Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-04-07

Despite It's manifest imperfectious (
the tarif bill Of the house ways and 7
means committee as u whole has pro-
iuced good impression ON the coun.
Try. Its two main purposes are to pro
vide more revenue for the government
md to satisfy the strong public de
mand for q revision Of the tarl6 down..
ward, 70 that the price Of necessittes
may be reduced to the people. In such
features as the placing OF hides on the
free li1t and reducing the tariff ON
sole leather, In cutting down by done-s
. half the tarl6 on timber and timber
products, In making reductions In the
/ steel schedule, In removing the duty
:on wood pulp and lowering the tarifl /
/ ON printing piper the bill promises
much genuine relief.
1t ID significant that at last a Re-
publican tariff measure designed to In
crease the revenues OF the government
carries lower rates In the main than
appear In the existing schedules. 1t III
well known that the present rates ara
too hith to produce the maximum
amount Of revenue consistent with a
wise protection policy. In Its readjust-
ment Of the schedules the ways and
means committee has had the benefit Of
the advice and extensive researches OF
treasury experts. There is a tendency
to accept Its conclusions as sincere.
Still. one cannot fall to crlticIse lis
rather pathetic reduction Of but i cent
OH every twenty pounds sof refined
sugar and its failure to do anything
FIR the relief Of consumers In the
schedules embracing wooden and cotton
fabrics. A material Increase in the duty
on machine knit stockings is another
shock. y
As a revenue measure, including, az
It does. tax on inheritances, proyfsloj
for $40 GGO. 900 bond issue to reIni.
burse the government for money ex-
pended out Of the treasury on the Pa
mama canal and large increase In.
Gaze OF need In the issue OF treasury
certificates the bill gives ample assur-
sance TINT there will be no lack Of
funds. Chicago News
seTEra. with aAEy JoIicies.,,
1t will be a great reief to the fourth
claxs postmasters and others under ths {
direct control Of rules promulgated
from the White House that Webster
has been restored to responsibility and
t-h-r-o-u-g-h spells what IT did before
Mr.. Rooseyelt's conversion. There was
Z time when the prospect OF an execu-
five order for the differentiation Of
Esperanto was Imminent and a doubt,
Ing country halted In the fear that an
..ul:nIligated liar" would presently be
stiRmHtixed as a s:homo maibonfarema,.'
but that was happily avoided
We are slowly but surely getting
back to ways Of order as well az peace,
and the relegation Of simplfned spell
Ing to Its place In oblivion Il new
augnry. But no one can consider this
action OF President Taft's without re-
necting that it-indicates rebellions ten
denotes. 4. 81;
sal Of the cause OF Cannon and Cannon
Ism, can 1t mean that rigid adherence
to my policies" which we were led to I
expect7 Persistent opposition to race
suicide, the publication Of compendiums
Of advice to mothers, advocacy Of sins.
piled spelling, denunclation Of errins
courts and orders for the immediate
appeal Of cases against maleficent
trusts are all integral parts Of "my mol.
icies. Does Mr.. Taft contemplate ~
ligtous adherence or mere convenient
adoption st Louis Republic.