The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-01-28
HUMAN NATURE A FACTOR.

The Jacksonville (Fla) Times.Un
ion. in attempting to defend the mol.
= icy OF taxing raw material Is guilty
an amusing misjudgment OF hu.
laan nature, as well as of an mex.
eusable Misrepresentation OF Mr..
Bryans position. 1t says:
1T is absolutely true that free raw
materials under protective system
would strengthen the hold of that sys.
tenn, add to the advantage given the
manufacturers and lift not one parti.
Gle of the burden from the shoulders
OF the consumers. 1t is true also
that if the south should voluntarily
give up the few duties that protect
its products this surrender would
strengthen the hold on protection of
products that the South buys,
TO Illustrate our view, let us sup
pose the case OF two men. one owns
timber and has a sawmill, and the
other owns sheep and clips wool The
ep owner is in favor of a tariff
wool, but he thinks a tariff on
Ger an outrage. So long as high
is kept on lumber he has a
:. ct of becoming an opponent Of
elective system, because it
him as well as helps him. Re.
the tax on lumber, and does
X ocate by proposing a repeal
/ # on wool? Not bit of
q. 4rif has ceased to hurt him,
.;-segards 1t now as a beneficial
He Will stick to protection
- thick and thin, for it helps
nd does not hurt him. When
tariff on lumber is repealed all
pe of securing the assistance OF
as man in the fight on protection
= given up
in the first place it ignores the
ct that the platform proposed by
u. bryan calls for a greater re-
uction In the tariff on manufactur-
! products than it does in the tar
nj on raw material. There is no
thought OF giving the manufacturer
we benefit; free raw material Is
the benefit OF the consumer as
Times-Union would see IL it read
ssne platform which Mr.. Bryan has
presented for the consideration OF
democratic candidates for congress.
But misrepresentation is not unus-
ual and it remains to be seen wheth-
er the Gimes-Union will retract its
misrepresentation or prove by per
sting in them that the misrepre-
nation was intended. The more
resting part of the Times Unions
lrial, however. is its misunder-
ling OF human nature. 1t argues
is wrong to take the tariff off
tmber for fear the sheep raiser
hen lose his interest in tarifr
=. That is sophistry. In the
place there are comparatively
owners while all the people use
her and it is not fair to tax the
pie who use lumber merely to CO.
few sheep-raisers.
tut the fact is you can not coerce
81 growers in that way. While
y can collect 40 per cent on wool
y will cons Mt to a tax ON lumber
ever heard of wool growers
ISOLATION demanding reduction of
10 tax on anything? The protected
"A dustries stand together. A few get
tariff on wool, few get a tarifr
On lumber and the few who enjoy
peciel Dehefits combine against the
by wing bear the burden. When
tremove the tariff on wool the
ep growers will become interest.
In tariff reform-and not before.
hen we remove the tariff on
or the lumber men will help to
CO the tariff on other things.
one who understands human
knows that you can not In
he number of tarifr reformers
ding the benefits of protee'
Asra larger number-Bryan's
fer.
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