The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-16
Taft and Joe Ask Editors
To Defend Tariff
Continued from First Page.)

Speaker Cannon, in letter read at
meeting of the Republican editors
here today, renewed his attack on the
insurgents" and declared that all the
by the Republican party if it has the
continued support of the people.
The letter in part follows:
Dear Mr.. Rankin have your ia
vor of the Sth inst informing me
that there will be a meeting of the
Illinois Republican Editorial Asso-
citation at Springfield, March Is, and
inviting me to give you a word of en-
couragement and suggestion.
Il thank you for the courtesy, but
| feel there is no occasion either to
advise or to encourage the Republican
editors of Illinois, who have been u
potent factor in the politics of the
state since before the Republican
party was formally organized. s.
The Republican party has not discard
ed any of it principles, nor has it
sought new issues simply for the
purpose of catching the crowd ever
ready for novelties.
where it has added new plans to
its platform, it has kept its pledges.
Republican majorities in the
house and the senate, co operating
Win Tic pIdSSu the
tariff law on the statute books Aug.
5, or within less than five months
from the beginning of the session.
within six months after it's en-
actment that law has demonstrated
that it is the best revenue producer
as well as the most scientific adjust
ment Of protective duties we have
ever had, fully justifying the presi-
dents declaration that it is the best
tariff law ever enacted. The Repub-
lican party did not promise a free
trade tariff, nor downward revision,
but revision in which should be
recognized the principle Of protection.
with the minimum and maximum
rates to preserve without excessive
duties that security against foreign
competition to which American man.
ufacturers and producers are entitled;
and also to maintain the high stand
ard of living of the wage earners of
this country who are the most direct
benefciaries of the protective sys-
TEN. In carrying out that pledge of
the platform We enacted a tariff in
which there were 654 decreases from
the Dingley law, 220 increases and
1,150 items of the duitable list I'M
changed. The articles on which du-
ties were decreased represented S.
000 900 600 worth ~ cn-Gu~v~+i0n
while those increased had consump
ton value of less than 81 900. 000, 200.
The increases were on Injuries and
the decreases on necessities. and in
the first six months of the law more
than 81 per cent of all importations
were free of the duty, the larges.
percentage of free imports we have
ever had under any tariff, not even
excepting the Walker tariff of 1846,
which was called a free trade tariff
The increase of revenues has been
nearly s50000.000 in six months.
making the PAYNE law the best reve-
nue. producer we have ever had and
that is prime necessity in our in
creased expenditures from the great
development of the country.
THE Republican party has carried
out its tariff pledges in a way 70
Justify the presidents pride in that
enactment and It will carrv ont its
pledges as it has time for discussion
and agreement on the form of the
wise legislation to meet these
PLEDGES.
"The present congress in regular
session has been more energetic and
more surcneefu1 IN oarrvirc for-r-a~I
the work before it than has any other
cor grpFs in recent wears. The
committees have been oivino ~"~at
careful studies to the number of bills
to amend the interstate commerce
law and Other Legislation promised
in the Republican platform, and l
think 7 can s4felv predict that this
LEGISLATION will be added while al
the PLEDGES of the n7atform will be
kent bv the PARTY if it has the continu-
ed support Of the people. No marty
has ever been able to accomplish all
its promises in one session of cor
gress and such an accomplishment
has never been evDected.
at is the function of editors to
keen the Teonle Informed as to the
work ACCOMPLISHED. that they might
not be misled bv demo ~ogues. whose
function is to COMPLAIN and create