The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-16

so much in demand that it can scarce
1 ly be had Surely the tariff hasn't in
creased the price. The duty would be
some orders could be filed. 1t is re-
markable that many articles are no
| higher when the urgent need of them
| is considered.
The wall of Hon. McNeal has been
| made by Democrats and free traders
and greedy persons for a quarter of q
century.
The Wall of Hon. McNeal.
They have found fault because we
have sold products abroad for less than
II this country. In nine months our
factories can make enough of some
articles to supply the home trade. The
factory owners can then shut down
| the mills or else sell the surplus in a
foreign country at the market prices
Of that country. If they shut down
the mills labor is thrown out of work
and the farmer can keep his produce
or sell it at low prices.
Meanwhile in every advertisement
IN any newspaper in America one
ten goods, watches and other articles
If which the free traders say are sold
for less in other Countries state
ment to be denied
There were just 27 men in congress
who wanted their own way in tariff
revision; 252 said they couldn't have
it. If they could have had their way
there would have been no revision.
1t Couldn't Be Built.
With representatives of every inter-
est from all over the country in con-
gress the sort of a tariff bill demanded
~ Insurgents and Democrats couldn't
De built. No law could possibly have
feen framed without concessions to
various interests.
Even the virtuous free trader and
arty traitor, La Toilette, voted for
tariff on lumber. Each member voted
&c protect the interests of his people
and each wanted the representative of
some other state to give in. Each was
saying, LAS can't give in, you must"
So the best law possible was made in
the best possible way.
The Twelfth 'Insurgent'' Juryman.
Those who call themselves Insur-
gents-the one on the jury of twelve
who found the other eleven too stub
horn to return verdict-are dis
pleased with the tariff law. So are the
made by the majority of the members
CT congress il is entitled to fair trial.
II seems to be meeting all friendly
hopes and expectations.
President Taft says the Republican
party didn't promise complete revision
cownward-it didn't promise decreases
en- every article, for in some instances
increases, or the present rate was
necessary. A revision was at no time
contemplated that would reduce duties
SO as to let in foreign goods on equal
ity with homemade articles-which is
what the free traders and Insurgents
and Democrats stand for.
The tariff the Republicans promised
was made. It provides for a reason
able profit and much benefit to all con-
cerned, the entire American people.
But with the never ending tariff dis
cussion closed, surely the Hon. McNeal
,o;, sill 1nnr-v inc he
many other great problems before our
people?
What About Kaw River Canal.
Does he propose to abandon his
proposition to make the kaw river
navigable from its mouth to Topeka?
1t will take great deal of revenue for
river Improvement and how the low
tariff men expect to get the money
Eeeded is a mystery. Perhaps Hon.
McNeal could secure it by INJECTING
upon US series of his splendid lee
tures-the same old ores the people
have always paid him for? The Kaw
river would require seven foot water
without a shifting channel ftoS hoat a,
river boat and in dry weather one
could wade across the Kaw, but Hon.
McNea1 might arrange to have boats
fitted with springs so that they could
hop over sand, dams, rock and bridges
But where and how can our Demo-
cratic friend hope to get sufficient reve-
1-ue to build the canal he proposes
from Junction City to Kansas City?
The straight line canal he favors-and
he is about as expert in engineering as
he is in anything else-is los miles
lour times as long as the Panama
canal, which will cost 400 million dol
IarS.
And where could the money be had
to build the locks and dams he speaks
ior to generate horsepower? The cost
OF construction would possibly be two
billion dollars.
Surely the Hon. McNeal, overwhelm-
ed by his own vagaries.. is wise in in
forming the people that he has nothing
more to say. And yet what has he
said of value?
49, EWING HERBERT.
Hiawa tina, Kan, Nov. Is, 1909.