The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24

vention was not fulfilled as regards
the revision Of the tariff. on the
other hand. President Taft. the titular
head OF the Republican party. de-
clares the Payne-Aldrich law the best
to be believed, the President OF the
United States or tho Junior senator
from Iowa?
While the Republican platform did
not specifically promise a reduction OF
the rates in the revision Of the tariff.
yet the revision was downward to
marked degree. so much so that our
imports have increased to such an
alarming extent as 10 cause apprehen-
sion that some Of the existing rates
are too low.
Yet Cummins. Beverage. Bristow.
Lafollette and others Of their ilk
claim that the party pledges were not
fulfilled. that the tariff should be re-
vised again. and the country plunged
into commercial chaos. Regarding
the general scheme Of downward re-
vision and the results achieved by the
trainers OF the Payne-Aldrich bill. the
senior senator from New York said:
In the new tariff there have been
500 reductions OF rates, covering
thousands OF articles. The in
creases have been about 100
almost entirely in articles OF
luxury. In agricultural imple-
ments, like wagons, mowers,
binders, harrows. rakes. plows.
cultivators, threshers and drills.
there has been a uniform reduc-
ton OF 20 per cent. In red and
nishes, glazed brick. earthen-
ware and china in common use.
and in common window glass,
there has been a reduction Of
from 10 to 80 per cent.
Bar iron used by blaCksmiths has
peen reduced 30 per cent. and so
have steel rails. while on steel
beams and girders for buildings.
hoop and bar iron. barb wire for
fences. bolts and nuts. knives
and forks for table use. spikes
and nails, horseshoes. mule
shoes. tacks. brads. saws. screws.
sewing machines. typewriters
all OF which are necessary for
use-building business and do
nestle purposes. the duties have
been reduced from II TO 90 per
cent
OilclOths and lInoleums for floors
nave been reduced from to 3S
per cent. and OilclOths for ia
hles and so forth. 40 per cent.
The duties on bituminOus coal
have been reduced 80 per cent:
and bon aR 20 per per cent cent boots oots
and shoes, 40 per cent. sole
leather and betting. rs per cent:
ieather Tor shoe uppers. % per
cent; gloves for ordinary use. 30
per cent. harness. saddles and
so forth. SIS per cent.
In addition. we have let In Philip
pine and Porto Rican sugar free
and retained the 20 per cent ad
vantage for Cuban sugar In
lumber necessary for cheap
houses there has been a reduc-
ton OF so per cent on part and
from 30 to 81 per cent on the
rest. Fence posts have been
MADE free, and laths have been
reduced 20 per cent
Il will be seen here that in every
thing which enters into the life
OF the farm and the building OF
home and to its furniture
reduction from the duties i'm the
iD.lngiey Dill. Petroleum and all
Us products have been made
Summing M the whole matter the
tariff under the new PAYNE law
has been decreased from the
Dingley rate on imported goods
CS sd noa in IN round numbers az So
VVV.0V0,Ooo, while the tariff has
heen increased on goods. other
than liquors and luxurieS. val
AFN a. 0nll tlAAsNNN.tNN in round
mum bers. II manufacturers. mid
dlemen, wholesalers and retail
ers do not absorb these reduce
lions in the tariff. these articles
IN common use should be much
cheaper TO the consumer.
The figures quoted speak for them
selves and prove that downward re-
vision was had on articles entering
into every day consumption. while the
duties were raised upon the Injuries
champagne. diamonds and the like.
The law itself is a complete refutation
OF the statements made by Senator
Cummins.
The Heraid-Repubiican has no pa
thence with the pretended Republicans
who are befouling their own nest II
they prefer Bryan to Taft. let them
say So IL they believe in the political
principles OF Champ Clark rather
than those OF Joseph G. Cannon. by
all means let them 90 over TO the
Democratic party and weep for iov
when the donkey brays.
The Republican party survived the
detection Of Henry Ward Reecber
Carl Schurz and George William Cur
It's: it will survive the puny and pusil-
luminous attacks made upon Il by
Senator Cummins and the other mug
wumps Of the year 1910. Since the
close Of the civil war many political
prophets have arisen. but none Of
them has escaped oblivion. Only a