Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-18
TAFT In DEFENSE
OF TARIFF BILL
CONTINUED From First Page,


to be raised with view to maintaining
a reasonable protective rate, under the
principles of the platform, for every in
dustry that deserves protection. They
found that the determination of the
question what was the actual cost of
production and whether an industry in
TINS country could live under certain
rate and Withstand competition from
abroad was question of the utmost
difficulty in settling. The manufac-
turers We're prone to eXaggerate the
INJURY which a reduction in the duty
would give, and to magnify the amount
OF duty that was needed, while the
importers on the other hand. who We're
interested in developing the importa-
ton from foreign shores. were quite
likely to be equally biased on the other
side.
Mr.. Payne reported bill-the
Payne tariff bill-which went to the
senate and was amended in the senate
by increasing the duty on some things
and decreasing it on others. The diff
ference between the house bill and the
senate bill was very much less than the
newspaper reporters represented.
1t turns out upon examination that
the reductions in the senate were about
equal to those in the house, tho they
differed in character
Has Manifold Objects.
Now, attempts have been made to
show what the real effect of these
changes has been by comparing the
imports under the various schedules,
and assuming that the changes and
their Importance were in proportion to
the importations. Nothing could be
more unjust in a protective tariff which
also contains revenue provisions. Some
of the tariff is made for the purpose of
increasing the revenue by increasing
importadons which shall pay duty
Other items in the tariff are made for
the purpose of reducing competition,
that is. by reducing importations. and
therefore, the question of the import
'ance of change in rates can not in the
slightest degree be determined by the
amount of imports that take place.
In order to determine the import
ance of the changes, it is much fairer
to take the articles on which the rates
oe duty have been reduced and those
on which the rates of duty have been
increased, and then determine from
statistics how large a part of the ar
ticles upon which duties have been re-
duced play in the consumption of the
country: and how large part those
upon which the duties have been in
creased play in the consumption of the
country. Such a table has been pre-
pared by Mr.. Payne. than whom there
is no one who understands better what
the tariff is and who has given more
attention to the details Of the sched-
iuleS.
Now, let us take up schedule "a" in
the oils and paint The articles upon
which the duty has been decreased
are consumed in this country to the
extent of $4,000, 900, the articles upon
which the duty has been increased are
consumed in this country to the extent
! of Sill, 900, 600. Take schedule "B," earth
enware, glassware. The articles on
which the duty has been decreased
entered into the consumption. of the
country to the amount of s12S, 900, 900
and there has been no increase in duty
on such articles. Take schedule &C.
metals and British manufactures. The
amount to which such articles entered
into the consumption of the country is
s1,24S,000, whereas the articles of the
same schedule on which there has been
! the country to the extent of only SILL 600
+ 600. Take schedule 3'D''-lumber. The
articles in this schedule upon which
there has been a decrease enter into
the consumption of the country to the
extent of s566,000. 000, whereas the ar
tfcles under the same schedule on
which there has been an increase enter
into this consumption to the extent of
S31 900 600.
Has Figures.
In tobacco there has been no
change. In agricultural products those
in which there has been a reduction
Of rates enter into the consumption If
the country to the extent Of s4s3, o00,-
600; those in which there has been an
increase enter into the consumption to
the amount of 100000 Take the
schedule of wines and liquors. the ar
ticles on which there has been an in
crease enter into the consumption of
1.-THE country to the extent of s462 ,000,-
o0O
In cottons there has been a, change in
the highest priced cottons and an in
crease. There has been no increase N
the lower priced cotton, and of the N
creases the high priced cottons enter
into the consumption of the country
to the extent of s41,000,0 900. Schedule
FLAX, hemp and jute-the articles
upon which there has been a decrease
enter into the consumption of the
country to the extent of 5000, 900 900
while those upon which there has been
an increase enter into the consumption
TO the extent of $4,000, 900. In scned-
ule as to wool, there has been no
change. In schedule l., as to silk the
duty has been increased on articles
which enter into the consumption of
the country to the extent of sS,00n,-
900 and has been increased on articles
that enter into the consumption of the
country to the extent of 100000 900.
On paper and pulp the dnty has been
decreased on articles that enter intn
the consumption of the country 10 the
extent of s67,000,Q00 and the increase
on articles that enter into the cor
sumption of the country to the extent
Ct s1S1.o00.000. In schedule N. the duty
. has been decreased on articles that en-
} ter into the consumption of the country
s1,719,0Oo,0O0 and an increase on ar
) ticles that enter into the consumption
of the county s101 100000.
Moreover, 1t will be found that in
: schedule A, the increase covered only
luxuries, perfumeries and Hike articles;
, schedule N-wines and liquors-tha,
are certainly luxuries and are made
) subject to increase in order to increase
the revenues, amounting to s462, 900, 900
and schedule L-silks-which are lux
uries certainly, $106 100000, making g
total Of the consumption Of these ar.
Ia,