The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
WHERE DOES SOUTH STANDY
Some Searching Tariff Questions
from an Old Reformer.


from IN Old Reformer.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
All the protected interests. ana all The
interests which would Ike TO Be protect-
ed. are rushing 70 Washington 10 see that
they are not neglected IN the new disirf-
oulioh OF government. largess that Is 10
oe authorized by the new tariff bilI.
They are ''out for the stun" as the saw
ing goes. Party lines have been wIpas
out for the moment, and the hungry
horde from the North and East are no,
more insistent in their demands ths, are
the hungTier people from the south s,S
West who would like 10 "get into the
game, and do business al the expense os
the dear people.
Down In Louisiana the rice s-o,,.-- -
sugar planters are coming ont s4ro,g
for little more protection - -o.,,,.,.
and eighty-six lumber firms IN sishs-s1 -s'
and Florida have sent up a petitIo, v-o-
testing against the reduction OF the Srt1,
on the pauper lumber Of Canada an5
Mexico. There does not appear- 10 be anv
more principle among the Democrats
llaa there has been for hundred wears
or so among the Republican tbievs.
llnat is what We used 20 cal thenp1 vrbo
nave Iattened upon their spous II a.
becoming more like a personal matte.
with many OF US down this wav ana an,
west where there has been a Iargs
sroWth or infant industries" in tba las,
iew years. Andy Carnegie does not care
copper now FOR protection for his s,aal
business but do you not know that down
m ALABAMA there has been a vronders,,I
development OF the iron and steel husi-
ness IN recent years, and are We not N
ge' our rake-oh on what we make now ,
II Is al right enough for Carnegie to
say IA enect; Take OF the duty on iron
sho Steel we 90 not need II: We ha1-a
MIXED the COW for all she could be -
pected 70 give, and why should the dear
consumers be compelled TO paw out sbaI-
haro-earned money for the benefit OF the
ron and steel manufacturers IN the
soOth! II is nothing but robbery under
the tormS OF Law. This f. a government
OF the people snd for the peouIe and
perish the day when the taxing nou-s-
shal be used 70 promote the private bust
ness interests CT a handful OF Eraftars tn
Alabama and Tennessee.
mat IS the song We have been SINGING
TOT many years. and the campaign CIV
upon which the Democratic psrtv won
tIle OhIy Victory II has wen IN fifty years
we are told IN our special dispatches to-
Gay that CONGRESSMAN Lever Is arrane-
ing for hearing OF the South Carolina
protectionists in Washington. so that tbev
SHAH not be shared out cf the tolls the
people OF the country VIII be expected 10
pay under the new tarif bill. The thing
70 do now is 10 get into the bin s16
10 get all we can. Blu; a. ne have suV-
gested elsewhere, what are the dear con
sumers going 10 do about it7 VIII thew
stand IN with the grafters in the COM
oined assault they are now organizing
against the taxpayers OF the countrv7
Ihere are more unprotected consumers
tnan there are protected industries and
the only true tariff measure IS a tariff
for revenue only. That Is what we have
been teaching and voting all these years.
hSFe We meant what We said. or were
we only talking for effect when the other
people were getting the dement's ana We
were paying the freight?