Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
TARIFF VIOLATION
OF PARTY PLEDGE

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more Sun.
l propose TO show that the Re-
publican party has deliberately bro
Ken its promises and violated its SOL
emn pledge by revising the tariff up
ward for the benefit of the people.
The Republican national platform
under which Mr.. Taft was elected
President, in referring to the tariff,
said: The Republican party de-
clares unequivocably for the rervis-
ion of the tariff by n special session
of Congress Immediately following
the Inauguration of the next Presi-
dent, and commends the step al
ready taken TO this end i'm the work
assigned to the appropriate commit
tees of Congress which are now in
vesigating the operation and effect
of existing schedules. In all tariff
legislation the true principles of pro-
lection is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties rs will equal
the differences between the cost of
production at home and abroad, to-
gether with n reasonable profit to
American industries. " AT Topeka,
KAN, October 3, 1908, Mr.. Taft
said: 1.-THE principles of protection
is that all industries that need il
shall be protected by customs tax
equal to the difference between the
cost of production here and the cost
of production abroad. That cost of
production is determined chiefly by
three elements-the cost of material
the cost of labor and the interest on
capital, or what is known as manu-
factureIs profits The difference in
cost ordinarily is therefore reached
by adding these three elements to-
gether abroad and adding them to-
gether at home and taking the differ
ence."
In the same address he used the
following language: "This explains
the reasons why the Dingley bill,
which has served its purpose and
served il we'll. has brought about
condition i'm which the schedules are
generally too high. Protection has
had its noramsl operation. The cost
of most articles has been reduced,
and so 1.-THE rates OF duty ought also
TO be reduced. Two years ago at
Bath, Maine, i'm public speech /,
announced that the time had come
for a revision. But | said the Re
publicaus did not then all agree, and
| thought a capitalization Of opin-
ION was going OH in the party so
steadily that all would soon look
upon revision favorably. My predic-
tiop has been verified, and auth ORR
tative declaration OF the party in the
patty platform that revision shall
take place and that it should be
brought about by calling special
session on the 18th of next March
gives an earnestness TO the purpose
OF the party TO conform To the views
OF the people and the rank and file
of the Republican party i'm seeking
an honest and thorough revision. ="
On September %, 1908, at Des
Moines, Iowa, Mr.. Taft said: 1.-THE
party is pledged TO a genuine tariff
revision, and as the temporary head
of that party and as the President of
Che United States, if il be success
full in November | expect TO usee all
! the influence that / have TO secure
genuine and honest revision OF the
tariff"
A few days later in Milwaukee,
Wis, Mr.. Taft said: con the whole,
the tariff ouhgt TO be lowered. 1t Is
my judgment that revision of the
tariff in accordance with the pledge
of the Republican party will be on
the whole n revision downward. "
:. The Republican party thus made
its contest before the people upon thu
distinct and unequivocal promis,
that if successful, tariff duties would
be lowered. IL was compelled Il
take this stand because the revol
/. against the high schedules OF til,
Dingley bill was raging in tn
States of Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
: Minnesota, Kanass. the Dakotas
Idaho, Washington, Oregon an,
other places. The Democratic party
during the campaign charged its op
ponents upon every hustings wit
the intent TO falsify its platform
pledges aud betray the people. TIL
people did not believe the predic
: tions of our party and swept the Re
publican party into power, an
now they have been rewarded by a
base an act OF perfidy as ever disgIaC
ed the annals of our political histC
~, and every prediction that wa
made has been more than verified
Instead OF lowering duties the
have raised them, and while th
Dingley bill provided for an averae
= tariff of A Is per cent ad valorem
= the Payne-Al drich bill provides f.
r duty of 30. 81 per cent, so that I'll
o increase over the Dingley bill no