places leYeled up The Dlngley law "
. pretty good law. and personally J
feel satisfied"
Lack 81 Information a handicap
But the regiAl0uists aren't satisfied.
They recognise shat they are greatly
handicapped hy laek OE expert Inlor-
nation Al oi thla that was avail
able q moncnoilaed hy The finance
committee. The hearings werc secret
50 lhe members 81 me commltfpe
haga 8 great Initial advantage over
the r~eylai0niats. But these men have
been at work gathering what lnf0r.
nation they could aud they hope TO
be able to make o ilght that will call
The attention Of the country to what
ID going on. So far definite plans
have becn made to make q s,forg col
Test on these schedules:
Lumber-To 20 On the free list.
Sugaf-incesSse The <aly on the
raw article 30 as 70 cls into the ok.
cesaIve profits Of the Sugar trtst. with
aa much reduction IN the duty On re-
iued sugar IS lho beet sugar people
can stand.
Tobacco-T0 take sn taxes part OF
tho excessive profits the trnst bas
beeh making through isa fefusal ~
reduce prices since the repeal Of The
Spanish war saxea.
Woolena To Gus some of the ex-
cessiYely n~fstecliye duties hy which
blankets. underwear and clothing art
made unduly expensive This attack
on w0ulens. however. IS conditioned
on finding some man willing "a maize
ID who knows something about the
very complicated subject
Many for "a Income Tax
10 Is believed hy senators who haYo
studied tha matter thar substantial
reductions can be made p me faxes
on the necessities uf life aud yet that
sufficient revenue can be raised. AN.
Of these men. however, favor 30 IA.
come INK. which they Will urge as
the best possible revenue producer,
since Il win bear on persons who are
able b pay. ana will not fall. rs the
sugar lax for Instance on the lamil
TEA who cen least afford a. The
wo0len fchedule Is regarded b ihn
r~evIsEnlsla Is vulnerable. hnl the dif.
ncullY h III getting lhe Fainialle lnt
formation t. make 5 reasonable fp
ducsiun IN It.
II IT recalled here tnal I'll iae e0lirse
az debate ua the Mckinley btu Mr..
Mckinley frIamphanlly pulled gfanl
hia aeBk a aI1 anlf og pl0Ehwn Ia show
what could hn done by American I'M
dnatFy. X. q. Mlits. the minority lead
ev obtained 4 duplicate suit he then
traced II ia the manufacturer ana
| from him secured ~ exact analFsia OF
lfa tasg The aalf actually liad cost.
saw larlH. inst 84gg. The labor cost
WIS 4l.o5. The tariff on NE wool
0aed III the sni was Si4p. ARdlns
Mis- ii the 94.9S gave SH.aa, aud on
this suit the manufactures was ALLOW
eh q duty 81 Al pr cent 70 cumpen.
Rle for lhr WOOL l4g aud also ulAe NJ
sb Ter cent i0 protect him against
the Imported article The Whole enat
nina Tho lhfae tariffs Waa Sl0sIf.
IA 9.9o eula for $40.
"uf COURSE said. Mr.. MINIS ftAe
manufacturers hna IL undefsell tue for,
elen suit. AMI 70 a. 50 he dFopped un.
lef him sarenfyune cehlh aud sold
lfis 8.aS suit zoe $40 NEtn TIE help
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