Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-07
UNTRUE TO PLEDGE
REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVICTED
OF UNrAITHFUINgss.
Assertion cf viee-Presiden, Sherman
That Platform Promises t.ave Been
Kept No, Likely to Deceive
the People.

The Republican party fulfilled It's
campaign pledges in passing the tariff
bill. Every schedule was prepared to
overcome the difference between the
cost % production al home and abroad
From Vice President Shermaa's
Kansas City Address
WHY did Vice-President sherman
make this statement, lie could
scarcely have thought of anything to
say that would have sounded more
amazing To the west And Mr Sher-
uian cannot % either 50 ignorant or
SO Indifferent as 70 sentiment in this
ssction a. rot TO have knoxn Just
how very Amazing such a statement
would b..
II must b assumed. % course. that
the vicepre-ideut - sincere. that h@
believes the Republican party has
kept is pledges But II be dos -
believe. then be must hold that the
party did not promise downward re-
vision. And note. please. the posi-
ttcn in which such a claim would
place him
The country demanded tarir revf
sion Sir. Taft responded to that sen
tiuest. became It's ehies exponent
fostered t. crystaIiired IL and was
nominated against a stroug field OF
reactienaries because OF il. And BE-
cause of it the party. through IL eoR=
vsntiou. promised revision Nov. does
Nj sherman hold that this demand
for revision vas a demand for up
Ward revision Does hs claim that
the demand waS merely for a bit %
tinkeriug. when the demand vas
based on the excessive cust OF living.
and the growth % the trusts IN power
and arrogance and oppression
A demand for revision based on
these causes Vas unmistakahly a de
mand for downward revision
\ promise OF revision under these
circumstances Was unmistakabiy a
promise of downward revision
The vies-president goes far when
be SAYS that every schedule was pre-
pared TO overcome the difference BE-
tween the cost Of production At home
and abroad Even Aldrich does not
claim that the tarir bill was framed
on that basis. He has said that the
facts essential to make comparisons
were not available ard generally
spea king be vas right. for there vaS
no expert. noE-partisan source OF gen
eral information on this subject. as
there should be and as there would be
IN sha frffrsr.a - s-s,r,~~.z.- IN fhF1 sar.,.s
tarih proceeding. had not refused 20
provide for an expert tariff commits
sion. amply empowered 10 secure such
Information But even in the in
stances in which absolutely trllstwor-
thy comparisons between the cost OF
domestic and foreign productions we're
offered congress refused to use such
comparisons as a basis OF the sched
ules affected
Furthermore. Senator DOliivsr Of
fcred an amendment to the effect that
no duty should be higher than i0a per
cent That amendment vas rejected
Think of il. Think OF any American
industry not being willing to accept
leo per cent protection as sufficient
TO enable IL TO compete with foreign
rivals, An industry that needs Ice
per cent. or more protection should
be abandoned There is nothing even
in the fundamental theory OF pFotee-
tion to sustain an industry at such
cost TO the people.
But the reason for the rejection Of
the Deliver amendment was apparent
when the bill was completed. for then