The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-08-28
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO KNOW.

The Lincoln Evening News of Au-
gust eS conveyed to a waiting world
the startling information that Sena-
tor Burkett had ruthlessly cut down
some big shades trees that numbered
his lawn at Sixteenth and B streets.
Very recently Senator Burkett came
hcme from Washington. and while we
waited with bated breath for him to
spent an hour or two of mis- valuable
senatorial time telling us why he con-
s:,iered government ownership unde-
sirahle.
Now We frankly confess that We
don't give either a mill site or a dam
site what Senator Burkett thinks
about government ownership. Neither
do We give single, solitary cuss
what he does with the shade trees
that stand upon his own property.
But We would dearly love to know
what he thinks about the Payne tar
inf. and have his reasons for so think
ing. We are very much Interested in
having him tell why he voted for GER
tain schedules, and also have him ex-
plain why a large number of the or
gans of his own party cannot see
things tarifical just as he sees them.
Will Senator Burkett cease flooding
us with arguments against gvernment
ownership long enough to tell us why
sugar is taxed 1887 per cent. while
diamonds are taxed only 10 per cent?
Will Senator Burkett explain why
blankets are protected to the extent
of 165.i2 per cent, while automobiles
are protected to the extent of only As
per cent?
| Will Senator Burkett cease chop
ping down shade trees ding enough
to tell the wives of Nebraska work
| ingmen why dress goods should be
taxed 1882 per cent, while furs are
taxed only So per cent and cham
payne so per cent?
Il VIII Senator Burkett kindly favor
the workers of Nebraska by giving
.hem a rest on the not now pressing
matter of government ownership, and
explaining to them why it is that ii
4 the tariff protects American working
me.l the Industries rejoicing in the
largest measure of protection are the
/ industries paying the least wages, and
the industries that are protected not
| at all are the Industries that pay ne
1 highest wages?
i If Senator Burkett imagines for a
| minute that the workingmen and the
4 working women of Nebraska are moi
1 interested in the Payne taliff. he has
another guess coming. And If he
.magines for a minute that he is go
ing to fool them some more by tbs
usual appeal to partisanship. by per
merely gives proof of an oft recurring
suspicion that Senator Burkett is mis-
taken in his. estimate Of the intelli
eence of Nebraska men snd w,lnen.
Come on. Senator Burkett. We've
learned by experience quite a consid
cradle about this tariff business. We
ale not taking anyhody's VOID for a;
the tariff facts there days. Do 20,
want to know few things that W,
have learned? All right:
We have learned that THE TARIFF
is A TAN. though we used to thinl
it wasn't
We have come to realize that it il
tax that We have to pay; though
We used to think the foreigner paid il
We are beginning to see that tn,
workingman and the working woman
gets none of the advantage of pre-
lection. We used to think We got
all.
Lay aside Your AK. Senator Burket
Put the plug in the government owl
ership alk-barrel. dear sir.
What We want to know is som,
thing about that ubiquitous tariff Law
about the plain and Infamous repudi
ton of your party's platform pledge j,
revise the tariff in the interests
the consumers.
And you can not put us off wit
flights of eloQuence with the old fla
as basis.
Toe the mark. Senator Burkett.
WHERE TO SEEK INFORMATION