West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-20
What 1t Means.

The terrific onslaught which Senator j.
II. Dolliver, OF Iowa, made on the new
tariff bill has more than passing inter-
est for the people of Preston county, in
asmuch as he is a native Prestonian, hay
ing been born, We understand, here in
kingwood. Senator Deliver has long
been recognized as one OF the ablest rep
resentatives in the United States senate.
He is also acknowledged to be one of the
brainiest Republican leaders in national
politics. Up until the present session of
congress he has always advocated in the
the senate and from the hastings a high
protective tariff. He has been an ardent
standpatter But sudden change has
come over the senator from Iowa and for
two days he plead for a reduction in the
tariff which frequently brought Senator
Aldrich to his feet protesting
Many are asking why this change Of
front. There must be cause for it. 1t
can easily be explained in a few words
His adopted state-Iowa-is ahame for
genuine tariff reduction. When the Re
publicans said in their national platform
that they favored "a revision of the tar
i'll" the western Republicans interpreted
revision" to mean a reduction in the
tariff schedules, and they are no. going TO
tolerate a revision that is not decidedly
downward. Hence Senator Deliver
earnest plea for genuine reduction in
the tariff schedules. There was no other
course left for Deliver if he hopes 10 re-
main in politics in Iowa. To oppose a
reduction would mean political defeat.
But Dolliver is not the only western SEN
ator and congressman who has deserted
the high-tarif fallaey. Every one Of them
has lined up against the standpatters Of
their party. II is a high tribute and sn
acknowledgment Of the Democratic pariv'a
position on the tariff question.
For years they said it was necessary q.
have high protective tariff in order .o
protect the infant industries When
the Infants became decrept from agr
they said II made no difference anyway.
as 1.-THE foreigners paid the tariff When
the people would no longer listen Do such
false cry they changed the slogan, that
high protective tariff was necessary %
protect American labor" This wa
equally a. false. Under the high proter-
tive tariff we grew to b. a nation OF uiiI-
banaires and paupers. In a short period
of time every man connected with tine
protected industries became a millionare.
while operating their plants 10 a large de-
gree by foreign labor. They passed high
protective laws for the industrics and gave
the lsborinpnen absolute free trade. The
American labOrer had ~ 20 into the mar
ket and compete with the labor Of the
world, while the American infant in
dustries shipped their products to Euro
pean countries and undersold them I'M
their own markets. There never has been
any protection for American labor. The
only kind Of free trade" We have had
10 this country since we threw Of the
British yoke has been free trade labor.
II is really amusing how long the Amer.
lean people have been humbugged BY this
false protection and high tariff.
THE AHoUs is sorry 10 note that our
West Virginia representative in congress
are still standing pat and bowling for high
tariffs, but they will find that they are
not fOoling the people Of this tate. The
people are familiar with their howl and
they know full well that they are not rep
reseniing The people Of West Virginia, but
the community of Interest,"" When
they come before the people Tor q re-elec-
ton they viii not be- able % receive that
Endorsement which they hope for Their
Old song don't sound good ~ the people
They have worn It threadbare.. They are
working their Newspaper bureau over.
Time telling how they are laboYing Tor
the interest Of the state, when in real
isy they are working 10 rerpetuate the
Republican machine in power.