Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-28
THE PEOPLE ROUSING

keep up that talk Why the peo
pie endure the great burden imposed on
them in the name of protection is past
understanding"
The above is charge just received
by the Democrat from a subscriber who
was union soldier and has been Re
publican ever since the birth of that
party. He is only one Of the mauy pa
triotic citizens who in all parts of the
country are rOuSing themselves to de-
mand a downward revision of tariff
rates.
Newspapers everywhere are showing
up the denominations of the Payne AL
drich law; and President Taft's words
Of praise for Senator Aldrich as a states
man has but intensified the progressive
Republican press in opposition to the
Cannon Aldrich Taft administration
for failing to keep their party's cam
paign pledges,-for failing. as Senator
Beverage puts it, to redeem their
prOmisOry note to the people.
The following dispatch from Wash
ington to the Milwaukee Journal tells
something of the rising tide of public
sentiment for tariff reform:
THAT the fight for the revision of the
tariff downward is to be renewed at
once is the opinion Of Herbert E. Miles
of Racine, who is now in the east. A
programme has been mapped out for
the purpose of agitating tariff revision
with rs much vigOr as that which
characterized the campaign of 19O7-O8.
Mr.. Miles has come to get in touch with
Il number of business men with whom
he has been in correspondence since the
extra session adjourned. He has done
considerable travelling throughout the
country and has been in close touch
with practically every trade which is
interested in the tariff.
Il have been amazed, said Mr.. Miles
today, Eat the widespread bitterness
against the new tariff law. The senti-
ment for still further tariff legislation is
so strong that the National Manufac
turers' association, with which | am
connected, has finally been prevailed up
on to make careful investigation of
the situation with a view of deciding
upon what course shall be followed in
the near future.
L have been engaged in making that
investigation for some weeks and al
though my work is not completed can
assure you that the men who urged
downward revision of the tariff prior TO
the extra session of congress are almost
as dissatisfied with the Payne Aldrich
laws they were with the Dingley law.
Mr. Miles has been assured that the
demand for still further tariff revision
will be heartily supported by President
Bachelor of the National grange, which
has a membership of 1,000,0 900 The
wholesale drygoods merchants of New
York are engaged in preparing data
which will be used to support a tariff
revision campaign, which they propose
to launch shortly after congress con-
yenes Mr.. Miles has been in con-
ference with these merchants and it is
probable that they will join hands,
The cotton goods men who vigorous
ly opposed the increases in the cotton
schedules are carrying out the threat
they made when Senator Aldrich re-
fused to heed their protests last sum
mer. Every salesman who leaves New
York is being loaded up with tariff
literature and the merchants through
out the country are being made familiar
with the fact that the increase in the
price of cotton goods which will be felt
next spring is due almost entirely to
the new tariff law"
The domination of high takers at
Washington is maintained only by a
combination of Standpat Republicans