Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
A REPUBLICAN, OPINION

The iniquities of the Aldrich. Cannon
through the brains of the editors of the
independent republican press and they
are voicing their protests against the
measure in vigorous language. Tn,
Nebraska State Capital, published al
Lincoln and the organ of its party il
Nebraska, in Il recen issue has the
following scathing review of the new
tariff law:
The new Aldrich tariff bill is one of
the greatest frauds aver perpctratcd on
the American people.
1t is in no way what the republican
party promised in the last campaign.
1t is Il raise in tariff rates above those
of the Dingley tariff, Of more than !
per cent. Yet Il swarm of congress
men and senators, part of them crooks
and part of them blockheads, voted for
the bill, and sent word home to their
constituents that it was 4 nearly per-
feet bill and "a great improvement"
The ready-made clothing of men and
boys gets a raise of S125, 600, 600 a year.
That is l. improvement"
There were over 1000 items in the
tariff bill. President Taft asked for
changes in eight of them. He gained
his point in five, and signed this al.
most perfect" bill.
On the face of the bill the increase
in revenue is $i,1sS. $50. But there
are important reductions along the
line. If any of you common people
in Nebraska want 10 buy steel rails. or
arsenic. or iron ore, or some rawhides
for chemical! and mechanical purposes.
yOu Come i'll for the benefit Of the low
or tariff. II you are building and want
flooring rough On both sides, or some
ceiling implanted and without grooves.
you can get some of the benefits"
But when yon 90 TO your stores and
buy the cOmmOn necessities of life You
will have the pleasure of paying high.
er prices all along the line. In this the
merchants are helpless. They have
already received notice from the iobbcrs
and manufacturers of the higher
prices.
The average reduction i'll the suga
schedules is one.tifth Of / per cent
Remember that when you buy YOU
sugar, and pay whatever price tn,
trust dictates.
If you want the official figures. show
ing the Il rate on every item of tn,
new tariff, and its comparison Will
the Dingley law, ask your senator o
your congressman to get for You Senat,
Documents 100 and 1876. Don't tax
the word Of any cheap politician, O
any hungry Oifce-huntcr, or any sneak
ing whiffet of an Omaha editor. nut re
the official figures. and get them quick
Then, while you are digging dow
into your pockets for the increase,
price of the things you must pay, r,
member that u state convention il
structcd the Nebraska delegation I
vote for whatever tariff was put u
to them by Il president who had give
it but a casual examination. Remcn
her that IL gang of blockhcads in tina
convention thought more of catchin
trains for home than they did of tin
welfare of the people of Ncbrask
WHOM they pretended to represent.
What the republicans of Ncbrnslt
need is honest. able and c,uragcou
leadership. What we need is a soil
delegation in Washington pledged t
wipe out Cannonism end Aldrichisn
and pledged to restore actual Iepr,
sentative government to the people.
There are good and able men in NJ
braska-as good and as able as in an
other state in the union. Let them d
called forth to service. Let us hav,
open war now against the interests tina
are combined to choke the life ont O
the country.
Give us some real men.