The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
WATCHMAN, WHAT
OF THE NIGHT.

Of Id.E NlGdI
Some progress can be announced on
the tariff bill as it has passed the
Senate and now goes to the Conference
committee. AS it has passed the
Senate 1t is distinct reputation of
President Taft's ante-election prom
ises to have revision downwards and
1t is in direct opposition to the inter-
ests and desires of the common people
throughout the country. 1t raises the
general advalorem duties 1-2 per cent
and Is well nigh criminal in its con-
spiracies against natural justice. II
raises the duties on cotton goods which
are already high enough to permit the
Dartmouth mills to declare 67 per cent
dividends. These duties are all high
enough and some of them are extor-
tionate in the Dingley law.
II does not make the proper correc-
tion on the differential in sugar, leav-
ing the duty on refined sugar too high
for the corresponding duty on raw
sugar and thereby permitting the rob-
bers III the trust to gouge millions out
OF the ultimate consumer.
1t places a duty on hides and leather
which is absurd as such duty benefits a
very few at the expense Of the many.
1t leaves the duty on woolen weaves,
the most wicked of all tariffs, un-
touched and thereby deprives most
Americans from the physical protec-
ton Which would naturally be afford
ed by our own American grown wools
Under the blighting tariffs of which
we complain are those which are levied
on the cheap grades of goods-those
which soar aloft at the rate of 165,
$50 and 200 per cent.
1t annuls the solemn promises of
the geat National Republican party
made in convention by duly accredited
delegates and thus is perfidious re
nnncistion OF a public trust.
This body which reported this bill.
the National Senate. is and always has
teen made up OF monopolists, rep
resentatives OF corporations, men OF
large wealth, frequently by those who
openly or secretly obtained their
seats by purchase and who do not rep
resent the masses, the common people
OF the American democracy, in their
sympathies and considerations. There
are men in Congress like Dolliver mad
Lafollette and Beveridge and Burkett
and Cummins who won their seats by
reason of their brain force but go per
cent OF that body represent corpora
tions, monopoly, wealth, Mammon and
that is why revision downwards failed
Had 'he people in all the States been
true tc themselves like they have been
In that magnificent Gordon OF com
picnwealths Of the great northwest
the pprest. cleanest spot in the Ameri-
can repubilc--public opinion, party
rror,ises and the crying. needs OF our
people woul not have been ridden
down by the cold, blatant, wicked rep
resentatives there OF greed and ex-
tortion.
II is thus that when the wicked rule
the people mourn Just as it was in
the old Jewish theocracy. II the
peopel will not be alert, II they will
not protest. II they will not watch
their political organizations in the
incimrecy of action they can expect the
seats Of power TO be occupied by the
Nebuchadnezzars, the Aldrichs and
any old doormate of corporate and
monopolistic interests.
But what OF the morrow? What will
President TAFT say to the Conference
committee? What demand will he
make Dc tho sine qua non to his sign
hs tho billi The Houses bill did not
ccnforn, to the Presidents promises.