The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-02
THE CULTIVATE CONSUMER"

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THE CULTIVATE CONSUMER"
An Ultimate Consumers Tariff
league" has been born in Chicago for
the announced purpose Of devising and
putting into effect every legitimate
means of preventing taxes on house
hold necessities. 1t is stated that the
movement is not local. but will be ex-
tended throughout the length and
breadth Of the land
It's too late to get action 50 far as
the Payne bill is concerned. but if the
ultimate consumers" all over the
country organize and follow up their
demands with their votes. the tariff
subject Will not be buried for
a term of years after the ad-
journment of the extraordinary session
Of congress The manufacturers Of the
country favor the creation Of a tariff
comm .ssiOn to collect data and make
suggestions as to the duties to be APP
piled BY the representatives Of the peo-
pla who are elected for that purpose.
The object, it is stated. is TO take the
tariff question out of politics and bind
the protected interests in all parties to-
gether and leave the ultimate con-
sumer' high and dry,
OF course. the proposed tariff COM
mission would be composed Of men who
believe in the theory of protection. and
incidentally have an interest In some
one or more of the articles to be pro-
tected still. the formation Of this
amalgamated association Of Ultimate
consumers" if the members should be
mentally strong enough 10 Disregard
marty ties and raise q hue and cry
when they feel tie hands OF the pro-
teeted interests in their pockets. could
accomplish much good There IS a
hare poss. biiity that if this tariff COM
mission idea should prevail and the Re
p,1bIican and Democratic protected i'll
terests were welded together regardless
Of policies. there would be new division
ON marty lines. the benefciaries OF the
high protective tariff on one side anu
the so-caned ultimate consumer on
the other. and we should have real
fight for tariff reform. It's votes that
count. and the consumer WI have 10
/ show his faith by his works.
! The PAYNE schedules appear 10 have
| caused quite commOtion on the shores
of Lake Michigan, and two stalwart
Republican newspapers. the Tribune
and Record Herald of Chicago, are out
spoken in their denuneiation OF the pro-
posed duties on tea and coffee and no
sierv. gloves and other articles which
the hand that rocks the cradle is COM
neJled to carry on her LIST Of necessary
household expenses. Walter Wellman'
who is in the thick Of the fray. sends
the following to the Record Herald
| from the seat Of war;
what shall we do to be saved. How
shall We escspe the wrath Of the people:
Z This is now the cry among the hepuDH-
I can leaders here at the national capltaA
| THAT they are in bad hole on tariff re-
/ vision they are beginning to realize 70
the full That something must he zone
/ or the party is sure TO meet with disaster
| they privately admit they nave 1een
/ comforting together and will continue their
anxious CONTEMPLATION in the hope ulli-
| matelv of finding 2 way out OF the Ia
! bvrinth Of trouble in which they now Ilno
I themselves.
I of heart If he could realize the extent 70
I which he has at last made his lnTiuencs
! felt in the party councils They are aIralu
OF his vote, they have not forgotten the
electoral earthquake Of 1890 which en-
quilted the Republican party IN ruin anO
submerged most of the party leaders IN
GLIDING Joe Cannon. The talk now Is
that the senate will take mold OF the SIT
60 p
| the threatened disaster at the p0lis-sat
,sfv the women by cutting rates on dress
[ goods gloves stockings. etc. a9Dease tn'
| men weare-s of wooden clothes, and as
| suage the discomfort Of the people every
1 where by making cheaper many OF tnt
necessaries of life and the articles which
/ enter into the daily consumption OF al
most every family.
/. The women of Chicago are organizing
and flooding the congressman from th'
Sucker state with protests against th'
outrageous duty proposed on articles Of
wearing apparel used by themselve.
and their children. to say nothing q
tine iniauitous eight cents per pouul
levied on tea and the counterva linz
duty on coco. Unfortunately the Hi
nois women do rot vote and their pro
tests can ssfely be ignored. out herr
in Utah It is different. II would De
mighty good thing if the wives an.
mothers Of this state should study tn
tariff question and become fully IN
formed as TO how they are robbed a
every crook and turn.
49,
/ How are the mighty fallen, Ewes
, the most timorous congressman viii b.