The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-17

sistcut with safety 20 Industries re-
quiring protection. The ordinary
citizen cannot tell from these plat
forms with any precision what Kind
Of a tariff schedule would be- written
by either Of the parties when they
are face to face with the four thous-
and items ON the schedule
II have always believed that the
broad dividing line between the two
great parties Is that the democrats
truly desire to control the abuse Of
tariff taxation. under which special
interests have grown rich at the ex-
ponsc Of the people. while the repub.
Leans support the tariff schemes and
have the active support of these very
interests which the democrats desire
to control.
For myself believe in SO framing
the tariff as to put the tariff as
strongly as practicable on the luXur-
les and removing the tariff as far
as possible from the ncccssarics Of
life
Il believe that whore an American
industry would really be- destroyed, or
seriously crippled by removing the
tariff that the interests Of such in.
dustry should De conserved by Incl.
dental protection under a revenue
producing system.
But. above all. / do not believe that
this intricate and involved question
can be- properly controlled or directed
by party platforms nor by members
Of congress. each Of whom has thous
auds of other details continually en-.
gaging his attention. reel that the
four thousand items on the schedule,
correlated as they are, can only be
thoroughly understood and properly
adjusted In relation TO each other, by
men who have before them iu q con.
vcuicut form all Of the essential
facts The legislator ought to have
this detail worked oul for him before
he ventures to pass upon this great
problem. involving. as II does. an in
finite number Of industries as well
as the yitally important question Of
The revenues upon which to conduct
| the government
!, therefore. incline to favor per.
mancnt non-partisan tariff commits
/ sion. 10 be- composed of trained cN
pcrts, so chosen that the principal di
vcrgcut views existing in the country
| should be- represented upon such com
mission. that is, that the high protac
ZIONIST should he recognized on thi.
commission that the free trade
should be recognized ON this commits
sion: that those standing strictly TO
revenue only should be on this com
mission. That this commission
should De under instructions 10 tho,
oughly study our trade relations wit
foreign countries. to prepare taol"
showing the relative cost, upon s'u
tisticai basis. of all articles cnt'r,n
into the manufacture and trade q
our country and in foreign countries
giving the precise relative cost of l'
! bor interest, ground rent. transports
, tiou of material and 5rh,' fact
entering ITO price; partlcu'rlg IL
purchasing power of the wages pli
- labor. ari the cost of lts livelihood
and every other factor entering int
price 10y which a comparison could D
made, 80 that the faithful and consc
] cutious legislator would have bcfor
p him scientific knowledge. not forme
! exclusively by selfish interest, hu
with majority and minority repoi
in parallel columns. where there ar
differences of opinion among tn
I experts I'm this way a constellation
legislator wouN be able 10 dctcrmin
! his vote in regard To any item on tn
s schedule and do 1t with intelli"enc,
If it were found as an actual ia Ia
] IlUNllIE bU tllt. llN' INl II u0l NV
+ duccd articles would really d'stro
large number of small factories,
p don't believe any democrat could h
De- found willing to carry out any sue
= policy | should, myself, refuse &C.
. taiuly 10 do it, although | doubt
any man feels more strongly than
do the urgent Importance of control
ing monopoly in this country, ana ,
= restoring TO the ordinary citizen hi
70 natural right 10 those oppormnuc
' Of life, to which he is justly cnjitlc,
D. by his character his integrity, his il
telligcncc, his industry and his pr,
$ yideuCe
The control Of monopoly is su
{ ponduous task rs Henry George ha
7 said in the matter of readiustin
r taxation to make u favorable To On