The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-15
WHERE THAT REvENuEY

When the party in power decllges
the tarift must BE- revised; that th'
excessive duties on goods importe
iFere 50 MY scheduled as 10 proven
revenue sufficient 10 conduct tho Gov
ernment how many people, pray you
felt the wy 20 increase revenues wal
70 still further pile Oh the dntiebg
Still the present tariff bill means
that very thing. No one pretends th,
revenues Will be lncreased--all adml
the commodities which we term nee
essities are taxed for revenue and
they are 40 classified the expense
win fan harder on the middle CLASSES
than those more able to pay for ii,
burden Of Government.
Was thai the meaning Of The Repul
lican platformg
Does any sane man believe ludlanl
Iowa. Minnesota. Ohio ar Kansai
would have given Mr.. Taft their elec
toraI votes had that plank Of the Re
publican platform been interpreted a.
Lodge and Aldrich are now interpre
Ing ltg
The ieaGer does not IN the leas
seek 10 minimize the detection
members OF the minority party from
the welknown and understood faItl
oi Democracy Not IN the most mil
ute degree. Hut because mlnort
men falled does not explain Or pa
late the crime Of the party in pow
er betrAying iie direct pledge 10 th'
people Of the United States.
Mr, Taft. IN his acceptance Of III
nomination and later as seeker o
The Presidency. gave assurance Of hi
good purpose and he was believe
BY the large majority OF his fello'
Republicans.
W1by MOI believe him
He had long haen an official al
never betrayed trust.
Securing aid otherwise Democrats
the CRAFTY managers of the party
power caused 10 be printed and cii
culated by the million The explain
ton he election Of Mr.. Bryan wouI
XIII all hope OF tariff revision. as i
could not have other than Repul
liean Senate.
Now the people are belIg told dit
lerent steries. false statements ar
NJ de tunt by Mr. Taftl and mag
clans ara weaving wands 70 sho,
that the old doctrine Of protection /
still the shibboieth Of the Republiea
party.
no longer are we told the feyenuei
must be increased no longer az
we told that reaction Il Impossible
and the people are being led agdh
10 the saughter whilst the robbie
harons q tariff greed smack thei
lins IN pleasant anticipation OF Oh
feaais they are 10 have-a actually rloi
ing over the victory the peopli
thought they had won Al the polls
Where IS that additional revenue e
come from?
VIII that farolai tariff on Oat
bring Il ing
How much tax win be collected 0.
imported eorng
VIM tae duties on wheat build up
depleted exthequerg
Nay, und nay aganl
THOSE oily gentlemen who apes
ed before the tariff commission en-
explained thelr wants whilst the grea
masses struggled TO make the intes
est on what they already owed tbs
tariff barone are getting the profits
The foreign competitor under thls bll
Is myth He can n0s compete. The
bgons will proceed to push up tbs
price on necessities aud the people
as ever Whan they efllst the tarl2
hsNns 10 reform and reduce thel'
oen profits, Rlll get ip pay for stIl
more Of Governmental hHrdena,
How long. men and brethren. will
aueh results obtain? Hcw long vii
the vote of partisan prejudice and
rano0r allow this pllfeflng from the
many for the enrichment Of the few?