The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

mate economic reasons and those formed
with the intent of creating monopolies
and artificially controlling prices
y The work of formulating into prac- =
y teal shape such changes is creative y
q work of the highest order, and re- =
= quires ali the deliberatiOn possible in =
= the interval. ! believe that the =
y amendments to be proposed are Just =
y as necessary in the protection of le- =
= Ultimate business as in the clinchiEg y
= of the reforms which properly bear =
= the name of my predecessor.
Revision Of the Tariff.
A matter of most pressing importance
IS the revision of the tariff. In accord
ance with the promises of the platform
upon which / was elected, / shall call
congress into extra session, to meet on
the 18th day Of March. in order that con-
sideration may be given at once to bill
revising the Dingiey act. This should Sc
cure an adequate revenue and adjust the
duties in such manner as to afford 10
| 10 Dor and to all industries in this coun-
try. whether of the farm; mine mine, or fac tSo
difference between the cost of production
abroad and the cost of production here.
and have provision which snail put into
force. upon executive determination OF
certain facts, higher or maximum tariff
against those countries whose policy to-
ward us equitably requires SUCH discrim-
ination. 1t is thought that TIE has been
such a change in cOndiu 9 the en-
actment of the Dingley ted on a
similarly protective principle, that the
measure of the tariff above stated Will
permit the reduction of rates in certain
schedules and will require the advance
ment of few, if any
The proposal to revise the tariff made
in such an authoritative way as to lead
! the business community to count upon II,
necessarily halts all those branches or
| business directly affected, and as these
are most important. it disturbs the whole
| business of the country. II is imperative
| " necessary, heTetOre, that a tarlft Dill
! be drawn in GOOD falth IN accordance
with promises made before the election by
| the party in power, and as promptly
| passed as due consideration viii permit.
| 1t is not that the tariff Is more import
| ant in the long run than the perfecting
| of the reforms in respect to antitrust
| legisIa ton and interstate commerce reg
uiaton. but the need for action when the
revision of the tariff has been determined
upon. is more immediate to avoid en-
| barrassment of business. To secure the
| needed speed in the passage of the tariff
| bill, it would seem wise to attempt no
/ other legislation at the extra session l
venture this as suggestion only, for the
| course to be taken by congress, upon the
call of the executive, is wholly within its
| discretion.
Tariff for Revenue.
/ In the making of a tariff bill, the prime
motive is taxation, and the securing
! thereby of d revenue. Due largely to the
! business depression which followed me
/ financial panic of 1907, the revenue from
customs and other sources has decreased
/ to such an extent that the expenditures
I for the current fiscal year will exceed the
| receipts by S10g 900. 600. 1t Is imperative
that such d deficit shall not continue, and
the trainers of the tariff bill must Of
| course have in mind the total revenues
/ likely to be produced by it. and so ar
range the duties as to secure an adequate
income. Should it be impossible 10 DO so
I nv 5ronnrf Duties kinds of taxation
must be adopted. and among these l rec
ommend a graduated inheritance tax, as
| correct in principle and as certain and
| easy of collection.
The obligation on the part of those re-
| spOnsible for the expenditures made to
carry on The government to be as eco
nomical as possible, and to make the bur
Gen of taxation as light as possible. Is
| plain and should be affirmed in every
declaration of government policy. This is
/ especially true when we are face to face
| with heavy deficit But when the desire
| to win the popular approval leads to the
/ cutting off of expenditures really needed
/ to make the government effective, and to
enable 1t to accomplish its proper OBJ
ieCtS, the result is as much to be con-
demned as the waste OF government funds
/ in unnecessary expenditure. The scope OF
/ a modern government in what il can and
ought to accomplish for its people mas
| heen widened far beyond the principles
| laid down by the old laisSeZ faire school
/ of political writers. and this widening mas
met popular approval.
Science of Agriculture.
In the department Of agriculture. the
1 use of scientific experiments on d large
! scale, and the spread of information de-
/ rived from them for the Improvement Of
| general agriculture, must so on.
The importance of supervising business
| of great railways and industrial com0i-
| nations, and the necessary Investigation
and prosecution of unlawful business
]
! government which did not exist half a
/ century ago.
/ The putting into force of laws which
| shall secure the conservation of our re-
| sources, so far as they may be within
| the jurisdiction Of the federal government,
| including the most important work of saw
| ing and restoring our forests, and the
| great Improvement of waterways. are all
/ proper government functions which must
/ involve large expenditure if properly per-
! formed. While some of them, like the
| reclamation of arid lands, are made to
paw for themselves, others are of such
| an indirect benefit that this cannot be
| expected Of them. A permanent IMPROVE
! ment ike the Panama canal, should he
| treated as a distinct enterprise, and should
| be paid for by the proceeds of bonds, the
| issue of which will distribute its cost
| between the present and future genera
| tions in accordance with the DEMENT'S de-
! rived II may we'll be submitted TO the
/ serious consideration of congress whether
I the deepening and control OF the chan-
| mel Of q great river system, Ike that OF
| the Ohio or of the Mississippi. when def
mite and practicdl plans for the ell
| terprise have been approved and deter
/ mined upon, should not be provided for
/ in the same way.
Army and Navy Policy.
! Then. too, there are expenditures of
| government absolutely necessary if our
/ country is to maintain its proper place
/ among the nations of the world, ana is
/ to exercise its proper influence in defense
| of its own trade interests. in the main
| tenance of traditional American policy
| against the colonization of European mon
| arches in this hemisphere, and in the
! promotion of peace and international NOR
/ ality. ] refer to the cost of maintaining
/ a proper army. a proper navy and suit
I able Qualifications upon the mainland of
/ the United States and in its dependen-
| cies.
| We shoulI have an army so organized,
DISAPPEARED.
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