Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-23

company with cocoa, and the coUn
tervailing duty on coffee disappears:
but the wood OF which the table is
built, the linen for its cloth, the
china, silver and glass for It's ser-
vice. and almost every article OF
food. is heavily taxed. Wheat can
not come in TO cheaper the loaf he
cause of the duty OF % cents a BUSH
81, shortly TO become 80 cents; lem
ons are given raise for the bene-
fit OF California, and sardines for
the greater security of our young
herring industry; Canadian meats
cannot reach up nor can Canadian
fish packers threaten the hold OF
New England, and no more Philip
pine sugar may come our way than
Is agreeable to the best raisers. Not
only ;he table, but the furnishings of
the breakfast room, all are burden
ed: carpets and hangings, pictures
and frames window glass and hard.
ware, each pays it's share; England
which taxes tea because 1t needs rtv-
auue, has nevertheless something
that looks much more like a free
breakfast table than we who make
fetish OF II, but then il has never
| occurred to her to make OF it an
article OF faith.
Was IL not Barnum who said OF
he American people that they liked
being fooled? Certainly the meek
| ncss' OF their submission to Mr.. Al
| drich gives point to the remark, and
| > plains the naive assumption OF in
| locence in the matter OF responsible :
| ". for swollen expenditures which
ne would rather see cut than con-
'Gnt to tariff revision downward
lower rates, he declares, such ~
Democratic senators desire-.he
night well have Included the pres
jdent-would obviate the necessity
or either an income tax or tax OH
corporations; they would so effectu-
| lily stimulate imports as to increase
cvenue and establish balance
Such a condition would create a dan
SCrous precedent, and therefore TIE
enate leader comes out boldly 70,
tariff prohibitory rather than pro
ective, and for reduced expenditure:
VI all costs the interests must get
hat they bargained for, even if The
rending departments suffer.
As the Journal of Commerce per
.inent'y remarks, it is one Of the
i"onies Of legislation and of politics
hat the supposed effort To relieve
he public should have desenerated
into an attempt merely to save Il
from further exploitation, and pub
lie led TO look for lighter burdens is
'obered by the search for new sourc-
$ OF revenue.
| What did President Taft say:
at is imperatively necessary that
tariff bill be drawn in good faith
n accordance with promises made
before election by the party in pow
er.
I'm the making OF tariff bill, the
rotive is taxation and the securin
thereby OF a revenue"
If Senator Aldrich has his way
and he probably will he will place
President Taft in an embarrassing
iilemma; it will be up to him TO do
ermine whether good faith" has
been kept, whether ante election
promises had any serious meaning
md whether he can afford to stul-
ify himself. He inaugurated what
he gave clearly to be understood
,hould be a labor OF reduction, he
inds 1T developed as an opportuni-
y for net increases; the issue OF
modifying excessive protection has
been lost sight OF or shifted, 1t is
now become an issue as between the
Id and higher rates. That he vii
2xert hs influence along lines OF
moderation is not to be doubted
Tut will he have the courage to do
more than that.