The Lamar register., 1909-08-11
.wo hundred and seventy millions of

Two hundred ana seventy millions Oi
dollars.
The new law should meet the
wishes Of all those who favor sub
stantial revision downward without
sacrificing the protection principle
and imperiling American Industries
Ia specific cases it should more tina 4
satisfy those who were eager for a
revision downward. In fact, in the
opinion of many the downward re-
vision has been altogether too dras
tic, and yet to meet the wishes OF
the President and OF certain portions
of THE country, the cut was made as
deeply as possible.
The increases. except upon articles
cf luxury, are inconsiderable and in
significant. The maximum and mi III
mum features of the bill show a new
m ethod OF American tariff making.
but is in line with the tariffs of o
principal competitors, and it is
thought will serve to put US on a
more equal plane with other pro-
tucing coun tries and will enable us
10 get better terms in their markets
% well as to maintain our own vol
ume of employment; our own srhe-
dule of wages and our own standard
Of living.
AS we know. at the outset, the
,aw law is not satisfactory to cvHry
ne. There were Republicans in both
iouses who voted against uhe bill,
lad there were Democrats who voted
for it; but 1t is a republican measui<
AIMED after months of the most ar
5uous labor. and is. as tariff bill
must be, a result of a compromise
ii conflicting opinions. Perhaps
ever before in our history has a
led with the making of tariff law
Is did President Taft with the law
t 1903, and 1t would not seem inap-
.ropriate to name the law after the
resident and call it the Taft Tariff.
tld. as Mr.. Taft assumed the res
onsibility to a large extent in franz
lg the bill in conference. or rather
"A insisting upon many changes. SO
f its operation be successful, and it
) believed IT will be. he should have
large part Of the credit.
It is claimed and will be claimed
oy the Democrats that the average
ates under the new law will exceed
hose under the Dingley law; this o
curse, wdll be a matter to be de-
.ermined by the importations. but
.sing the mportations OF the past
fear the average rate will vary but
title; but in this connection 1t must
e considered that where the DUTY
las been largely increased. it has
peen upon articles of Injuries and
.ot articles OF general consumption,
,hd for this reason the cry of high
r prices, which was put forth SO
GENEROUSLY by Democratic sheets, Is
,ntirely without warrant-in fact, 1t
nay be said without fear of honest
contradiction that there is no article
general consumption that should
,e raised in price because of the
:ew tariff, while, on the contrary.
the tariff is equal to the price, then
cores and hundreds and thousands
of articles should be reduced in price
because of the lower duties found In
his new law.
The Republican party has earned
,ut its pledges not only to revise
he tariff, but the pledges OF Its lead
.rs to revise it downward In the In
crest of the general consumer. The
aw goes into operation at once. and
before year has passed theAmer1-
an people should reap the benefits
hat are to come from it, and the
Republican party should then, in the
Elections of nexxt year, reap the re
ward that comes from a fulfillm0
If its pledges and from legislation
n the interest of the people. There
S every indication that we are on
he eve OF a most prosperous era,
hat in a few months every man
Who wants it and is worthy of EN-
,loyment at the American schedule n
wages, will have it; that our farmers
viii get liberal prices for their splen-
lid crops, and that our revenue will
De sufficient to meet the expenses
1f the Government.
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