The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
A STANDPAT TARIFF VIEW

A STANDPAT TARIFF VIEW
Palo Alto Reporter: The tariff
bill was to have been passed and con-
gross adjourned by June LIST. 1t now
looks as If September lat may be
reached before the matter is adjusted.
When it is finally adjusted it will be
even more unsatisfactory than the
present Dingley law. So fa- as we
are able to discern the discussion has
been of little good and has only tended
to further widen the breach between
the xdvocates of high and low tariff
within the republican ranks. There
10 no doubt but what when the bill is
finally passed it will carry with it a
lower level Of tariff. but this lowering
10 not sufficient to meet the demands
Of those who favor what they call a |
downward revision. In fact we doubt
If anything short Of absolute free trade
would satisfy those who are now con-
tending for a downward revision.
With few exceptions among senators
and Representatives who think that
they must be for downward revision
to hold their present jobs, there is
scarcely man who is demanding so
strenously for this extreme downward
revision that was not found working
In harmony with the Cleveland admin
istration and helped push the Wilson
German tariff law of 1894. Mac
yeagh, who is present member Of
Taft's cabinet has always been free
trader and it is not at all surprising
that he should take the first opportuni-
II that offers to take a position on
iris side Of the question. This is only
one Of the many examples that can be
puiated out Of men who were hand and
glove wdth the democracy Of the
Cleveland administration. but who
1lnce the dismal failure of their pet
tariff scheme have been ashamed to
openly declare for tariff for revenue
\ only and are now strenously demand
fng .. tariff law at the hands Of
ths republican party that shall 20 far
lower than even the German act went
In 1894.
The editor Of the Reporter was one
of those who were Of the opinion in
1852 perhaps the republicans were
wrong on The tariff question ane
WaEchea With quiet interest the effec1
Of lev tariff Legislation on the indus
tries of the country. That effect wa,
% astounding to as and the country il
general that it paralyzed both. 1
tnCk right out Of our pocket the sun
! OF e 900 in the way Of property de-
peeciation and threw it to the winds
Tho property that we were compelle,
d part with for two thousand dollar
IL worth today ten thousand.
That settled it for us. It is yer.
nice in these days Of high products t.
talk Of cheaper products for the con
sumner. It has an euphonious SCUM,
10 the ear but it is sound only.
really sounds good to hear an orato
dedare that there are 80, 600, 900 o
consumers in this country to legislatt
for. It is true. However it must b.
borne in mind that every man saw
tie vested rich must be a produce
before he can get the wherewithal t
be = consumer unless he begs. Thi
ID . cold hard fact and entirely devoi,
of sentiment. We've been hungry il
cur lives because of this fact.
w. were perfectly willing to con
aume but the wherewith to purchas
the articles for consumption was no
In our possession 80 we went hungr
and scantily clothed. It mattere
not how cheap we could get -four
meat. butter, eggs. cheese. or othe
necessities of life. we had not th
money tn buy them. Jobs wer
mighty scarce and the most a maj
could get was Is cents per day by tn
day and S13 by the month. We di
not quarrel about the wages but Their
was strife for the job. In '9s to g
1t was the same way. Every ma
with a memory and an honestly suffi
esent to tell the truth knows this
We have no desire to learn the lessor
of those days over again. Thing
are high, but the times ara far NOR,
endursble than an era of cheapness
So Of the two extremes we will tax,
the present. for every man who de
sires to work for remuneratiye wager
has chance to 50 do and with goo.
crops things will resume their nor
NAL condition and new era of pros