Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-26

now recognizes, and It will never again
be disputed, that, in order to do jus-
tice congress must know what Il costs
to produce commo dtties at home ana
across the sea. 1t recognizes that the
only practical way in which to acquire
the knowledge is thru the work OF an
Intelligent, independent, permanent.
commission, with full power to inquire
into all the processes Of production.
Whatever may have been the diaputes
upon this subject in former times, they
have passed away. and every republic
can, so far as I know. from William
II. Taft, the chief magistrate OF the
nation, to the most obscure followers in
the ranks, is intent upon carrying for
ward this investigation to it's last de-
tail.
When we again enter upon a rear-
rangement of the tariff we shall be
given such information as will enable
US to guard the interests Of the con-
sumer as we'll as the producer; to pro-
tect the right Of labor as well as the
privileges OF capital. Every loyal pro-
tectionist must applaud this program
to which the republican party Is now
unalterably pledged The republicans
have also with absolute unanimity de-
ter1pined that hereafter the tarin sha,1
be revised one schedule at ttme-a
reform that will accomplish two right.
eous things: first, business as q whole
will not be disturbed as it is when
the duty on every commodity known
to commerce is under debate; and.
second it will make it more certain
that the vote of every member Of con-
gress will be according to the merit
of the question being voted upon. and,
no
times has induced a member OF con-
gress to vote for thing he knew TO
be wrong in order to secure what he
believed to be right
Dem oerats Plan New Law.
I turn now to the democratic propo-
sition: If the democratic party was
asking the voters OF the United States
for support for its candidates under
the promise that it would revise the
tariff and impose such duties upon Inn {
ports as would measure the difference
between the cost OF producing them here
and elsewhere. / can easily So how men
who are dissatisfied with sths,yepublt- /
can performance of last year might
give some heed to its promises. but this
is not the democratic proposal. It
does not intend to correct republican !;
mistakes. 1t intends, II given the power.
to substitute a radically different praA-
ciple 1t declares that the duties .
which 1t will impose shall be levied Tor
revenue only. I have long believed, .
and still believe that tariff compos.
ed for the purpose merely Of raising q
revenue would usher in reign OF dis !
aster so overwhelming that its appali-
ing results can not be adequately de-
scribed would like to see many OF
the duties Of the present law reduced.
and 1 intend to labor earnestly Tor
their reductionI but as between the
present law and any law enacted under
the democratic theory I would rather
see the mistakes of the Payne-Aldrtch
law perpetrated for years than to see
the devastation of a democratic act In
progress for single month.
When the voters come presently to
decide between the republican and
democratic candidates they will not be
passing upon the merits or dement's OF
our last revision. but they will be SIT
ting in judgment upon the soundness
of the protective system as compared
with the revenue system. The conso-
quences Of a mistake In the decision OF
this question are SO infinitely grave
that l forecast a triumphant republican
victory in state long welded to the
beneficent doctrine Of protection.