Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-10-22

great man he is. l hope he will
come. Oh, how much You will learn
when he comes out West and meets
the people
DEMOCRATIC STAND ON TARIFF.
Now, my friends, why was not the
tariff reduced? Because the benefi
ticiaries of high tariff purchased bv
their campaign contributions the
right to levy tribute on about ninety
millions OF American citizens. That
is the reason the tariff was neve.. re-
duced as long as the Republican par
ty Is under the control of men who
are controlled by these beneticiaries
of protection. Why, some of the Re-
publicans thought that while there
might be some bad Republicans in
Senate and House, Mr.. Taft was boss
and would control them. | wonder
what they think about that now?
Why, the very man that was relied
upon to secure 4 tariff reduction is
now telling you that there will be no
more tariff reform for the next three
years and that the bill that raises
the tariff, instead of reducing it. is
really Il reasonable compliance with
the promise of revision Insofar as
there is a Sentiment-andI believe it
Is widespread in favor of tariff reform
the Democratic party can claim
credit for it, and | rejoice that nv
party is strong enough to lead the
way and mould the sentiment. and
compel the reluctant admission of
these Republican leaders to the cor
rectncSS of our position.
want to say a word about subsi-
dies. | understand that the Presi-
dent has spoken of subsidies. Well.
my friends. they tried to get a subsi-
dy through the last Congress, and
there were enough Republicans who
joined with the Democrats to defeat
1t. There is not rs much of Repub-
lican majority this year as there was
then, and | am hoping that there will
be enough Republicans to join with
the Democrats and defeat a subsidy
whenever one is proposed.
They have taxed the American peO-
ele for a generation to build up tar
i'll wall to keep trade ont, and now
they want to subsidize the ships to
bring trade in, in spite of their tariff
wall. If they want to invade trade,
instead of subsidizing favored inter
ests and special friends, let them re-
duce their tariff. They can do more
to encourage trade by taking taxes off
the people than by putting taxes on
the people to pour money into the
pockets OF ship-owners that they send
out to build up trade which they
prohibit when it reaches the country.
II they want to encourage trade let
them take Oft the tariff laws and
make it impossible for us to buy
ships abroad. If they want to en-
courage trade let us buy our ships
where we may and put the American
flag on them. 1t is defeating their
purpose when they first make it i'm
possible for us to buy foreign ships
and then offer subsidies to encourage
shipping. | want to build up our
promises with other countries. l
want to build up our promise to
South American countries; for sew
eral years | have proposed and in
sisted upon a method that | believe
is better than subsidy.
say, put some of the money that
they are putting into battleships into
transports, and then in time of
peace lease these transports for the
establishment of trade routes be-
tween us and South America, and
thus bring us into close connection
with the republics of the South.
Our nation, if it wants to encourage
trade, can encourage it more cheaply
in that way than any other, and
then when it wants to change the
route it can do so; whereas if it
commences giving subsidies there is
no place for it to stop. no place for it
to end.
AGAINST A CENTRAL BANK.
The President has advocated Il
great central bank. | am not sur
prlsed that it is demanded now. 1t
has been in preparation for more
than twelve years to my knowledge,
and they have just been waiting un-
til they thought there was chance to
get it adopted. Why these men who
are constantly demanding privileges
and favors are just lying back watch
ing and getting each advantage when
they think it is possible to secure it.
And they think they can not get this,
and they have came out and demanded
it.
1t means the fastening upon this
country, if it is successful, of the
largest trust that has yet been i'm
agined; it means that in each city
and little town there will be Il branch
of the central bank, and with its
great power behind it it can drive
the other banks into bankruptcy, and
out of business. and hold the town at
its mercy: and when they have a
stringency in Wall street. it means
that they can drain the little COM
munities of the whole land and stop
business while they rush their money
down to help the gamblers on the
street in New York.