Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

fdNOTS the ulllel ulNOfNe 4
I OF corporations from politics. !
Z Wants an immediate revision z
! Of the tariff, and not by "its
Z friends" Z
! Favors a government Of, for I
Z and by the people as against a Z
! government OF plutocracy, for !
Z and by %plutocracy. Z
4 Favors Improvement Of inter- 4
Z nal waterways, including Mis- Z
4 slppi and Missouri rivers. 4
< Favors the income tax, Z
4 Favors closer trade relations Z
I with South American Republics. I
Three special congressional cleo
lions, one in Missouri, one in Massa-
chusetts and enc in New York. and a
general election in the State of Maine,
to say nothing of Republican primary
elections in the States OF Kansas and
Iowa, and Wisconsin, and Nebraska,
and California, each and all have been
a severe rebuke to the administration
as wen as to all responsible fer the
tariff law of 1909.
lnsuruent Republicans.
A courageous band OF patriotic Re-
publicans In the Senate and in the
House, both during a discussion Of the
bill and since its approval, have con
demned It in unmeasured terms. Sew
en- Republican Senators and twenty
four Republican Representatives vot-
ed against 1t.
The speech made In its defense by
President Taft at Winona in Septem-
Der, 1909, was effectually answered by
Senator Deliver, a lifelong Republican
from Iowa, in a speech in the United
States Senate inSJune. 1910. In that
speech Senator Deliver said: "The
Payne-Aldrich tariff revision carries
rates as high, or higher. than the
Dingley tariff law, on most articles of
general use in their finished condition.
Most Of the reductions were so trivial
as to be ridiculous. and were either
| upon articles which we do not import
to any extent, but on the contrary ex.
nort in enormous ouantities. or were
| for the purpose OF further protecting
the manufacturers, especially by re-
ducIne the duties on raw materials.
while most of the rates on finished
products were either KEN at the Ding.
lev tariff standard or were increased,
In fact. a careful scrutiny of the par,
tieular items that were changed and
the exact trifing change Of rate in
each case shows how cunningly the re
vision was arranged in order to de
ceiye the public and look like revision
downward
An Atrocious Tariff.
In fact. that sneech of senator Dol
liver made on Jun is last, and per
netuated in the Congressional Record
tears the PAYNE ldrich tarir law int
shreds. and holds IN 10 ridicule tn,
Presidents championship thereof.
Senator Cummins saws It is n
sary TO point out the atrocities Of til,
bill. as they are SO clear that he wht
rum may read. and he who does reat
will run.
The main. II not the only argument
offered by the President and Speaker
Cannon In defense of the Payne-Al
drich law is the increase of revenue
which has resulted from it's operation
and which they claim has turned
deacif into a surplus in the United
States treasury. Let MS see how thil
came about.
IN the first MACE. about SIS. 900 .O0I
OF his increased revenue was derive,
from the corporation income tax. Fur
thermore. 4 large share or all Of tn,
remainder Ia attributable to the natur
al increase Of business which in III,
year 1909 brought an increase in du
tiable imports Of s4s. 625 900 over 1870,
and hefore the pavne.Aldrich tariff
Nil has been passed. Any increas,
IAN Ia further accounted for nv til,
fact that importers curtail their pur
cbases N tba greatest extent possIble
Will a revision NJ The tariff il beini
made and Immediately after a new
tavjfy q adnnted feel safe in importlp,
greeIv n renlenish their depletet
s-tocl.s
Tbara was an Increase in import,
FOR The escai wear ending lime "a
ION the vear following he enaotmen