The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-25
THE TARIFF GOLD BRICK.


The TARIFF GOLD BRICK.
1t is reported that ldge W. S..
Kenyon in a speech at the poliiv T re-
ception at Fort Dodge. characterized
the new tariff law as the greatest gold
brick that had ever been handed to the
American people and said that all hat
was left to the American consumer
was his post Office address and the
right to go into bankruptcy.
The facts are that the Payne tariff
is lower in every schedule save the cot
ton and WOODEN schedules than was the
Dingley tariff There is dispute
% to these schedules. The republic
Cans claim that these schedules have
been raised only as to certain, luxuries
and that the total effect is lowering
Of the tariff on articles of ordinary
consumption. The insurgents claim
that these two schedules were not
lowered that in some instances the
rates are higher and that the promise
Of the republican party for revision
downward was not fulfilled in respect
10 cotton and to wool.
Be this as it may, by what right
does would be republican leader de-
nounce the present tariff as '.gold
BRICK" and state that the consumer
is left nothing but his post office ad-
dress and the right to go into bank
1uptcy?"
The worst that can be said about
the Payne law is that it is too nearly
like the Dingley law. Does Judge
Kenyon mean to say that the Dingley
Nv was gold brick? Does he mean
10 say that under that law the con-
sumner was left only with his post
snice address and the right to go into
bankruptcy? If so, why has Judge
Kenyon been fooling the people all
shis timei Why has he taken the
stump again and again in support Of
this infamous law? Why has he been
. party to the gold brick game7
The Payne bill being on the whole
. reduction of the tariff it must be
thst ct least the post Office address
was restored to the consumer by the
present act. Why was not Judge
Kenyon up in arms before. when bank
yuptcy was the only privilege left the
American consumer? Again. why was
Is that during the years Of the Ding.
by tariff so very few of the American
CONSUMERS availed themselves of this
snIy remaining privilege that Of
going into bankruptcy?
Why is it that the Iowa farmer has
waxed fat and prosperous and In
creased his bank account as no other
toiler on earth has done? Why have
farm lands fairly jumped in value!
Why have automobiles and pianos aud
monographs become every day affairs
= this oppressed and tariff ridden
sountry? The German American far.
ners Of this county must have pawned
their postofiice addresses when they
spent Three Hundred Dollars for 9
Nag Of the old country and the new.
II the Payne tariff is bad, the
Dingley tariff was worse: and yet We
have heard Judge Kenyon and Sena.
tor Dolliver extoll the merits Of the
Dingiey law and tell how, under its
benificent provisions, prosperity had
been restored to the American people.
Judge Kenyon is personal friend, q
man Of great ability: Senator Dolli.
Yer has by his silvered oratory en-,
deared himself to the hearts of all
Dowans. it is for these verv reasons
that we dislike to see them befouline
their own nests.
When Senator Dolliver tells US tha
the present tariff is formulated by mel
who have become .'the mere inter
prefers Of the greed and avarice of q
few men," and when one stops t,
think that the chief complaint agains
the Payne law is that it is, too nea
ike the Dingley law and that Senate
Dolliver helped to make the Dingle,
law. and for years defended that Law
against all Corners, the indictmen
against himself is terrific.
Once upon time Southern Con
gresham complained of the Mort
shat it was continually waving tn
'sbloody shirt" and the apt rejoinde
came "Who bloodied the shirt"
II the American consumer has bee
gold bricked with the Payne law. wa
he not gold bricked with the Dinqle