The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-03
STORM
Of PUBLIC.
PROTEST
GROWING

tBY TAVA
! Sgpcls. 70 The Daily Laedes,
Washington. April 3-~ Politicians
huTp "a ihe national eaptpl wh9 make
lt q prselica 10 keep one Ger close 70
the ground FOR rumbliagN Swing az
Indication 0f changes ia public sentl
mont. sFe fest reaching the eonslc'
lion that II the Payne bill Is passed IA
snylhlpk like its present form q viii
mean iltaster 10 the Republican psriT.
The Mckinley hlll Jar less opprce
slvq OF ihp poor than the pfaaeure NOW
before. defeated lhc Republicans over
whclninsly IN igaa speaker Reed,
discussing thas defeat. said that Che
commercial agenla who WeBt thrGsHh
De country explilnng 70 tho small
merchants why ere price of eo0da bad
sdvance0 end tao womeH who resent
cd inefeseea m prices aara fnM Az
"a determining thai defeat
There IS growing fear among the
Republicans the payne hlli may have
3 similar effect The storm Of public
es2ngmeat Aa3 algeady begun 3 gath.
M Lehtra are pouring ln up1n thc
nembefs Of beth houses 0f congreas.
The Senate d getting them from won
an's clubs and suifraReltes Com.
ll0lnl g coming from every sectioa
~ the county and from ell classss
"A the people. n comes from the l1ass
md EroM The Vest abe North ant
me South. from the people who wear
woolens and those who drink conees
unl women who wear gloves md
rom these aho drink iea. The lreka
N ihe enmplalnt IS that the Payne
Aill Increases lpa,cad nf dccreaeea
he dutlea upon articles Of general use.
The ieYe Indicate The 8entlmont
v the average American toward laflf
ns protection melsu-e has under
gone q decisive iofm.feeersal since the
iaya ag he Dlugley ct. At that time
sac peoH'a were lea Is plnea more on
ese confidence NJ the theory thar Il
capital engaaea IA productions were
tven bic benenis 81 Ihe larlH, Il
would fairly divide up wiih labor; a.
rf wauld broapqss and every one
woula have nenney ahonzI % pay the
Algh pslc#H
X having been pFoVeu 10 l1e CON
urnera satisfaction thai high dntlee
nnan kish prices without q c0rrea.
.rendlng fdyance 90 wages the people
fe Rrltina here e let L be known
yhat they want IS revision downward.
Tits tie Payne blll does not Hiye
them.
The fatns provides for fl the pa}ae
Olll. ar II stands. average 1866 per cent
higher than the Dlnsleg rates When
Ne maSimum and minimum arrange.
ueul begins operatIoa. according to
Minority Leader champ Clark, they
rlil average 2i5e higher thsn Ding.
oy bil scheduled
Ia repealaa Instances lie Payne blli
openly dlscrlmlnates against articles
particularly stockings glover. bats
and wallensl Of ghe class purchased
by women 5nd children Of little means,
II favor of tho more expensive artl.
cles used IS the -ich
An illustration ls found IL the duties
imposed upon hosiery and knit cot
dn goods Womens AMI children'a
lose Of the Grade valued ii 81 per
dczen. which Is very eheap, are ii.
rFeesed Ii the hlll from 68 per cent
70 80 per cent The expensive grades
~ hosiery 0rc left as Il tile Dinaeg
hlll, gt 6s pei cent.
WomeA'a End chlldren's gloves sh0x
the same large advances IN taxatlQh
apon the cheaper goods Fhs Increase
~ duty npoA ihc eheapesl grade Is
rom So per ceUi to igs per centi
whlch means ihii tie poor will have
O. pay rs cents more on every dol.
lara worth 81 8loyeh purchased the
lficreaHe Ii taxation upon the costly
alovea. 81 she kind purchased VIZ the
wealthy. ie g'on ~ Eo 50 per cent
which means ttat the rich will have
20 pay hal ~ cents more on every dol.
ar's worth Of zloyee purchased Con
trisl TIE lIgufcs per ceHt adyr see
"a the gloyes Of tbs poor. who are
least able 10 stand Il. end so per
cent adeanee on the gloves Of the rich
% ahozl Increased living expenses
rave little interest
ia the matter Of hats The duly up.
1n those which ara valued as $3.50 pes
aossn the cheap hat Of the working
9li and Ehe WomRa 0g limited means
la nleeea al 7g peF cent Hats valN
nel ii 5s5 per dozen are made dulla.
ble 81 IS per cent.
The cheaper grades nf blankets
I've kind used By Inc poor are dulla-